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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Members of the City Commission From: Todd B. Hannon City Clerk Date: December 1, 2024 Subject: Historic and Environmental Preservation Board References: Agenda for December 12, 2024 Enclosures: List of members, Application Summary, Applications and Resumes The Historic and Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board administers the environmental and historic preservation ordinances, and serves as a quasi-judicial instrument in certain areas. Members of the HEP Board shall be from the electorate of the city and must be experienced individuals representing specific professions related to the Board's responsibilities. The board consists of nine members and one alternate member qualified as follows: • One member shall be an architect registered in the state. • One member shall be a landscape architect registered in the state. • One member shall be a historian or architectural historian qualified by means of education or experience and having demonstrated knowledge and interest in county history or architectural history. • One member shall be an architect or architectural historian having demonstrated knowledge and experience in architectural restoration and historic preservation. • One member shall be an experienced real estate broker licensed by the state. • One member shall be a person experienced in the field of business and finance or law. • Three members shall be citizens with demonstrated knowledge and interest in the historic and architectural heritage of the city and/or conservation of the natural environment, and may also qualify under any of the above categories. • One alternate member shall qualify under one of the above categories. Our office advertised for applications in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by the City Code Sec. 62-187(c). Since Board members must be appointed to specific category positions; the incumbents, categories, and eligible applicants to the category are as listed in the summary sheet and shown below. Eight (8) appointments are required at this time: • Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:' 1. Jordan Trachtenberg, incumbent, Architect or Architectural Historian (Category 4j, whose term expired on June 14, 2019, has been a member since February 12, 2025, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the Commission. *Eligible applicants for this category are: 1 This item was continued from June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, and November 21, 2024, Commission meetings. Jordan Trachtenberg • Commissioner Damian Pardo has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:2 1. William Hopper, incumbent, Citizen (Category 7), whose term expired on December 1, 2023, has been a member since March 12, 2011, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the Commission. *Eligible applicants for this category are: William Hopper Julie ODell Robert Parks Luis Prieto y Munoz Jordan Trachtenberg 2. Julie ODell, incumbent, Real Estate Broker (Category 5), whose term expired on December 1, 2023. *Eligible applicants for this category are: Julie ODell • Commissioner Joe Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:3 1. Luis Prieto y Munoz, Business and Finance or Law (Category 6), whose term expired on June 14, 2019. *Eligible applicants for this category are: Julie ODell Robert Parks Luis Prieto y Munoz Jordan Trachtenberg 2. Hugh Ryan, Historian or Architectural Historian (Category 3), whose term expired on April 14, 2023. *Eligible applicants for this category are: William Hopper Luis Prieto y Muhoz Jordan Trachtenberg • Commissioner Manolo Reyes has two (2) nominations for seats currently:4 1. Vacant. Architect (Category 1) *Eligible applicants for this category are: Jordan Trachtenberg 2. Denise Galvez Turros, incumbent, Alternate (Category 8), whose term expired on November 17, 2023. *Eligible applicants for this category are: William Hopper Robert Parks Jordan Trachtenberg 2 This item was continued from June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, and November 21, 2024, Commission meetings. 3 This item was continued from June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, and November 21, 2024, Commission meetings. 4 This item was continued from June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, and November 21, 2024, Commission meetings. • Commissioner Christine King has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:5 1. Christopher Cawley, incumbent, Landscape Architect (Category 2), whose term expired on July 13, 2018. *Eligible applicants for this category are: No Eligible Applicants 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 December 12, 2024, Commission agenda. TBH:ne c: Kenneth Kalmis, Preservation Officer James Brako, Assistant City Attorney Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator 5 This item was continued from June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, and November 21, 2024, Commission meetings.