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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEP CCMemoCITY OF MIAMI INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Members of the City Commission From: Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Date: Subj ect: References: Enclosures: February 28, 2015 Historic and Environmental Preservation Board Agenda for March 12, 2015 List of members, Application Summary, Applications The Historic and Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board administers the environmental and historic preservation ordinances, and serves as a quasi-judicial instrument in certain areas. Members of the HEP Board must be experienced individuals representing specific professions related to the Board's responsibilities. The board consists of nine members and one alternate member qualified as follows: • One member shall be an architect registered in the state. • One member shall be a landscape architect registered in the state. • One member shall be a historian or architectural historian qualified by means of education or experience and having demonstrated knowledge and interest in county history or architectural history. • One member shall be an architect or architectural historian having demonstrated knowledge and experience in architectural restoration and historic preservation. • One member shall be an experienced real estate broker licensed by the state. • One member shall be a person experienced in the field of business and finance or law. • Three members shall be citizens with demonstrated knowledge and interest in the historic and architectural heritage of the city and/or conservation of the natural environment, and may also qualify under any of the above categories. • One alternate member shall qualify under one of the above categories. Our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the City Code Sec. 62-187(c). Appointments must be made from individuals who have applied. Since Board members must be appointed to specific category positions; the incumbents, categories, and eligible applicants to the category are as listed in the summary sheet and shown below. Seven (7) appointments are required at this time. • Vice Chair Keon Hardemon has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:* 1. Timothy A. Barber, incumbent, Citizen (Category 7), whose term expired on September 12, 2014. *Eligible applicants for this category are: William E. Hopper Jorge Kuperman Hugh Ryan Michael Schiff 2. Gerald C. Marston, incumbent, Landscape Architect (Category 2), whose term expired on September 12, 2014, has served as a member since September 13, 2001, and would require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the Commission. *Eligible applicant for this category is: Gerald C. Marston. This item was continued from January 8, 2015, and February 12, 2015, Commission meetings. • Commissioner Marc David Sarnoff has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:t 1. Dr. William E. Hopper, Jr., incumbent, Citizen (Category 7), whose term expired on September 12, 2014. *Eligible applicants for this category are: William E. Hopper Jorge Kuperman Hugh Ryan Michael Schiff 2. Gary Hecht, incumbent, Real Estate Broker (Category 5), whose term expired on January 12, 2013. *Eligible applicants for this category are: Gary Hecht and Jorge Kuperman • Commissioner Frank Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:1 1. David Freedman, incumbent, Business/Finance/Law (Category 6), whose term expired on October 11, 2013. *Eligible applicants for this category are: Gary Hecht Hugh Ryan Jorge Kuperman Michael Schiff 2. Hugh Ryan, incumbent, Historian or Architectural Historian (Category 3), whose term expired on September 12, 2014. *Eligible applicants for this category are: William E. Hopper, Jorge Kuperman, and Hugh Ryan. • Commissioner Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently: § 1. Vacant, Alternate Member (Category 8). (Robert John Graboski resigned effective March 4, 2014) *Eligible applicant for this category is: William E. Hopper. For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board, including applications and resumes from each applicant. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the March 12, 2015, Commission agenda. TBH:ne c: Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Assistant City Attorney Julia D. Hernandez, Agenda Coordinator Megan Schmitt, Board Liaison This item was continued from January 8, 2015, and February 12, 2015, Commission meetings. $ This item was continued from January 8, 2015, and February 12, 2015, Commission meetings. § This item was continued from January 8, 2015, and February 12, 2015, Commission meetings.