R9A-Board And Committee AppointmentsCity of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, Rafael Granado, City Clerk
Tel: (305) 673-7 411, Fax: (305) 673-7254
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the Ci~ty Co mission
Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager /A ·
December 12, 2012 ·
From:
Date:
Subject: BOARD AND COMMITTEES
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION,;.
That appointments be made as indicated.
ANALYSIS:
Attached are the applicants that have filed with the City Clerk's Office for Board and
Committee appointments.
VACANCIES
BOARD OR COMMITTEE: TOTAL MBRS. APPOINTED BY: TOTALVAC. PAGE
Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee
Board of Adjustment
Community Development Advisory
Committee
Community Relations Board
11 City Commission Page 1
7 City Commission 1 Page 5
14 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 1 Page 12
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 1
Commissioner Jorge Exposito 1
Commissioner Michael G6ngora 1
17 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 1 Page 14
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager 1
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VACANCIES
BOARD OR COMMITTEE:
Fine Arts Board
Marine Authority
Miami Beach Commission For
Women
Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
Miami Beach Human Rights
Committee
TOTAL MBRS.
14
7
21
11
9
Miami Beach Sister Cities Program 24
Normandy Shores Local Gov,
Neighborhood lmpv.
Personnel Board
Production Industry Council
Single Family Residential Review
Panel
Tennis Advisory Committee
3
10
7
3
7
APPOINTED BY: TOTAL VAC. PAGE
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 1 Page 21
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 1 Page 30
Commissioner Ed Tobin Page 31
City Commission Page 32
City Commission 2 Page 33
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 3 Page 34
City Commission 1 Page 36
City Commission 1 Page 38
Commissioner Jerry Libbin Page 43
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager 3 Page 45
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 1 Page 47
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 1
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VACANCIES
BOARD OR COMMITTEE: TOTALMBRS. APPOINTED BY: TOTAL VAC. PAGE
Attached is breakdown by Commissioner or City Commission:
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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
Vacancy:
To replace Robert (1) Res. Home Bldg. 12/31/2012 City Commission
Saland
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Amy Perry (11) Rep. Essential Serv. 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
Arian Adorno (9) Res. Juris Local Govt 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
Charles Urstadt (8) Local Plann. Bd. 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/17
David Smith (3) Rep. Labor Home Bid. 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/14
Guy Simani (1 0) Rep. Em pl. With/Juris. 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
Jeremy Glazer (4) Low-Income Adv 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
Juan Rojas (2) Banking/Mortgage 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
Mark Wohl (7) Real Estate Prof. 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
Muayad Abbas (5) For Profit 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/17
Stephanie Berman (6) Not for Profit 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Andrew Fischer
Dr. Barry Ragone
Julio lora
Marie Towers
Monday, December 03, 2012
Barbara Gotlinsky
Gotlinsky Barbara
Karen Fryd
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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
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title
Elizabeth Resnick (TL 12/31/2012)
James Lloyd
Janda Wetherington
Lisa Austin
Lisette Olemberg-
Goldstein
Megan Riley
Rhonda Mitrani-Buchman (TL 12/31/2012)
Applicants Position/Title
Adrian Gonzalez
Annette Fromm
Antoinette Zel
Cindy Brown
Dale Stine
Elizabeth Schwartz
Francis Trullenque
Kathleen Kowall
Lisa Austin
Mark Alhadeff
Molly Leis
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
Wetherington Janda
Zoila Datorre
Monday, December 03, 2012
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
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/14
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/12
Position/Title
Ana Cordero
Anthony Japour
Britta Hanson
Claire Warren
David Lombardi
Emma DeAibear
Jonathan Porcelli
Leslie Tobin
Maria Rodriguez
Merri Mann
Patricia Fuller
Silvia Ros
Zarco Cyn
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Board and Committees Current Members
Beautification Committee Sec. 2-36
Composition:
Eight (8) members, seven (7) of whom shall be direct appointees by the Mayor and City
Commissioners. The chairperson of the Mayor's Ad Hoc Garden Center and Conservatory Advisory
Committee or designee who shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member.
City Liaison: John Oldenburg
Members:
Name Last Name
Daniel Nixon
Lidia Resnick
Lucero Levy
Maria Koller
Moni Cohen
Silvia Rotbart
Terry Blechman
Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/14
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/18
Ex-officio Chair of Mayor Ad-Hoc Garden Center
Applicants
Ana Cordero
Cindy Brown
Darin Feldman
Dr. Corey Narson
Francinelee Hand
Lily Furst
Marivi Iglesias
Rabbi Daniel Sherbill
Tiva Leser
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title
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Applicants
Christopher Todd
Daniel Novela
Dina Dissen
Flavia Lowenstein-Eiortegui
Kay Coulter
Marina Novaes
Mitchell Korus
Steven Gonzalez
725
Position/Title
Board and Committees Current Members
Board of Adjustment
Composition:
Two (2) year term.
Appointed by a 5/7th vote.
RSA 1-2 Sec 118-
1'H
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; the
member representing the field of financial consultation shall be a Certified Public Accountant,
Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Planner, a Chartered Financial Consultant or
investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or someone recognized
as having similar credentials and duly licensed by the State of Florida.
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
Vacancy:
To replace Andrew Real Estate Developer 12/31/2012 City Commission
Resnick
Members:
Name Last Name
Bryan Rosenfeld
Elsa Urquiza
Joy Malakoff
Lior Leser
Richard Pre ira
Sherry Roberts
Applicants
Alan Fishman
Avi Ciment
Dov Konetz
Jessica Conn
Josh Gimelstein
Micky Ross Steinberg
Robert Newman
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title
CPA
At-Large
At-Large
Fin, Cons. TL 12/31/13
Law
Gen. Business TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants
Atala Anthony
Brian Ehrlich
Gabriel Paez
Jonathan Beloff
Michael Bernstein
Noah Fox
Roberta Gould
Position/Title
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12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/13
12/31/16
12/31/13
Board and Committees Current Members
Budget Advisory Committee Sec. 2-44
Composition:
Nine (9) members. Seven (7) direct appointments with Mayor and each Commissioner making one
(1) appointment.
Two (2) at-large appointments:
one (1) certified public accountant and
one (1) for a financial advisor.
City Liaison: Kathie Brooks
Members:
Name Last Name
Antonio Hernandez SL
David Lancz
Dushan Koller
Jack Benveniste
Jacqueline Lalonde
John Gardiner
Laurence Herrup
Marc Gidney
Stephen Hertz
Applicants
David Richardson
Eric Lawrence
Gregory Carney
Lance Richardson
Noah Fox
Regina Suarez
Ronald Starkman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
Financial Adv.
C. P. A.
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Applicants Position/Title
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Dwight Kraai
Gerhard Rima
Jared Plitt
Lisa Ware
Oliver Oberhauser
Rima Gerhard
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12/31/15
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/17
12/31/14
12/31/16
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
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Brian Ehrlich (C3) Developer 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/14
Christina Cuervo (C5) Developer TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
Dwight Kraai (2) EngineerTL 12/31/13 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/13
Eleanor Carney (C4) At-large 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
Elizabeth Camargo (C2) Architect TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
Robert Rabinowitz (C5) Engineer 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/17
Saul Gross (1) Mayor Designee 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
Stacy Kilroy (C3) Const/G/ Cont.TL 12/1 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/13
Tony Trujillo (C4) Cap.Budg/Finance 12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
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Board and Committees
Annsheila Turkel
Cheryl Jacobs
Gerhard Rima
lvette Isabel Borrello
James Lloyd
Michael Laas
Ronald Starkman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Atala Anthony
Christian Folland
Guy Simani
Jacobs Jacobs
Josh Gimelstein
Rima Gerhard
729
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Committee for Quality Education in MB Sec. 2-190.134
Composition:
The committee shall consist of fifteen (15) voting members and three non-voting ex-officio members
to be comprised as follows.
A representative from each of the following eight schools, selected by the Parent Teacher
Association:
North Beach Elementary,
Biscayne Elementary,
Feinberg-Fisher Elementary,
South Pointe Elementary,
Nautilus Middle School,
Miami Beach High School,
Ruth K. Broad Elementary School,
Treasure Island Elementary School,
and seven (7) members of the public with knowledge or expertise with regard to education issues
who shall be direct appointments by the mayor and city commissioner with no more than three who
can be employed or contracted by Miami-Dade County public shcools.
The City Commission shall designate two (2) of its members to serve as City Commission liaisons who
shall report to the City Commission actions of the Committee for Quality Education; the City Manager
shall further designate a member of city staff to serve as a liaison who shall report the Committee's
actions to the City Manager.
City Liaison: Leslie Rosenfeld
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Beverly
lvette Isabel
Karen
Kay
Keren
Sheila
Tiffany
Elisa Leone
Heidi Tandy
I vette Bi rba
Jill Swartz
Leslie Rosenfeld
Lisa Simon
Heller 12/31/2012
Borrello 12/31/2013
Rivo 12/31/2013
Coulter TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013
Bajaroff 12/31/2012
Duffy-Lehrman 12/31/2014
Heckler 12/31/2012
Rep. of the PTA for Biscayne Elementary 06/30/13
Rep. of PTA for Nautilus Middle School 06/30/13
Rep. of the PTA for Feinberg Fisher Elem. 6/30/13
Rep. of the PTA for MB Sr. High School -06/30/13
ACM/City Manager designee
Matti Herrera-Bower
Rebeka Cohen
Rep. PTA for Ruth K. Broad Elementary -6/30/13
City Commission designee
Rep. of the PTA North Beach Elem. School-6/30/13
Rep. of PTA for Treasure Island Elem. 06/30/13
City Commission designee
Sofia Emuriel
Vacant
vacant Rep. of the PTA Sout Pointe Elementary -6/30/13
Applicants Position/Title
Monday, December 03, 2012
730
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Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/13
Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/18
Position/Title
Board and Committees Current Members
Aida EI-Matari
Jill Swartz
Kathleen Kowall
Laurie Kaye Davis
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
Mia Glick
Monday, December 03,2012
Elaine Litvak
Judith Berson-Levinson
Laura Cullen
Loren Pearson
Marjorie York
Robert Fairless
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Board and Committees Current Members
Committee on the Homeless
Composition:
The committee shall consist of nine (9) members,
three (3) to be appointed by the Mayor and
each Commissioner to appoint one (1).
Sec. 2-161
The chairperson of the Committee on the Homeless or his/her designee shall serve as a non-voting ex-
officio member of the Community Relations Board.
Each member of the committee shall be selected from membership in an organization such as, but
not limited to the following:
Service Providers:
Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health,
Salvation Army,
Better Way,
Miami Dade County Homeless Trust;
(Civic Representation: North Beach (North Beach Development Corp), 41st Street (Middle Beach
Partnership), Lincoln Rd (Marketing Council), Washington Ave (Miami Beach Dev. Corp. and /or
Washington Ave Task Force), Ocean Dr (Ocean Drive Improvement Association), Collins Ave (Hotel
Association), South Pointe (South Pointe Advisory Board to the Red. Agency); member of the general
public with personal experience with homeless issues CDBG Project Coordinator (ESG Emergency
Shelter Grant Provider), city officials, representative from the Police Department and the City
Attorney's Office as ex-officio members.
City Liaison: Katherine Martinez
Members:
Name Last Name
Annsheila Turkel
Cary Yee Quee
Dale Gratz
Gail Harris
Jonathan Kroner
Lisa Ware
Prakash Kumar
Rabbi Daniel Sherbill
Rachael Zuckerman
Applicants
Deborah Ruggiero
Eda Valero-Figueira
Helen Swartz
Kimberly Diehl
Luis Iglesias-Ramirez
Mitchell Korus
Rosalie Pincus
Stephanie Berman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/14
12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/17
Applicants
Debra (Debi) Quade
Emma DeAibear
Ida Percal
Kumar Prakash
Melissa Mokha
Recio Sullivan
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
732
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Community Development Advisory Committee
Composition:
Committee shall be composed of fourteen (14) members.
The Mayor and City Commissioners shall each make two (2) direct appointments.
Sec. 2-190.110
The fourteen (14) direct appointees shall fulfill the city affiliation requirement in either of the following
ways:
1) At least seven (7) appointees shall either be:
(a) Miami Beach residents, for a minimum of six (6) months, in non-target areas or
(b) either city residents, or non-residents, who hold a leadership position in organizations that provide
community development services to low and/or moderate-income people or neighborhoods,
preferably within the city, provided, however, the organization that the appointee holds such position
in cannot be a current or future recepient of city CDBG or HOME funds.
2) The remaining appointees shall either be:
a) A resident or a locally desginated community development target area for a miminum of six (6)
months; or,
b) Demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six (6) months in a business established in a
locally designated community development target area for a minimum of six (6) months.
City Liaison: Brian Gillis
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Adam
Christina
Dona
Harvey
James
Karen
Mark
Michael
Rachel
Zachary
Applicants
Arian Adorno
Derrek Steele
Jean Fils
Jeffrey Graff
Kay Coulter
to replace Josh
Gimelstein
To replace Robert
Fairless
To replace Jay
Parker
To replace Aida EI-
Matari
Last Name Position/Title
Greenberg
LaBuzetta
Zemo
Burstein
Weingarten
Fryd
Hayes
Bernstein
Umlas (TL 12/31 /2012)
Cohen
Position/Title
Monday, December 03,2012
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/14
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
Applicants
Bruce Klaiber
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Position/Title
Dr. Barry Ragone
Jeffrey Feldman
Juan Rojas
Mark Wohl
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12/31/16
12/31/12
12/31/19
Board and Committees Current Members
Michael Rotbart
Steve Berke
Monday, December 03, 2012
Russell Hartstein
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Community Relations Board Sec. 2-190.11
Composition:
The board shall consist of seventeen (17) members.
Eleven (11) members shalll be voting members to be appointed in the following manner: Seven (7)
direct appointments, with the Mayor and each City Commissioner appointing a member.
Three (3) members shall be appointed by the City Manager and one
(1) ex-officio member shall be appointed by the Miami-Dade Community Relations Board from its
membership.
Four (4) non-voting, ex-officio members shall be the chairpersons or designees of the following:
Commission on the Status for Women
Committee on the Homeless,
Hispanic Affairs Committee, and
Police/Citizen Relations Committee.
Two (2) non-Voting ex-officio,:
the police chief or his or her designee and
the director of the Bureau of Children's Affairs.
The composition of the board shall be reviewed every two (2) years.
City Liaison: Lynn Bernstein
Vacancy:
To replace Jacobo
Epelbaum
12/31/2012 Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager
Members:
Name
Adam
Barbara
Brad
Darin
Debra
Laurie
Rabbi Solomon
Robert
Lisa Ware
Maria Ruiz
Marjorie York
Patty Hernandez
Applicants
To replace
Solomon Genet
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Kravitz 12/31/2013
Montero 12/31/2014
Fleet TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013
Feldman 12/31/2013
Schwartz 12/31/2012
Davis
Schiff
Sen a
TL 12/31/13 12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
ex-officio of Police Citizens Relations Committee
ex-officio of Miami-Dade Comm. Relation Board
ex-officio Police Chief Designee
ex-officio of the Committee on the Homeless
ex-officio Director of the Bureau Childrens Affair
ex-officio of MB Commission for Women
ex-officio of Hispanic Affairs Committee
Position/Title Applicants
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/15
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/13
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City 12/31/19
Manager
Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager 12/31/13
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
Position/Title
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Board and Committees
Andres Asion
Dale Gratz
Derrek Steele
Irene Valines
Jacobo Epelbaum
Lori Gold
Mia Glick
Troy Fabien
Monday, December 03, 2012
Claudia Moncarz
David Alschuler
Eliane Soffer
Ivan Rusilko
Jean Fils
luis Herrera
Sofia Emuriel
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Board and Committees Current Members
Convention Center Advisory Board
Composition:
The board shall consist of seven (7) voting members.
The Mayor and each Commissioner shall make one (1) direct appointment.
Sec. 2-46
The chairperson of the board of directors of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce or his/her
designee shall serve as a non voting ex-officio member.
The Chairperson of the board of directors of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau or his
designee shall serve as a non voting ex-officio member.
Administrative representatives from the management group,
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, and
the city manager's office shall serve as non-voting ex-officio members.
City Liaison: Lenny Timor
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Lips 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19 Alan
Frank
Joshua
Leon
Roger
Stuart
Tim
Kruszewski 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/18
Wallack
Manne TL 12/31/13
Abramson
Blumberg
Nardi
ex-off. Global Spectrum Adm Rep.
ex-officio, GMCVB Adm Rep
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Bob Balsam
Ita Moriarty
Stephanie Ruiz
Vacant
ex-officio, Chairperson Bd. Of Dir. MBCC
ex-officio member of the City Manager's Office
Applicants
Barbara Gotlinsky
David Lombardi
Gabrielle Redfern
Gotlinsky Barbara
Mark Wohl
Michael Steffens
Rocio Sullivan
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title Applicants
Barbara (Bunny) Patchen
Eric Lawrence
Gayle Durham
Liliam Lopez
Michael Rotbart
Robert Newman
737
Position/Title
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12/31/19
12/31/13
12/31/16
12/31/15
12/31/17
Board and Committees Current Members
Debarment Committee Sec. 2-190.128
Composition:
The committee shall consist of seven (7) voting members to be individually appointed by the Mayor
and Commissioners. The committee's purpose is to evaluate and, if warranted, to impose debarment
as provided in Sections 2-397 through 2-406 of the City Code to exclude a contractor (and, in limited
instances, a bidder or proposer) from city contracting and city approved subcontracting.
City Liaison: Procurement Director
Members:
Name Last Name
Anthony Broad
Antonio Hernandez Jr.
Darius Asly
Dr. Ronald Shane
Joseph Hagen
Melvyn Schlesser
Stephen Zack
Applicants
Brian Richard
Michael Perlmutter
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
(TL 12/31/2012)
(TL 12/31/2012)
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael G6ngora 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Applicants Position/Title
Lance Richardson
Zachary Cohen
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12/31/12
12/31/12
Board and Committees Current Members
Design Review Board
Composition:
Two (2) year term.
Appointed by a minimum of 4 votes.
Seven (7) regular members. The seven (7) regular members shall consist of:
1) two architects registered in the Untied States;
Sec. 118.71
2) an architect registered in state of Florida or a member of the faculty of the 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 practicing in the
fields of architectural design, or urban planning;
3) one landscape architect registered in the state of Florida;
4) one architect registered in the United States, or a profesional practicing in the fields of architectural
or urban design, or urban planning, or a resident with demonstrated interest or background in design
issues; or an attorney in good standing licensed to practice law within the United States; and
5) two 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
Members:
Name
Carol
Jason
Leslie
Lilia
Manuel
Marilys
Seraj
Last Name
Housen
Hagopian
Tobin
Medina
Minagori
Nepomechie
Saba
Position/Title
At-large
Registered Architect
Registered Architect
Urban Planner
At-large
Architect
Lands. Arch. TL12/31/13
Gary Held
Richard Lorber
Vacant
advisory/City Attorney Designee
advisory/Acting Planning Director
ex-officio/Disability Access Committee
Applicants
Alexander Annunziato
Britta Hanson
Elizabeth Camargo
Francis Steffens
Jean-Francois Lejeune
John Stuart
Seth Wasserman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Position/Title
Andres Asion
Bryan Rosenfeld
Elsa Urquiza
Jane Gross
Jessica Conn
Ray Breslin
Zarco Cyn
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12/31/16
12/31/15
12/31/16
12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/17
12/31/13
Board and Committees Current Members
Disability Access Committee
Composition:
The Committee shall be composed of:
2006-3500 s 2-31
A board quorum of eight (8) members and requiring at least eight (8) votes for board action.
Fourteen (14) voting members who shall be direct appointees by the Mayor and City Commissioners.
1) persons having mobility impairments;
2) deaf and/or hard-of-hearing persons in the community; blind and/or vision impaired persons in the
community;
3) mental, cognitive or developmental disabilities;
4) the industries of tourism and convention, retail, hospitality (restaurant or hotel), and health care
(or rehabilitation).
5) One non-voting ex-officio member who is either a member of the disable community or has special
knowledge of Americans with Disabiities Act (ADA) issues.
As per ordinance 2011-3731, in addition to other power and duties, the chairperson of the committee
may designate a committee member to attend meetings of other city agencies, boards, or committees
for the purpose of providing and obtaining input regarding accessibilty related issues and reporting to
the dissability access committee on matters set forth in subsection (b) so that the disability access
committee may provide recommendations to the city departments specified in subsection (b) or to the
city commission.
As per Ordenance 2012-3757 amended Sec. 2-31(D) to increase the number of members from
seven(?) to fourteen (14) and amended the quorum requirement
City Liaison: Duane Knecht
Vacancy:
Ex-officio member
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Andrea Lisa Travaglia 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
Andrew Feuerstein 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/19
Barbara Gotlinsky 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/19
David New 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Dr. Susan Solman 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/19
Elaine Litvak 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
Helen Swartz 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/18
John Bennett TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
Lawrence Fuller TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/13/13
Lee Weiss 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Russell Hartstein 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Sabrina Cohen 12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/17
Susana Maroder-Rivera 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
Wendy Unger 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
Ex-officio member
Monday, December 03, 2012
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Board and Committees Current Members
Applicants
Ann Thomas
Rafael Trevino
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Tide Applicants
Rabbi Solomon Schiff
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Position/Tide
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Board and Committees Current Members
Fine Arts Board Reso 2000-24216
Composition:
Fourteen (14) members with Mayor and City Commissioners appointing two (2) members each. The
Miami Beach Fine Arts Board promotes the work of contemporary visual and cultural artists, enhances
the appreciation for the arts in the community at large, and provides economic stimulation to under
served neighborhoods.
City Liaison: Gary Farmer
Vacancy:
To replace Judy
Adler
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title
Britta Hanson
Carmen (Maria) Lopez
Carrie Wiesenfeld
Deborah Ruggiero
Ellen Brazer
Jamie Dokovna
Judith Berson-Levinson
Melissa Broad
Michael McManus
Michelle Ricci
Nathaniel Korn
Tamra Sheffman
Tiva Leser
Applicants
Allan Hall
Beverly Heller
Caroline Cardenas
David Lombardi
Emma DeAibear
Francinelee Hand
Gregory Carney
Janda Wetherington
Jenna Ward
Liliam Lopez
Merri Mann
Nelida Barrios
Wetherington Janda
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
·····················································································
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
12131/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
Applicants
Ana Kasdin
Bradley Ugent
Dale Stine
Dina Dissen
Flavia Lowenstein-Eiortegui
Francis Trullenque
James Weingarten
Jeffrey Feldman
Josephine Pampanas
Marjorie O'Neill-Butler
Mia Glick
Patti Hernandez
Zahara Mossman
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Board and Committees Current Members
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Ord. 2009-3635
Com position:
The Committee shall consist of fifteen (15) voting members, with three (3) members to be directly
appointed by the Mayor, and two (2) members to be directly appointed by each City Commissioner.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the initial membership of the Committee shall be comprised
of those current members of the Mayor's Gay Business Development Committee, choosing to serve on
the Committee, with any additional members (as required to complete the total number of members
of the Committee) to be appointed at large by a majority vote of the City Commission.
City Liaison: Vacant
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Billy Kemp 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
Chad Richter 12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
Cindy Brown 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Dale Stine 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Daniel Spring 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/16
Edison Farrow 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
Ivan Cano 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Jorge Rich a 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
Karen Brown 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
Laura Veitia 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/16
Marivi Iglesias 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
Michael Bath 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/17
Nelida Barrios 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/16
Thomas Barker 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/16
Willis "Chip" Arndt Jr. 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
Brian Richard Christopher Amisano
Elizabeth Schwartz Ivana Vento
Michael Andrews Rafael Trevino
Rebecca Boyce Richard Murry
Silvia Ros Walker Burttschell
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Board and Committees Current Members
Golf Advisory Committee
Composition:
The committee shall be composed of twelve (12) members.
Consisting of eleven (11) voting members,
seven (7) by direct appointment by the mayor and city commissioners,and
four who shall be the presidents of the Bayshore and Normandy Shores Men's and
Women's Golf Association.
The city manager or his designee shall serve as a non voting ex-officio member.
Sec. 2-76
The chairperson of the Golf Advisory Committee or his designee shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio
member of the Recreational Centers and Parks Facilities Board, to be renamed the Parks and
Recreational Facilities Board.
City Liaison: Kevin Smith
Vacancy:
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Gregory Carney 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Jeff Blumenthal 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Jeffrey Cohen 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
Jenifer Caplan 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
John Barker 12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Joseph Conway 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
Michael Piazza 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Kevin Smith
Applicants
Daniel Novela
Mitchell Korus
Ronald Starkman
President for Women's Golf Assoc. MB Golf Assoc.
President of the MB Golf Club Members Assoc.
President, Normandy Shore's Men's Golf Assoc.
President, Normandy Shore's Women's Golf Assoc.
ex-officio, designee of the City Manager
Position/Title Applicants
Jane Hayes
Robert Sena
Zachary Cohen
Monday, December 03, 2012
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Position/Title
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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
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title
Anthony Japour ACLF
Baruch Jacobs M.D. Health Provider
Dr. Andrew Nullman Physician
Dr. Jay Rein berg Physician
Dr. Stacey Kruger Physician
Harold Foster Private Individual
Rachel Schuster ACLF
Shaheen Wirk Private Individual
Steven Son en reich CEO/Mt. Sinai/MH (NTL)
Tobi Ash Nursing Profession
Todd Narson CEO MB Community Health
Julie Zaharatos
Maria Ruiz
Rep. from the Health Council of South Fla
ex-officio, Director of Children's Affairs
Applicants
Caroline Cardenas
Jared Plitt
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/14
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants Position/Title
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Ivan Rusilko
Michael Steffens
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Board and Committees Current Members
Health Facilities Authority Board
Composition:
Four (4) year terms.
Five (5) members shall consist of;
two (2) health providers,
Sec. 2-111
one (1) individual in the field of general business who possesses good standing in the community;
one (1) accountant and;
one (1) attorney.
The chairperson of the Health Advisory Board shall serve as a non-voting advisor to the Authority.
Members shall be residents of the City.
Florida Statute 154.207 No term Limits.
City Liaison: Patricia Walker
Members:
Name
Allison
Arthur
Marc
Mark
Sidney
Last Name
Stone
Unger
Umlas
Sinnreich
Goldin
Position/Title
Attorney
Accountant
Health Provider
Health Provider
General Business
vacant Chairperson, Health Advisory Board
Applicants
Miguel Antonio Aviles
Rosalie Pincus
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
06/19/2013 City Commission FS-154-207
06/19/2016 City Commission FS 154-207
06/19/2014 City Commission FS-154-207
06/19/2015 City Commission FS 154-207
06/19/2014 City Commission FS 154-207
Applicants
Rachel Schuster
Shaheen Wirk
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Hispanic Affairs Committee Sec. 2-190.21
Composition:
The committee shall consist of seven (7) members, with the Mayor and each Commissioner making
one (1) appointment.
The chairperson of the Hispanic Affairs Committee or his/her designee shall serve as a non-voting ex-
officio member of the Community Relations Board.
City Liaison: Nannette Rodriguez
Members:
Name Last Name
Ana Cecilia Velasco
Antonio Purrinos
Eliane Soffer
Francis Trullenque
Ida Perea I
Luz Rojas
Patti Hernandez
Alejandro Dominguez
Luis Herrera
Rafael Trevino
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
Applicants
Israel Sands
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Commissioner Michael G6ngora 12/31/18
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Position/Title
Luis Iglesias-Ramirez
Regina Suarez
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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 architectural or 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) An architect registered in the United States, a landscape architect registered in the state of
Florida, a professional practicing in the field of architectural or urban design or urban plannng, each
of the foregoing with practical experience in the rehabilitation of historic structures; or an attorney at
law licensed to practice in the United States, or an engineer licensed in the state of Florida, each of
the foregoing with professional experience and demonstrated interest in historic preservaton.
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.
All members of the board except the architect, engineer, landscape architect, professional practicing
in the field of architectural or urban design or urbam planning and university faculty member of the
board shall be residents of, the city, provived, however, that the city commission may waive this
requirement by a 5/7ths vote in the event a person not meeting these residency requirements is
availale to serve on the board and is exceptionally qualified by training and/or experience in historic
preservation matters.
City Liaison: Thomas Mooney
Members:
Name Last Name
David Wieder
Dominique Bailleul
Henry Lares
Herb So sa
Ira Giller
Jane Gross
Josephine Manning
Applicants
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Alejandro Dominguez
Elizabeth Pines
Guy Simani
Jessica Jacobs
Josh Gimelstein
Marina Novaes
Raymond Adrian
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title
Attorney
At-large
Faculty Mem. TL 12/31/13
MDPL
Reg. Architect
Dade Heritage
At-large
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
Applicants Position/Title
Andrew Fischer
Francis Steffens
Jeffrey Cohen
John Stuart
Marilys Nepomechie
Morris Sunshine
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12/31/15
12/31/16
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/14
Board and Committees Current Members
Housing Authority
Composition:
Four year appointment.
Five (5) members, appointed by the Mayor.
Reso 7031 421.05
Appointments must be confirmed by the City Commission.
At least one (1) member who shall be a resident who is current in rent in a housing project or a
person of low or very low income who resides within the housing authority's jurisdiction and is
receiving rent subsidy through a program administered by the authority or public housing agency that
has jurisdiction for the same locality served by the housing authority, which member shall be
appointed at the time a vacancy exists.
City Liaison: Anna Parekh
Appointments To Be Made :
Eugenio
Members:
Name
Cabreja
Last Name
Emilio DeJesus Fernandez
Michael Band
Peter
Raymond
Applicants
Chavelier
Adrian
Adrian Gonzalez
Barbara Gotlinsky
Damian Gallo
Julio Lora
December 03, 2012
Tenant Commissioner
Position/Title
HA Commissioner
HA Commissioner
HA Commissioner
HA Commissioner
Position/Title
10/11/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 10/11/18
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
10/11/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
10/11/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
10/11/2015 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
10/11/2014 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Applicants
Allan Hall
Christian Folland
Gotlinsky Barbara
Prakash Kumar
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10/11/17
10/11/16
1 0/11/19
10/11/18
Board and Committees Current Members
Loan Review Committee Sec. 2-166
Composition:
The committee shall consist of
seven (7) voting members whom shall be direct appointments by the Mayor and City Commissioners.
The finance director or his/her designee and the city manager or his/her designee shall serve as non-
voting ex-officio members
A member of the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) shall be designated to serve
as a non-voting ex-officio member of the LRC in order to facilitate communications between the LRC
and CDAC.
City Liaison: Rocio Soto
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Eric Lawrence 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Jay Dermer 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/18
Juan Torres 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
Mario Coryell 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/17
Michael Rotbart TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/13
Steve Zuckerman 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/14
ex-officio member of the CDAC
Patricia Walker ex-officio Finance director or his/her designee
Applicants
Allan Hall
Stephanie Berman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
Lance Richardson
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Board and Committees Current Members
Marine Authority Sec. 2-190.46
Composition:
The marine authority shall consist of seven (7) voting members, who shall be direct appointments by
the mayor and city commissioners,
and one non voting, ex-officio member of the authority, who shall be a representative of the city
marine patrol.
Appointments to the authority shall consist of individuals who have had previous experience in the
operation of or inspection of either marine vessels or marine facilities including experience in various
types of boat activities, including fishing in the waterways of the city. The members of the marine
authority shall have the right and duty to consult with any member of the city administration for
technical or other information pertaining to the matters before them.
City Liaison: Mercedes Carcasses
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Antonio
Christopher
Daniel
Maurice
Sasha
Stephen
Michael George
Applicants
Britta Hanson
Elaine Roden
Jonathan Beloff
Paul Friedman
William Cahill
To replace Joel
Aberbach
Last Name Position/Title
Maldonado
Todd
Kipnis
Good beer
Boulanger
Bernstein
ex-officio MB Marine Patrol
Position/Title
Monday, December 03, 2012
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/14
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/18
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
Applicants
Christian Folland
Jacobo Epelbaum
Matthew Paulini
Robert Glick
751
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Miami Beach Commission For Women
Composition:
Twenty-one (21) members.
2007-3570 s 2190-
Each of the seven (7) members of the commission shall appoint three (3) members.
The chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women or its designee shall serve as a non-
voting ex-officio member of the Community Relations Board.
City Liaison: Wanda Geist
Vacancy:
To replace Ana
Members:
Name
Claudia
Debra (Debi)
Elsa
Francinelee
Gertrude
Jessica
Karen
Laura
Laura
Leslie
Maribel
Marjorie
Mercedes
Monica
Nikki
Regina
Regina
Roberta
Recio
Tiffany
Applicants
Dale Gratz
Kasdin
Last Name
Moncarz
Quade
Orlandini
Hand
Arfa
Conn
Edelstein
Cullen
Bruney
Coller
Quiala
York
Carlson
Harvey
Weisburd
Suarez
Berman
Gould
Sullivan
Lapciuc
Eda Valero-Figueira
Judith Berson-Levinson
Marie Towers
Merle Weiss
Molly Leis
Rebecca Boyce
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
TL 12/31/13
TL 12/31/13
TL 12/31/13
TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/14
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/18
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Applicants
Diana Fontani Martinez
Jennifer Diaz
Maria Begonia Calcerrada
Marjorie O'Neill-Butler
Michael Tichacek
Natalia Datorre
Wendy Kallergis
752
Position/Title
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12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/17
12/31/15
12/31/19
12/31/17
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
Vacancy:
To replace Ileana
Bravo-Gordon
Members:
Name
Beatrice
Charles
Daniel
Ed a
Gregory
Isadore
Marjorie
Merle
Nina
Zoila
Applicants
Annette Fromm
Bradley Ugent
Elizabeth Pines
George Durham
Last Name
Hornstein
Million
Novel a
Valero-Figueira
Melvin
Have nick
O'Neill-Butler
Weiss
Duval
Datorre
Jason Witrock
Jean-Francais Lejeune
Jonathan Parker
Kumar Prakash
Mark Alhadeff
Molly Leis
Monica Minagorri
Oliver Oberhauser
Rebecca Diaz
Steve Berke
Wetherington Janda
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
TL 12/31/13
TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
12/31/2012 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
Applicants
Antoinette Zel
Calvin Kohli
Eugenio Cabreja
Janda Wetherington
Jean Fils
Jenna Ward
Karlene Mcleod
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
Michael McManus
Monica Harvey
Nathaniel Korn
Patti Hernandez
Robert Newman
Tamra Sheffman
Zarco Cyn
753
Position/Title
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12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/15
12/31/14
12/31/15
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/13
12/31/14
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 Liaison: Ralph Granado
Vacancy:
Members;
Name
Alan
Carlos J
Dr. Barry
Elizabeth
Rafael
Walker
William
Applicants
To replace Michael
Andrews
To replace Todd
Narson
Last Name Position/Title
Fishman
Ortuno
Ragone
Schwartz Law
Trevino
Burttschell
Warren Jr.
Position/Title
Andrea Lisa Travaglia
Christopher Amisano
Lori Gold
Monica Harvey
December 2012
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
Applicants
Bradley Ugent
Ivana Vento
Luis Herrera
754
City Commission 12/31/16
City Commission 12/31/16
City Commission 12/31/16
City Commission 12/31/16
City Commission 12/31/16
City Commission 12/31/16
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Miami Beach Sister Cities Program Sec. 2-181
Composition:
The Coordinating Council is the governing body of the overall Sister Cities Program. The council shall
consist of;
one (1) representatives per Sister City affiliation and,
nine (9) other members. All of these members are appointed by the mayor. The members of the
coordinating council shall be persons who are interested in furthering the purpose of the program.
Any person interested in furthering the purpose of the program may become a member of an
individual sister city committee upon approval by the coordinating council. To qualify, the person
shall present a resume and a letter of interest to the committee chairperson.
These members are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Miami Beach for two (2)
years. City Liaison: Diana Fontani
Vacancy:
To replace other 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Veronika
Pozmentier
To replace Daniela Krumlov, Czeck Rep. 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Linden-Retkova
To replace Michael Fujisawa, Japan 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
McNamee
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by:
Annette Fromm other 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Bruce Reich Nahariya, Israel TL 12/31/13 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Elaine Roden other 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Faye Goldin other 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Gary Twist Fortaleza Brazil 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
George Neary other 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Ileana Bravo-Gordon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Jacobo Epelbaum other 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Jenna Ward Almonte, Spain 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Jennifer Diaz Santa Marta, Colombia 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Jessica Londono lea, Peru 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Nuccio Nobel Cozumel, Mexico 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Ray Breslin Brampton, Canada 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Roberto DaTorre other 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Stephanie Trinidad other 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Wendy Kallergis Pescara, Italy 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Zeiven Beitchman other 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Term Limit:
12/31/19
12/31/13
12/31/17
12/31/18
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/19
12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title Applicants
Ann Thomas
Bruce Klaiber
Claudia Moncarz
Francesco Stipo
Gregory Carney
Position/Title
Ana Kasdin
Beatrice Hornstein
Charles Million
Darin Feldman
Gabriel Paez
Monday, December 03, 2012 Page 34
755
Board and Committees Current Members
Israel Sands
Josephine Pampanas
Luis Iglesias-Ramirez
Maria Rodriguez
Rabbi Daniel Sherbill
Tamra Sheffman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Ivan Rusilko
Luis Giraldo-De Ia hoz
Marcella Paz Cohen
Michael Rotbart
Raymond Adrian
Walter Lucero
756
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Board and Committees Current Members
Normandy Shores Local Gov. Neighborhood Impv. Sec 34-175
Composition:
The Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Board of Directors (City Commission) and composed of
three members of the Executive Committee of the Normandy Shores Homeowner Association. On
behalf of the Board of Directors, the City Clerk shall solicit from the Executive Committee the eligibity
list of its members for appointment consideration. The Advisory Council shall be composed of the
three members of the Executive Committee of the Normandy Shores Homeowners Association as per
Resolution No. 97-22449 adopted July 2, 1997.
City Liaison: Ronald Loring
Vacancy:
To replace Geoff
Green
Members!
Name
Manuel
Ronald
Applicants
Eve Tegan
Last Name
Minagori
Loring
Marie Towers
Monica Minagorri
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
Position/Title
12/31/2012 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
Term Limit:
12/31/15
12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title
Jonathan Porcelli
Miguel Antonio Aviles
Sofia Emuriel
757
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Board and Committees Current Members
Parks and Recreational Facilities Board
Composition:
Sec. 2-171
The board shall be comprised of ten (10) members.
Seven (7) direct appointments made by the mayor and each commissioner.
The chairperson of the following boards/committees or their designees shall serve as nonvoting ex-
officio members of the Parks and Recreational Facilities Board:
1) Beautification Committee,
2) Golf Advisory Committee, and
3) Youth Center Advisory Board (See Beach Preservation, ex-officio member.)
Members of the board shall demonstrate interest in the City's Parks and Recreational Facilities and
programs through their own participation or the participation of a member of their immediate family.
City Liaison: Kevin Smith
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
TL 12./31/13 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/13 Amy
Harriet
Jeffrey
Jonathan
Rabin
Halpryn
Forster
Groff
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
Leslie Graff
Lizette
Meryl
Lopez
Wolfson
(TL 12/31/2012)
TL 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Daniel Nixon
vacant
vacant
Ex-Officio member Beautification Committee
Ex-Officio member of the Youth Center Adv. Board
Ex-Officio member of Golf Advisory Commttee
Applicants
Annette Cannon
Dolores Hirsh
George Castillo
Jason Witrock
Laurie Kaye Davis
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
Michael Steffens
Mojdeh Khaghan
Paul Stein
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title Applicants
Dana Turken
Eleanor Carney
George Durham
Jonathan Parker
Lior Leser
Maria Rodriguez
Miguel Antonio Aviles
Moni Cohen
Walter Lucero
758
Position/Title
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12/31/19
12/31/17
12/31/15
12/31/12
12/31/13
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 shalll 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 Liaison:
Vacancy:
Members:
To replace David
Richardson
12/31/2013 City Commission
Name Last Name Position/Title
(TL 12/31/2012)
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
David
Gabriel
Michael
Mojdeh
Rosalie
Christopher Diaz
Evette Phillips
George Castell
Vacant
Applicants
Alschuler
Paez
Perlmutter
Khaghan
Pincus
(TL 12/31/2012)
elected 07/20/2011 exp. 7/31/2014-Group I
elected 07/09/2012 exp. 7/31/2015 Group III
elected 07/23/2010 exp. 7/31/2013 Group II
Human Resources Director
Position/Title
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
Applicants
"' ,,,,,,,,,,,,, """""'"'''''''''"'
Elsa Orlandini
Lori Gold
Monday, December 03, 2012
Gail Harris
Richard Preira
759
City Commission 12/31/12
City Commission 12/31/15
City Commission 12/31/12
City Commission 12/31/16
City Commission 12/31/15
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
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.; however, the
board shalk at a minimum be comprised of:
1) one architect registered in the state of Florida; 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 landscape architect registered in the state of Florida;
or a professional practicing in the fields of architectural or urban design, or urban planning;
2) one developer who has experience in developing real property; or an attorney in good standing
licensed to practice law within the United States.
3) one attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Florida who has considerable experience in
land use and zoning issues;
4) 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:
A) Has earned a college degree in historic preservation;
B) Is responsible for the preservation, revitalization or adaptive reuse of historic buildings; or
C) Is recognized by the city commission for contributions to historic preservation, education or
planning; and
5) three persons who are citizens at large or engaged in general business in the city
No person except a resident of the city, who has resided in the city for at least one year shall be
eligible for appoitment to the planning board. The City Commission may waive the residency
requirements by a 5/7ths vote in the event a person not meeting these requiremets is available to
serve on the board and is exceptionally qualified by training and/or experience.
City Liaison: Katia Hirsh.
Members:
Name Last Name
Charles Urstadt
Daniel Veitia
Henry Stolar
Jean-Francais Lejeune
Jonathan Bel off
Randy Weisburd
Robert Wolfarth
Applicants
Alexander Annunziato
Atala Anthony
Brian Ehrlich
Elizabeth Camargo
Frank Kruszewski
Guy Simani
Jeffrey Cohen
John Stuart
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
General Business
Historic Preservation
Gen. Bus. TL 12/31/13
Architect
Attorney
Gen. Bus. TL 12/31/13
Developer
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/14
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/17
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
Applicants Position/Title
""""""""""""""'"""
Andres Asian
Avi Ciment
Bryan Rosenfeld
Francis Steffens
Gary Twist
Jane Gross
Jessica Conn
Joshua Wallack
760
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Board and Committees Current Members
Joy Malakoff
Marina Novaes
Mario Courtney
Robert Sena
Monday, December 03, 2012
Lior Leser
Mark Alhadeff
Noah Fox
761
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Board and Committees Current Members
Police Citizens Relations Committee
Composition:
The committee shall consist of seventeen (17) members,
fourteen (14) of whom shall be voting members.
Sec. 2-190.36
The members shall be direct appointments with the Mayor and City Commissioners, each making two
(2) individual appointments.
One (1) non-voting ex-officio member shall be from the non-administrative personnel of the police
department selected by a majority vote of the non administrative personnel.
Two (2) additional non-voting ex-officio members shall be the police chief (or a designee) and the city
attorney (or a designee).
The chairperson of the committee or his/her designee shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member
of the Community Relations Board.
The Police/Citizen Relations Committee shall be assigned to the Police Department.
Recommendations for appointment to all voting and non-voting membership selected by the Mayor
and Commission shall be obtained from;
the Spanish American League Against Discrimination (S.A.L.A.D.); the League of United
Latin American Citizens (L.U.L.A.,C.]; The Anti-Defamation League, (A.D.L.);
The Dade Action Pac; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACPA);
the League of Women's Voters,
and any other organizations deemed appropriate.
The voting members of the committee shall have knowledge of and interest in Police Community
Relations and their impact on the City of Miami Beach.
City Liaison: Chief Raymond Martinez
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Beverly Aberbach TL 12/31/13 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/13
Claire Warren 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
Dina Dissen 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/14
Gianluca Fontani 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/18
Glenda Krongold 12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Hope Fuller 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
Jared Plitt 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Jared Dokovna 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael G6ngora 12/31/17
Jonathan Parker 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Michael Grieco 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael G6ngora 12/31/19
Mitchell Korus 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
Nelson Gonzalez 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Steven Oppenheimer 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Walter Lucero 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/19
Alex Bello Non-adm. Personnel of the PD
R. Martinez Assistant Police Chief
Steve Rothstein City Attorney Designee
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
December 03, 2012 41 52
762
Board and Committees Current Members
Alejandro Dominguez
Bruce Klaiber
Erik Goldman
Eve Tegan
Irene Valines
Kimberly Diehl
Laura Cullen
Maria Begonia Calcerrada
Michael Perlmutter
Rachel Schuster
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
Monday, December 03, 2012
Barbara (Bunny) Patchen
Deborah Ruggiero
Eugenio Cabreja
Irene Valines
Jessica Jacobs
Kumar Prakash
laura Morilla
Melissa Mokha
Prakash Kumar
Richard Preira
Steven Gonzalez
763
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Board and Committees Current Members
Production Industry Council Sec. 2-71
Composition:
The council shall consist of seven (7) voting members, the Mayor and each Commissioner shall make
one direct appointment.
All regular members shall have knowledge of the fashion, film, new media, production, television and
or recording industries of the city.
Each of the six (6) industries shall be represented by at least one member, but no more than three
(3) members, who are directly involved with that industry.
City Liaison: Graham Winick
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Allee
Belkys
Bruce
Ivan
Noreen
Applicants
Irene Valines
Lisa Ware
Paul Friedman
To replace Ivan Pol Recording Industry
To replace Joyce Production
Galbut
Last Name
Newhoff
Nerey
Orosz
Parron
Legault-Mendoza
Position/Title
Fashion TL 12/31/13
Production
Fashion
News Media
TV/Film
Position/Title
Monday, December 03, 2012
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/16
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Applicants
Karlene Mcleod
Natalia Datorre
764
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Safety Committee Sec. 2-176
Composition:
Committee consists of fourteen (14) members who shall be direct appointments, two (2)
appointments shall be made by the Mayor and each Commissioner.
The members shall have knowledge of and interest in the safety of the citizens of the city.
Ordinance 2010-3710 requires that one of the two direct appointments by the Mayor and each of the
City Commissioners be Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) certified.
City Liaison: Clifton Leonard
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Alfredo Rey 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/17
Barbara Gillman TL: 12/31/13 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
Baruch Sandhaus 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
Calvin Kohli 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
Irene Valines 12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/19
Jane Hayes 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/17
Jason Wit rock 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
Jeannette Egozi 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael G6ngora 12/31/17
Jeff Gordon 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Jerry Marsch TL 12/31/13 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/13
Joel Aberbach 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Marcella Paz Cohen 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/16
Michelle Green 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael G6ngora 12/31/19
Oren Lieber 12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
Ida Percal Michael Perlmutter
Michael Tichacek Michelle Green
Orlinda Perez Perez Robert Blumenthal
Silvia Rotbart William Cahill
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765
Board and Committees Current Members
Single Family Residential Review Panel 2006-3529
Composition:
The panel shall be composed of three (3) members, two of whom shall be architects an/or other
registered design professionals, and one shall be a resident of the City, each to serve for a term of
one (1) year. Panel members shall not deliberate in more than four (4) meetings per calendar year
unless required due to inability to satisfy the quorum requirement.
Panel members shall be chosen by the City Manager or designee on a rotating basis or as available
from a list of not more than 20 architects and/or other registered design professionals, as well as a
list of residents of the City. In developing the list of registered professionals, names should be
submitted from the following associations:
(1) American Institute of Architects, local chapter
(2) American Society of Landscape Architects, local chapter
(3) American Planning Association, local section
(4) The Miami Design Preservation League
(5) Dade Heritage Trust -
Liaison: Thomas Mooney
Vacancy:
To replace Daniel Registered Design Prof. 12/31/2012
Vietia
Jorge Gutierrez Registered Design Prof. 12/31/2012
(TL 12/31 /14)
Rafael Sixto Registered Design Prof. 12/31/2012
(TL 12/31/14)
Members:
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
new member
Applicants
Oliver Oberhauser
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title
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12/31/2012
Applicants Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Sustainability Committee 2008-3618
Composition:
The Committee shall consist of seven (7) voting members, one each to be directly appointed by the
Mayor and each City Commissioner. A Commissioner, appointed by the Mayor, shall serve as a non-
voting member and shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide guidance and advice with regard to the City's efforts to
provide and promote general environmental improvement trends, or "Green Initiatives," and
"Sustainable Development", which is herein defined as a pattern of resource use that aims to meet
community needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met, not only in the
present, but in the indefinite future.
The Committee shall make advisory recommedations to the City Commission and the City
Manager to promote Citywide Green Initiatives and to promote and provide plans for Sustainable
Development in the City of Miami Beach.
City Liaison: Fred Beckmann
Members:
Name Last Name
Commissioner Gongora
Debra Leibowitz
Eric Hecht
Gabriele Van Bryce
Lanette
Lily
Luiz
Mitch
Applicants
Amy Tancing
Elizabeth Pines
Marivi Iglesias
Russell Hartstein
Sobel
Furst
Rodrigues
Novick
Monday, December 03,2012
Position/Title
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Applicants
Andrea Lisa Travaglia
George Durham
Michael Laas
Walker Burttschell
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Tennis Advisory Committee 2012-3773
Composition:
The Committee shall be composed of severn (7) members, each of whom shall be a voting member
who has demonstrated a high degree of interest, participation, and/or expertise in the sport of
tennis. The Mayor and City Commissioners shall each make one direct appointment to the committee.
The Mission of the Tennis Committee is to improve the lives of residents by promoting the
development and sound management of public facilities dedicated to the sport of tennis in the City of
Miami Beach and to make recommendations, as appropriate, to the City Commission and the City
Administration.
The powers and duties of the Committee shall be to provide advisory recommendations regarding the
use, operation, management, and development of public tennis facilities to the City Commission and
the City Administration for such action as the City Commission and the City Administration may deem
appropriate.
Two years after the September 12, 2012 effective date of this Ordinance, the City Manager shall bring
the provisions of this section before the City Commission for its review and consideration.
City Liaison: Julio Magrisso
Vacancy:
Vacant
Vacant
Members:
Name Last Name
Carrie Johnson
David Berger
Dolores Hirsh
Eve Tegan
Gayle Durham
Applicants
Kimberly Diehl
Melissa Mokha
Stephen Donnelly
Vicki Petruzzelli
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
Position/Title
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Applicants
Marlene Pross
Michael Tichacek
Steve Berke
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Transportation and Parking Committee
Composition:
Committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members.
Sec. 2-190.91
The Mayor and City Commissioners shall each make one (1) appointment, with the other members of
the committee to be composed of members from the following community organizations, each of
which must designate a permanent coordinating representative:
1) Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's Transportation and Parking Committee,
2) Miami Beach Community Development Corporation,
3) Ocean Dr. Association,
4) Miami Design Preservation League,
5) North Beach Development Corporation,
6) Mid-Beach Community Association,
7) Lincoln Rd Marketing, Inc.,
On an annual basis, the members of the committee shall elect a chairman and such other officers as
may be deemed necessary or desirable, who shall serve at the will of the committee. Seven members
of the committee shall consist of a quorum of the committee and shall be necessary in order to take
any action.
The members of the voting committee shall have knowledge of and interest in Transportation and
Parking and their impact on the City of Miami Beach.
The members of the board shall be officially designated by their respective organization, and letters
certifying that designation shall be forwarded to the Miami Beach City Clerk.
City Liaison: Saul Frances
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Dr. Corey Narson 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
Eric Ostroff 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
J.P. Morgan 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/14
Josephine Pampanas 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/14
Maria Mayer 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
Scott Diffenderfer 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
Seth Wasserman 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
AI Feola
Delvin Fruit
Jo Asmundsson
Mark Weithorn
vacant
vacant
William "Bill" Hahne
Applicants
Cheryl Jacobs
Eleanor Carney
Gianluca Fontani
Rep. for the Ocean Dr. Imp. Assoc. 12/31/12
Rep. for Mid-Beach Community Assoc. -12/31/12
Rep. for MBCDC 12/31/12
Rep. for NBDC 12/31/13
Rep. for Lincoln Road Marketing
Rep. for MBCC 12/31/12
Rep. for MDPL 12/31/13
Position/Title Applicants
David Alschuler
Gerhard Rima
Ivana Vento
Monday, December 03, 2012
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Transportation and Parking Committee
Composition:
Committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members.
Sec. 2-190.91
The Mayor and City Commissioners shall each make one (1) appointment, with the other members of
the committee to be composed of members from the following community organizations, each of
which must designate a permanent coordinating representative:
1) Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's Transportation and Parking Committee,
2) Miami Beach Community Development Corporation,
3) Ocean Dr. Association,
4) Miami Design Preservation League,
5) North Beach Development Corporation,
6) Mid-Beach Community Association,
7) Lincoln Rd Marketing, Inc.,
On an annual basis, the members of the committee shall elect a chairman and such other officers as
may be deemed necessary or desirable, who shall serve at the will of the committee. Seven members
of the committee shall consist of a quorum of the committee and shall be necessary in order to take
any action.
The members of the voting committee shall have knowledge of and interest in Transportation and
Parking and their impact on the City of Miami Beach.
The members of the board shall be officially designated by their respective organization, and letters
certifying that designation shall be forwarded to the Miami Beach City Clerk.
City Liaison: Saul Frances
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Dr. Corey Narson 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
Eric Ostroff 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
J.P. Morgan 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/14
Josephine Pampanas 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/14
Maria Mayer 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
Scott Diffenderfer 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
Seth Wasserman 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
AI Feola
Delvin Fruit
Jo Asmundsson
Mark Weithorn
vacant
vacant
William "Bill" Hahne
Applicants
Cheryl Jacobs
Eleanor Carney
Gianluca Fontani
Rep. for the Ocean Dr. Imp. Assoc. 12/31/12
Rep. for Mid-Beach Community Assoc. -12/31/12
Rep. for MBCDC 12/31/12
Rep. for NBDC 12/31/13
Rep. for Lincoln Road Marketing
Rep. for MBCC 12/31/12
Rep. for MDPL 12/31/13
Position/Title Applicants
David Alschuler
Gerhard Rima
Ivana Vento
Monday, December 03,2012
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Jacobs Jacobs
Julio Lora
Orlinda Perez Perez
Sasha Boulanger
Monday, December 03, 2012
Jeffrey Feldman
Kumar Prakash
Rima Gerhard
Steven Oppenheimer
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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 article shall be deem to have vacated his office or position.
City Liaison: Grisette Roque.
Members:
Name Last Name
Aaron Perry
Jaqueline Hertz
Jeff Lehman
Keith Men in
Margaret Benua
(Peggy)
Micky Ross Steinberg
Steven Adkins
Applicants
Antoinette Zel
Calvin Kohli
Christine Taplin
Christopher Todd
Eric Lawrence
George Castillo
Israel Sands
Jeffrey Graff
Jonathan Porcelli
Joy Malakoff
Karlene Mcleod
Prakash Kumar
Zahara Mossman
Monday, December 03, 2012
Position/Title
At-Large
At-large TL 12/31/13
Hotel Industry TL 12/31/13
Hotel Industry
At-Large
At-large
At-large
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/17
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title
Brian Richard
Charles Million
Christopher Amisano
Diana Fontani Martinez
Frank Kruszewski
Harold Foster
James Lloyd
Jennifer Diaz
Joshua Wallack
Karen Brown
Natalia Datorre
Steven Gonzalez
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Waterfront Protection Committee Sec. 2-190.122
Composition:
The committee shall consist of:
seven (7) voting members, one appointed by the Mayor and each Commissioner, and three (3) non-
voting ex-officio members to be comprised as follows:
1) Seven (7) citizens having an interest in the preservation of the city's beaches
and the purposes of the committee,
2) The city's environmental specialist as an ex-officio member,
3) An individual appointed by the Miami Dade County Department of Environmental
Resources Management (DERM), Natural Resources Division who holds the
position of Special Projects Administrator II as an ex-officio member and,
4) A member of the city's Beach Patrol.
City Liaison: Elizabeth Wheaton
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Barbara
Charles
Jeffrey
Matthew
Morris
Paul
Robert
Brian Flynn
Joe Fisher
Lisa Botero
Applicants
Alan Fishman
Luiz Rodrigues
William Cahill
Hershkowitz 12/31/2012 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/14
Fisher 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
Feldman 12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Krieger TL 12/31/13 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/13
Sunshine 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/15
Friedman 12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
Kraft 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/16
ex-officio, Miami-Dade Co. Dept of Env. Res. Mgmt.
ex-officio, City's Beach Patrol Lifeguard II
ex-officio, City's Environmental Specialist
Position/Title Applicants
James Weingarten
Silvia Rotbart
Position/Title
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Youth Center Advisory Board
Composition:
The board shall consist of ten (10) members,
Sec. 2-186
seven (7) of whom shall be voting members affiliated with the Scott Rakow Youth Center. Two (2)
student resident users of the facility shall serve as non-voting ex-officio members; one (1) of these
student users must attend a middle school, and the other must attend a high school.
The director of the office of children's affairs shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member. The
chairperson of the Youth Center Advisory Board or his designee shall serve as a non-voting, ex-officio
member of the Recreational Centers and Parks Facilities Board, to be renamed the Parks and
Recreational Facilities Board.
City Liaison: Ellen Vargas
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Annette
Dana
Esther
Jeffrey
Michael
Paul
Stephanie
Maria Ruiz
Applicants
Last Name
Cannon
Turken
Egozi Choukroun
Graff
Burnstine
Stein
Rosen
Position/Title
ex-officio student rep. of a Middle School
ex-officio student rep. of a High School
ex-officio Dir. of Children's Affairs
Position/Title
Aida EI-Matari
Laurie Kaye Davis
Monday, December 03, 2012
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2013
Applicants
Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/18
Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/15
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Position/Title
Andrea Lisa Travaglia
Rebecca Diaz
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City Commission Committaas
Committee Position First Nama Appointed by
Finance & Citywide Projects Committee
Chairperson Commissioner Deede Weithorn Mayor Bower
Vice-Chair Commissioner Jorge Exposito Mayor Bower
Member Commissioner Michael Gongora Mayor Bower
Alternate Commissioner Jerry Libbin Mayor Bower
Liaison Patricia Walker, Chief Financial Off.
Land Use & Development Committee
Chairperson Commissioner Michael Gongora Mayor Bower
Vice-Chair Commissioner Jonah Wolfson Mayor Bower
Member Commissioner Jerry Libbin Mayor Bower
Alternate Commissioner Ed Tobin Mayor Bower
Liaison Richard Lorber, Acting Planning Dir
Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee
Chairperson Commissioner Edward L. Tobin Mayor Bower
Vice-Chair Commissioner Jerry Libbin Mayor Bower
Member Commissioner Jorge Exposito Mayor Bower
Alternate Commissioner Jonah Wolfson Mayor Bower
Liaison Barbara Hawayek, Building Dept.
Monday, December 03, 2012
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NON-CTIY COMMISSION COMMITTEES
Ricky Arriola Term ending May 2014
Mitchell Kaplan Term ending September 2012
Richard Milstein Term ending July 2014
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Center Trust
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Citizens Oversight Committee
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMVB)
Tourism Development Council Reappointed 3/21/2012
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Commissioner Weithorn
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust Board
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Miami Dade League of Cities
Vacant
Dade Cultural Alliance
Victor Diaz effective 4/11/2012
Miami-Dade County Charter Review Task
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