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Home My WebLink AboutHEP CCMemoCITY OF MIAMI INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Members of the City Commission From: Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Date: Subject: References: Enclosures: March 30, 2012 Historic and Environmental Preservation Board Agenda for April 12, 2012 List of members, Application Summary, 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. The board consists of nine members and one alternate member qualified as follows: • One member shall be an architect registered in the state. • One member shall be a landscape architect registered in the state. • One member shall be a historian or architectural historian qualified by means of education or experience and having demonstrated knowledge and interest in county history or architectural history. • One member shall be an architect or architectural historian having demonstrated knowledge and experience in architectural restoration and historic preservation. • One member shall be an experienced real estate broker licensed by the state. • One member shall be a person experienced in the field of business and finance or law. • Three members shall be citizens with demonstrated knowledge and interest in the historic and architectural heritage of the city and/or conservation of the natural environment, and may also qualify under any of the above categories. • One alternate member shall qualify under one of the above categories. Our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the City Code Sec. 62-187(c). Appointments must be made from individuals who have applied. Since Board members must be appointed to specific category positions; the incumbents, categories, and eligible applicants to the category are as listed in the summary sheet and shown below. Seven (7) appointments are required at this time. • Chairman Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: 1. Enid Lorenzo, incumbent, Citizen (Category 7), whose term expires on March 10, 2012. *Eligible applicants for this category are: Gary A. Appel William E. Hopper Timothy Barber Jeff Shimonski Jorge Kuperman Hugh A. Ryan Hendrik Van Leesten Enid Lorenzo * This item was continued from the February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings. • Vice Chairman Marc David Sarnoff has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: 1. Dr. William E. Hopper, Jr., incumbent, Citizen (Category 7), whose term expires on March 10, 2012.1. *Eligible applicants for this category are: Gary A. Appel Jorge Kuperman William E. Hopper Hugh A. Ryan Timothy Barber Hendrik Van Leesten Jeff Shimonski Enid Lorenzo • Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by: 1. Jorge Kuperman, incumbent, Architect (Category 1), whose term expires on March 10, 2012.* *Eligible applicants for this category are: Armando Cazo, Robert John Graboski, C. Chloe Keidaish, and Jorge Kuperman. 2. Lynn B. Lewis, incumbent, Alternate Member - Law (Category 8), whose term expires on March 10, 2012, and per HEP application will require a 4/5ths employment waiver. § *Eligible applicants for this category are: Gary A. Appel, Timothy Barber, William E. Hopper, Hendrik Van Leesten, and Enid Lorenzo. • Commissioner Frank Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: ** 1. Jorge Zamanillo, incumbent, Historian or Architectural Historian (Category 3), whose term expired on March 11, 2010, has exceeded the number of allowed absences (6 in 2010; 5 in 2011), and would require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance. *Eligible applicant for this category is: Timothy Barber. • Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by: 1. Gary A. Appel, incumbent, Architect or Architectural Historian (Category 4). whose term expired on September 16, 2011, has served since November 2002, and would require term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the commission.tt *Eligible applicants for this category are: Armando Cazo, and Jorge Kuperman. t This item was continued from the February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings. This item was continued from the February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings. § This item was continued from the February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings. .. This item was continued from December 17, 2009, February 11, 2010, March 11, 2010, April 8, 2010, May 13, 2010, June 10, 2010, July 8, 2010, September 16, 2010, October 14, 2010, October 28, 2010, November 18, 2010, January 13, 2011, February 10, 2011, March 0, 2011, April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, June 9, 2011, July 14, 2011, October 13, 2011, November 17, 2011, December 15, 2011, January 12, 2012, February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings. This item was continued from March 10, 2011, April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, June 9, 2011, July 14, 2011, October 13, 2011, November 17, 2011, December 15, 2011, January 12, 2012, February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings 2. Gerald C. Marston, incumbent, Landscape Architect (Category 2), whose term expires on March 10, 2012, has exceeded the number of allowed absences (4 in 2011), and would require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance; further, as he has served as a member since September 2001, he would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the commission.** *Eligible applicant for this category is: Gerlad C. Marston. For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board, including applications and resumes from each applicant. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the April 12, 2012, Commission agenda. PAT:th c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator Alexander Adams, Board Liaison It This item was continued from October 13, 2011, November 17, 2011, December 15, 2011, January 12, 2012, February 9, 2012, and March 8, 2012, Commission meetings.