LTC 271-2018 Miami Beach Hall of FameMIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC No.
271-2018
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City ommission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: May 16, 2018
SUBJECT: Miami Beach Hall of Fame
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with an update on the Miami
Beach Hall of Fame. By accepting Resolution No. 2017-29987, the City Commission
approved the creation of a Hall of Fame to be permanently located on the south
concourse wall of the Miami Beach Convention Center. The nomination process will be
overseen by the nine -member Miami Beach Hall of Fame Committee that will determine
whether a candidate had some significant or lasting impact on the City as a whole.
The Hall of Fame nomination process will be the following:
• A letter of nomination, sent to the City Clerk listing the nominee's name; submission of
a biography that lists the reason for the nomination; and a list of the major
accomplishment(s) of the nominee and how they relate to the City of Miami Beach.
• As part of the nominating package, nominators must identify themselves and their
relationship to the nominee. Additional supports letters from other individuals
supporting the nomination could be included.
• All required items in the nomination package will be vetted and confirmed by the Office
of the City Clerk, including a review for any missing or incorrect information.
Nominators would be given a grace period by which to correct any missing or incorrect
items, and the deadline by which the nominating package must be complete.
• Once complete and vetted by the City Clerk, the nomination package will be sent to
the office of Tourism, Culture, and Economic Development, where staff will serve as
liaison to the Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
• The Selection Committee will determine how many inductees to recommend each
year. Potentially, three inductees each, with at least one induction being a posthumous
honor.
• The Selection Committee will then make their recommendations to the Commission,
and the Commission will consider the ratification of the annual inductees.
• The City would establish a repeating process and annual date at which time an event
to induct new honorees will take place each year.
Please take note of the following important deadlines regarding the yearly nomination
process:
• June 1 — 30. Nomination packages submitted to the City Clerk. Deadline for
submissions is June 30 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 the City
Commission for ratification.
• November. Annual event to induct new honorees.
If you have yet to make your appointment to the Miami Beach Hall of Fame Committee,
please do so at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions, please contact
Eva Silverstein at the Tourism, Culture, and Economic Development Department at
305.673.7577 or Rafael Granado at the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673.7411.
REG/RB
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