HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: June 15, 2026
Subject: Art in Public Places Board
References: Agenda for June 25, 2026
Enclosures: List of Members, Memorandum
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.
Six (6) appointments are needed at this time.
• Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Nelson Delgado, incumbent, whose term expired on November 26, 2019.1' 2
1 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's tern shall expire."
2This item was continued from April 23, 2026, Commission meeting.
• Commissioner Damian Pardo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Olga Granda, incumbent, whose term expired on December 1, 2023.3' 4
• Commissioner Rolando Escalona has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:5
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Christine King has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Gary Feinberg, incumbent, whose term expired on November 17, 2020, has been a
member since May 11, 2017, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.6' 7
• Commission -At -Large has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Juan Valadez, incumbent, whose term expired on November 20, 2019, has been a
member since June 22, 2017, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.$' 9
2. Odalys De Yurre, incumbent, whose term expired on April 10, 2025.10,11
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 June 25,
2026, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Indra Alam, Liaison, Planning Depaitlnent
Raymond Pereira, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
3 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
4 This item was continued from April 23, 2026, Commission meeting.
5 This item was continued from April 23, 2026, Commission meeting.
6 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
7 This item was continued from April 23, 2026, Commission meeting.
8 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
9 This item was continued from April 23, 2026, Commission meeting.
10 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
11 This item was continued from April 23, 2026, Commission meeting.