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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
Date:
June 20, 2018
of the City Commission
Subject:
Miami Sports and Exhibition
Authority (MSEA)
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for July 12, 2018
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.
Six (6) appointments are required at this time:
• Chair Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently: 1
1. Vacant.
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Kathryn Moore, incumbent, whose term expired on June 8, 2018.2
2. James Cassel, incumbent, whose term expires on July 13, 2018.
• Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort has one (2) nominations for seats 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 (515)
vote of the Commission.'
2. Vacant. (Rodolfo Sablon resigned effective May 30, 201 8)4
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Rachel Wagner Furst, incumbent, whose term expired on November 15, 2017.5, 6
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, January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, and June 14, 2018, Commission
meetings.
2 This item was continued from June 14, 2018, Commission meeting.
3 This item was continued from November 16, 2017, January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May
10, 2018, and June 14, 2018, Commission meetings.
a This item was continued from June 14, 2018, Commission meeting.
s This item was continued from March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, and June 14, 2018, Commission meetings.
6 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
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 July 12,
2018, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
Lourdes Blanco, Liaison
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Miriam M. Arcia, Agenda Coordinator