HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: February 9, 2018
Subject: Miami Sports and Exhibition
Authority (MSEA)
References: Agenda for March 8, 2018
Enclosures: List of Members
The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority (MSEA) was created to promote sports, conventions
and exhibitions and to strive to generate and further community support to achieve this purpose. The
Authority shall endeavor to attract professional sports franchises to utilize facilities in the City.
Members of MSEA shall be qualified electors of Miami -Dade County. One member shall be the
Mayor who shall be a voting ex-officio member and the chairperson thereof. Two voting members
shall be City Commissioners appointed by a majority vote of City Commission to serve for a period
of one (1) year. Each City Commissioner shall nominate two members to be ratified by a majority
vote of the City Commission.
Six (6) appointments are required at this time:
• Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently: 1
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has two (2) nominations for a seat currently held by:
1. Eli Feinberg, incumbent, whose term expired on December 8, 2017, has served as a
member since March 13, 1987, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.2
2. Rodolfo Sablon, incumbent, whose term expired on January 12, 2018, has exceeded
the number of allowed consecutive absences (3 in 2017), and will require a 4/5ths
waiver of attendance.'
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Nathan Kurland, incumbent, whose term expired on January 14, 2017, has served as a
member since July 2, 2009, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of
the Commission.4
1 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017,
March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, November
16, 2017, January 11, 2018, and February 8, 2018, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, and February 8, 2018, Commission meetings.
3 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, and February 8, 2018, Commission meetings.
4 This item was continued from January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017,
July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, and February 8, 2018, Commission
meetings.
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Rafael Cabrera, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.5' 6
2. Rachel Wagner Furst, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.5
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said authority. By copy
of this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the March
8, 2018, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Lourdes Blanco, Liaison
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
5 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
6 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, and February 8, 2018, Commission meetings.