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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: February 14, 2017
of the City Commission
Subject: Community Relations Board
From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for March 9, 2017
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Community Relations Board (CRB) was created to (1) To serve in an advisory capacity to the
City Commission; (2) to foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect among all economic,
social, religious and ethnic groups in the City of Miami; (3) to make studies in the field of human
relations; (4) to attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving community relations; (5) to
cooperate in the development of educational programs dedicated to the improvement of community
relations with, and to enlist the support of, civic leaders, civic, religious, veterans, labor, industrial,
commercial and eleemosynary groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculcation of ideals of
tolerance, cultural respect and understanding; (6) to prepare studies, and have studies made, in the
field of community relations, and to prepare and disseminate reports of such studies; (7) to
recommend to the Mayor, Commissioners, and the City Manager such ordinances to carry out the
purposes of the provisions set forth herein; (8) to submit an annual report to the Mayor,
Commissioners, and the City Manager; and (9) to make recommendations regarding grants and
donations on behalf of the City from foundations and others for the purpose of carrying out the above
listed functions, subject to approval by the City Commission.
Members of the Community Relations Board shall be residents of the Citv of Miami.
Seven (7) appointments are needed at this time.
• Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Lyse Cuellar -Vidal, incumbent, whose term expires on July 9, 2018, has exceeded
the number of allowed consecutive absences (4 in 2015), and the number of allowed
absences (4 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths attendance waiver.'
Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:2
Vacant. (Nathaniel Wilcox effective April 8, 2016)
1 This item was continued from February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016,
October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, and February 9, 2017, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, and February 9,
2017, Commission meetings.
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Michael Barket, incumbent, whose term expired on October 13, 2013.3
2. Vacant. (David Young resigned effective January 29, 2016)4
• Commissioner Frank Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently :5
1. Vacant. (Teresa Zorilla resigned effective November 10, 2009)
2. Vacant. (Miguel Soliman resigned effective May 12, 2016)
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:6
1. Vacant. (Antonio Diaz resigned effective June 1, 2016)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of
this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the March 9, 2017,
Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
Yariel Diaz, Liaison
Juan C. Perez, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
3 This item was continued from November 21, 2013, January 9, 2014, February 13, 2014, March 13, 2014, April 10, 2014, May
8, 2014, June 12, 2014, July 10, 2014, September 11, 2014, October 9, 2014, November 20, 2014, December 11, 2014, January 8,
2015, February 12, 2015, March 12, 2015, April 9, 2015, May 14, 2015, June 11, 2015, July 9, 2015, September 10, 2015,
October 8, 2015, January 14, 2016, February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14,
2016, October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, and February 9, 2017, Commission meetings.
4 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, and February 9,
2017, Commission meetings.
5 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, and February 9,
2017, Commission meetings.
6 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, and February 9,
2017, Commission meetings.