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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: September 25, 2007
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Coconut Grove Business
Improvement Committee (BIC)
References October 11, 2007 Agenda
Enclosures
The Coconut Grove Business Improvement Committee (BIC) was created to serve as an instrument of
advice and make recommendations to the city commission including but not limited to: (a) Coordination,
funding and implementation of all marketing, infrastructure improvements, maintenance and other projects;
(b) Advise and recommend appropriate expenditures from the Coconut Grove Business District
Improvement Trust Fund as defined in Sec. 35-221; (c) If the City imposes a surcharge pursuant to Section
166.271, Florida Statutes, appropriating funds to an Urban Core Area under the jurisdiction of the Coconut
Grove BIC, funds from the proceeds of the surcharge from the parking facilities located within the
jurisdiction of Coconut Grove BIC shall be placed in a segregated account specifically designated for those
parking surcharge infrastructure funds and will be utilized for those purposes; (d) Review special events
application in the Coconut Grove Special Events District and approve or reject such applications as set forth
in Sec. 54-341.
A total of three (3) appointments are needed at this time:
• Commissioner Sarnoff, who serves as the Chairman of BIC, has three (3) members to
appoint for seats currently held by:
1. Vacancy (to fill the seat previously occupied by former member David Collins)
2. Vacancy (to fill the seat previously occupied by former member Art Noriega)
3. Vacancy (to fill the seat previously held by Monette O'Grady, who resigned
8/8/05)
Please be aware that City Code Section 2-1252(b) reads in part:
"All the members of the BIC shall be permanent residents of Coconut Grove, own
real property in Coconut Grove, or work or maintain a business in Coconut Grove,
and shall have good reputations for integrity and community Service"
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said
committee. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place
this issue on the October 11, 2007 agenda.
PAT:pb
c: David Collins, Executive Director
Robin Jones Jackson, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator