HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB CCMemo 2014-04-10CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: March 24, 2014
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: Agenda for April 10, 2014
Enclosures: List of members, CRB Memo and
Resumes
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:
• Commissioner Marc David Sarnoff has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Michael Barket, incumbent, whose term expired on October 13, 2013.*
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 April 10, 2014,
Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Madelin Pacheco, Community Relations Board Liaison
Juan Perez, Assistant City Attorney
Julia D. Hernandez, Agenda Coordinator
* This item was continued from November 21, 2013, January 9, 2014, February 13, 2014, and March 13, 2014, Commission
meetings.