R9A-Board And Committee Appointments - City Commission AppointmentsMIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~ ~
February 24, 2012 Q
SUBJECT: BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS -CITY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Make appointments as indicated.
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
1. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
2. Art in Public Places
3. Board of Adjustment
4. Capital Improvements Projects Oversight Committee
5. Design Review Board
6. Health Advisory Committee
7. Historic Preservation Board
8. Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
9. Miami Beach Human Rights Committee
10. Personnel Board
11 Planning Board
12. Visitors and Convention Authority
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Board and Committees Current Members
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Sec. 2-167
Composition:
The committee shall consist of eleven (11) voting members with two (2) year terms appointed at
large by a majority vote of the Mayor and City Commission:
One citizen:
1) actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing;
2) actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable
housing;
3) two at-large who have resided in one of the city's historic districts for at least one year, and have
demonstrated interest and knowledge in urban design and the preservation of historic buildings.
4) actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing;
5) actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing (Housing Authority member);
6) actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing;
8) actively serving on the local planning agency pursuant to Florida Statute § 163.3174 (Planning
Board member);
9) who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments;
10) who represents employers within the jurisdiction;
11) who represents essential services personnel as defined in the local housing assistance plan.
Members of the Loan Review Committee, members of the Community Development Advisory
Committee (CDAC), Planning Board and Miami Beach Housing Authority may be appointed to fill any
of the eleven (11) categories and serve as ex-officio voting members on this committee. If due to
conflict of interest by prospective appointees, or other reasonable factor, the City is unable to appoint
a citizen actively engaged in these activities in connection with affordable housing, a citizen engaged
in the activity without regard to affordable housing may be appointed.
City Liaison: Richard Bowman
Appointments To Be Made :
Michael Burnstine (7) Real Estate Prof. 12/31/2011 City Commission 12131/13
Vacancy:
To replace (3) Rep. Labor Home Bl 12/31/2012 City Commission
Stephanie Berman
To replace (8) Local Planning Boar 12/31/2012 City Commission
Jonathan Fryd
To replace Roberto (6) Not For Profit 12/31/2012 City Commission
DaTorre
To replace Clark (9) Res. Juris. Local Gvt 12/31/2013 City Commission
Reynolds
To replace Dr. (1 0) Rep. Empl. with/ju 12/31/2013 City Commission
Barry Ragone
To replace Ada (4) Low-Income Advoc. 12/31/2013 City Commission
Llerandi
To replace Brian (1) Res. Home Bldg. 12/31/2012 City Commission
Ehrlich
To replace Lianne (11) Rep. Essential Serv 12/31/2013 City Commission
Pastoriza
To replace Robert (5) For Profit 12/31/2012 City Commission
Saland
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
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Board and Committees Current Members
Juan
Applicants
Amy Perry
Arian Adorno
Karen Fryd
Mark Wohl
Rojas (2) Banking/Mortgage
Positionffitle
12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants
Andrew Fischer
Dr. Barry Ragone
Marie Towers
Positionffitle
12131/16
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AHAC) -Eligible Appointees November 2011
Categories-One Citizen: Past member/eligible and Applicants/eligible for appointment to REHCD
willing to be re-appointed fill vacancy RECOMMENDATION
1 Actively engaged in the residential home Stephanie Berman/CarrFour Robert Sa land/Landmark Cos. Robert Sa land
building industry in connection with
affordable housing.
2 Actively engaged in the banking or mortgage David Smith/ LG Capital Juan Rojas/ Gibraltar Bank Juan Rojas
banking industry in connection with Partners (Mtg. Banking)
affordable housing.
3 Representative of those areas of labor David Smith/ LG Capital Partners (Mtg. David Smith
actively engaged in home building in Banking)
connection with affordable housing
4 Actively engaged as an advocate for Jeremy Glazer/Gov't program director/The Jeremy Glazer
affordable housing Good Governmentment Initiative
Stephanie Berman
Barry Ragone
5 Actively engaged as a for-profit provider of Robert Sa land Robert Sa land Muayad Abbas
affordable housing
Muayad Abbas/real estate consulting/Urbanis
Advisors
6 Actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider Stephanie Berman Stephanie Berman
of affordable housing low-income persons
in connection with
1 Actively engaged as a real estate Michael Burnstine Mark Wohl/real estate investments/Marcus & MarkWohl
professional in connection with affordable Millichap
housine:
Adrian Adorno/real estate broker/New Age
Properties
Andrew Fischer/real estate owner-mgr/Euclid
LLC
Charles Urstadt/real esate broker/Urstadt
Real
Estate LLC
8 Actively serves on the local planning agency Jonathan Fryd Jonathan Fryd Jonathan Fryd
pursuant to Florida State 163.3174
9 Resides within the jurisdiction of the local Clark Reynolds Michael Burnstine Stephanie Berman Arian Adorno
governing body making the appointments
MarkWohl Andrew Fischer
Muayad Abbas Charles Urstadt
Jeremy Glazer Jeremy White
Marie Towers GuySimani
Barry Ragone Robert Saland
Arian Adorno
10 Represents employers within the Marie Towers/job developer/case GuySimani
jurisdiction. worker/UNlOAD
Guy Simani/business consulting-
networking/YidBiz
11 Represents essential service personnel, as Amy Perry/hospital administration/ Mt. Sinai Amy Perry
defined in the LHAP
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Board and Committees Current Members
Art in Public Places
Composition:
Two (2) year term.
Appointed by a minimum of 4 votes.
Sec. 82-561
Seven (7) members to be appointed by a majority of the entire City Commission, and who shall
possess a high degree of competence in evaluation of art history and architectural history, art,
architecture, sculpture, painting, artistic structure design and other appropriate art media for display
or integration in public places.
City Liaison : Dennis Leyva
Appointments To Be Made :
Lisette Olemberg Golds 12/31/2011 City Commission 12/31/14
Rhonda Mitrani-Buchman (TL 12/31/2012) 12/31/2011 City Commission 12/31/12
Vacancy:
To replace Flavia
Lowenstein
Members:
Name
Elizabeth
James
Janda
Megan
Applicants
Adrian Gonzalez
Annette Fromm
Antoinette Zel
Britta Hanson
Dale Stine
Last Name
Resnick
Lloyd
Wetherington
Riley
Elizabeth Schwartz
Francis Trullenque
Kathleen Kowall
Leslie Tobin
Lisa Austin
Mark Alhadeff
Molly Leis
Pamela Palma
Robert Barrera
Silvia Ros
Wetherington Janda
Zarco Cyn
Position/Title
(TL 12/31/2012)
Positiontritle
12/31/2013 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/12
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
Applicants Position/Title
Ana Cordero
Anthony Japour
Brian Levin
Claire Warren
David Lombardi
Emma DeAibear
llija Mosscrop
Larkin Menezes
Lisa Austin
Maria Rodriguez
Merri Mann
Mykel (Michael) Tulloch
Patricia Fuller
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
Stella Gelsomino
Xavier Cortada
Zoila Datorre
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Board and Committees Current Members
Board of Adjustment
Composition:
Two (2) year term.
Appointed by a 5/?th vote.
RSA 1-2 Sec 118·
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Seven (7) voting members composed of two members appointed as citizens at-large and five
members shall be appointed from each of the following categories (no more than one per category),
namely: Law, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate Development, Certified Public Accountant,
Financial Consultation, and General Business. The members representing the professions of law,
architecture, engineering and public accounting shall be duly licensed by the State of Florida; the
member representing general business shall be of responsible standing in the community, and each
member shall be bound by the requirements of the Conflict of Interest Ordinance of the city and shall
be subject to removal from office for the violation of the terms thereof. No member shall have any
financial or other interest in any matter coming before the board.
Members shall be apppointed for a term of two years by a five-seventh vote of the city commission.
Members of the Board of Adjustment must be either residents of or have their principal place of
business in Miami Beach; provided, however, that this amendment shall not affect the term of existing
members of the Board of Adjustment.
City Liaison: Antonieta Stohl
Appointments To Be Made :
Alexander Annunziato At-large
Bryan Rosenfeld CPA
Sherry Roberts General Business
Lior
Members:
Name
Andrew
Joy
Richard
Applicants
Alan Fishman
Avi Ciment
Brian Ehrlich
Dov Konetz
Leser
Last Name
Resnick
Malakoff
Preira
Gabriel Paez
Jonathan Beloff
Micky Ross Steinberg
Rafael Velasquez
Roberta Gould
Scott Needelman
Financial Consultation
Position/Title
Real Estate Developer
At-Large
Law
Position/Title
12/31/2011 City Commission 12131/13
12/31/2011 City Commission 12131/15
12131/2011 City Commission 12131/13
12131/2011 City Commission 12131/13
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12131/2012 City Commission 12131/15
12131/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12131/2012 City Commission 12131/16
Applicants Position/Title
Alexander Annunziato
Brent Coetzee
Brian Gilderman
Elsa Urquiza
Jessica Conn
Josh Gimelstein
Noah Fox
Robert Newman
Roger Houle
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Board and Committees Current Members
Capital Improvements Projects Oversight Committee 2-190-127
Composition:
The Capital improvement projects oversight committee shall consist of nine (9) voting members, eight
(8) of whom shall be appointed by the city commission as a whole (at-large-appointees), and one (1)
member appointed by the Mayor or designee, and one (1) non-voting ex-officio member selected from
three nominees. The membership of the committee shall further be comprised as follows:
1. The mayor or his/her designee, who shall sit as a voting member of the committee, and shall also
serve as chair person of the committee;
2. At least two (2) members shall be selected with experience in one of the following technical fields:
a. engineering;
b. architecture and/or landscape architecture; or historic preservation;
3. At least two (2) members shall be selected with experience in one of the following technical fields:
a. construction/general contractor; or
b. developer;
4. Two (2) members shall be selected with experience in the following technical field and/or the
following category:
a. capital budgeting and/or finance; or
b .. citizen-at-large; and
5. The remaining two (2) members shall be selected from any of the technical experience categories
set forth in subsections (2) or (3) above.
6. One (1) non-voting ex-officio member shall be either a member of the disabled community or a
person with special knowledge of Americans with Disiabilities Acts (ADA) issues in order to provide
accessibility-related input to the committee. ·
City Liaison: Fernando Vazquez
Appointments To Be Made :
Saul Gross (1) Mayor Designee
Christina Cuervo (C5) Developer
Eleanor Carney (C4) At-large
Elizabeth Camargo (C2) Architect
Vacancy:
Members:
To replace Fred (C3) Developer
Karlton
To replace Richard (C5) Engineer
(Rick) Kendle
12/31/2011 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/15
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/13
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Dwight Kraai (2) Engineer 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/13
Stacy Kilroy (C3) Const/Gen Contrac 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/13
Tony Trujillo (C4) Cap.Budg/Finance 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
Applicants Positionffitle Applicants Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Annsheila Turkel
Cheryl Jacobs
Dominique Bailleul
lvette Isabel Borrello
James Lloyd
Josh Gimelstein
Rima Gerhard
Brian Ehrlich
Christian Folland
Gerhard Rima
Jacobs Jacobs
Jason Green
Michael Laas
Ronald Starkman
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Board and Committees Current Members
Design Review Board
Composition:
Two (2) year term.
Appointed by a minimum of 4 votes.
Seven (7) regular members and two (2) ex-officio members.
The seven (7) regular members shall consist of:
two (2) registered architects,
Sec.118.71
one (1) registered architect or a member of the faculty of a school of architecture, urban planning or
urban design in the state, with practical or academic expertise in the field of design, planning, historic
preservation or the history of architecture, or a professional architectural designer or professional
urban planner
one (1) registered landscape architect,
one (1) registered architect, professional designer or professional urban planner,
and two (2) citizens at-large.
One person appointed by the City Manager from an eligibility list provided by the Disability Access
Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity with no voting authority. The Planning Director, or
designee and the City Attorney or designee shall serve in an advisory capacity.
Residency and place of business in the county. The two (2) citizen-at-large members and one of the
registered landscape architects, registered architects, professional designer or professional urban
planners shall be residents of the city.
City Liaison: Thomas Mooney
Appointments To Be Made :
Seraj
Jason
Vacancy:
Members:
Saba
Hagopian
Landscape Architect
Registered Architect
To replace Thomas Reg. Architect
DeLuca
To replace At-large
Gabrielle Redfern
To replace Michael Urban Planner
La as
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12131/13
12131/15
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Carol
Lilia
Gary Held
Richard Lorber
Vacant
Applicants
Housen
Medina
At-large
Urban Planner
advisory/City Attorney Designee
advisory/Acting Planning Director
ex-officio/Disability Access Committee
Positionffitle
Alexander Annunziato
Britta Hanson
Daniel Garcia
Elsa Urquiza
Gilbert Squires
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants
Beth Dunlop
Bryan Rosenfeld
Elizabeth Camargo
Francis Steffens
Ileana Bravo-Gordon
Position/Title
12/31/16
12/31/15
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Board and Committees Current Members
Jane Gross
Jessica Conn
Larkin Menezes
Leslie Tobin
Michael Bernstein
Ray Breslin
Scott Needelman
Zarco Cyn
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Jason Hagopian
John Stuart
Leonard Wien, Jr.
Manuel Minagori
Pamela Palma
Roberta Gould
Seth Wasserman
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Board and Committees Current Members
Health Advisory Committee Sec. 2-81 2002·
Composition:
Eleven (11) voting members. Appointed by the City Commission at-large, upon recommendations of
the City Manager:
One (1) member shall be the chief executive officer (CEO's) or a designated administrator from Mount
Sinai Medical Center,
One (1) member shall be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from Stanley C. Myers Community Health
Center or his/her designee administrator;
Two (2) member shall be an administrator from an Adult Congregate Living Facility (ACLF). And/or an
Assisted Living Facility (ALF);
One (1) member shall be a representative from the nursing profession;
One (1) member shall be a health benefits provider;
Two (2) members shall be physicians.;
Two (2) members shall be consumers consisting of:
1) one (1) individual from the corporate level and ;
2) one (1) private individual.
One member shall be a physician or an individual with medical training or experience.
There shall be one (1) non-voting ex-officio representative from each of the following: The Miami
Dade County Health Department, the Health Council of South Florida, and the Fire Rescue
Department. The director of the Office of the Children's Affairs shall be added as a non-voting ex-
officio member of the board.
City Liaison: Clifton Leonard
Appointments To Be Made :
Tobi Ash Nursing Profession 12/31/2011 City Commission
Harold Foster Private Individual 12/31/2011 City Commission
Shaheen Wirk Private Individual 12/31/2011 City Commission
Baruch
Members:
Name
Anthony
Dr. Andrew
Dr. Jay
Dr. Stacey
Kathryn
Rachel
Steven
Maria Ruiz
Marisel Losa
Jacobs M.D. Health Provider
Last Name Position/Title
Japour ACLF
Null man Physician
Rein berg Physician
Kruger Physician
Abbate CEO MB Community Health
Schuster ACLF
Son en reich CEO/MI. Sinai/MH (NTL)
ex-officio, Director of Children's Affairs
Rep. from the Health Council of South Fla
12/31/2011 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/15
12/31/15
12/31/15
12/31/15
Term Limit:
12/31/16
12/31/14
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/16
Applicants Positionffitle Applicants Positionffitle
Caroline Cardenas
Daniel Brady
ivan Rusilko
Michael Baum
Paul Venette
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Charlotte Tomic
Eli Strohli
Jared Plitt
Michael Steffens
Samuel Reich
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Todd Narson
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Board and Committees Current Members
Historic Preservation Board
Composition:
Two (2) year term. Appointed by a minimum of 4 votes.
Seven (7) members. There shall be a member from each of the following categories:
1) A representative from the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL);
Selected from three names nominated by the League.
2) A representative from Dade Heritage Trust (DHT);
Selected from three names nominated by the Trust.
Sec.118·101
3) Two at-large member who have resided in one of the city's historic districits for at least one year,
and have demostrated ineterest and knowledge in urban design and the preservation of historic
buildings. ·
4) An architect registered in the State of Florida with practical experience in the rehabilitation of
historic structures;
5) A registered architect, registered landscape architect, professional designer or professional urban
planner with practical experience in the rehabilitation of historic structures; or an attorney, or a
licensed engineer who has professional experience and demonstrated interest in historic preservation.;
6) A member of the faculty of a school of architecture in the State of Florida, with academic expertise
in the field of design and historic preservation or the history of architecture, with a preference for an
individual with practical experience in architecture and the preservation of historic structures.
City Liaison: Thomas Mooney
Appointments To Be Made :
David
Henry
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Dominique
Herb
Jane
Josephine
Wieder
Lares
To replace
Norberta
Rosenstein
Last Name
Bailleul
Sosa
Gross
Manning
Attorney
Faculty Member
Reg. Architect
Position/Title
At-large
MDPL
Dade Heritage
At-large
Applicants Position!fitle
Andrew Fischer
Daniel Garcia
Francis Steffens
Jessica Jacobs
Josh Gimelstein
Michael Bernstein
Noah Fox
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12131/2012 City Commission
12131/2012 City Commission
12131/2012 City Commission
12/31/15
12131/13
Term Limit:
12/31/16
12131/15
12/31/16
12131/14
Applicants Position/Title
Beth Dunlop
Elizabeth Pines
Jeffrey Cohen
John Stuart
Marilys Nepomechie
Morris Sunshine
Raymond Adrian
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Board and Committees Current Members
Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
Composition:
Three (3) years term.
Vacancies submitted by slate of candidates provided by the council.
Sec. 2·51
Eleven (11) members to be appointed at-large by a majority vote of the Mayor and City Commission.
Effective December 31, 2001, concurrent with the expiration of the terms of six (6) members of the
council, and the resulting vacancies thereon, three (3) members shall be appointed for three (3) year
terms each, provided that one of those appointments shall be to fill the vacancy of the one (1) year
term expiring on December 31, 2001, and three (3) members shall be appointed for two (2) year
terms each. Additionally, effective December 31, 2002, no council member may serve more than six
(6) consecutive years.
City Liaison: Gary Farmer
Appointments To Be Made :
Zoila
Ed a
Gregory
Vacancy:
Members:
Datorre
Valero-Figueira
Melvin
To replace Ileana
Bravo-Gordon
To replace
Solomon Genet
To replace Israel
Sands
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2011 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 Oty Commission
12/31/14
12/31/14
12/31/15
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Beatrice
Daniel
Isadore
Marjorie
Nina
Applicants
Annette Fromm
Brian Levin
Charles Million
Elizabeth Pines
George Durham
Jean Fils
Jonathan Parker
Kumar Prakash
Mark Alhadeff
Merle Weiss
Molly Leis
Hornstein
Novela
Havenick
O'Neill-Butler
Duval
Monica Minagorri
Oliver Oberhauser
Paul Venette
Robert Barrera
Tamra Sheffman
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Position/Title
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants
Antoinette Zel
Calvin Kohli
Darin Feldman
Eugenio Cabreja
Janda Wetherington
Jenna Ward
Karlene Mcleod
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
Melvin Brazer
Michael McManus
Monica Harvey
Nathaniel Korn
Patti Hernandez
Rebecca Diaz
Robert Newman
Wetherington Janda
Position/Title
12/31/15
12/31/15
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/13
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE .CITY MANAGER
NO.· LTC # [ 005·20 12 l LETTER TO COMMISSION . I
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TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
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Mayo.r Matti Herrera Bower·and Members of the. City Comm'ission
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager C"A·~
January 6, 2012 u ·... Q
Cultural Arts Council Vacancies·
This .Letter to Commission is intended to provide you information regarding current
vacancies on the Cultur~l Arts Council (CAC). There are currentlythree (3) vacancies on the
CAC, resulting from the term.-limits. of Ileana Bravo ~_nd lsrat;~l Sands,. as· wen as the
resignation of Solomon Genet. Three (3) .other members, Zoila Datorre, Eda Valero-Figueira
and Greg MelVin, have expiring terms and are .. eligible for reappointment. Adhering te the
guideliRes set for:th in the Ordinance e.$tabli.shing the CAC, a Nominating Committee was·
convened ali November 14. 2011· to review and screen interested candidates for these
positions~ -The City Clerk's Office provided the Nominating Committee with twenty .. eight (28)
applications for the three vac~ncie~. and nine of those candidates met with the Committee
and were deemed to be suitable candidates. ·
At its December 14, 2011 meeting, the CAC approved the recommendation of the
Nominating Committee to request reappointment of Zoila Datorre, EdaValero-Figueir:a and·
Greg Melvin, and to submit the names pf the appiicants whom they interviewed for
consideration for the three vacancies. Those applicants were:· Cyn Zarco; . ·Oliver
Oberhauser; Elizabeth .Pines; Robert Barrera; Mark Alhadeff; Merle Weiss; Michael
McManus; Karlene Mcleod; and George Durham. The nine applications and resumes are
attached.
Pursuant to Section 2-55(d) of Ordinance No. 97-3075, as amended, establishing the Miami
Beach Ctlltural Arts Council (CAO) "vacancies on the Council st'1all be filled by the Mayor
and City Commission. In filling any vacancy, the Mayor and City Commission may seiect a
replacement CounCil meillberfrom·a list ofthree·(3) candidates which ·shall be submitted by
the remaining member:s of the. C.ouncil." .Fuitt.ler, "the individual members of the City
Commission may supplement the Council's suggested iist with additional ~mas,·.of
candidates or, if neither the candidates on the Council's suggested list ·nor the. atldit~al. ?.J
names submitted Qy the indiVidual members of the City Commissien ;are appr<JVed;c..the ·m
Council shall submit an entirely different list;• fc:wcoosiderati!Jn. p. ~·. ('")
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me,
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c: H.ilda Fernandez, Assistant City Manager
Max A. Sklar, T.oarism ar.1d. Cultural D.ev:elopment Director
Gary Farmer, Cultural Affairs·Prograni Manager
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Board and Committees Current Members
Miami Beach Human Rights Committee 2010-3669
Composition:
The committee shall consist of a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of eleven (11) members, with
one (1) out of every five (5) members, to be a direct appointment by the Mayor, and with the
remaining members to be at-large appointments of the City Commission. ·
The members of the committee shall reflect as nearly as possible, the diversity of individuals
protected under the City's Human Rights Ordinance. In keeping with this policy, not less than two (2)
months prior to making appointments or re-appointments to the committee, the City Manager shall
solicit nominations from as many public service groups and other sources, which he/she deems
appropriate, as possible.
At least one (1) of the committee members shall possess, in addition to the general qualifications set
forth herein for members, a license to practice law in the State of Florida; be an active member of and
in good standing with the Florida Bar, and have experience in civil rights law. The attorney member
shall also serve as chair of the committee.
City Uaison: Ralph Granado
Appointments To Be Made :
Walker Burttschell
Elsa Urquiza
Alan Fishman
Elizabeth Schwartz Law
Michael Andrews
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title
Carlos J Ortuno
Dr. Barry Ragone
Rafael Trevino
Todd Narson
Applicants Positionffitle
Erik Carrion
Luis Herrera
Monica Harvey
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12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants Position/Title
Ivana Vento
Michael Perlmutter
William Warren Jr.
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Board and Committees Current Members
Personnel Board Sec. 2·190.66
Composition:
Ten (10) members appointed by a 5/7 vote.
Six (6) of which shall! be citizens of Miami Beach not in the employment of the city, each having a
different vocation;
and three (3) regular employees of the City of Miami Beach, to be elected by the probationary and
regular employees of the city and who shall be elected from the employees of regular status in the
respective groups:
Group I shall consist of the employees of the Police Department, Fire Department
and Beach Patrol Department,
Group II shall consist of employees who are in clerical and executive positions,
Group III shall consist of all other employees,
The Personnel Director is a non-voting member.
City Uaison: Ramiro Inguanzo
Appointments To Be Made :
Michael Perlmutter (TL 12131/2012) 12131/2011 City Commission 12131/12
Rosalie Pincus 12131/2011 City Commission 12131/15
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
David
Gabriel
Mojdeh
Christopher Diaz
Evette Phillips
George Castell
Ramiro Inguanzo
To replace Barbara
Patchen
12/31/2013 City Commission
Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by:
Alschuler (TL 12/31/2012) 12131/2012
Paez 12131/2012
Khaghan 12131/2012
elected 07/20/2011 exp. 7/31/2014-Group I
elected 06/26/2009 exp. 7/31/2012 Group III
elected 07/23/2010 exp. 7/31/2013 Group II
Human Resources Director
City Commission
City Commission
City Commission
Term Limit:
12131/12
12131/15
12/31/16
Applicants Positionffitle Applicants Position/Title
Brent Coetzee
Elsa Orlandini
Raquel Elejabarrieta
Wednesday, February 15,2012
Carlos Condarco
Gail Harris
Richard Preira
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Planning Board Sec.118·51
Composition:
Two (2) year term. Appointed by a minimum of 4 votes.
Seven (7) regular voting members. The voting members shall have considerable experience in
general business, land development, land development practices or land use issues.
The board shall at a minimum be comprised of:
one registered architect or a member of the faculty of a school of architecture in the state, with
practical or academic expertise in the field of design, planning, historic preservation or the history of
architecture, or a professional architectural designer or professional urban planner,
one developer,
one attorney who has considerable experience in land use and zoning issues,
and one person who has education and/or experience in historic preservation issues. For purposes of
this section, the term "education and/or experience in historic preservation issues" shall be a person
who meets one or more. of the following criteria:
(1). Has earned a college degree in historic preservation
(2). Is responsible for the preservation, revitalization or adaptive reuse of historic buildings; or
(3). Is recognized by the city commission for contributions to historic preservation, education or
planning. No person except a resident of the city, or an individual having their main business interest
in the city shall be eligible for appointment to the Planning Board.
City Liaison: Katia Hirsh.
Appointments To Be Made :
Jonathan Bel off Attorney
Jonathan Fryd Developer
Henry Stolar General Business
Vacancy:
To replace Seth General Business
Frohlich
Members:
Name Last Name
Daniel Veitia
Leslie Tobin
Randy Weisburd
Applicants
Alexander Annunziato
Beth Dunlop
Bryan Rosenfeld
Daniel Garcia
Frank Kruszewski
Gilbert Squires
Jeffrey Cohen
John Stuart
Leonard Wien, Jr.
Maria Gomez
Michael Bernstein
Wednesday, February 15,2012
Position/Title
Historic Preservation
Architect
General Business
Positionffitle
12/31/2011 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2011 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2011 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants
Avi Ciment
Brian Ehrlich
Charles Urstadt
Francis Steffens
Gary Twist
Jane Gross
Jessica Conn
Joy Malakoff
Liar Leser
Mark Alhadeff
Scott Needelman
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Board and CommiUees Current Members
Visitor and Convention Authority
Composition:
Two (2) year term. Appointed by a minimum of 4 votes.
Seven (7) member who shall be permanent residents of Miami-Dade County.
Sec. 1 02-246
The seven (7) members of the authority shall be representative of the community as follows:
1) Not less than two (2) nor more than three (3) members shall be representative of the hotel
industry;
2) and the remaining members none of whom shall be representative of the hotel industry, shall
represent the community at-large. Any member of the authority or employee therefore violating or
failing to comply with provisions of this artide shall be deem to have vacated his office or position.
City Liaison: Grisette Roque.
Appointments To Be Made :
Jaqueline Hertz At-large 12/31/2011 City Commission
Jeff Lehman Hotel Industry 12/31/2011 City Commission
Micky Ross Steinberg At-large 12/31/2011 City Commission
Keith Menin Hotel Industry 12/31/2011 City Commission
Vacancy:
Members:
To replace Elsie
Sterling Howard
At-large 12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/13
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/3.1/15
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Aaron
Steven
Applicants
Antoinette Zel
Calvin Kohli
Christine Taplin
Perry
Adkins
Diana Fontani Martinez
Frank Kruszewski
Harold Foster
Israel Sands
Jeffrey Graff
Joy Malakoff
Karlene Mcleod
Margaret (Peggy) Benua
Mykel (Michael) Tulloch
Nesip Toykan
Steven Gonzalez
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
At-Large
At-large
Positionffitle
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants
Brian Richard
Charles Million
Christopher Todd
Eric Lawrence
George Castillo
Ileana Bravo-Gordon
James Lloyd
Jennifer Diaz
Karen Brown
Leif Bertrand
Mark Tamis
Natalia Datorre
Prakash Kumar
Zahara Mossman
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IV\ I A/V\ I (VISITOR ,A,ND .. ~~ ......... ~ CONVENTION B E: /J\ C .. I·-~ AUTHORITY
January 30, 2012
Mayor and Commission
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Dear Mayor and Commission:
The Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) would like to thank you for your support of pur
efforts for FY 2011/2012. To assist the MBVCA in conducting business, we kindly request the reappointment of
our Chair, Jeff Lehman and members Jacqueline Hertz, Keith Menin, and Micky Ross Steinberg. We will be
sending another letter with a slate of recommendations for the vacancy caused by the term limit of our Chair
Elsie Sterling Howard.
Jeff Lehman, Chair (Hotelier) was appointed Chair of the MBVCA on January 27, 2012. He was appointed to
the MBVCA in February 2008 after previously serving on the board from 2001 through 2007. He has been
working in the Hospitality Industry in Miami Beach for the past 14 years. He is currently managing the Betsy
Hotel, a boutique property in Miami Beach's South Beach. Prior to this, he assisted with the restoration of Miami
Beach's historic gem, the National Hotel, and was the hotel's General Manager until it was sold in 2007. His
extensive experience in the hotel and cruise industries span 30 years and has included positions in Tahiti,
Japan, Hawaii, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami and his hometown, Los Angeles.
He has also served as a board member on the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors,•
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Tourism and was the past Vice Chair of the Collins Avenue Reconstruction
Task Force. He currently is on the Board of the Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association. In 2009, Mr.
Lehman accompanied Mayor Bower and a local delegation on a goodwill journey to our sister city of Fujisawa,
Japan, to further this diplomatic and economic relationship. Mr. Lehman was re-elected as the MBVCA's Vice
Chair in December 2008. ·
Jacque Hertz (At-Large) was appointed to the MBVCA in January 2008 and is an At-Large member. She is
the founder and owner of Angel Care Management, Inc. and a longtime Miami Beach resident. Ms. Hertz is the
current President of the Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center and the South Florida Guardianship
Association and serves on several other boards including AYUDA, Florida State Guar:dianship Association,
Miami Jewish Home & Hospital and is a Founder at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Miami Jewish Home &
Hospital. Ms. Hertz's many recognitions include receiving 'A Woman Worth Knowing' award from the City of
Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women; a Humanitarian Award from Prime Time Seniors, Inc.;
'Woman of the Year'' award from the Junior Auxiliary of the Miami Jewish Home & Hospital, and a Certificate of
Appreciation from the Circuit Court of the State of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami -Dade County. ·
Keith Menin (Hotelier) was appointed to the MBVCA in February 2010. A resident of Miami Beach since
childhood, Principal of Menin Hotels Keith Menin began his career in the hospitality industry at the front desk of
The Shelborne Hotel while he was still in high school. Shortly thereafter, he attended The School of Hotel
Administration at Cornell University and began to design his first hotel, The Sanctuary South Beach, at the age
of 24. At 26, Menin had a new idea to convert a residential building on West Avenue, fronting Biscayne Bay to a
hotel residence. Partnering with Morgans Hotel Group, Menin successfully created the impressive Mondrian
South Beach. Menin has since developed Bentley Hotel South Beach, the Raffaello Hotel in Chicago and his
latest venture the same hotel where he was employed at the age of 15, The Shelborne. A portfolio that even the
most seasoned hoteliers would be envious of, Menin has added restaurants to the list such as Vesper Cafe &
Brasserie, Pizza Bar, Bar Tanaka and Lucy's Cantina Royale.
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Micky Ross Steinberg {At-Large) was appointed to the MBVCA in April 2010. Not only is she a successful
Realtor with Palm Properties of South Florida, but she has deep roots in Miami Beach and continues to
contribute to the betterment of our great City. Micky grew up in Miami Beach and is now raising her two year old
daughter here with her husband, State Representative Richard Steinberg.
Prior to dedicating herself full time as a Realtor, Micky worked in special event planning, nightlife and restaurant
businesses in Miami Beach. Among her various civic involvements, Micky was a member of the Miami Beach
Police Department's Police/Citizen Relations Committee, Public Policy Committee of Jewish Community
Services, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and is a Lifetime Member of Hadassah. Because of her civic
involvement, Micky was recognized as a Woman of Valor by the Aventura Turn berry Jewish Center in 2008.
The MBVCA continues to have a significant commitment to tourism and tourist-related issues in Miami Beach;
recruiting knowledgeable and experienced members to our Board is critical.
We are available to answer any questions, when and if they arise.
Thank you for your attention.
Ji ~oque areas
Executive Director
Cc: Robert Parcher, City Clerk
MBVCA Board Members
Harold Rosen, Esq.
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