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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date:
Subject:
References:
Enclosures:
November 3, 2017
Community Relations Board
Agenda for November 16, 2017
List of members and Resume
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.
Four (4) appointments are needed at this time.
• Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:'
1. Vacant. (Nathaniel Wilcox was removed effective April 8, 2016)
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held:
1. Vacant. (Pedro Mora removed for excessive absences)
• Commissioner Frank Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently:2
1. Vacant. (Teresa Zorilla resigned effective November 10, 2009)
2. Vacant. (Miguel Soliman resigned effective May 12, 2016)
1 This item was continued from October
March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11,
Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from October
March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11,
Commission meetings.
13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017,
2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, and October 12, 2017,
13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017,
2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, and October 12, 2017,
For your convenience, we are including 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 November 16,
2017, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Yariel Diaz, Liaison
Juan C. Perez, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator