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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date:
Subject:
References:
Enclosures:
January 19, 2011
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
February 10, 2011 Agenda
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.
Two (2) appointments are required at this time:
• Chairman Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. Carmelo Infante was appointed on October 14, 2010; however, he does not
reside in District 1.
Note: Member must reside within District 1.
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:t
1. Vacant.
Note: Member must reside within District 3.
* This item was continued from January 13, 2011 Commission meeting.
fi This item was continued from December 17, 2009, January 14, 2010, February 11, 2010, March 11, 2010, April 8, 2010,
May 13, 2010, June 10, 2010, July 8, 2010, September 16, 2010, October 14, 2010, October 28, 2010, November 18,
2010, and January 13, 2011 Commission meetings.
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 February 10, 2011
Commission agenda.
PAT: sa
c: Ninoshka Reyes, Assistant City Attorney
Ernest Burkeen, Director, Parks Department
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Lara De Souza, Parks Department