HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB CCMemo 07-14-2011CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: June 13, 2011
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: July 14, 2011 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.
Six (6) appointments are needed at this time:
• Chairman Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) appointment for a seat held by:
1. Barbara Rodriguez, incumbent, whose term expires on May 13, 2013 has exceeded the
number of allowed consecutive absences (4 in 2011), would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance:
• Vice Chairman Frank Carollo has two (2) appointments for seats held by:*
1. Vacant.
2. Vacant.
• Commissioner Marc David Sarnoff has one (1) appointment for a seat currently:t
1. Vacant.
* This item was continued from December 17, 2009, 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, February 10, 2011,
March 10, 2011, April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, and June 9, 2011 Commission meetings.
This item was continued from April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, and June 9, 2011 Commission meetings.
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has two (2) appointments for seats currently held by:
1. Lyse Cuellar -Vidal, incumbent, whose term expires on October 28, 2013 has exceeded
the number of allowed consecutive absences (4 in 2011), would require a 4/5ths waiver
of attendance:
2. Vacant.
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 Offic e
place this issue on the July 14, 2011 Commission agenda.
PAT:sa
c: George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Andres Lemos, Chairperson
Susan L. Cambridge, Community Relations Board Liaison
$ This item was continued from March 10, 2011, April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, and June 9, 2011 Commission
meetings.