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Margaret Benua Application PackageBenua Margaret (Peggy)ANAME: Last Name First Name Middle Initial 115 W. Sunrise Avenue Coral GablesHOME ADDRESS: Apt No.Home No./Street City Florida 33133 State Zip Code (305) 668-4769 (305) 423-6250PHONE: Home Work peggybenua@dreamsouthbeach.com Email Address Miami Beach Street W. Sunrise Avenue City Florida State 33139- Zip Code Address: Dream South Beach Hotel Position:Business Name:General Manager Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated with the city; this requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an individual shall have been a resident of the city for a minimum of six months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the city. NoƔ5HVLGHQWRI0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ'HPRQVWUDWHDQRZQHUVKLSLQWHUHVWLQDEXVLQHVVLQ0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ$UH\RXDUHJLVWHUHGYRWHULQ0LDPL%HDFK Ɣ3OHDVHcircle one): I am now a resident of: Ɣ,DPDSSO\LQJIRUDQDSSRLQWPHQWEHFDXVH,KDYHVSHFLDODELOLWLHVNQRZOHGJHDQGH[SHULHQFH3OHDVHOLVWEHORZ Ɣ$UH\RXSUHVHQWO\DUHJLVWHUHGOREE\LVWZLWKWKH&LW\RI0LDPL%HDFK" Yes No South Beach No 20 years working in Miami Beach. Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: Visitor and Convention Authority No2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your children Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center: 1. Past service on the Youth Center Advisory Board: No Years of Service: ages, and which programs. List below: if yes, please list the names of your children, their CITY OF MIAMI BEACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM * Board members are required to file Form 1 – "Statement of Financial Interest" with the State. If you seek appointment to a professional seat (e.g., lawyer, architect, etc.) on the Board of Adjustment, Design Review Board, Historic Preservation Board or Planning Board, attach a copy of your currently-effectively license, and furnish the following information: Type of Professional License_______________________________ License Number ______________________________ License Issuance Date ___________________________________ License Expiration Date _______________________ Error: Subreport could not be shown. Error: Subreport could not be shown. NoƔHave you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔDo you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ƔAre you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:Yes If yes, which board? Miami Beach Commission for Women MBCCAB - Ex Officio member for the MBCC ƔWhat organizations in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? ƔList all properties owned or have an interest in, which are located within the City of Miami Beach: Error: Subreport could not be shown. ƔI am now employed by the city of Miami Beach:No Which department? Error: Subreport could not be shown. The following information is voluntary and is neither part of your application nor has any bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with federal equal opportunity reporting requirements. FemaleGender: Physically Challenged:No White Race/Ethnic Categories What is your race? Mark one or more races to indicate what you consider yourself to be. Other Description: Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No NOTE: If appointed, you will be required to follow certain laws which apply to city board/committee members. These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26). o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office, from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself, or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties (CFR 570.611). Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk. “I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.” I Margaret (Peggy) Benua agreed to the following terms on 1/8/2020 9:57:37 AM Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date Peggy Benua, is the General Manager at Dream South Beach hotel as of November 2008. Re- locating to the Miami Beach hotel market in January 2000, Peggy has spent the last 20 years working on Miami Beach, joining Marriott in 2000 as Resident Manager at the Eden Roc Renaissance. Prior to accepting the role as opening General Manger for Dream South Beach, Peggy was General Manager at the Marriott South Beach. Peggy earned her BFA in the University of North Florida, where she graduated cum laude. Peggy has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry since earning her Master’s in Hotel and Food Service Management from Florida International University’ Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. After completing a management training program with ITT Sheraton, she held various rooms operations positions in San Diego and Los Angeles area Sheraton Hotels, including the Sheraton LAX and the Sheraton Grande, part of the ITT Sheraton Luxury Collection. Prior to relocating back to Miami, Peggy was Hotel Manager at Le Meridien Dallas from 1994 to 1999. Peggy sits on the Executive Board of the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association and was Board Chair in 2014 and 2015. She served as a Board member of the Miami Beach Visitors Convention Authority from 2012 through 2017 and was board chair from 2014-2017. Peggy is also a member of the AOHT Advisory Board, where she currently serves as Treasurer, and the Miami Beach Chamber Board of Governors. She represents the Miami Beach Chamber as ex officio board member of the Miami Beach CCAB, and currently serves on the Miami Beach Commission for Women since 2017 for a 2-year term. Peggy is a recipient of the 2016 Miami Beach Commission for Women “Women Worth Knowing” Award, 2014 Recipient of the Red Cross “Sara Hopkins Woodruff Spectrum Awards for Women” and 2012 Recipient HSMAI South Florida Chapter’s “General Manager of the Year”. In October 2016 she was listed by Florida Trend as a Miami Dade “Must Know Contact”. When not operating her hotel or participating in industry related activities, she enjoys outdoor activities such as cycling and scuba diving.