HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZAB CCMemo 2015-03-11CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date:
Subject:
References:
February 18, 2016
Planning, Zoning and Appeals
Board
Agenda for March 11, 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.
Two (2) 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 absences (6 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.
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 March 11, 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