HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRAB CCMemo 03-10-2011CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
6),.'.
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date:
Subject:
References:
February 11, 2011
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
March 10, 2011 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 depaitinent 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.
One (1) appointment is required at this time:
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
Note: Member must reside within District 3.
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 March 10, 2011
Commission agenda.
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c: Ninoshka Reyes, Assistant City Attorney
Ernest Burkeen, Director, Parks Depaittnent
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Lara De Souza, Parks Depaittnent
* 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, January 13, 2011, and February 10, 2011 Commission meetings.