HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemo 9-10-09CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: August 14, 2009
Subject: Historic and Environmental
Preservation Board
References: September 10, 2009 Agenda
Enclosures List of members, Applications
The Historic and Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board administers the environmental
and historic preservation ordinances, and serves as a quasi-judicial instrument in certain areas.
Members of the HEP Board must be experienced individuals representing specific
professions related to the Board's responsibilities. Appointments must be made from
individuals who have applied.
Three (3) appointments are required at this time. Our office previously advertised for
applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the City Code Sec. 62-
187(c). Because Board members must be appointed in these specific positions, the following
category(s) for the Commissioner(s), based upon previous appointments, is listed below:
Nominated:
Category Appointment
Applicant
Vice Chair
Spence -Jones
1.
Landscape
Architect
1.
Gerald C. Marston,
incumbent, whose term
expired 5/7/09, has served
since 9/13/01 and would
require a 5/5ths term waiver.
** Please see attached the
names of persons who
applied for each category,
and their respective
applications.
Commissioner
Gonzalez
1.
2.
Architectural
Historian
Alternate
1.
Timothy A. Barber,
incumbent, whose term
expired 3/12/09.
** Please see attached the
names of persons who
applied for each category,
and their respective
2.
Miguel Seco, incumbent,
whose term expired 3/12/09;
further, as he has served
since 10/27/94, he would
require a 5/5ths term waiver.
applications.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board and
application from each applicant. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda
Office to place this issue on the September 10, 2009 Commission agenda. This matter was
deferred from the March 12, 2009, April 2, 2009, May 14, 2009 and July 9, 2009 Commission
meetings.
PAT:pb
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c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney
Ellen Uguccioni, Historic Preservation Officer
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
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