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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
Date:
March 31, 2017
of the City Commission
Subject:
Miami Sports and Exhibition
Authority (MSEA)
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for April 13, 2017
City Clerk
Enclosures:
List of Members
The Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority (MSEA) was created to promote sports, conventions
and exhibitions and to strive to generate and further community support to achieve this purpose. The
Authority shall endeavor to attract professional sports franchises to utilize facilities in the City.
Members of MSEA shall be qualified electors of Miami -Dade County. One member shall be the
Mayor who shall be a voting ex -officio member and the chairperson thereof. Two voting members
shall be City Commissioners appointed by a majority vote of City Commission to serve for a period
of one (1) year. Each City Commissioner shall nominate two members to be ratified by a majority
vote of the City Commission.
Eight (8) appointments are required at this time:
Chair Keon Hardemon has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Davie Madison, incumbent, whose term expired on April 9, 2016, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (4 in 2016), and the number of allowed consecutive
absences (3 in 2016), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
2. Vacant.2
Vice Chair Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Jay Solowsky, incumbent, whose term expired on March 14, 2014.3
2. Vacant 4
Commissioner Frank Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Nathan Kurland, incumbent, whose term expired on January 14, 2017.5
2. Frank Veloso, incumbent, whose term expired on December 15, 2012.6
1 This item was continued from April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, October 13,
2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, and March 9, 2017, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017,
and March 9, 2017, Commission meetings.
s This item was continued from 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, September 8, 2016, October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016,
December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, and March 9, 2017, Commission meetings.
a This item was continued from February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016,
September 8, 2016, October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, and March 9,
2017, Commission meetings.
5 This item was continued from January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, and March 9, 2017, Commission meeting.
Commission -At -Large has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Keon Hardemon, incumbent, whose term expired on February 12, 2016, has exceeded
the number of allowed absences (4 in 2015), and the number of allowed consecutive
absences (3 in 2015), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.7
2. Wifredo (Willy) Gort, incumbent, whose term expires on April 14, 2017.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said authority. By copy
of this memorandum to the Agenda Office, we are requesting that this issue be placed on the April
13, 2017, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
Lourdes Blanco, Liaison
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
6 This item was continued from January 10, 2013, February 14, 2013, March 14, 2013, April 11, 2013, May 9, 2013, June 13,
2013, July 11, 2013, September 12, 2013, October 10, 2013, 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, November 19, 2015, January 14, 2016, February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April
14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9, 2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8,
2016, January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, and March 9, 2017, Commission meetings.
7 This item was continued from January 14, 2016, February 11, 2016, March 11, 2016, April 14, 2016, May 12, 2016, June 9,
2016, July 14, 2016, September 8, 2016, October 13, 2016, November 17, 2016, December 8, 2016, January 12, 2017, February
9, 2017, and March 9, 2017, Commission meetings.