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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: March 28, 2016
Subject: Planning, Zoning and Appeals
Board
References: Agenda for April 14, 2016
Enclosures: List of Members and Application
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 January 2016, 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 February 12, 2016, 4:00 PM. We received an application from the following
individual by the February 12, 2016, deadline.
• Jennifer Barnes, incumbent, whose term expired on November 24, 2015.
Four (4) appointments are required at this time:
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:*
1. Jennifer Barnes, incumbent, whose term expired on November 24, 2015, has exceeded
the number of allowed consecutive absences (3 in 2015), and the number of allowed
absences (8 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
2. David Young, incumbent, whose term expired on November 24, 2015, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (6 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
* This item was continued from March 11, 2016, Commission meeting.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Melody Torrens, incumbent, whose term expires on November 13, 2019, has
exceeded the number of allowed absences (7 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths waiver
of attendance.
• Commissioner Frank Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Maria Lievano-Cruz, incumbent, whose term expires on November 15, 2017, has
exceeded the number of allowed absences (6 in 2015), 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, including
the application we received. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office
place this issue on the April 14, 2016, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Olga Zamora, Liaison, Hearing Boards
Amanda Quirke, Assistant City Attorney
Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator