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2009-27052 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2009-27052 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO AND CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF CHARLES CARRENO AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OFFICE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. WHEREAS, the City Manager has appointed Charles Carreno as the Director of the Capital Improvement Projects Office for the City of Miami Beach; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.02 of the City of Miami Beach Charter, as well as Section 2-3 of the City Code, the City Manager has power to appointment directors of the City departments with the consent and conformance of the Mayor and the City Commission; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission wish to consent to and confirm the appointment of Charles Carreno as the Director of the Capital Improvement Projects Office for the City of Miami Beach. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and the City Commission have consented to and confirmed the appointment of Charles Carreno as the Director of the Capital Improvement Projects Office for the City of Miami Beach. PASSED and ADOPTED this22nd day of April , 2009. AYbR Matti Herrera Bower A EST: ~.~.,~ CITY CLERK Robert Parcher :.. & FOR ~;(~U~ t~,~ T:WGENDA\2009\dm~3\Consent\Charles Carreno Resolution.doc 'Y 1 ~- ~~~ m MIAMIBEACH Office of the City Clerk STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE I, Charles Carreno, a citizen of the State of Florida and the United States of America, and being employed by and an officer of the City of Miami Beach and a recipient of public funds as such employee and officer, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm I will support the Constitution of the United States and the State of Florida, and I will support the Charter of the City of Miami Beach and I will well~d faithfully perform the duties of Capital Improvement Projects Director. , Capital Improvement Projects Director Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of April, 2009 ~ ~~~ Robert Parcher City Clerk F:\CLER\CLER\OATH\charlie Carreno.doc We ~7rc~ c~~mmi ed !o F~mvidinq c.~cr:'enf Fn,b`ic sr rvrce and so~F y fo ni! hho Eva, work, and pkry in our vibron•_ trq~~~,pi, historic commun7iy- COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: A Resolution of the Mayor and the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, consenting to the appointment of Charles Carreno as the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Director for the City of Miami Beach. Key Intended Outcome Supported: Attract and maintain a quality workforce; Ensure well-designed, quality capital projects Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): 84% of Residents and 86% of Businesses rated the recently completed Capital Improvement Projects as either Good or Excellent in the 2007 Community Satisfaction Survey (CSS), Issue• Shall the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached Resolution consenting and confirming Charles Carreno as the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Director for the City of Miami Beach? item Summary/s~ecommendation: The Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Office oversees the City's capital improvement and construction efforts to improve the City's infrastructure, public facilities, parks, beach amenities, golf courses and public safety structures. Ambitious capital goals were set forth in 1999 with General Obligation Bond programs for both the City and the County, a Water and Wastewater Bond program and a Stormwater Bond program. The Capital Improvement Projects Office is tasked with leading, managing and completing all these projects. Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is recommended that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution consenting and confirming Charles Carreno as the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Director for the City of Miami Beach. Adviso Board Recommendation: N/A Financial Information: Source of Amount Account Approved Funds: 1 2 3 4 OBPI Total Financial Impact Summary: Ci Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin Ramiro Inguanzo, Human Resources Si n-Offs: Department Director Assistant City Manager City Manager ~' T:\AGENDA\2009Wpril 22\Consent\CIP Director Item Summary.doc ~nt~ m MIAMIBEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager DATE: April 22, 2009 SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYO ND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF CHARLES CARREWO AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (CIP) DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is recommended that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution consenting and confirming Charles Carreno as the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Director for the City of Miami Beach. BACKGROUND With the announcement of the retirement of Jorge Chartrand as the CIP Director in 2008, the City began recruiting for a new CIP Director. Recruitment Process Applications and resumes were accepted beginning October 15, 2008. As of March 4, 2009, the City had received 208 applications/resumes for this position. A preliminary screening for qualifications was done by City staff. Of that screening, 32 applicants were selected to proceed to a telephone interview. Three (3) of those candidates withdrew, and one (1) did not return the City's telephone calls. Over a period of several weeks from January 12, 2009 through March 10, 2009, the remaining 28 candidates were interviewed over the telephone by a panel consisting of Jorge Gomez, Planning Director; Emanuel Mayer, Special Assistant to the City Manager for CIP Issues; and Kristin Tigner, Assistant Director of Human Resources. Of the 28 candidates interviewed, 11 were selected for a panel interview. Of the 11 selected for a panel interview, two (2) candidates withdrew. The remaining nine (9) were interviewed in person by a panel consisting of Tim Hemstreet, Assistant City Manager; Alex Rey, Building Director; Kristin Tigner, Assistant Director of Human Resources; Christina Cuervo, Capital Improvement Projects Oversight Committee (CIPOC) member; and Johnny Martinez, Director of the Office of Capital Improvements for Miami-Dade County. The panel interviews were conducted on March 6, 9 and 13, City Commission Memorandum April 22, 2009 CIP Director Page 2 of 4 2009. Of the nine (9) candidates interviewed, there was consensus amongst the panel that three (3) should proceed to a public participation process and final interview with the City Manager. A public participation process with the three (3) final candidates was held on April 6, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Three (3) stakeholder groups were represented in this process: Developers/Contractors; Home Owners Associations/Community Representatives; and City Staff. The following individuals that were invited to participate from the community are listed below. Please refer to the individual sign-in sheets attached (Attachment 1) indicating those participants invited and who attended. Developers/Contractors Jeff Berkowitz Marlo Courtney Diego Ardid (did not attend) Donald Kipnis Tom Daly William Goldsmith (did not attend) Michael Comras Scott Robins Eric Sheppard (did not attend) Home Owners Associations/Community Representatives Leonor Hernandez Ruth Remington Eric Schlein Wendy Kallergis Dennis Russ Daniel Veitia Rachel Ovadia Frank Kruzweski Donna Bloom (did not attend) Each of the three (3) final candidates spent approximately 45 minutes with each stakeholder group, introducing themselves and answering questions from the stakeholders. At the end of each 45 minute session, the candidates left the room and the stakeholders provided general observations and feedback on the candidate. The candidates then met with a different stakeholder group for 45 minutes and repeated the process until each candidate had met with each stakeholder group. It is important to note that the stakeholder groups did not rank or score the final candidates, but instead provided input for the City Manager's consideration. On April 7, 2009, each of the final candidates was interviewed by a panel including the City Manager; Tim Hemstreet, Assistant City Manager; Trish Walker, Chief Financial Officer; and Emanuel Mayer, Special Assistant to the City Manager for CIP Issues. After considering the feedback of the stakeholders and the candidates' performance in the final interview, Charles Carreno was selected as the top candidate for the City's CIP Director. In amulti-phased process such as this one, it is expected that the top performers will stand out from the other candidates in each phase, with the best candidate remaining after the final phase. Mr. Carreno performed extremely well during each phase of the process. While there were no official rankings or scorings in some of the phases, it was noted consistently by participants at each phase that Mr. Carreno was one of the strongest candidates, if not the strongest candidate. City Commission Memorandum April 22, 2009 CIP Director Page 3 of 4 Credentials Mr. Carreno is a registered Professional Engineer both in the state of Florida and in the state of New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. Mr. Carreno has almost twenty-five years of experience in the industry. He possesses broad knowledge and work experience in both the private and public sector. He has extensive experience with municipal infrastructure projects which include utility infrastructure, roadway construction, streetscapes, pump stations, parks, seawall restoration, wetland mitigation, groundwater remediation and environmental assessments. From 2005 to the present, Mr. Carreno has been a Project Director/Manager for The Related Group of Florida (TRG), on the firm's largest residential development project - Icon Brickell. This project consists of three towers totaling over 184 levels, 1,794 units, over 4 million gross square feet, and over $1 billion in program costs. As part of his overall duties, Mr. Carreno was directly responsible for all aspects of the Icon Brickell development, including design, construction, finance, marketing, and personnel. All design disciplines (i.e., all design professionals), contractors, and vendors/suppliers reported to him and he had full contracting authority. In addition, all TRG staff for the project (up to 60 individuals) also reported directly to him. Under his management, the project came in over $25 million under the budget. Mr. Carreno worked for Hazen and Sawyer, PC, an environmental consulting engineering firm, from 1990 to 2005 in a number of capacities and on a variety of projects. In his early years with Hazen and Sawyer, he worked in project manager/project engineer roles on water and wastewater treatment, collection/transmission facilities projects throughout southeastern Florida, including the Miramar Wastewater Reclamation Facility Utility Infrastructure Program, with a $52 million project scope, and the Buckeye Cellulose Corporation (formerly Proctor & Gamble) $40 million piping and pumping facilities to dispose of treated effluent. Mr. Carreno worked on Aguas de Cartagena Effluent Disposal Project in Cartagena, Colombia, a World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank financed program valued at $120 million to provide potable water and sanitary sewer facilities to the city of Cartagena, Colombia. For his last four years with Hazen and Sawyer, PC, Mr. Carreno was the Deputy Program Manager for the City of Miami Beach Infrastructure Improvement Program, a $335 million underground utility infrastructure program with over 37 construction contracts and 20 consulting engineering contracts. A copy of Mr. Carreno's resume is included as Attachment 2. Mr. Carrerio's professional credentials, education, work history, and particularly his experience in managing over $ 1 billion of large scale high rise construction; complex civil engineering design; and working with the City of Miami Beach make him uniquely qualified to serve as the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Director. CONCLUSION While in most Council/Manager forms of government, City Managers are typically granted broad authority to select key department heads, a provision of the City of Miami Beach charter requires consent of all department directors by the City Commission. City Commission Memorandum April 22, 2009 CIP Director Page 4 of 4 By consenting to the appointment of Charles Carrerio as the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Director, he will be responsible for ensuring the City achieves the goals set forth for execution by the CIP Office. 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He has directed the planning, design, and construction administration of various projects including high-rise residential condominium projects with multiple commercial components such as a hotel, spa, night club and restaurants, as well as municipal utility infrastructure projects which include utility infrastructure, roadway construction, streetscapes, pump stations, parks, treatment works, solid waste landfills, seawall restoration, wetland mitigation, groundwater remediation and environmental assessments. He is currently directly responsible for the largest multi-family residential condominium project in the State of Florida located in the City of Miami Brickell Financial District -Icon Brickell. The Icon Brickell project is a $1.256 program consisting of over 4.OM gross SF, three high-rise towers consisting of 184 levels, 2,100 space parking garage, 148 key five star boutique hotel, five restaurants, nightclub and a 28,000 SF five star luxury spa. Mr. Carreno also has extensive experience in the design, construction management and implementation of municipal utility infrastructure projects in the State of Florida and abroad. He has led or participated in feasibility studies, design basis reports and master plans for over $700 million of municipal works. Mr. Carreno possesses broad experience in the design, construction management and implementation of utility projects and his responsibilities have included schedule and budget control, project management, supervision of administrative, technical and construction management staff, construction claim review and negotiation, quality assurance /quality control and contract administration. Summary of Qualifications ^ Excellent Organization and Time Management Skills ^ Ability to Prioritize Assignments ^ Contract Administration ^ Technical Writer ^ Bilingual -English /Spanish Relevant Experience ^ Project Management /Administration ^ Business Development ^ Planning /Design Development ^ Permitting ^ Construction Administration ^ Quality Control /Assurance Page 1 of 5 Employment History 11/2005 to Related Group of Florida Present Project Director / Manager for the firm's largest residential development project ever undertaken -Icon Brickell: Three towers totaling over 184 levels, 1,794 units, over 4.OM gross SF, $1.256 program costs. Responsible for overall project administration and implementation. Reports directly to Chairman and Chief Operating Officer on all financial, technical and implementation issues. Responsible for all construction oversight, financial reporting, design development /implementation and supervision of project team. Project completed in 33 months, ahead of schedule by 3 months. Completed project below budget by $25M. Responsible for interfacing with hotel operator, marketing /collateral material development, interior design development, value engineering evaluations and quality control /assurance. Lead contact for seeking /engaging commercial space owner / operators. Responsible for employee evaluations and compensation reviews; recommendations forwarded to Chief Operating Officer for final action. 1990 to 11/2005 Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. Corporate Responsibilities 2001 to 11/2005 Shareholder / Senior Associate in an environmental consulting engineering firm with annual revenue exceeding $110 million and 600 employees. Firm-wide responsibilities included Strategic Planning Committee member responsible for the development of the Firm's Strategic Business Plan with a ten year planning horizon. Responsible for evaluating and identifying business opportunities for geographical expansion into Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. Page 2 of 5 Emp/oymenf History (continued) Regional responsibilities included development of the annual Latin American & Caribbean, Miami-Dade County and the Southeast Region Business Plans. Developed business plan for new internal business unit -Program Management /Construction Management Group. Led effort in establishing 8-person design support office in Cartagena, Colombia. Became nucleus of future expansion to 29- person offshore production office in Santafe de Bogota, Colombia. Participated in region's marketing plan development and implementation. Responsible for employee evaluations and compensation reviews; recommendations forwarded to Board of Directors for final action. Firm liaison to the University of Florida Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Building Construction Colleges for the purposes of recruiting / mentoring entry level staff. Relevant Experience 2001 to 10/2005 Infrastructure Improvement Program, Miami Beach, Florida Deputy Program Manager responsible for the coordination and administration of over 37 construction and 20 consulting engineering contracts with a value of $335 million to improve underground utility infrastructure. Required interfacing and coordinating municipal department reviews, consulting engineering firms, developers, construction contractors, regulatory agencies and reaching consensus with community leaders. 2001 to 1997 Aguas de Cartagena Effluent Disposal Project, Cartagena, Colombia World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank financed program to provide potable water and sanitary sewer facilities to the City of Cartagena, Colombia. Project responsibilities included project management and interfacing with Bank financial, technical and environmental representatives, City officials and community leaders. Project costs approximated $120 million. Currently under construction. Page 3 of 5 Employment History (continued) 1997 to 1995 Buckeye Cellulose Corporation (formerly Proctor & Gamble), Perry, Florida Project manager responsible for the design and permitting of $40 million of piping and pumping facilities to dispose of treated effluent into the State of Florida's only industrial use river. Responsibilities included design development, coordination with on-site contractor and regulatory agency interfacing. 1995 to 1994 Utility Infrastructure Program, Miramar, Florida Served as resident engineer at the City of Miramar Wastewater Reclamation Facility and was responsible for administration and field supervision of treatment works structures consisting of the close coordination of the structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation disciplines. Total costs for these facilities were $52 million. 1995 to 1990 Various project manager /project engineer roles related to water and wastewater treatment, collection / transmission facilities in the southeast Florida region, such as: ^ Groundwater and soil remediation, City of Tamarac ^ Wetland mitigation, Broward County Parks and Recreation and City of Miramar ^ Landfill closures, Broward County Office of Integrated Waste Management ^ Pump Station design, City of Hialeah and Broward County Office of Environmental Services Education University of Florida Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, December 1989 Page 4 of 5 Professional Registrations State of Florida Professional Engineer Certificate No. 51881 State of New York Professional Engineer Certificate No. 80801 Professional Associations AIDIS American Public Works Association American Water Works Association Florida Engineering Society Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honorary Fraternity Water Environment Federation Other Skills Proficient in MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Project, MS-Outlook, Primavera Expedition, Primavera P3, Adobe Acrobat. 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