HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
Date:
January 28, 2018
of the City Commission
Subject:
Miami Sports and Exhibition
Authority (MSEA)
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for February 8, 2018
City Clerk
Enclosures:
List of Members, Letter and
Resume
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.
Six (6) appointments are required at this time:
Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently: 1
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has two (2) nominations for a seat currently held by:
1. Eli Feinberg, incumbent, whose term expired on December 8, 2017, has served as a
member since March 13, 1987, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5)
vote of the Commission.2
2. Rodolfo Sablon, incumbent, whose term expired on January 12, 2018, has exceeded
the number of allowed consecutive absences (3 in 2017), and will require a 4/5ths
waiver of attendance.3
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Nathan Kurland, incumbent, whose term expired on January 14, 2017, has served as a
member since July 2, 2009, and will require a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of
the Commission.4
1 This item was continued from 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, October 12, 2017, November
16, 2017, and January 11, 2018, Commission meetings.
2 This item was continued from November 16, 2017, and January 11, 2018, Commission meetings.
3 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, Commission meeting.
4 This item was continued from January 12, 2017, February 9, 2017, March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017,
July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, November 16, 2017, and January 11, 2018, Commission meetings.
2. Frank Veloso, incumbent, whose term expired on December 15, 2012, has exceeded
the number of allowed consecutive absences (3 in 2017), and will require a 4/5ths
waiver of attendance.5
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Rafael Cabrera, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 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
February 8, 2018, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Lourdes Blanco, Liaison
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator
5 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, March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017,
September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, November 16, 2017, and January 11, 2018, Commission meetings.
6 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
7 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, Commission meeting.