HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemo 7-10-08CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: June 17, 2008
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: July 10 , 2008 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members, resumes
The Community Relations Board (CRB) was created to (1) To serve in an advisory capacity to the City Commission; (2)
to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the City of
Miami; (3) to make studies in the field of human relations; (4) to attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving
community relations; (5) to cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of
community relations with, and to enlist the support of, civic leaders, civic, religious, veterans, labor, industrial, commercial
and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculcation of ideals of tolerance, cultural respect and
understanding; (6) to prepare studies, and have studies made, in the field of community relations, and to prepare and
disseminate reports of such studies; (7) to recommend to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager such ordinances
to carry out the purposes of the provisions set forth herein; (8) to submit an annual report to the Mayor, Commissioners, and
the City Manager; and (9) to make recommendations regarding grants and donations on behalf of the City from foundations
and others for the purpose of carrying out the above listed functions, subject to approval by the City Commission.
Members of the Community Relations Board shall be residents of the City of Miami. Per a legal opinion
received from the City Attorney, this requirement cannot be waived. See attached. Two (2) appointments are
requested at this time. Vacancies are to be filled from a list of three names submitted by the CRB members.
*The CRB nominees are listed by number 1 representing the most preferred candidate and number 3
representing the third most preferred candidate:
• Commissioner Gonzalez has two (2) nominations:
• For the Vacant seat previously held by Willy Calvino: *
1. Harlene Kennedy
2. Derek Cole
3. Scott Paolella
• For the Vacant seat previously held by Jack Blumenfeld: *
1. Henry Langston
2. Karen Sanchez
3. Gabriel Paez
For your convenience, we have included a copy of the nominees' resumes and the current
membership of said board. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office
place this issue on the July 10, 2008 Commission agenda. This matter was deferred from the April
10, 2008 Commission meeting.
PAT:pb
c: George Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Ada Rojas, Community Relations Coordinator
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Barbara Bisno, Chairperson