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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
Date:
November 3, 2017
of the City Commission
Subject:
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for November 16, 2017
City Clerk
Enclosures:
List of Members and Resume
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 12967 (1) To serve in
an advisory capacity to the City Commission, mayor, and city manager on citywide parks and
recreation policy matters, park and recreation needs and priorities, and as stewards of the parks and
recreation master plan(s); (2) to provide periodic review of physical improvements as needed for all
city park and recreational facilities; (3) to provide a review of the parks, recreation, playground, after
school, weekend, and summer camp programs and other activities and services provided throughout
all parks, and make recommendations to the director of the department of parks and recreation; (4) to
review the use of city park, playground, and recreation facilities to assess whether such uses meet the
recreational needs of the neighborhood and community in which each facility is located; (5) to
review the operations and maintenance needs of the parks department's operations division and
provide recommendations on needs required to effectively address citywide park and recreation
facilities maintenance issues; (6) to provide recommendations on the expansion of existing and
development of new undeveloped park land; (7) to review the city's implementation of the
recommendations contained within the parks and recreation master plan(s); (8) to participate in
charettes and other public forums to obtain comments and suggestions with respect to the city's park
and recreation system; (9) to work with existing and future city public trusts and/or agencies that
have responsibility over the operations and maintenance of city park land; and (10) to discuss,
conduct a recorded vote on the Board's recommendations, and include such recorded vote(s) and
written recommendation(s) to the City Commission.
Two (2) appointments are required at this time:
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Elijah Stiers, incumbent, whose term expired on March 14, 2015.1
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant. (Michael Hepburn resigned effective June 7, 2017)
1 This item was continued from 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, March
9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, and October 12, 2017, Commission
meetings.
2 This item was continued from July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, and October 12, 2017, Commission meetings.
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 November
16, 2017, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
LaCleveia Morley, Liaison
Richard F. Appleton, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator