HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB CCMemo7-8-2010CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: June 21, 2010
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: July 8, 2010 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.
Four (4) appointments are needed at this time:
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has two (2) appointments for seats held by:
1. Teresa Zorrilla Clark, incumbent, whose term expired on March 8, 2009, has served the
board since 2001 and can be reappointed only after a hiatus of 2 years; exceeded the
number of allowed absences would require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
2. Marlene Sanchez, incumbent, whose term expired on October 15, 2009 has exceeded
the number of allowed absences (5 in 2009), would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance:
The recommendation from the Board is Antonio Villasuso, whose resume is attached.
* This item was continued from December 17, 2009, January 14, 2010, April 8, 2010, May 13, 2010 and June 10, 2010
Commission Meetings.
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has two (2) appointments for:
1. Haydee Wheeler, incumbent, whose term expires on May 13, 2012,
2. Lyse Cuellar -Vidal, incumbent, whose term expires on June 10, 2012, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (4 in 2009), would require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
The recommendation from the Board is reappointment of Lyse Cuellar -Vidal.
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 8, 2010 Commission agenda.
PAT:pl
c: George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Chante Sweet, Community Relations Coordinator
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Barbara Bisno, Chairperson