HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEP CCMemo 02-10-2011CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date:
Subject:
References:
Enclosures:
January 19, 2011
Historic and Environmental
Preservation Board
February 10, 2011 Agenda
List of members, Applications
The Historic and Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board administers the environmental
and historic preservation ordinances, and serves as a quasi-judicial instrument in certain
areas.
Members of the HEP Board must be experienced individuals representing specific
professions related to the Board's responsibilities. The board consists of nine members and
one alternate member qualified as follows:
• One member shall be an architect registered in the state.
• One member shall be a landscape architect registered in the state.
• One member shall be a historian or architectural historian qualified by means of
education or experience and having demonstrated knowledge and interest in county
history or architectural history.
• One member shall be an architect or architectural historian having demonstrated
knowledge and experience in architectural restoration and historic preservation.
• One member shall be an experienced real estate broker licensed by the state.
• One member shall be a person experienced in the field of business and finance or law.
• Three members shall be citizens with demonstrated knowledge and interest in the
historic and architectural heritage of the city and/or conservation of the natural
environment, and may also qualify under any of the above categories.
• One alternate member shall qualify under one of the above categories.
Our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by
the City Code Sec. 62-187(c). Appointments must be made from individuals who have
applied. Since Board members must be appointed to specific category positions, the
categories, incumbents, and eligible applicants to the category are as follows:
Two (2) appointments are required at this time.
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:*
1. Vacant, Citizen.
Eligible applicants for this category are: Rafael J. De La Sierra, and
Miguel Seco
2. Jorge Zamanillo, incumbent, Architectural Historian, whose term expired on
March 11, 2010, has exceeded the number of allowed absences (6 in 2010) would
require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
Eligible applicant for this category is: Miguel Seco
NOTE: Miguel Seco is a full time Employee of the City of North Miami and a City resident,
if appointed, requires the waiver of employment restriction of Section 2-884 (e) by a
four/fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote of the Commission.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board and
application from each applicant. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda
Office to place this issue on the February 10, 2011 Commission agenda.
PAT:sa
c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Alexander Adams, Board Liaison
* This item was continued from December 17, 2009, 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.