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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: August 13, 2019
Subject: Waterfront Advisory Board
References: Agenda for September 12, 2019
Enclosures: List of members
The Miami Waterfront Advisory Board was created to review and evaluate issues related to the
use and development of city -owned waterfront property and shall provide advice to the City
Commission concerning those issues and only such other matters as are referred to it by the City
Commission in regard to city or public land abutting water.
Nine (9) appointments are required as of this time:
• Mayor Francis Suarez has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Jose Fuentes, incumbent, whose term expired on July 9, 2016, has exceeded the number of
allowed absences (6 in 2016), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance; furthermore,
has served as a member since May 10, 2007, and will require a term waiver by a
unanimous (5/5) vote of the Commission.'
2. William Kearney, incumbent, whose term expired on September 8, 2017, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (6 in 2017) and the number of allowed consecutive absences
(3 in 2017), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.2
• Commissioner Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently:
1. Vacant. (Charles Pruett resigned effective June 25, 2018)3
2. Vacant. (Patrick Sessions resigned effective March 13, 2018)4
1 This item was continued from 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, 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, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019,
March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 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, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019,
June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
3 This item was continued from October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14,
2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
4 This item was continued from April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11,
2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9,
2019, June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Cody Courbier, incumbent, whose term expired on June 9, 2017.5
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. William W. Riley, Jr., incumbent, whose term expired on May 10, 2019, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (8 in 2018) and the number of allowed consecutive absences
(3 in 2019 and 3 in 2018), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.6
2. Vacant. (Steven Wernick resigned effective December 15, 2017)7
• Commissioner Keon Hardemon has two (2) nominations for seats currently:8
1. Vacant. (Charles Flowers' term ended on April 8, 2016)
2. Vacant. (Luis Esteban Garcia's term ended on April 8, 2016)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the September 12, 2019,
Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Olga Zamora, Liaison, Hearing Boards
Daniel S. Goldberg, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
This item was continued from June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 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, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019,
June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
6 This item was continued from June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
7 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, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019,
February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019, Commission meetings.
s This item was continued from 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, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December
13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, and July 11, 2019,
Commission meetings.