HomeMy WebLinkAboutmemo 10-8-09CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
a.
Fro: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: September 28, 2009
Subject: OAB/Overtown Community
Oversight Board
References: October 8, 2009 Agenda
Enclosures: Applications; List of members
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. An ad was placed in a newspaper of general
circulation to solicit qualified prospective appointees. See attached applications.
• Vice Chair Spence -Jones has four (4) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Lynnette Gonzalez, who exceeded the number of allowed
absences).
2. Vacancy (seat formerly held by Gerald Muhammad).
3. Vacancy (youth member seat was formerly held by Lanitra Gallimore, who exceeded the
number of allowed absences).
4. Vacancy (youth member seat formerly held by Zie Henry, who exceeded the number of
allowed absences).
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 October 8, 2009
Commission agenda.
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c: Olga Ramirez-Seijas, Assistant City Attorney
Loren Daniel, Liaison/Overtown NET Administrator
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator