HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB CCMemo 2013-06-13CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: May 15, 2013
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: Agenda for June 13, 2013
Enclosures: List of members, CRB Memo
and Application
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.
One (1) appointment is needed at this time:
• Vice Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (Vacancy created due to resignation by Benjamin Power)
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 June 13,
2013, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
Madelin Pacheco, Community Relations Board Liaison
* This item was continued from May 9, 2013, Commission meeting.