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Sandra Scidmore Application PackageScidmore Sandra L Last Name First Name Middle Initial 100 Lincoln Road, Apt. 423 Miami Beach Home Address City FL 33139 State Zip Code 30553846417865660422 HomeWork sscidmore@hotmail.com Email Address 7865660422 Cellular Miami Beach Business Address N/A City Florida State 33139 Zip Code N/A - Contract Worker Occupation:Business Name: Architecture and History Tour Guide (Contractor) 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: Historic Preservation Board Design Review Board Planning Board BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM Note:If applying for the At-Large position of the Historic Preservation Board, please answer the below questions: Have you ever resided in one of the City's Historic Districts for at least one year?Yes 100 Lincoln Road, Apt. 423, Miami Beach, FL 33139 7/4/1998 11/12/2020 Address From: Dates To: If you answered "Yes", please indicate: Professional License License Number Issuance Date Expire Date Real Estate (Voluntarily Inactive)SL3076278 2/18/2004 9/30/2021 Note:If you are seeking appointment to a professional seat (e.g. attorney, architect, etc.), you must attach a copy of your currently effective corresponding professional license. Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a, b and c: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be affiliated with the city. This requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: YesResident of the City for a minimum of six (6) months: Demonstrate an ownership interest in a business established in the City for a minimum of six (6) months:No AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH a. ● I am resident of:South Beach Or b. "Ownership Interest" shall mean the ownership of ten percent (10%) or more (including the ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding capital stock) in a business. "Business" shall mean any sole proprietorship, sponsorship, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity or business association. c.Full-time employee of such a business (for a minimum of six months); and I am based in an office or other location of the business that is physically located in Miami Beach (for a minimum of six months):No Notwithstanding the requirements set forth herein, the qualified full-time employee of a business must be approved by a 4/7th vote of the Mayor and City Commission. NOTE: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be required to demonstrate compliance with the City affiliation requirements of section 2-22 (4) a and b of the Miami Beach City Code by executing an affidavit, stipulating that they have met either (or both) of said affiliation requirements. The original affidavit shall be filled with the Office of the City Clerk prior to being sworn in as a member. Or No● Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail: ● Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail: ● Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail: ● Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:No If yes, which board? ● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?No ● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below: If appointed, I would support the architectural integrity, design excellence and sound future development of Miami Beach, using my knowledge of: • Miami Beach architecture and history, from 22 years’ experience as a tour guide • Architecture and design, from art history studies • Preservation iss NOTE: IF APPOINTED, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CERTAIN LAWS THAT APPLY TO CITY BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 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). o Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law regarding open government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic right of access to most meetings of Boards, Commissions, and other governing bodies of state and local governmental agencies or authorities. o Voting conflict - Form 8B is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected Board, Council, Commission, Authority, or Committee. It applies equality to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143. Florida Statutes. ● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in? Name Position Miami Design Preservation League Miami Beach United ● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach: Property N/A If so, which department and title?No● Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach: ● Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b): Do you have a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?No If "Yes", identify person(s) and department(s): No relative's information submitted. BOARD & COMMITTEE FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2) I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Requirements. One of the following forms must be filled with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year: 1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or 2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)¹ ;" or 3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return. Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both. _____________________________ ¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections by 12:00 noon, July 1. Planning Board and Board of Adjustment members who file their Form 1 with the County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However, compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement. DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT The following information is voluntary and has no bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to comply with City diversity reporting requirements. WhiteRace/Ethnic Categories What is your race? No details providedOther Description: Gender:Female Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic / Latino.No Physically Challenged:No I HEREBY ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS OF THE APPLICATION; AND I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND WILL ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE COUNTY AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.” I Sandra Scidmore agreed to the following terms on Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date Board and Committee Application Checklist: Please ensure you have provided all information before applying or reapplying to any Board and Committee. YES YES YES YES I have answered all questions fully. I have uploaded a current resume, photograph, and a copy of any applicable professional license. I have completed and attached the Board & Committee Financial Acknowledgment Statement. I have completed and attached the Diversity Statistics Report. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk via email: BC@miamibeachfl.gov or telephone: 305.673.7411 Note: Florida Statutes 119.071: The role of the Office of the City Clerk is to receive and maintain forms filed as public records. If your home address, telephone numbers, and/or photograph are exempt from disclosure and you do not wish your home address, telephone numbers, and/or photograph to be made public, please: 1) Use your office or other address for your mailing address; 2) Use your office or other telephone number for your contact number; and 3) Do not attach a photograph. CURRICULUM VITAE November 2020 SANDRA L. SCIDMORE 100 Lincoln Road, Apt. 423 Miami Beach, Florida 33139-2023 Telephone: 786-566-0422 (Cellular) 305-538-4641 (Home) E-mail: sscidmore@hotmail.com OBJECTIVE: Application for board membership to the City of Miami Beach: to support the architectural integrity, design excellence and sound future development of Miami Beach, using my knowledge of: • Miami Beach architecture and history, from 22 years’ experience as a tour guide • Architecture and design, from art history studies • Preservation issues, from membership in Miami area preservation organizations • Miami Beach residential properties, from past experience as a realtor • Board hearing applications, from past experience as a land use and zoning legal assistant PROFESSONIAL EXPERIENCE: Work in the hospitality, real estate and legal fields since 1998. Was a software consultant in New York and Jamaica prior to arrival in Miami Beach. TOUR GUIDE: Miami Design Preservation League (1998 – Present): Provide public and private walking tours of the Miami Beach Art Deco District. Served as a presenter for MDPL Tour Guide Academy and developed tours of Española Way for MDPL’s “Great Streets of the Art Deco District” program and “Sheroes: Remarkable Women of Miami” for Art Deco Weekend 2020. The Villa Casa Casuarina (2003 – Present): Provide tours and presentations for private events. The Villagers House and Garden Tours (2012 – Present) Serve as a guide for open house and garden fundraising tours for The Villagers preservation organization. Miami Culinary Tours (2019 – 2020) Gave culinary tours involving food tastings as well as presentations on the history and architecture of South Beach. Vizcaya Museum and Garden (2007 – 2012): Gave public house and garden tours and private special events tours. Tour of Italian Villas and Gardens (2010 – 2011) Initiated and participated in a ten-day tour of Tuscan villas and gardens for a small group of arts and antiques professionals. Art Basel Tour (2007): Provided a tour of Ritz-Carlton South Beach artworks, for Art Basel Miami Beach attendees. SANDRA L. SCIDMORE Page 2 of 2 OTHER TOURS (Including work for private companies, 2006 – Present): • Miami Beach Tour Walking and bus tours • Miami City Tour Miami, Miami Beach, Coconut Grove and Coral Gables • Wynwood/Design District Walking and bus tours • Little Havana Walking and bus tours • Everglades Swamp walk fundraisers, airboat rides and bus tours • North Beach MIMO Walking tours REALTOR: Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Miami Beach, FL (2004-2017) Showed residential properties in Miami Beach. Prepared contracts for sale and lease, and communicated with mortgage and title insurance companies, attorneys, condominium associations and realtors to coordinate closings. Assisted senior realtors to set up listings and property databases. LEGAL ASSISTANT/JUNIOR PARALEGAL: Legal Search Solutions, Solomon Search Group, Robert Half, Brickell Personnel Consultants, Miami, FL (1998-2007, 2014-2019) Worked in the areas of corporate law, real estate, and civil defense litigation. Drafted and filed legal documents, prepared hearing/trial/discovery notebooks, real estate closing documents and correspondence, communicated with clients and external agencies, maintained calendar and did general office work. Prepared for/attended depositions in Chile and Spain and typed deposition summaries. Pathman Lewis, LLP (2007-2014) Worked in the areas of land use and zoning, property tax reduction/appeal, real estate and civil defense litigation. Researched and prepared board hearing applications to City of Miami Beach, City of Miami and Miami-Dade County. Prepared property tax appeal applications to Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties. Drafted and filed legal documents, prepared hearing/trial/discovery notebooks, real estate closing documents and corres pondence, communicated with clients and external agencies, maintained calendar and did general office work. EDUCATION: B.A. in Fine Arts, Art History, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY M.S.E. in Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA MEMBERSHIPS: HistoryMiami Miami Beach United Miami Design Preservation League (Secretary, Board of Directors) Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables The Villagers Vizcaya Museum and Gardens FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Beginning knowledge of French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.