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
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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
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Robert Parcher
City Clerk
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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
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3
4
OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
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Ramiro Inguanzo, Human Resources
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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
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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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Charles O. Carreno, P.E.
13161 SW44 Street
Davie, Florida 33330
Telephone:305 796 4288
email: rg8trs@be/lsouth.net
Biography
Charles O. Carreno, P.E., has a diverse background in large civil works including public
and private sector work experience. 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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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