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Home My WebLink AboutGESE Memos and ResumesTO: MEMORANDUM HONORABLE MAYOR AND DATE: MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FROM: ED PENSI / J RNANDEZ ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYEES'& ray/ �Oy MEN1 SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 SUBJECT: CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI G.E.S.E. RETIREMENT TRUST RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Commission confirm the appointments by AFSCME Local 871 of Luis Fernandez and Clarence Graves as representatives selected by AFSCME Local 871 as members of the City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust Board of Trustees as per attached Resolution. BACKGROUND: City of Miami Code Section 40-243 (A), (Ordinance No. 10002), provides for the appointment of a nine member board of trustees to administer and manage the retirement plan known as the "City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust." Of these nine members, one is to be selected by the City Manager, two by the general employees (A.F.S.C.M.E. Local 1907 bargaining unit), and two by the sanitation employees (AFSCME Local 871 bargaining unit). Four independent trustees are to be selected by the City Commission per recommendation by the two bargaining units. Mr. Joe Simmons, Jr., President of AFSCME Local 871, has submitted for confirmation the names of Luis Fernandez, and Clarence Graves for appointment to the Pension Board (see attached letters.) The term for Clarence Graves would begin effective October 12, 2018, and expire accordingly. The term for Luis Fernandez would begin effective October 14, 2018, and expire accordingly Attachments. 2901 Bridgeport Avenue • Coconut Grove, Florida 33133-3607 • Telephone (305) 441-2300 • Fax (305) 441-2307 • www.gese.org RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL AS MEMBER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES' AND SANITATION EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST TO SERVE A TERM OF OFFICE AS HEREIN SPECIFIED. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The appointment of the following individuals as members of the Board of Trustees of the City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust. The term of office for Clarence Graves, which will expire on October 12, 2020, is hereby confirmed. The term of office for Luis Fernandez, which will expire on October 14, 2018, is hereby confirmed. Appointee: Appointed bv: Luis Fernandez AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME Local 871) Clarence Graves AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME Local 871) Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2018. FRANCIS X. SUAREZ, MAYOR ATTEST: TODD HANNON CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: VICTORIA MENDEZ CITY ATTORNEY AFscmE F1.011100 We Make Florida Happen September 14, 2018 Mr. Edgard Hernandez Pension Administrator City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust 2901 Bridgeport Avenue Coconut Grove, FL. 33133 Dear Mr. Hernandez Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 100025 Section 40-242 and 40-243, It is my wish to appoint Mr. Luis Fernandez to serve on the Pension Plan Board as an At Large Trustee Board Member of (G.E.S.E.) General Employees & Sanitation Employees Retirement Trust. I would appreciate your assistance in placing his name for re- appointment on the Commission Agenda as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Joe Simmons, Jr. AFSCME Local 871 President American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Florida 979 Organizing Committee WEB afscmefl.org FACEBOOK AFSCMEFIorida TWITTER @AFSCMEFL FLORIDO We Make Florida Happen September 14, 2018 Mr. Edgard Hernandez Pension Administrator City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust 2901 Bridgeport Avenue Coconut Grove, FL. 33133 Dear Mr. Hernandez ,`'>„, ``e.eir Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 100025 Section 40-242 and 40-243, It is my wish to appoint Mr. Clarence Graves Sr. to serve on the Pension Plan Board as an At Large Trustee Board Member of (G.E.S.E.) General Employees & Sanitation Employees Retirement Trust. I would appreciate your assistance in placing his name for re -appointment on the Commission Agenda as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Joe Simmons, Jr. AFSCME Local 871 President American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Florida 979 Organizing Committee WEB afscmefl.org FACEBOOK AFSCMEFIorida TWITTER @AFSCMEFL PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL LUIS FERNANDEZ HOME BUSINESS 210 S.W. 23rd Road Miami, FL 33129 Tel. (305) 285-0679 Cel. (305) 778-5955 Miami Resident since 1961 Married to Anna for over 36 years Four children; Peter, Anna, Michelle and Paul ji-C�F.q+ c�Cd •s- Lawyer's Plaza 2250 S.W. 3rd Avenue Suite 303 Miami, FL 33129-2064 Tel. (305) 854-5955 Fax (305) 854-5324 E-Mail Lfernandezlaw@aol.com Attorney Practicing law in Florida as Luis Fernandez P.A. since 1979. Our firm was called Fernandez Caubi, Fernandez et al from 1979 until my father's retirement. Courts Admitted United States Supreme Court State of Florida United States District Court Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida Bar and Trial Bar llth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals 5th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals United States Tax Court Permitted Pro Hac Vice in Federal Courts in Idaho, Indiana; Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts in Texas; Pennsylvania; Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York Have served as Guardian ad Litem and General Master for Judges Orr, Levenson, Robinson, Hubbard, Goderich, Krieger, Gelber, P latzer and Jaffe in Miami -Dade County, Florida Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Florida International University from 1987 to 1994. Taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Issues for Criminal Justice Administration, Constitutional Law and Prison Reform at FIU Passed Florida Certified Public Accountant Examination in 1975--Inactive Status Highest rating by Martindale Hubbell Legal Rating for over 25 years COMMUNITY Presently Host of WLRN (Public Television Channel 17) program Ante Usted, in the Spanish block of programming, airs Sundays at 3:30 P.M. City of Miami Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust (GESE) Chairman Director Peninsula Housing Development, Inc. (Provides Affordable Housing to the Elderly and Handicapped) Repression ID Formerly Director Willie Chirino Foundation Attorney for Human Rights in Cuba Ran Corpus Christi Legal Clinic Did adoptions for HRS during the 1980s to mid 1990s HONORS Rated as AV Prominent Attorney for the past 25 years PUBLISHED EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE Put Something Back Participation (from inception to the present Program to render free legal advice to participating indigents) Cuban American Bar Pro Bono Award for years 1993,1994 and 1995 National Institute of the Aging Dade County Young Lawyers Certificate of Merit Various Cited as Source in United Nations Human Rights Report on Cuba 1989 Movimiento Democracia The Miami News, April 1988 "Unmask Bigotry in Official English Ranks" The Florida Bar Journal, December 1983 "Principles of Juvenile Practice" University of Florida School of Law Awards: Appellate Advocacy; Appellate Advocacy Board of Editors; Book Award for Criminal Clinic Prep Program; Dean's List; John Marshall Bar Association Certificate of Service Spanish American Law Students Association Service Award Public Defender Eighth Judicial Certificate of Service Florida Atlantic University: Bachelor of Science, Major in Accounting 1973 Price Waterhouse Accounting Scholarship Award Winner at FAU Dean's List Phi Theta Kappa Miami Dade Community College: Associate in Arts, Honor's Graduate 1971 WORK EXPERIENCE: 1982 - 2009 2013 - PRESENT MR. CLARENCE GRAVES 740 NW 200TH TERRACE MIAMI, FL 33169 (305) 318-6230 CITY OF MIAMI SOLID WASTE DEPT. WASTE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR CITY OF CORAL GABLES SOLID WASTE DEPT. SANITATION WORKER ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2011- PRESENT TRUSTEE OF THE GESE PENSION PLAN