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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Date: January 25, 2016
Members of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Mayor's International Council
References: Agenda for February 11, 2016
Enclosures: List of Members
The Mayor's International Council was created to (1) plan and implement the City's International
Trade promotion policies for the purposes of stimulating commercial and residential development and
expanding the City's tax base through the promotion of foreign trade and local investment in
accordance with the bylaws adopted by the Council; (2) serve in an advisory capacity for the City of
Miami Sister Cities Program to plan, implement, and oversee the City's international, professional, and
technical educational and cultural exchanges, promotion and policies to create and stimulate friendly
and meaningful relationships; and (3) coordinate protocol requirements for national and international
events and dignitaries pursuant to the standard and practices adopted by the Council.
Five (5) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has four (4) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Joe L. Chi, incumbent, whose term expired on January 8, 2016.*
2. Adib Eden, incumbent, whose term expired on January 8, 2016.1.
3. Julian Linares, incumbent, whose term expired on January 8, 2016.1
4. Wasim Shomar, incumbent, whose term expires on February 12, 2016.
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (Silvia Wong resigned effective March 5, 2015)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership list of the council. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the February 11,
2016, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Pablo Velez, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
* This item was continued from January 14, 2016, Commission meeting.
t This item was continued from January 14, 2016, Commission meeting.
This item was continued from January 14, 2016, Commission meeting.
§ This item was continued from April 9, 2015, May 14, 2015, June 11, 2015, July 9, 2015, September 10, 2015, October 8, 2015,
and January 14, 2016, Commission meetings.