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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of
the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: January 18, 2008
Subject: Orange Bowl Advisory Board
References: February 14, 2008 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Orange Bowl Advisory Board was created to serve in an advisory capacity and make
recommendations in writing to the City Commission as they relate to the Orange Bowl which shall include,
but not be limited to: (1) Identification of essential capital improvements to modernize and restore the
Orange Bowl as a first class facility; (2) Identification of funding sources to finance said capital
improvements; (3) Identification of new and enthusiastic promotional strategies to market and attract
diverse events to the Orange Bowl; (4) Recommendations for the solicitation of corporate sponsorship of
the Orange Bowl facility and its components (skyboxes, etc.); and (5) Presentation of reports of the Board's
findings, as directed by the City Commission.
Members shall be qualified electors of the City of Miami. Per a legal opinion received from the
City Attorney, this requirement cannot be waived.
Eleven (11) appointments are required at this time.
• Chair Sanchez has two (2) nominations:
1. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Arthur Hertz). *
2. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Michael Sheldon).
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has two (2) nominations:
1. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Laurinus Pierre, who was removed from the Board
as he was not an elector of the City of Miami). *
2. Pierre Rutledge, incumbent, whose term expires February 7, 2008.
• Commissioner Gonzalez has two (2) nominations:
1. Jorge Luis Lopez, incumbent, whose term expires February 7, 2008
2. Lazaro J. Lopez, Esq., incumbent, whose term expires February 7, 2008.
• Commissioner Sarnoff has two (2) nominations:
1. Douglas Reno, incumbent, whose term expires February 7, 2008
2. Vacancy (due to resignation of Francis Suarez).
• Commissioner Regalado has two (2) nominations:
1. Frank Herrera, incumbent, whose term expired October 11, 2007.
2. Hugh Ryan, incumbent, whose term expired October 11, 2007.
• Mayor Diaz has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Vacancy (Otto Boudet-Muria declined his appointment).
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the February 14,
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2008 Commission agenda. *This item was deferred from the October 12, 2006, December 14,
2006, February 8, 2007, March 8, 2007, May 10, 2007 and June 14, 2007 Commission meetings.
PAT:pb
c: Maria J. Chiaro, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Greg Wright, Liaison/Assistant to the Director, Public Facilities
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