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Home My WebLink AboutGESE Memos & Resumes�4F11sFl4YffS',� �� ti ®��•�f AI # 1l i MEMORANDUM TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FROM: EDG ERN EZ PE S INISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION: 2016 SEP 28 P11 12: 53 CITY OF hllAtil DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 SUBJECT: CONFIRMATION OF (RE) APPOINMENTS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI G.E.S.E. RETIREMENT TRUST It is recommended that the City Commission confirm the re -appointments by AFSCME Local 1907 of Luis Fernandez and Elizabeth Warwick as representatives selected by AFSCME Local 1907 as members of the City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust Board of Trustees as per attached Resolution. BACKGROUND: City of Miami Code Section 40-243 (A), (Ordinance No. 10002), provides for the appointment of a nine member board of trustees to administer and manage the retirement plan known as the "City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust." Of these nine members, one is to be selected by the City Manager, two by the general employees (A.F.S.C.M.E. Local 1907 bargaining unit), and two by the sanitation employees (AFSCME Local 871 bargaining unit). Four independent trustees are to be selected by the City Commission per recommendation by the two bargaining units. Mr. Seam Moy, President of AFSCME Local 1907, has submitted for confirmation the names of Luis Fernandez and Elizabeth Warwick for reappointment to the Pension Board (see attached letters.) The term of these individuals would begin effective immediately and expire accordingly. Attachments. 2901 Bridgeport Avenue • Coconut Grove, Florida 33133-3607 • Telephone (305) 441-2300 • Fax (305) 441-2307 • www.gese.org REQ.;EtVED RESOLUTION NO. 6 SES' 28 PM 12: 53 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE (RE)ARPOINTMEWTi OULERK AN INDIVIDUAL AS MEMBER OF THE CITY CP'lKlRMPM1 GENERAL EMPLOYEES' AND SANITATION EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST TO SERVE A TERM OF OFFICE AS HEREIN SPECIFIED. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The appointment of the following individuals as members of the Board of Trustees of the City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust. The terra of office for Elizabeth Warwick, which expired on September 13, 2016, is hereby confirmed. The terra of office for Luis Fernandez, which expired on September 13, 2016, is hereby confirmed. Appointee: Appointed by: Elizabeth Warwick AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME Local 1907) Luis Fernandez AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME Local 1907) Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2016. TOMAS REGALADO, MAYOR ATTEST: TODD HANNON CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: PABLO VELEZ ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: VICTORIA MENDEZ CITY ATTORNEY RECEIVED 2016 SEP 28 Pik 12 53 Cf u; , �� 'r' -CLEM 'IT QF tlI,AMI LUT= Local 1997 Miami General Employees Association American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 4011 W. Flagler Street President: Sean Moy Suite 405 Vice President: Sergio Garrido Miami„ Florida 33134 Sect. -Treasurer: Debbie Brawn Phone: 305-643-2254 Recording Sect.: Susan Cambridge September 15, 2016 'b SGS Y { s s Mr. Edgard Hernandez, Pension Administrators C:D `;: - co } i City of Miami General Employees' & Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust '` N C3 2901 Bridgeport Avenue, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 W Dear Mr. Hernandez: Pursuant to Section 40-243 (d) of the City Ordinance, Ms. Elizabeth Warwick's term of appointment will expire on September 11, 2016. It is my wish to re -appoint Ms. Warwick to serve on the Pension Plan Board for another term. I would appreciate your assistance in placing her name for re -appointment on the October 13, 2016, Commission Agenda. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincer 4idem Sea Mt AFSCME Local 1907 L70 Local 1 Miami General Employees Association American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 4011 W. 'Plagler Street President: Sean Moy Suite 405 Vice President: Sergio Garrido Miami, Florida 33134 Sect. -Treasurer: Debbie Brown Phone: 305-643-2254 Recording Sect.. Susan Cambridge September 15, 2016 Cm } i rn r i7 M Mr. Edgard Hernandez, Pension Administrator City of Miami GeneraiEmployees' &�� Sanitation Employees'Retirement Trust n� -v _p 2901 Bridgeport Avenue -K-< tea t =3 Coconut Grove, FL 33133 to Dear Mr. Hernandez: Pursuant to Section 40-243 (d) of the City ordinance, Mr. Luis Fernandez' term of appointment will expire on September 11, 2016. It is my wish to re -appoint Mr. Fernandez to serve on the Pension Plan Bo a rd fo r a nothe r te rm. I would appreciate your assistance in placing his name for re -appointment on the October 13, 2016, Commission Agenda. If you have any qu ons, please feel free to contact me. Sincer , r Sea oy, Pr silent AFSCME Loca 1907 PEPUSi?lYAL PROFESSIONAL LUIS FERNANDEZ HOME 210 S.W. 23rd Road Miami, FL 33129 Tel. (305) 285-0679 Cel. (305) 778-5955 Miami Resident since 1961 Married to Anna for over 36 years Four children; Peter, Anna, Michelle and Paul BUSINESS Lawyer's Plaza 2250 S.W. 3rd Avenue Suite 303 Miami, FL 33129-2064 Tel. (305) 854-5955 Fax (305) 854-5324 E -Mail Lfernandexlaw@aaol.com Attorney Practicing law in Florida as Luis Fernandez P.A. since 1979. Our firm was called Fernandez Caubi, Fernandez et al from 1979 until my father's retirement. C PQ o=. OD rd Courts Admitted United States Supreme Court State of Florida.P" United States District Court Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Floridun Bar and Trial Bar 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals 5th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals United States Tax Court Permitted Pro Hac Vice in Federal Courts in Idaho, Indiana; Nortbern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts in Texas; Pennsylvania; Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York Have served as Guardian ad Litem and General Master for Judges Orr, Levenson, Robinson, Hubbard, Goderich, Krieger, Gelber, P latxer and Jaffe in Miami -Dade County, Florida Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Florida International University from 1987 to 1994. Taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Issues for Criminal Justice Administration, Constitutional Law and Prison Reform at FIU Passed Florida Certified Public Accountant Examination in 1975 --Inactive Status Highest rating by Martindale Hubbell Legal Rating for over 25 years COMMUNITY Presently Host of WLRN (Public Television Channel 17) program Ante Usted, in the Spanish block of programming, airs Sundays at 3:30 P.M. City of Miami Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust (GESS) Chairman Director Peninsula Housing Development, Inc. (Provides Affordable Housing to the Elderly and Handicapped) Repression ID. Formerly Director Willie Chirino Foundation Q� Attorney for Human Rights in Cuba -" Ran Corpus Christi Legal Clinic j e3 Did adoptions for HRS during the 1980s to mid 1990s HONORS Rated as AV Prominent Attorney for the past 25 years Put Something Back Participation (from inception to the present Program to render free legal advice to participating indigents) Cuban American Bar Pro Bono Award for years 1993, 1994 and 1995 National Institute of the Aging Dade County Young Lawyers Certificate of Merit Various Cited as Source. in United Nations Human Rights Report on Cuba 1989 Movimiento Democracia PUBLISHED The Miami News, April 1988 "Unmask Bigotry in Official English Ranks" ry c-+ The Florida Bar Journal, December 1983 "Principles of Juvenile Practice" EDUCATION University of Florida School of Law Awards: Appellate Advocacy; Appellate Advocacy Board of Editors; Boole Award for Criminal Clinic Prep Program; Dean's List; John Marshall Bar Association Certificate of Service Spanish American Law Students Association Service Award Public Defender Eighth Judicial Certificate of Service U€ DhRGfLkDUATF Florida Atlantic University: Bachelor of Science, Major in Accounting 1973 Price Waterhouse Accounting Scholarship Award Winner at FAU Dean's List Phi Theta Kappa Miami Dade Community College: Associate in Arts, Honor's Graduate 1971 ZJ M C') M CD ALICE ELIZABETH WARWICK 2451 Brichell Avenue Unit 18-N Miami, FL 33129 EDUCATION J.D., University of Miami 1981 With Honors, Law Review, Society of Wig and Robe B.A., University of Miami 1973 With Honors EXPERIENCE Practicing attorney since 1981 General civil practice Trustee of GESE Pension Plan 2413 to present Completed Certified Public Pension Trustee Program through Florida Public Pension Trustees Association February 2014 CONTACT 786-449-0123 (cell) betsygbetsywarwick.com C C -c �_.co r\) cn