LTC 152-2018 Miami Beach Hall of Fame UpdateMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #
152-2018
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of he City (immission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: March 22, 2018
SUBJECT: Miami Beach Hall of Fame Updat
LETT R TO COMMISSION
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with an update on the Miami Beach Hall
of Fame. At the September 25, 2017 City Commission meeting, a motion was made to adopt
Resolution No. 2017-29987 that established criteria for the Miami Beach Hall of Fame and
designated the Miami Beach Convention Center South Concourse wall as the location for this
permanent installment. It was further directed that the Hall of Fame open simultaneously with the
grand opening of the Convention Center. As such, staff is working to include the Miami Beach Hall
of Fame project as part of the FY 18-19 budget process.
In accordance with the memorandum detailing the process for establishing the Hall of Fame
Committee and making selections of inductees, the City has established a repeating selection
process and induction timeline as detailed below. In order to adhere to these dates, a Commission -
appointed Selection Committee should be established by April 1, 2018. The annual process is noted
as follows:
April: Select Committee convenes
June 1-30: Nomination packages submitted to the City Clerk
Deadline for submissions is June 30th of each year
July: First review meeting of the Selection Committee
August: Second review and recommendation meeting of the Selection Committee
September Selection Committee recommendations presented to City Commission for
review/ratification
November Annual event to induct new honorees
Further, the following guidelines were adopted for establishing the Selection Committee:
Selection Committee
• Create a nine member Commission -appointed Selection Committee for the Hall of
Fame, plus two at large members from the local community.
Appointees should be knowledgeable in the following fields of expertise:
1. Business
2. Education
3. Arts & Entertainment
4. Philanthropy
5. Sports
6. Public Service
7. Literature/History
In order to meet the timeframe outlined above, I am requesting that you email the names of your
direct appointments to the Hall of Fame Selection Committee to Eva Silverstein as soon as possible
and that appointments for the at -large positions be made at the next Commission meeting. Please
contact me should you have any questions.
JLM/KGB/ES/br
C: Kathie G. Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Eva Silverstein, Director, Tourism, Culture and Economic Development