HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAB CCMEMO - Appointed MembersCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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Fro: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: September 13, 2012
Subject: Overtown Advisory Board/
Overtown Community Oversight
Board Appointed Members
References: Agenda for September 27, 2012
Enclosures: Current Members, Qualifying
Chart, Applications for Appointed
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.
Seven (7) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for an appointed seat:
1. One (1) nomination for a qualified individual for an appointed seat.
The eligible applicants are: Timothy Barber, Andrea Copeland, Brother Lyle
Grandison, Sherese James -Dalton, Irby McKnight, Reginald Munnings,
C.C. Reed, Martha Whisby.
• Commissioner Spence -Jones has six (6) nominations for appointed seats:
1. Five (5) nominations for qualified individuals for appointed seats.
The eligible applicants are: Timothy Barber, Andrea Copeland, Brother Lyle
Grandison, Sherese James -Dalton, Irby McKnight, Reginald Munnings,
C.C. Reed, Martha Whisby.
2. One (1) nomination for a qualified youth board member.
The eligible applicants are: Brandi Johnson and Demetrius Nottage.
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 September
27, 2012 Commission agenda.
PAT:th
c: Ninoshka Reyes, Assistant City Attorney
Stephanie Van Vark, Staff Service Assistant
Loren Daniel, Liaison/Overtown NET Administrator
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator