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Resolution 2024-33074 RESOLUTION NO.2024-33074 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION .2024- 32964, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE "AD HOC HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE," TO EXEMPT THE FORMER MEMBER OF THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD CATEGORY FROM THE RESIDENCY OR AFFILIATION REQUIREMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THE FORMER HPB MEMBER'S PRIOR SERVICE TO THE CITY. WHEREAS, on March 13, 2024, the.Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2024-32964 establishing the "Ad Hoc Historic Preservation Ordinance Review Advisory Committee" to make recommendations on improving and streamlining the historic preservation review process and customer experiences; and WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Mayor and City Commission deemed it necessary to amend Resolution No. 2024-32964 to adjust the criteria for membership on the Committee to allow an individual who is not currently a City resident(and not otherwise affiliated-with the City) to serve as the °former member of the City's Historic Preservation Board," in recognition of the former'HPB member's prior service to the City; and WHEREAS, the amended membership criterion of the Committee is outlined in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated hereto. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that Section 2 of Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2024- 32964, entitled "Membership Composition, Knowledge, and.Experience," is hereby amended to exempt the category for a former member Of the City's Historic Preservation Board from the residency or affiliation requirement in recognition of the former HPB member's prior service to the City. All provisions of Resolution No. 2024-32964 not inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution shall,remain in full force and effect. PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of May 2024. ATTEST: A/1? . . y Rafael.E. Granado, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LAN GE AND FOR EXECUTION City Attorney Qv__ Date. INCORP °RATED.; rCH2er� Exhibit A Ad Hoc Historic Preservation Ordinance Review Advisory Committee: Purpose.Composition. Power and Duties A. Purpose 1. The purpose of the Ad Hoc Historic Preservation Ordinance Review Advisory Committee (the "Committee") is to comprehensively assess and evaluate the City's current Historic Preservation Ordinance contained within Chapter 2, Article XIII of the Resiliency Code, and identify recommendations for: (1)incentivizing the preservation of historic properties, (2) possible modifications to enhance the historic preservation review criteria, and (3) improving and/or streamlining the review process for projects located in historic districts or within individual historic sites. 2. The Committee will meet on a monthly basis,or as frequently as the Committee deems necessary to make final recommendations..The Committee will sunset on September 1, 2024 unless determined by the Mayor and City Commission that it should sunset earlier or be extended. B. Membership Composition. Knowledge and Experience 1. The Committee shall be composed of seven (7) at-large appointments made by the Mayor and City Commission as a body. 2. Membership Criteria for Committee: individuals must be residents of the City for a minimum of two (2) years, or demonstrate ownership/interest in, or employment relationship with a business established in the City for a minimum of two (2) years. The foregoing requirement may be waived by majority vote of the City'Commission for individuals with specific knowledge or expertise relative to historic preservation processes and does not apply to former members of the City's Historic Preservation Board, who are exempted from the residency or affiliation requirement in recognition of the member's prior service to the. City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, members appointed in categories (3) (de) through (f) shall be residents of the City of Miami. Beach. 3. Members shall possess the following knowledge and expertise: a. An individual With financial expertise; b. An individual with real estate development expertise; c. An individual with construction expertise, particularly as to the renovation and restoration of historic buildings;. d. A former member of the City's Historic Preservation Board; e. An individual with preservation experience, who also currently resides in a local historic district; f. A representative nominated by the Miami Design Preservation League(MDPL); g. An attorney licensed to practice l'aw in the State of Florida. 4. Members of the Committee shall select a chairperson by majority vote at the Committee's first meeting. C. Power and Duties The Committee shall have the following powers and duties: a. To request the presence of a representative from the Planning Department, as needed at its meetings. b. To generate recommendations based on the Committee's insights, experiences, and observations. c. To prepare and submit a report to the City Commission with the Committee's findings and recommendations. D.Administrative Liaison The supporting department for the Committee shall be the City's Planning Department, and the City Attorney's Office shall provide counsel to the Committee. E. Conflict of interest In accordance with Florida law, under circumstances presenting a conflict of interest, an advisory board member must abstain from voting with respect to any measure in which the advisory board member has a personal, private, or professional interest and which inures to the member's special private gain/loss or the special private gain/loss of a principal by whom the member is retained. The City Attorney's Office liaison shall assist advisory board members in addressing any potential voting conflicts, as necessary.