HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAB CCMEMOCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date:
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
May 19, 2011
Subject: Overtown Advisory Board/
Overtown Community Oversight
Board Appointed Members
References: June 09, 2011 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members, Applications
The Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board was created via
Ordinance 12858 amending Article XI of Chapter 2 of the City Code to encourage and support
housing, job creation, economic and business development, educational opportunities, and historic
and cultural preservation. The Board shall provide written recommendations to the City Commission
regarding activities, developments, and improvements within or substantially impacting the residents
of the Overtown Area.
The Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board, in addition to five (5) elected
members, shall consist of six (6) members who shall be appointed. In accordance with Ordinance
12858, the District 5 City Commissioner shall appoint five (5) qualified members and the Mayor shall
appoint one (1) qualified member to the Board. Additionally, the District 5 Commissioner shall
appoint one (1) qualified youth board member, and the Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown
Community Oversight Board shall appoint one (1) qualified youth board member.
Per Sec 2-1052 (f), vacancies in the membership of the Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown
Community Oversight Board shall be filled by the district five commissioner in the manner set
forth in Sec 2-1052 (d) for appointed members. An advertisement was placed in a newspaper of
general circulation to solicit qualified prospective appointees. See attached.
Three (3) appointments are required at this time.
• Commissioner Richard Dunn II has three (3) nominations for appointed and vacant seats:
1. One (1) nomination for a qualified individual for an appointed seat. *
The eligible applicants are: Marlon Moore and Shomar Robbins.
2. One (1) nomination for a vacant seat previously held by an elected member:t
The eligible applicants are: Marlon Moore and Shomar Robbins.
3. One (1) nomination for a qualified youth board member!
The eligible applicant is Deborah Breedlove.
* This item was continued from March 10, 2011, April 14, 2011, and May 12, 2011 Commission meetings
This item was continued from May 12, 2011 Commission meeting.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the June 09,
2011 Commission agenda.
PAT: sa
c: Ninoshka Reyes, Assistant City Attorney
Stephanie Van Vark, Staff Service Assistant
Loren Daniel, Liaison/Overtown NET Administrator
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator