HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: October 8, 2020
Subject: Art in Public Places Board
References: Agenda for October 22, 2020
Enclosures: List of Members and Applications
The Art in Public Places (AIPP) Board with the assistance and recommendations of the Planning
Department, Public Art Division, and all other City departments, as necessary shall:
1. Recommend the Public Art Program Guidelines and amendments to the Public Arts Program
Guidelines thereto to the City Commission.
2. Recommend the Public Art Master Plan and amendments to the Public Art Master Plan
thereto to the City Commission.
3. Approve expenditures to the Public Art Fund as proposed by the City Manager or his/her
designee.
4. Approve, approve with conditions, or deny proposed installations, dedications, or donations
of Art, based on the Public Art Program Guidelines and the Public Art Master Plan; and
5. To act on any other Art in Public Places related matter as assigned by the City Commission.
Members of the AIPP Board shall have an interest and knowledge of the visual and performing
arts, and the artistic development of the City. Eight (8) board members must be knowledgeable
and have a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate Degree from an accredited university or college. The
board consists of nine (9) voting members and two (2) alternate members qualified as follows:
• Five (5) members shall be chosen from the following fields: fine arts, art education, museum
curation, architecture, art history, architectural history, urban planning, urban design,
landscape architecture, interior design, or graphic or product design;
• One member shall be a professional artist; and
• Two (2) members shall be from the following fields: finance, real estate development, and/or
construction management.
• One (1) member and two (2) alternate members must have an interest in the visual and
performing arts. Neither of these members is required to have a Bachelor's, Master's, or
Doctorate Degree. One (1) alternate member shall be a representative of Miami -Dade County
Public Schools.
Our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the City
Code Sec. 62-655(b).
Ten (10) appointments are needed at this time.
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:1
1 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, and October 8,
2020, Commission meetings.
1. Maria Napoles, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
• Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:2
1. Nelson Delgado, incumbent, whose term expired on November 26, 2019.
• Commissioner Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:3
1. Vacant. (Trisha Logan resigned effective April 11, 2020)
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:4
1. Rene Morales, incumbent, whose term expired on December 2, 2017.
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:5
1. Christina Cuervo, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.
• Commission -At -Large has five (5) nominations for seats currently:6
1. Patrick Cohen, alternate incumbent, whose term expired on November 20, 2019.
2. Francisco Herretes, incumbent, whose term expired on November 20, 2019.
3. Juan Valadez, alternate incumbent, whose term expired on November 20, 2019.
4. Vacant. (Alex Gartenfeld resigned effective April 20, 2018)
5. Vacant, Alternate (Miami -Dade County Public Schools Representative).
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the enabling ordinance of said board. By copy of
this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the October
22, 2020, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Efren Nunez, Liaison, Planning Depaitment
Daniel Goldberg, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
2 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, and October 8,
2020, Commission meetings.
3 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, and October 8,
2020, Commission meetings.
4 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, and October 8,
2020, Commission meetings.
5 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, and October 8,
2020, Commission meetings.
6 This item was continued from April 9, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, and October 8,
2020, Commission meetings.