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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: February 10, 2006
of the City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: March 9, 2006 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members, resumes
The Community Relations Board (CRB) was created to (1) To serve in an advisory capacity to the City
Commission; (2) to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and
ethnic groups in the City of Miami; (3) to make studies in the field of human relations; (4) to attempt to act as
conciliator in controversies involving community relations; (5) to cooperate in the development of educational
programs dedicated to the improvement of community relations with, and to enlist the support of, civic leaders, civic,
religious, veterans, labor, industrial, commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies engaged in the
inculcation of ideals of tolerance, cultural respect and understanding; (6) to prepare studies, and have studies made, in
the field of community relations, and to prepare and disseminate reports of such studies; (7) to recommend to the
Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager such ordinances to carry out the purposes of the provisions set forth
herein; (8) to submit an annual report to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager; and (9) to make
recommendations regarding grants and donations on behalf of the City from foundations and others for the purpose of
carrying out the above listed functions, subject to approval by the City Commission.
Five appointments are needed at this time. Vacancies are to be filled from a list of three names
submitted by the CRB members. *The CRB nominees are listed by number 1 representing
the most preferred candidate and number 3 representing the third most preferred candidate:
• Chairman Gonzalez has one nomination for seat currently held by Wilfredo Calvino.
Nominees submitted are:
1. Wilfredo Calvin")
2. Barbara Howard
3. Paula Xanthopoulo
• Vice Chairman Winton has one nomination for seat currently held by Chantal C. Meo.
Nominees submitted are::
1. Xiomara Sosa
2. Dorcas Perez
3. Brad Simon
• Commissioner Sanchez has two nominations for seat currently held by Teresa Zorilla-
Clark. Nominees submitted are:
1. Teresa Zorilla-Clark
2. Chantal Meo
3. Rev. Jose Hernandez
For seat currently held by Helena Del Monte, nominees submitted are:
1. Helena del Monte
2. Tony Wagner
3. Ed Shohat
• Commissioner Regalado has one nomination for seat currently held by Brenda B.
Shapiro. Nominees submitted are:
1. Brenda Shapiro
2. Jennifer Vazquez
3. Pola Reyburd
• Commissioner Spence -Jones has two nominations for seat currently held by Andre
Pierre. Nominees submitted are:
1. Andre Pierre
2. Sharon Johnson
3. Maritza Alvarez
For seat currently held by Rev. Richard Bennett, nominees submitted are:
1. Miguel Flores
2. Juanda Ferguson
3. Allan Murphy
For your convenience, we have included a copy of the nominees' resumes and the current
membership of said board. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda
Office place this issue on the March 9, 2006 Commission agenda. This matter was deferred from
the December 15, 2005 Commission meeting.
PAT: am
c: George Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Ada Rojas, Community Relations Coordinator
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator