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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: September 15, 2009
City Commission
Subject: Waterfront Advisory Board
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References October 8, 2009 Agenda
City Clerk
Enclosures List of members
The Miami Waterfront Advisory Board was created to review and make recommendations to the
City Commission concerning waterfront issues.
Eight (8) appointments are needed at this time.
• Chair Sanchez has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Wendy Kamilar, incumbent, whose term expired on September 10, 2009; further, as
she has served since 6/13/02, she would require a 5/5ths term waiver.
2. Vacancy (seat formerly held by M. Lee Smith).
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Charles Flowers, incumbent, whose term expired on May 7, 2009.
2. Luis Estoban Garcia, incumbent, whose term expired on July 9, 2009.
• Commissioner Gonzalez has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Manuel J. Prieguez, incumbent, whose term expired on June 11, 2009.
2. Stuart Sorg, incumbent, whose term expired on September 10, 2009; further, as he has
served since 11/17/98, he would require a 5/5ths term waiver.
• Commissioner Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Steve Kneapler, incumbent, whose term expired July 9, 2009, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (4 in 2009) and would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance.
• Mayor Diaz has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Jose Fuentes, incumbent, whose term expired July 9, 2009.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the October 8, 2009
Commission agenda. This matter was deferred from the July 9, 2009 and September 10,
2009Commission meeting.
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c: Barnaby Min, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Teresita Fernandez, Liaison, Executive Secretary, Hearing Boards
Stuart Sorg, Chairman