HomeMy WebLinkAboutVKBPT CCMemo 2012-01-12CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: December 28, 2011
City Commission
� „,& a c2126-$.-toar,� Subject: Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
From: Priscilla A. Thompson References: Agenda for January 12, 2012
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust was created to preserve the Virginia Key Beach Park in
cooperation with the Depaittnent of Parks and Recreation and other City departments in a manner
consistent with the environmental health, public use, historical importance of the Park and the
aspirations of the African American community and shall propose policy, planning, and design to
ensure maximum community utilization, enjoyment, and maintenance of the Park as an open green
space compatible with its historical and recreational characteristics and accessible to the public.
Ordinance 13065, adopted on May 14, 2009, which amended Chapter 38, Article 6 of the City Code,
authorized the waiver of the eight -consecutive year term limitation to allow members of the Virginia
Key Beach Park Trust to be reconsidered annually for an additional one-year term by a unanimous
vote of the members of the City Commission.
Six (6) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gene Tinnie, whose term expires on February 11, 2012, has served since February 8,
2001 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote of Commission.
• Chairman Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:*
1. Vacant.
• Vice Chairman Marc David Sarnoff has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Mark Walters, whose term expires on February 11, 2012, has served since February
8, 2001 and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5ths) vote of Commission.
• Commissioner Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:t
1. Gustavo Godoy, whose term expired on December 16, 2011.
• The Commission -at -Large has two (2) nominations from the recommendation proffered by
the trust for seats currently:
1. Vacant.
2. Patrick Range II, whose term expires on February 11, 2012.
NOTE: Awaiting memo of proffered name(s) from the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust.
* This item was continued from the May 12, 2011, June 9, 2011, July 14, 2011, October 13, 2011, November 17, 2011,
and December 15, 2011 Commission meetings.
This item was continued from December 15, 2011 Commission meeting.
$ This item was continued from the April 8, 2010, May 13, 2010, June 10, 2010, July 8, 2010, September 16, 2010,
October 14, 2010, January 13, 2011, February 10, 2011, March 10, 2011, April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, June 9, 2011,
July 14, 2011, October 13, 2011, November 17, 2011, and December 15, 2011 Commission meetings.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the Trust. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the January 12, 2012,
Commission agenda.
PAT:th
c: Ninoshka Reyes, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Guy Forchion, Director, Operations
Gene S. Tinnie, Chair