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Resolution R-25-0007
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 17132 Final Action Date: 1/23/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RATIFYING,
CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT
TRUST'S ("TRUST") APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER,
BARBARA C. HERNANDEZ AS THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE TRUST ON A TEMPORARY BASIS WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS
SET FORTH HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Bayfront Park Management Trust ("Trust") was established pursuant to
Ordinance No. 10348 as a limited agency and instrumentality of the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is tasked with directing, operating, managing, and maintaining all
aspects of the City -owned properties known as Bayfront Park and Maurice Ferre Park for the
purposes of ensuring maximum community utilization and enjoyment; and
WHEREAS, Section 38-105 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), provides that the position of the Executive Director of the Trust shall be selected by the
Trust and approved by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, Section 38-105 of the City Code further provides that the salary of the
Executive Director shall be set by the Trust and approved by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the former Executive Director of the Trust resigned on December 17, 2024,
resulting in a vacancy in the position of Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, the vacancy resulting from the former Executive Director's prompt and
unanticipated departure presented an emergency for the Trust as an Executive Director is
necessary for the continued and effective operations of the Trust, including without limitation,
the success of the Bayfront Park New Year's Eve event hosted by the Trust; and
WHEREAS, on December 20, 2024, the Trustees of the Trust unanimously voted to
appoint the City's current Assistant City Manager, Barbara C. Hernandez, as the Interim
Executive Director of the Trust for no additional monetary compensation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Trust's appointment of Assistant City Manager, Barbara C. Hernandez
as the Interim Executive Director of the Trust with the terms and conditions of employment
agreed upon by the Trust is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved on a temporary basis.
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File ID: 17132 Enactment Number: R-25-0007
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y ttor y 1/13/2025
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