HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRB CCMemo 2016-06-09CITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: May 22, 2016
Subject: Community Relations Board
References: Agenda for June 9, 2016
Enclosures: List of members, CRB Memo,
Applications and Resumes
The Community Relations Board (CRB) was created to (1) To serve in an advisory capacity to the
City Commission; (2) to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic,
social, religious and ethnic groups in the City of Miami; (3) to make studies in the field of human
relations; (4) to attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving community relations; (5) to
cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of community
relations with, and to enlist the support of, civic leaders, civic, religious, veterans, labor, industrial,
commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculcation of ideals of
tolerance, cultural respect and understanding; (6) to prepare studies, and have studies made, in the field
of community relations, and to prepare and disseminate reports of such studies; (7) to recommend to the
Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager such ordinances to carry out the purposes of the
provisions set forth herein; (8) to submit an annual report to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City
Manager; and (9) to make recommendations regarding grants and donations on behalf of the City from
foundations and others for the purpose of carrying out the above listed functions, subject to approval by
the City Commission.
Members of the Community Relations Board shall be residents of the City of Miami.
Two (2) appointments are needed at this time:
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Lyse Cuellar -Vidal, incumbent, whose term expires on July 9, 2018, has exceeded the
number of allowed consecutive absences (4 in 2015), and the number of allowed absences (4
in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths attendance waiver.*
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Michael Barket, incumbent, whose term expired on October 13, 2013.1.
* This item was continued from February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, and May 12, 2016, Commission meetings.
t This item was continued from November 21, 2013, January 9, 2014, February 13, 2014, March 13, 2014, April 10, 2014, May 8,
2014, June 12, 2014, July 10, 2014, September 11, 2014, October 9, 2014, November 20, 2014, December 11, 2014, January 8, 2015,
February 12, 2015, March 12, 2015, April 9, 2015, May 14, 2015, June 11, 2015, July 9, 2015, September 10, 2015, October 8, 2015,
January 14, 2016, February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, and May 12, 2016, Commission meetings.
For your convenience, we have included a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the June 9, 2016,
Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Yariel Diaz, Community Relations Board Liaison
Juan C. Perez, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator