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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Commission
H. D. Southern
City Clerk
DATE= October 4, 1973
SUBJECT:
FILE:
Planning and Zoning Board '
appointments - advertising
requirement
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
This is to remind you that Section 62-18 of Chapter 62 of the City
Code, as amended by Ordinance No. 8195, passed and adopted this
date, requires thirty days notice prior to making any appointments
to the Planning Advisory Board or the Zoning Board, and also requires
other acticns to be taken prior to making any such appointments.
Enclosed is a copy of said Section 62-18 for your information.
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ARTICLE IV -- tPPO:N M'ENT OF MEMBERS OF PLAN xADVISOR`.; BOARD AND ZONING BOARD
Section 62-13. Intent. It is intended that members
of the Planning Advisory Board and of the Zoning Board
established by this chapter shall be persons of knowledge,
experience, mature judgment, and background, having ability
and desire to act in the public interest, and representing
insofar as may be possible, the various social, demographic,
and economic elements of the City. To that end, the
following procedures set out in this Article shall be
followed in the making of appointments as members of
the Planning Advisory Board and of the Zoning Board.
Section 62-17. Size of Boards and Terms of Office.
The Planning Advisory Board and the Zoning Board shall each
consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the City
Commission in the manner and under the standards hereinafter
set out. Each member shall be appointed for a te,,;n of three
(3)
years; provided, that of the members of each boar4 first
appointed under this Article, three (3) shall be appointed
for a term of three (3) years each, two (2) shall be
appointed for terms of two (?) years each, and two (2)
shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year each, except
as
set out in Section 62-18 of this article.
Section 62-18. Appointment. No appointment shall
be made by the City Commission to membership on the Planning
Advisory Board or on the Zoning Board until the Commission
shall have given notice in a newspaper of general circulation
in the City of the vacancies at least thirty (30) days prior
to the making of an appointment, and shall have solicited
and encouraged the public and professional or citizen
organizations within the area having interest in and knowledge
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. p3,a.ng and plan implementation process to submit
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names of persons and their qualifications for consideration
as prospective appointees of the boards. At least five
(5) days prior to the :caking of any appointment, the City
Commission shall cause to have available to the public:,
and shall publicly make announcement of the fact, that the
list of names thus submitted, together with a short statement
of the qualifications of each person, is prepared and
available for public inspection and consideration. In
reaching decision on appointment, the City Commission shall
give due consideration to the names thus submitted.
In addition, the City Commission shall, at least
five (5) days prior to the making of any appointment, cause
to have available to the public, and shall publicly make
announcement of the .fact; that the names of prospective
nominees submitted by Members of the City Commission and
a short statement of qualifications of such persons are
available for public inspection and consideration.
No person shall be. appointed to membership on
the Planning Advisory Board or on the Zoning Board, whose
name and qualifications have not been made publicly
available in the manns.r set out,
Section 62-19. Standards and Qualifications. In
reaching decision on appointment to a vacancy or vacancies
on the Planning Advisory Board or on the Zoning Board, the
City Commission shall give due regard to and be guided by the
necessity for, of representation on the boards of (1)
geographical sections and areas of the City; (2) social,
economic, and demographic characteristics of the _ :.y;
•(3) qualifications, background, experience, and abilities
of appointees to fulfill the duties and responsibilities
of board membership; (4) prior demonostratioa by prospective
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Gordon - Dr. Bartley, will it be necessary or advisable for you
to be continuing your counseltation with our law
department and our planning department with regard to
the changes
Bartley - I'll defer to them.
Gordon - I ask this for anyone who wants to answer, I didn't mean
to over look our department
Acton Commissioner Gordon, I dovbelieve that there are a number
of different items in the zoning ordinance that do need
additional work in light of the entire procedure
were undertaking, as soon as the ordinance°goes into
effect in January, so to answer your question I
f would say yea. I did discuss this matter with
Mr Andrews, and there will be a resolution for the
next commission meeting of October the 19th to pro-
vide the necessary funds for that wouk.
Gordon - Very good. Then do we have to do anything today Mr.
Andrews?
Andrews - Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I would like
the public record to reflect some estimate as to
what the number of hours will consist of. Do you
have any idea as to what were talking about?
Acton - I believe it will amount to 10 or 11 days of Dr. Bartley's
time.
Andrewds- Does that mean 80 hours?
_Acton - haFje right._ r �,up
-1- Bartley -,,I have been on that meetof arrangement in a sense
Commaaionar,Plummer , on a daily per diem basis, which
adds to the same thing.
Kennedy - I think we have hit a milestone in the City and I
certainly want to congradulate Commissioner Rose
Gordon �..
Plummer - Instead of a contract then wouldn't you go on an
hourly basis?
Andrews - Thats what I want to have in the record
Plummer - I'm sure Dr. Bartlye has an established fee for his
consultant services
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EXCERPTS FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
MIAMI CITY COMMI-3ION
October 4, 1973
Mrs. Gordon: Dr. Bartley, will it be necessary or advisable for you to be
continuing your consultation with our law department and our planning depart-
ment with regard to the changes?
Dr. Bartley: I'll defer to them.
Mrs. Gordon: I ask this for anyone who wants to answer, I didn't mean to
overlook our department.
Mr. Acton: Commissioner Gordon, I do believe that there are a number of
different items in the Zoning Ordinance that do need additional work in Light
of the entire procedure we're undertaking, as soon as the Ordinance goes into
effect in January, so to answer your question I would say yes. I did discuss
this matter with Mr. Andrews, and there will be a resolution for the next
Commission meeting of October the 19th to provide the necessary funds for
that work.
Mrs. Gordon: Very good, then do we have to do anything today Mr. Andrews?
Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and Members of the Commission, I would like the
public record to reflect some estimate as to what the number of hours will
consist of. Do you have any idea as to what we're talking about?
Mr. Acton: I believe it will amount to 10 or 11 days of Dr. Bartley's time.
Mr. Andrews: Does that mean 80 hours?
Mr. Acton: That's right.
Mr. Plummer: Instead of a contract then wouldn't you go on an hourly basis?
Mr. Andrews: That's what I want to have in the record.
Mr. Plummer: I'm sure Dr. Bartley has an established fee for his consultant
services.
Dr. Bartley: Yes I do. I have been on that kind of arrangement in a sense,
Mr. Plummer, on a daily per diem basis, which adds to the same thing.
Mayor Kennedy: I think we have hit a milestone in the City and I certainly
want to congratulate Commissioner Rose Gordon, etc.
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