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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZAB CCMemoCITY OF MIAMI INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission From: Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Date: September 21, 2015 Subject: Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board References: Agenda for October 8, 2015 Enclosures: List of Members and Applications Pursuant to Sec 62-27 of the City Code, The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board was created to meet the responsibilities under the continuous comprehensive planning program required by state statutes. Pursuant to Sec 62-63.5 of the City Code, The City Commission shall appoint the board members from the nominations made by each City Commissioner, for ten members of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. The mayor shall appoint one member and the alternate member. Appointees shall be persons in a position to represent the public interest. No person shall be appointed having personal or private interests likely to conflict with the public interest. No person shall be appointed who has any interest in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or service for the City. No person shall be appointed who holds any elective office or is employed in a full-time capacity by any governmental authority in the county or the City. Before making any appointment, the City Commission shall determine that the person so appointed satisfies the requirements of sections 2-611 (Conflict of Interest) et seq. of the City Code, and no person shall be confirmed in appointment who has not filed the statement required by section 2-615 (List of real estate owned — Required of certain officials). Per application, such disclosure is to be made within 30 days of appointment. In addition, the code of ethics of Miami -Dade County shall apply to members and the alternate member of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. In June 2015, our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation as required by City Code Sec. 62-63(a) for the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. The deadline for such application was August 7, 2015, 4:00 PM. We received applications from the following individuals by the August 7, 2015 deadline. 1. Adam J. Gersten, new applicant. 2. Michelle Garcia, new applicant. Two (2) appointments are required at this time: • Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: 1. Chris Collins, incumbent, whose term expires on November 15, 2017, has exceeded the number of allowed absences (8 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance. • Vice Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by: 1. Charles Gibson, incumbent, whose term expired on November 12, 2013, has exceeded the number of allowed absences (6 in 2015, 8 in 2014 and 7 in 2013), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.* For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership list of the board. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the October 8, 2015, Commission agenda. TBH:ne c: Olga Zamora, Liaison, Hearing Boards Amanda Quirke, Assistant City Attorney Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Senior Assistant City Attorney Julia D. Hernandez, Agenda Coordinator * This item was continued from September 10, 2015, Commission agenda.