HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemoCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: April 21, 2008
Subject: Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
References: May 8, 2008 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 12967 (1) To serve in an advisory capacity
to the City Commission, mayor, and city manager on citywide parks and recreation policy matters, park and recreation
needs and priorities, and as stewards of the parks and recreation master plan(s); (2) to provide periodic review of physical
improvements as needed for all city park and recreational facilities; (3) to provide a review of the parks, recreation,
playground, after school, weekend, and summer camp programs and other activities and services provided throughout all
parks, and make recommendations to the director of the department of parks and recreation; (4) to review the use of city
park, playground, and recreation facilities to assess whether such uses meet the recreational needs of the neighborhood
and community in which each facility is located; (5) to review the operations and maintenance needs of the parks
department's operations division and provide recommendations on needs required to effectively address citywide park
and recreation facilities maintenance issues; (6) to provide recommendations on the expansion of existing and
development of new undeveloped park land; (7) to review the city's implementation of the recommendations contained
within the parks and recreation master plan(s); (8) to participate in charettes and other public forums to obtain comments
and suggestions with respect to the city's park and recreation system; (9) to work with existing and future city public
trusts and/or agencies that have responsibility over the operations and maintenance of city park land; and (10) to discuss,
conduct a recorded vote on the Board's recommendations, and include such recorded vote(s) and written
recommendation(s) to the City Commission.
Eleven (11) appointments by the City Commission are required at this time:
• Chair Sanchez has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy (member must reside within District 3).
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy (member must reside within District 5)
• Commissioner Gonzalez has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy (member must reside within District 1)
• Commissioner Sarnoff has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy (member must reside within District 2)
• Commissioner Regalado has one (1) nomination:
1. Vacancy (member must reside within District 4)
• Mayor Diaz has two (2) nominations:
1. Vacancy (member must be resident of the city at -large)
2. Vacancy (member must be resident of the city at -large)
• City Manager Hernandez has four (4) nominations:
1. Vacancy (member who is an existing park program user)
2. Vacancy (member who is a city resident community activist or representative from city
neighborhood community organization)
3. Vacancy (member who is a city resident community activist or representative from city
neighborhood community organization)
4. Vacancy (member who has an expertise in sports/recreational activities)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of the board. By copy of
this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the May 8, 2008
Commission agenda.
c: Robin Jones Jackson, Assistant City Attorney
Ernest Burkeen, Director, Parks Department
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Ed Blanco, Liaison/Projects Supervisor, Parks Department