Omar Jimenez Pecheonaya Application PackageJimenez Pecheonaya Omar
Last Name First Name Middle Initial
7324 Gary Avenue Miami Beach
Home Address City
FL 33141
State Zip Code
78637506517863760651
HomeWork
parkviewisland@gmail.com
Email Address
7863750651
Cellular
Miami Beach
Business Address
1659 Washington Avenue
City
Florida
State
33139
Zip Code
Bella Cuba Restaurant
Occupation:Business Name:
Operations
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:
North Beach CRA Advisory Committee
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?No
No Address in City Historic District submitted.
Professional License
No Professional Licenses Submitted.
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:
NoResident 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:Yes
AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
a.
● I am resident of:North 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):Yes
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:
I have lived in South Beach, and operate a Family operated Cuban restaurant with my family at 1659 Washington
Avenue, since 2005. In 2022, our business was named Miami Beach Hispanic Heritage Restaurant of the Year.
Since purchasing a waterfront Townhome in Park View Island in 2016, I founded the Park View Island
Sustainable Association in 2020, and have been an active stakeholder in the community advocating for important
quality of life improvements in the North Beach community.
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.
o Commencing with terms beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and as a condition of applying for appointment to
a City agency, board, or committee, each applicant must voluntarily agree that in the event the applicant files with
the City Clerk a Statement of Candidate formally announcing candidacy for City elective office, such filing with the
City Clerk shall be deemed a tender of resignation from the City agency, board or committee, and the member's
automatic resignation shall thereby immediately create a vacancy in the agency, board, or committee.
● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in?
Name Position
Park View Island Sustainable Association President
● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach:
Property
7324 Gary Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141
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.
Race/Ethnic Categories
What is your race?
No details providedOther Description:
Gender:Male
Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic /
Latino.
Yes
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 Omar Jimenez Pecheonaya agreed to the following terms on 6/27/2024 6:51:57 PM
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.
YES I voluntarily agree to the resignation from the City agency, board, or committee, if I file a Statement
of Candidate for a City Elective Office (1).
(1) I understand that commencing with terms beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and as a condition of applying for
appointment to a City agency, board, or committee, I must voluntarily agree that in the event I file with the City Clerk a
Statement of Candidate formally announcing candidacy for City elective office, such filing with the City Clerk shall be deemed a
tender of resignation from the City agency, board, or committee.
OMAR JIMENEZ
7324 Gary Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida, 33141
(786) 375 0651 / parkviewisland@gmail.com
Citizenship - United StatesTo obtain a position on the North Beach CRA Advisory Board, where I can serve my community and utilize my experience and passion for urban development to contribute to the growth and revitalization of North Beach.
Experience in Miami Beach Business Operations with 20+ years combined experience in Hospitality Operations and Institutional / Non-Profit Administration.
EDUCATION:Scoil Pobail Chúil Mhín - Dublin, Ireland - 2005Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland - BA Hospitality and Tourism Management - 2009
EXPERIENCE:Green Coastal Development LLC - 2023 - present
●Environmental Sustainability, advocacy and community outreach, through educational and
volunteer programs and coastal urban development solutions, to serve the demands of
growing coastal populations.
Bella Cuba Restaurant - Family operation since 2005 – Miami Beach
●Winner Miami New Times’s Best Cuban Sandwich in Miami 2023
●2022 Miami Beach Hispanic Business of the Year - Hispanic Heritage Month
●1st Place - Best Cuban Sandwich in Miami - 2019 FORD International Cuban Sandwich
Festival
Full Time Parish Administrator, All Souls Episcopal Church – Miami Beach
●A varied role, as full time administrator to the Church and Church Committees
●Church Liaison to the Montessori school located on site.
●Day to Day Administration included Communications, Events Coordination, Maintenance & Repairs,
Financial, Employment Matters.
●Launched a weekly Sunday Luncheon, serving a full, fresh cooked meal, by volunteers, from scratch
every Sunday after morning service, serving approximately 70-100 people each Sunday.
●Launched a partnership with Food Rescue South Florida, to start a weekly food distribution open to
all in the community, where donated groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables were rescued from Trader
Joes and Whole Foods every week through the partners at Food Rescue and delivered to the church,
where approximately 100 community members were served each Sunday.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
2020 – Present - Founding President, Park View Island Sustainable Association, Miami Beach.
●Focused on advocacy for improvement of quality of life through sustainability and positive
environmental action.
●Organizing community meetings and volunteer groups, liaising with local authorities, nonprofits and
other neighborhood associations.
●Analyzing Local, County and State Policy - Sunshine Law
●Maintaining a growing database of active resident members, volunteer recruitment and
management,
●Distribution of updates through monthly newsletters
●Picked up just over 20K pounds of trash from our community, and awarded over 1000 community
service hours to local students since 2020, through our community advocacy, outreach and regular
community and beach cleanups throughout the year.
●Hosted the annual Miami-Dade International Coastal Cleanup Day – North Beach Clean Up 2022-23.
●Hosting the 2024 Miami Dade / North Beach - International Coastal Cleanup Day in September.
●Presenter 2024 Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit - “Grassroots Advocacy: How a Neighborhood
Association is Spearheading a More Sustainable Future For it’s Community”.
SKILLS:
●English, Spanish, Russian
●Community Engagement and Outreach
●Sunshine Law
●Experience following City Agendas, communicating with City Commissioners and Departments
●Knowledge of Legislative Process / Non-Profit / Institutional Organizations
●Excellent Written and Verbal Communication
●Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Constant Contact, and
Photoshop.