HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: September 28, 2016
of the City Commission
Subject: Planning, Zoning and Appeals
Board
From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for October 13, 2016
City Clerk
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 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.
Three (3) 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 (8 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths
waiver of attendance.'
2. Vacant. (David Young resigned effective April 29, 2016)2
1 This item was continued from March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, and September 8,
2016, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, and September 8, 2016, Commission meetings.
• 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.3
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the October
13, 2016, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Olga Zamora, Liaison
Rafael Suarez -Rivas, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
3 This item was continued from April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, and September 8, 2016, Commission
meetings.