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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
Date:
September 23, 2018
of the City Commission
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Subject:
Overtown Advisory Board/
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Overtown Community Oversight
Board Appointed Members
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for October 11, 2018
City Clerk
Enclosures:
Qualifying Chart, Applications
for Appointed Members and
List of Members
The Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board was created via
Ordinance 12858 amending Article XI of Chapter 2 of the City Code to encourage and support
housing, job creation, economic and business development, educational opportunities, and historic
and cultural preservation within the Overtown Community. The Board shall provide written
recommendations to the City Commission regarding activities, developments, and improvements
within or substantially impacting the residents of the Overtown Area.
The Overtown Advisory Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board, in addition to five (5)
elected members, shall consist of six (6) members who shall be appointed. In accordance with
Ordinance 12858, the District 5 City Commissioner shall appoint five (5) qualified members and the
Mayor shall appoint one (1) qualified member to the Board. Additionally, the District 5
Commissioner shall appoint one (1) qualified youth board member, and the Overtown Advisory
Board/Overtown Community Oversight Board shall appoint one (1) qualified youth board member.
An ad was placed in a newspaper of general circulation to solicit qualified prospective appointees.
See attached.
Seven (7) appointments are required at this time.
Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for an appointed seat:'
1. One (1) nomination for a qualified individual for an appointed seat.
The eligible applicants are: Tramitrus Austin -Swindle, Mae
Christian, Tamme Flood, Kamau Fulger, Reginald Munnings,
Daeja O'Donoghue, Akua Scott and Keon Williams.
Chair Keon Hardemon has six (6) nominations for appointed seats:'
1. Five (5) nominations for qualified individuals for appointed seats.
The eligible applicants are: Tramitrus Austin -Swindle, Mae
Christian, Tamme I. Flood, Kamau Fulger, Reginald Munnings,
Daeja O'Donoghue, Akua Scott and Keon Williams.
2. One (1) nomination for a qualified youth board member.
There are no eligible applicants.
1 This item was continued from September 13, 2018, Commission meeting.
2 This item was continued from September 13, 2018, Commission meeting.
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 October
11, 2018, Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
Brandyss Howard, Overtown NET Administrator
Daniel D. Diaz, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Arcia, Agenda Coordinator