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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: March 18, 2008
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Urban Development Review
Board
References: April 10, 2008 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members, applications
The Urban Development Review Board (UDRB) was created to recommend whether the design of
developments and/or improvements within certain zoning districts as shown in the zoning atlas of
Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, as amended or superseded, are in
conformance with City guidelines and standards.
Please be aware that City Code Section 62-257(b) states in part:
"(1) At least five (5) members shall be architects registered in the State of
Florida. Each member shall have had five (5) years of experience after
registration in the practice of his profession.
(2) Four (4) other members shall be either architects or landscape
architects registered in the state, and shall meet the same criteria as
subparagraph (a), above.
(3) The alternate member shall satisfy the qualifications set forth in
paragraph (b), above.
(4) During the qualification process, professional organizations such as
the American Society of Architects and the American Society of
Landscape Architects shall be encouraged to submit names of persons
and their qualifications to the city commission through the city
manager."
And furthermore Code Section 62-257(c) states in part:
"After the initial term of appointment, no member of the board shall be
reappointed to more than five consecutive terms thereafter".
Seven (7) appointments are needed at this time.
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Marina Khoury, incumbent, appointed by former Commissioner Allen and whose term
expired September 11, 2005, has exceeded the number of absences allowed per City
Code (7 absences in 2007, 6 in 2006, and 4 in 2005) and requires a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance); further, Ms. Khoury has served since 9/13/01 and City Code Section 62-
257(c) provides that no member shall serve more than five consecutive terms. This
provision may be waived by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the members of the Commission.*
2. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Ronald Sands).
• Commissioner Gonzalez has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1 Julio S. Diaz, incumbent, and whose term expired on February 7, 2008, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (4 in 2007) and would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance; further, Mr. Diaz has served since 5/9/02 and City Code Section 62-257(c)
provides that no member shall serve more than five consecutive terms. This provision
may be waived by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the members of the Commission. *
2. Robin Bosco, incumbent, and whose term expired on February 7, 2008, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (5 in 2007) and would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance; further, Mr. Bosco has served since 5/9/02 and City Code Section 62-257(c)
provides that no member shall serve more than five consecutive terms. This provision
may be waived by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the members of the Commission.*
• Commissioner Sarnoff has two (2) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Rudolph Moreno, incumbent, and whose term expires April 11, 2008.
2. Todd Tragash, incumbent, and whose term expires April 11, 2008.
• Commissioner Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Willy Bermello, incumbent, and whose term expired on February 7, 2008, has exceeded
the number of allowed absences (6 absences in 2007) and would require a 4/5ths waiver
of attendance; further, Mr. Bermello has served since 1/14/93 and City Code Section 62-
257(c) provides that no member shall serve more than five consecutive terms. This
provision may be waived by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the members of the Commission. *
While applications are not a requirement, the following individuals submitted resumes for
consideration:
Arthur J. Marcus
Rafael Sixto
Erik Vogt
C. Chloe Keidaish
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office place this issue on the April 10, 2008
Commission agenda. *This matter was deferred from the November 3, 2005, December 15, 2005,
February 9, 2006, April 6, 2006, June 8, 2006, July 13, 2006, October 12, 2006, December 14,
2006, February 8, 2007, March 8, 2007, April 12, 2007, October 11, 2007, February 14, 2008, and
March 13, 2008 Commission Meetings.
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c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Lourdes Slazyk, Assistant Director, Department of Planning and Development
Alexander Adams, Planner II, Department of Planning and Development
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Willy Bermello, Chairperson
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