HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: August 27, 2020
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Planning, Zoning and Appeals
Board
References: Agenda for September 10, 2020
Enclosures: List of Members and Applications
Pursuant to Sec 62-27 of the City Code, The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board was created to
meet the responsibilities under the continuous comprehensive planning program required by state
statutes.
Pursuant to Sec 62-63.5 of the City Code, The City Commission shall appoint the board members
from the nominations made by each City Commissioner, for ten members of the Planning, Zoning
and Appeals Board. The mayor shall appoint one member and the alternate member. Appointees
shall be persons in a position to represent the public interest. No person shall be appointed having
personal or private interests likely to conflict with the public interest. No person shall be
appointed who has any interest in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or
service for the City. No person shall be appointed who holds any elective office or is employed
in a full-time capacity by any governmental authority in the county or the City. Before making
any appointment, the City Commission shall determine that the person so appointed satisfies the
requirements of sections 2-611 (Conflict of Interest) et seq. of the City Code, and no person shall be
confirmed in appointment who has not filed the statement required by section 2-615 (List of
real estate owned — Required of certain officials). Per application, such disclosure is to be made
within 30 days of appointment. In addition, the code of ethics of Miami -Dade County shall apply to
members and the alternate member of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
In February 2020, our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation as
required by City Code Sec. 62-63(a) for the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board. The deadline for
such application was Friday, March 20, 2020, 4:00 PM. We received applications from the following
individuals by the March 20, 2020, deadline.
1. Adam Gersten, incumbent
2. Alexander Monje, new applicant
3. Anthony Parrish, Jr., incumbent
4. Melody Torrens, incumbent
5. Matthew Trussoni, new applicant
Seven (7) appointments are required at this time:
• Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:'
1. Melody Torrens, incumbent, whose term expired on November 13, 2019.
2. Vacant. (Juvenal Pina resigned effective May 18, 2020)
1 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, June 25, 2020, and July 9, 2020, Commission
meetings.
• Commissioner Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:2
1. Andres Althabe, incumbent, whose term expired on November 13, 2019.
2. Anthony Parrish, Jr., incumbent, whose term expired on November 13, 2019.
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:3
1. Vacant. (Miguel Soliman resigned effective July 12, 2019)
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:4
1. Charles Garavaglia, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
2. Manuel Vadillo, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the September
10, 2020, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Olga Zamora, Liaison
Amber Ketterer, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
2 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, June 25, 2020, and July 9, 2020, Commission
meetings.
3 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, June 25, 2020, and July 9, 2020, Commission
meetings.
4 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, June 25, 2020, and July 9, 2020, Commission
meetings.