HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB CCMemo 2012-07-12CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date:
Subject:
References:
Enclosures:
June 29, 2012
Community Relations Board
Agenda for July 12, 2012
List of members, Memos from
Haydee Wheeler
The Community Relations Board (CRB) was created to (1) To serve in an advisory capacity to
the City Commission; (2) to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all
economic, social, religious and ethnic groups in the City of Miami; (3) to make studies in the field
of human relations; (4) to attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving community
relations; (5) to cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the
improvement of community relations with, and to enlist the support of, civic leaders, civic,
religious, veterans, labor, industrial, commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies
engaged in the inculcation of ideals of tolerance, cultural respect and understanding; (6) to prepare
studies, and have studies made, in the field of community relations, and to prepare and disseminate
reports of such studies; (7) to recommend to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager such
ordinances to carry out the purposes of the provisions set forth herein; (8) to submit an annual report
to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager; and (9) to make recommendations regarding
grants and donations on behalf of the City from foundations and others for the purpose of carrying
out the above listed functions, subject to approval by the City Commission.
Members of the Community Relations Board shall be residents of the City of Miami.
Five (5) appointments are needed at this time:
• Chairman Francis Suarez has one (1) appointment to be made for a seat currently
held by:
1. Lyse Cuellar -Vidal, incumbent, whose term expires on October 28, 2013, has
exceeded the number of allowed absences (4 in 2012), and would require a 4/5ths
waiver of attendance.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (2) appointments to be made for seats
currently held by:
1. Barbara Rodriguez, incumbent, whose term expires on May 13, 2013, has exceeded
the number of allowed absences (5 in 2012), and would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance.t
2. Vacant. (Note: Juana Amada Vargas resigned effective June 1, 2012)
* This item was continued from the June 14, 2012, Commission meeting.
t This item was continued from the April 12, 2012, May 10, 2012, and June 14, 2012, Commission meetings
• Commissioner Frank Carollo has two (2) appointments for seats currently:"
1. Vacant.
2. Vacant.
For your convenience, we have included a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the July 12,
2012, Commission agenda.
PAT:th
c: George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Andres Lemos, Chairperson
Haydee Wheeler, Community Relations Board Liaison
This item was continued from the December 17, 2009, 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 10, 2011, April 14, 2011, May 12, 2011, June 9, 2011, July 14, 2011, September 15, 2011, October 13, 2011,
November 17, 2011, December 15, 2011, January 12, 2012, February 9, 2012, March 8, 2012, April 12, 2012, May 10,
2012, and June 14, 2012, Commission meetings