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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: December 20, 2018
Subject: Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
References: Agenda for January 10, 2019
Enclosures: List of members, Memo and Resume
The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust was created to preserve the Virginia Key Beach Park in
cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation and other City departments in a manner
consistent with the environmental health, public use, historical importance of the Park and the
aspirations of the African American community and shall propose policy, planning, and design to
ensure maximum community utilization, enjoyment, and maintenance of the Park as an open green
space compatible with its historical and recreational characteristics and accessible to the public.
Ordinance 13065, adopted on May 14, 2009, which amended Chapter 38, Article 6 of the City Code,
authorized the waiver of the eight -consecutive year term limitation to allow members of the Virginia
Key Beach Park Trust to be reconsidered annually for an additional one-year term by a unanimous
vote of the members of the City Commission.
Six (6) appointments are required at this time.
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gene Tinnie, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017, has served as a
member since February 8, 2001, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission."2
• Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Mavrikis Bolden, incumbent, whose term expired on April 10, 2016.3
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Mark Walters, incumbent, whose term expired on April 12, 2014, has served as a
member since February 8, 2001, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.4
1 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating mayor leaves office, the board member's term shall expire."
2 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14,
2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, and December 13, 2018, Commission
meetings.
3 This item was continued from April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, 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, and November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, February
8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018,
November 15, 2018, and December 13, 2018, Commission meetings.
4 This item was continued from 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, Apri19, 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, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, 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, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12,
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Maud Newbold, incumbent, whose term expired on December 8, 2017, has served as a
member since February 8, 2001, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.5
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gustavo Godoy, incumbent, whose term expired on October 8, 2016, has served as a
member since March 10, 2005, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote
of the Commission.6
• Virginia Key Beach Park Trust is requesting confirmation of Richard Townsend, who will
require a residency waiver by a fourth -fifths (4/5ths) vote of the Commission, to a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (Bruce Matheson resigned effective January 13, 2010)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the trust. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the January 10, 2019,
Commission Agenda.
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c: Guy Forchion, Executive Director
Xavier Alban, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Arcia, Agenda Coordinator
2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, and December
13, 2018, Commission meetings.
5 This item was continued from November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May
10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, and December 13, 2018,
Commission meetings.
6 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, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018,
September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, and December 13, 2018, Commission meetings.