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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of
the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 12, 2007
Subject: Orange Bowl Advisory Board
References: February 8, 2007 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Orange Bowl Advisory Board was created to serve in an advisory capacity and make
recommendations in writing to the City Commission as they relate to the Orange Bowl which shall include,
but not be limited to: (1) Identification of essential capital improvements to modernize and restore the
Orange Bowl as a first class facility; (2) Identification of funding sources to finance said capital
improvements; (3) Identification of new and enthusiastic promotional strategies to market and attract
diverse events to the Orange Bowl; (4) Recommendations for the solicitation of corporate sponsorship of
the Orange Bowl facility and its components (skyboxes, etc.); and (5) Presentation of reports of the Board's
findings, as directed by the City Commission.
Members shall be qualified electors of the City of Miami. Per a legal opinion received from the
City Attorney, this requirement cannot be waived (See attached legal opinion).
Nine (9) appointments are required at this time.
• Chairman Gonzalez has two (2) nominations:
1. Jorge Luis Lopez, incumbent.
2. Lazaro J. Lopez, incumbent.
• Vice Chairman Sanchez as two (2) nominations:
1. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Arthur Hertz, who was removed from the Board as
he was not an elector of the City of Miami). *
2. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Michael Sheldon, who was removed from the
Board as he was not an elector of the City of Miami). *
• Commissioner Sarnoff has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy (Monty Trainer was appointed on January 11, 2007, however, he is not an
elector of the City of Miami as required).
• Commissioner Spence -Jones has two (2) nominations:
1. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Laurinus Pierre, who was removed from the Board
as he was not an elector of the City of Miami). *
2. Pierre Rutledge, incumbent, whose term expired 1/24/07.
• Mayor Diaz has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Frank Cruz -Alvarez, incumbent, whose term expired 1/24/06.
2. Juan Carlos Flores, incumbent, whose term expired 1/24/06.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the February 8,
2007 Commission agenda. *This item was deferred from the October 12, 2006 and December 14,
2006 Commission meetings.
PAT:pb
c: Maria J. Chiaro, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Greg Wright, Liaison/Assistant to the Director, Public Facilities