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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: March 25, 2013
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
References: Agenda for April 11, 2013
Enclosures: List of members
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 12967 (1) To serve in an
advisory capacity to the City Commission, mayor, and city manager on citywide parks and recreation
policy matters, park and recreation needs and priorities, and as stewards of the parks and recreation
master plan(s); (2) to provide periodic review of physical improvements as needed for all city park and
recreational facilities; (3) to provide a review of the parks, recreation, playground, after school, weekend,
and summer camp programs and other activities and services provided throughout all parks, and make
recommendations to the director of the depaitinent of parks and recreation; (4) to review the use of city
park, playground, and recreation facilities to assess whether such uses meet the recreational needs of the
neighborhood and community in which each facility is located; (5) to review the operations and
maintenance needs of the parks department's operations division and provide recommendations on needs
required to effectively address citywide park and recreation facilities maintenance issues; (6) to provide
recommendations on the expansion of existing and development of new undeveloped park land; (7) to
review the city's implementation of the recommendations contained within the parks and recreation
master plan(s); (8) to participate in charettes and other public forums to obtain comments and suggestions
with respect to the city's park and recreation system; (9) to work with existing and future city public trusts
and/or agencies that have responsibility over the operations and maintenance of city park land; and (10) to
discuss, conduct a recorded vote on the Board's recommendations, and include such recorded vote(s) and
written recommendation(s) to the City Commission.
Two (2) appointments are required at this time:
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (Vacancy created due to resignation by Andres Vallina)
Note: Member must reside within District 4.
• City Manager Johnny Martinez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Jonathan Burgess, incumbent, whose term expires on April 14, 2013.
Note: The members nominated by the City Manager and appointed by the Commission shall
consist of: 1) One representative who is an existing park program user; 2) Two City resident
community activists or representatives from City neighborhood community organizations; 3) One
individual with an expertise in sports/recreational activities.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the April 11, 2013,
Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Jose Arango, Assistant City Attorney
Juan Pascual, Director, Parks Depailuient
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Lara De Souza, Parks Department