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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: March 31, 2017
of the City Commission
Subject: Waterfront Advisory Board
From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for April 13, 2017
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Miami Waterfront Advisory Board was created to review and evaluate issues related to the
use and development of city -owned waterfront property and shall provide advice to the City
Commission concerning those issues and only such other matters as are referred to it by the City
Commission in regard to city or public land abutting water.
Seven (7) appointments are required as of this time:
Mayor Tomas Regalado has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Jose Fuentes, incumbent, whose term expired on July 9, 2016, has exceeded the number of
allowed absences (6 in 2016), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance; furthermore,
he has served as a member since May 10, 2007, and will require a term waiver by a
unanimous (5/5) vote of the Commission.'
Chair Keon Hardemon has two (2) nominations for seats currently:2
1. Vacant. (Charles Flowers' term ended on April 8, 2016)
2. Vacant. (Luis Esteban Garcia's term ended on April 8, 2016)
Vice Chair Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Charles Pruett, incumbent, whose term expired on July 12, 2013.3
2. John Hopwood, incumbent, whose term expired on March 14, 2014, has exceeded the
number of allowed consecutive absences (3 in 2014), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance.4
1 This item was continued from 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 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.
s This item was continued from 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, and 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.
4 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.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:'
1. W. David Moore, incumbent, whose term expired on March 11, 2017, has exceeded the
number of allowed absences (4 in 2016), and will require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
• Commissioner Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. William Riley, Jr., whose term expires on April 14, 2017.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the April 13, 2017,
Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
Olga Zamora, Liaison, Hearing Boards
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
5 This item was continued from March 9, 2017, Commission meeting.