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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: February 15, 2008
Subject: Coconut Grove Business
Improvement Committee (BIC)
References March 13, 2008 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.
Six (6) appointments are needed at this time:
• Commissioner Sarnoff, who serves as the Chairman of BIC, has six (6) members to appoint
for seats currently held by:
1. Vacancy (due to resignation of Marco Selva)*
2. Love Ondusko-Levy, incumbent, whose term expired on January 10, 2008.*
3. Eduardo Durazo, incumbent, whose term expires on February 7, 2008.
4. John El Masry, incumbent, whose term expires on February 7, 2008.
5. Rick Kalwani, incumbent, whose term expires on February 7, 2008.
6. Sylvan() Bignon, incumbent, whose term expires on February 7, 2008.
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 March
13, 2008 agenda. *This matter was deferred from the October 11, 2007, November 9, 2007,
January 10, 2008 and February 14, 2008 Commission meetings.
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c: David Collins, Executive Director
Robin Jones Jackson, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator