February 4, 2013 Special Commission Meeting Board and CommitteesSpecial City Commission Agenda, February 4, 2013
MIAMI BEACH
Special City Commission Meeting
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
February 4, 2013
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Vice-Mayor Michael Gongora
Commissioner Jorge R. Exposito
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Edward L. Tobin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Jonah Wolfson
Interim City Manager Kathie G. Brooks
City Attorney Jose Smith
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
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Special note: In order to ensure adequate public consideration, if necessary, the Mayor and City
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In addition, the Mayor and City Commission may, at their discretion, adjourn the Commission Meeting
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Call to Order-9:00 a.m.
Requests for Additions, Withdrawals, and Deferrals.
R9 -New Business and Commission Requests
R9A Board And Committee Appointments.
(City Clerk's Office)
R9A 1 Board And Committee Appointments -City Commission Appointments.
(City Clerk's Office)
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Subject-:
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
February 04, 2013
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: TOTALMBRS. APPOINTED BY: TOTAL PAGE
Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee
Art in Public Places
Board of Adjustment
Capital Improvements Projects
Oversight Committee
Community Development Advisory
Committee
7
7
7
9
14
City Commission
City Commission
City Commission
City Commission
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Commissioner Michael Gongora
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We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and ploy in ot Agenda Item Rq{f
Date 02-o1-JOl?
VACANCIES
BOARD OR COMMITTEE: TOTAL MBRS. APPOINTED BY: TOTAL PAGE
Community Relations Board
Convention Center Advisory Board
Debarment Committee
Disability Access Committee
Golf Advisory Committee
Marine Authority
Miami Beach Commission For
Women
Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
Miami Beach Human Rights
·Committee
Miami Beach Sister Cities Program
Normandy Shores Local Gov.
Neighborhood lmpv.
17
7
7
7
12
7
21
11
9
24
3
Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Commissioner Ed Tobin
Commissioner Michael Gongora
City Commission
City Commission
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
City Commission
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1
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Page 31
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3 Page 34
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BOARD OR COMMITTEE:
Parks and Recreational Facilities
Board
Personnel Board
Planning Board
Police Citizens Relations
Committee
Production Industry Council
Single Family Residential Review
Panel
Tennis Advisory Committee
Transportation and Parking
Committee
VACANCIES
TOTALMBRS. APPOINTED BY: TOTAL
10 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Michael Gongora
10 City Commission 3
7 City Commission
17 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 2
Commissioner Michael Gongora 1
7 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
3 Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager 3
7 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
19 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Attached is breakdown by Commissioner or City Commission:
KGB:REG/sp
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Page 48
Board and Committees Current Members
Andrew Fischer
Britta Hanson
Gotlinsky Barbara
Karen Fryd
Prakash Kumar
Tuesday, January
Barbara Gotlinsky
Dr. Barry Ragone
Julio Lora
Marie Towers
Page 2 of 52
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 :
James Lloyd 12/31/2012 City Commission
Janda Wetherington 12/31/2012 City Commission
\
Megan Riley 12/31/2012 City Commission
Vacancy:
To replace 12/31/2014 City Commission
Elizabeth Resnick
To replace Rhonda 12/31/2013 City Commission
Miitirani-Buchman
Members:
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/16
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Lisa
Lisette
Applicants
Adrian Gonzalez
Annette Fromm
Antoinette Zel
Cindy Brown
Cyn Zarco
Austin
Clem berg-
Goldstein
David Lombardi
Emma DeAibear
Jonathan Porcelli
Leslie Tobin
Maria Rodriguez
Merri Mann
Molly Leis
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
Susan Caraballo
Zoila Datorre
Position/Title
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants Position/Title
Ana Cordero
Anthony Japour
Christina LaBuzetta
Claire Warren
Dale Stine
Elizabeth Schwartz
Francis Trullenque
Kathleen Kowall
Lisa Austin
Mark Alhadeff
Michelle Ricci
Patricia Fuller
Silvia Ros
Wetherington Janda
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12/31/17
12/31/14
Board and Committees Cttrrent 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
Appointments To Be Made :
Silvia Rotbart 12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/14
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Daniel Nixon 12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Lidia Resnick 12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Lucero Levy 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
Maria Koller 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
Moni Cohen 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
Terry Blechman 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
Mitchell Korus
Rabbi Daniel Sherbill
Tiva Leser
Tuesday, January
Position/Title Applicants
Christopher Todd
Daniel Novela
Dina Dissen
Flavia Lowenstein-Eiortegui
Kay Coulter
Marina Novaes
Michelle Ricci
Peter Vallis
Steven Gonzalez
Position/Title
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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 appointed 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: Antoni eta Stohl
Appointments To Be l\'lade:
Joy
Richard
Vacancy:
Malakoff
Pre ira
At-Large
Law
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/16
12/31/16
To replace Andrew Real Estate Developer 12/31/2014 City Commission
Members:
Name
Bryan
Elsa
Liar
Sherry
Applicants
Resnick
Last Name
Rosenfeld
, Urquiza
Leser
Roberts
Alexander Annunziato
Avi Ciment
Dov Konetz
Gary Twist
Jessica Conn
Josh Gimelstein
Micky Ross Steinberg
Noah Fox
Roberta Gould
Tuesday, January
Position/Title
CPA
At-Large
Fin. Cons. TL 12/31/13
Gen. Business TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants Position/Title
Anthony Atala
Brian Ehrlich
Gabriel Paez
Guy Simani
Jonathan Beloff
Michael Bernstein
Muayad Abbas
Robert Newman
Scott Needelman
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12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/13
12/31/13
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:
Robert
Tony
Dwight
Stacy
Vacancy:
Members:
Rabinowitz
Trujillo
Kraai
Kilroy
(C5) Engineer
(C4) Cap.Budg/Finance
(2) Engineer TL 12/31/13
(C3) Const!G/ Cont.TL 12/13
To replace Eleanor (C4) At-large
Carney
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/13
12/31/13
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Brian
Christina
Elizabeth
Saul
Applicants
Ehrlich
Cuervo
Camargo
Gross
Tuesday, January
(C3) Developer
(C5) Developer TL 12/31/13
( C2) Architect TL 12/31/13
(1) Mayor Designee
Position/Title
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/14
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
Applicants Position/Title
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Board and Committees Cttrrent Members
Annsheila Turkel
Cheryl Jacobs
Dominique Bailleul
lvette Isabel Borrello
James Lloyd
Michael Laas
Ronald Starkman
Tuesday, January
Anthony Atala
Christian Folland
Gerhard Rima
Jacobs Jacobs
Josh Gimelstein
Rima Gerhard
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Board and Committees Current Members
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
Appointments To Be Made:
Tiffany Heckler
Beverly Heller
Members:
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/18
12/31/16
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
lvette Isabel
Karen
Kay
Keren
Sheila
Elisa Leone
Heidi Tandy
Ivette Birba
Jill Swartz
Borrello 12/31/2013
Rivo 12/31/2013
Coulter TL 12/31/13 12/31/2013
Bajaroff 12/31/2014
Duffy-Lehrman 12/31/2014
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
Leslie Rosenfeld ACM/City Manager designee
Lisa Simon Rep. PTA for Ruth K. Broad Elementary -6/30/13
Matti Herrera-Bower City Commission designee
Rebeka Cohen Rep. of the PTA North Beach Elem. School-6/30/13
Sofia Emuriel Rep. of PTA for Treasure Island Elem. 06/30/13
Vacant
vacant
. Applicants
City Commission designee
Rep. of the PTA Sout Pointe Elementary-6/30/13
Position/Title Applicants
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
Position/Title
Board and Committees Current Members
Aida EI-Matari
Elaine Litvak
Judith Berson-Levinson
Laura Cullen
Loren Pearson
Marina Aviles
Mia Glick
David Crystal
Jill Swartz
Kathleen Kowall
Laurie Kaye Davis
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
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,
Bett:er 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
Appointments To Be Made :
Rabbi Daniel Sherbill
Members:
Name Last Name
Annsheila Turkel
Cary Yee Quee
Dale Gratz
Gail Harris
Jonathan Kroner
Lisa Ware
Prakash Kumar
Rachael Zuckerman
Applicants
Deborah Ruggiero
Eda Valero-Figueira
Helen Swartz
Luis Iglesias-Ramirez
Mitchell Korus
Rocio Sullivan
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
20I3
Position/Title
TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
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
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/14
12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/17
Applicants
Debra (Debi) Quade
Emma DeAibear
Kimberly Diehl
Melissa Mokha
Muayad Abbas
Rosalie Pincus
Stephanie Berman
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
Appointments To Be lVIade:
Dona Zemo
Vacancy:
To replace Rachel
Umlas
to replace Josh
Gimelstein
To replace Aida EI-
Matari
IV! embers:
Name Last Name
Adam Greenberg
Andrew Fuller
Christina LaBuzetta
Harvey Burstein
James Weingarten
Karen Fryd
Marina Aviles
Mark Hayes
Michael Bernstein
Zachary Cohen
Applicants
Alejandro Dominguez
Bruce Klaiber
Dr. Barry Ragone
Jeffrey Feldman
Juan Rojas
Mark Wahl
Tuesday, January
Position/Title
Position/Title
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/20
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/14
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/20
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
Applicants
Arian Adorno
Derrek Steele
Jean Fils
Jeffrey Graff
Kay Coulter
Michael Rotbart
Position/Title
Page
12/31/16
12/31/19
Board and Committees Current Members
Russell Hartstein Steve Berke
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Page 13 of 52
Board and Committees Current Members
Community Relations Board Sec. 2-190.11
Composition:
The board shall consist of seventeen (17) members.
Eleven (11) members shall! 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:
lVIembers:
Name
Adam
Barbara
Brad
Darin
Debra
Laurie Kaye
To replace Jacobo
Epelbaum
Last Name Position/Title
Kravitz
Montero ·
Fleet TL 12/31/13
Feldman
Schwartz
Davis TL 12/31/13
12/31/2014 Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City Manager
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City 12/31/19
Manager
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Kathie G. Brooks, Int. City 12/31/13
Manager
Rabbi Solomon Schiff 12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
Robert Sena
Seth Feuer
Lisa Ware
Maria Ruiz
Marjorie York
Patty Hernandez
Applicants
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
Tuesday, January 2013
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/20
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Andres Asion Claudia Moncarz
Dale Gratz David Alschuler
David Crystal Derrek Steele
Eliane Soffer Irene Valines
Ivan Rusilko · Jacobo Epelbaum
Jean Fils Lori Gold
Luis Herrera Mia Glick
Peter Vallis Sofia Emuriel
Troy Fabien
Tuesday, January Page 15
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
Vacancy:
Roger Abramson
Members:
Appointments To
Be Made
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
Name Last Name Position!Titl e Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Lips 12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19 Alan
Frank
Joshua
Leon
Stuart
Tim
Kruszewski 12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/18
Bob Balsam
Wallack
Manne TL 12/31/13
Blumberg
Nardi
ex-off. Global Spectrum Adm Rep.
ex-officio, GMCVB Adm Rep
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
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 Wahl
Michael Steffens
Rocio Sullivan
Tuesday, January
Position/Title Applicants
Barbara (Bunny) Patchen
Eric Lawrence
Gayle Durham
Liliam Lopez
Michael Rotbart
Robert Newman
Position/Title
Page
12/31/19
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/17
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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: Alex Denis
Vacancy:
To replace Melvyn
Schlesser
To replace Stephen
Zack
Members:
Name Last Name
Anthony Broad
Antonio Hernandez Jr.
Darius Asly
Dr. Ronald Shane
Joseph Hagen
Applicants
----
Brian Richard
Lance Richardson
Zachary Cohen
Position/Title
Position/Title
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/2014 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
12/31/2014 Commissioner Michael Gongora 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
Applicants
John Bowes
Michael Perlmutter
Position/Title
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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
Appointments To Be l\'Iade :
Carol Hausen At-large 12/31/2012 City Commission
Marilys Nepomechie Architect 12/31/2012 City Commission
Lilia Medina Urban Planner 12/31/2012 City Commission
l\'Iembers:
12/31/16
12/31/17
12/31/15
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Jason
Leslie
Manuel
Seraj
Hagopian Registered Architect
Tobin Registered Architect
Minagori At-large
Gary Held
Richard Lorber
Vacant
Applicants
Saba
Alexander Annunziato
Cyn Zarco
Elsa Urquiza
Gary Twist
Jeffrey Cohen
John Stuart
Lands. Arch. TL 12/31/13
advisory/City Attorney Designee
advisory/Acting Planning Director
ex-officio/Disability Access Committee
Position/Title
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants
Andres Asian
Elizabeth Camargo
Francis Steffens
Jean-Francais Lejeune
Jessica Conn
Seth Wasserman
Position/Title
12/31/15
12/31/16
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(0) to increase the number of members from
seven(7) to fourteen (14) and amended the quorum requirement -
City Liaison: Vacant
Appointments To Be Made :
Wendy Unger
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Andrea Lisa
Barbara
David
Dr. Susan
Helen
Lee
Russell
Sabrina
Tuesday,
To replace Andrew
Feuerstein
To replace Elaine
Litvak
To replace John
Bennet
To replace
Lawrence Fuller
Last Name
Travaglia
Gotlinsky
New
Solman
Swartz
Weiss
Hartstein
Cohen
Position/Title
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2014 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Wei thorn 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/18
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/17
Page
Board and Committees Current Members
Susana
Applicants
Ann Thomas
Maroder-Rivera
Ex-officio member
Position/Title
Rabbi Solomon Schiff
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
Applicants
Britta Hanson
Rafael Trevino
Position/Title
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Board and Committees CurrentMembers
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
Appointments To Be Made :
Jamie Dokovna
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title
Britta Hanson
Carmen (Maria) Lopez
Carrie Wiesenfeld
Deborah Ruggiero
Ellen Brazer
Judith Berson-Levinson
Lizette Lopez
Melissa Broad
Michael McManus
Michelle Ricci
Nathaniel Korn
Tamra Sheffman
Tiva Leser
Applicants Position/Title
Allan Hall
Beverly Heller
Caroline Cardenas
David Lombardi
Emma DeAibear
Francinelee Hand
Gregory Carney
Janda Wetherington
Jenna Ward
Liliam Lopez
Merri Mann
Nelida Barrios
Seth Feuer
Zahara Mossman
Tuesday, January
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/20
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/20
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/20
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
12/31/2013 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
Wetherington Janda
Position/Title
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Board and Committees Current Members
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Ord. 2009-3635
Composition:
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: Diana Fontani
Members:
Name Last Name
Billy Kemp
Chad Richter
Cindy Brown
Dale Stine
Daniel Spring
Edison Farrow
Ivan Cano
Jorge Rich a
Karen Brown
Laura Veitia
Marivi Iglesias
Michael Bath
Nelida Barrios
Thomas Barker
Willis "Chip" Arndt Jr.
Applicants
Brian Richard
Elizabeth Schwartz
Michael Andrews
Rebecca Boyce
Silvia Ros
Walker Burttschell
Tuesday, January 2013
Position/Title
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Lib bin 12/31/16
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
Applicants
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Commissioner Ed Tobin
Position/Title
Christopher Amisano
Ivana Vento
Rafael Trevino
Richard Murry
Steven Adkins
Page
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/18
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/16
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
Appointments To Be Made :
Jeff
Vacancy:
1\!Iembers:
Name
Jeffrey
Jenifer
John
Joseph
Michael
Blumenthal
To replace Gregory·
Carney
Last Name Position/Title
Cohen
Caplan
Barker
Conway
Piazza
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Michael Gongora
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
President for Women's Golf Assoc. MB Golf Assoc.
President of the MB Golf Club Members Assoc.
Kevin Smith
Applicants
Daniel Novela
Mitchell Korus
Ronald Starkman
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
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.
Name
Baruch
Harold
Shaheen
Steven
Tobi
Todd
Julie Zaharatos
Maria Ruiz
Last Name Position/Title
Jacobs M.D. Health Provider
Foster Private Individual
Wirk Private Individual
Sonenreich CEO/Mt. Sinai/MH (NTL)
Ash Nursing Profession
Narson CEO MB Community Health
Rep. from the Health Council of South Fla
ex-officio, Director of Children's Affairs
Term Ends: Appointed by:
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
Term Limit:
12/31/15
12/31/15
12/31/15
12/31/15
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
Caroline Cardenas
Jared Plitt
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
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
6/19/2013 City Commission
6/19/2016 City Commission
6/19/2014 City Commission
6/19/2015 City Commission
6/19/2014 City Commission
Applicants Position/Title
Rachel Schuster
Shaheen Wirk
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FS-154-207
FS 154-207
FS-154-207
FS 154-207
FS 154-207
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
Appointments To Be Made:
Luz
Members:
Name
Ana Cecilia
Antonio
Eliane
Francis
Ida
Patti
Applicants
Israel Sands
Luis Herrera
Rafael Trevino
Rojas
Last Name
Velasco
Purrinos
Soffer
Trullenque
Perea!
Hernandez
2013
Position/Title
Position/Title
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/18
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Applicants Position/Title
Jeffrey Cohen
Luis Iglesias-Ramirez
Regina Suarez
Page
12/31/17
12/31/15
12/31/16
12/31/15
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 districts for at least one year,
and have demonstrated interest 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 planning, 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 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.
All members of the board except the architect, engineer, landscape architect, professional practicing
in the field of architectural or urban design or urban planning and university faculty member of the
board shall be residents of, the city, provided, however, that the city commission may waive this
requirement by a S/7ths vote in the event a person not meeting these residency requirements is
available to serve on the board and is exceptionally qualified by training and/or experience in historic
preservation matters.
City Liaison: Thomas Mooney
Appointments To Be Made :
Dominique
Jane
Josephine
Herb
1\'Iembers:
Bailleul
Gross
Manning
So sa
At-large
Dade Heritage
At-large
MDPL
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/14
12/31/15
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
David Wieder
Henry Lares
Ira Giller
Applicants
Alejandro Dominguez
Elizabeth Camargo
Francis Steffens
Jessica Jacobs
Josh Gimelstein
Marina Novaes
Raymond Adrian
Attorney
Faculty Mem. TL 12/31/13
Reg. Architect
Position/Title
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants
Andrew Fischer
Elizabeth Pines
Guy Simani
John Stuart
Marilys Nepomechie
Morris Sunshine
Position/Title
12/31/15
12/31/13
12/31/17
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
Tuesday, January 29,
Tenant Commissioner
Position/Title
HA Commissioner
HA Commissioner
HA Commissioner
HA Commissioner
Position/Title
10/11/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Term Ends: Appointed by:
10/11/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
10/11/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
1 0/11/2015 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
10/11/2014 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
10/11/18
Term Limit:
10/11/17
10/11/16
10/11/19
10/11/18
Applicants Position/Title
Allan Hall
Christian Folland
Gotlinsky Barbara
Prakash Kumar
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Board and Committees Current Members
Loan Review Comrt1ittee 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: Recio So to
Appointments To Be l\'Iade:
Eric Lawrence 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
Members:
12/31/17
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Jay Dermer
Juan Torres
Mario Coryell
Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli
Michael Rotbart TL 12/31/13
Steve Zuckerman
ex-officio member of the CDAC
Patricia Walker ex-officio Finance director or his/her designee
Applicants Position/Title
Allan Hall
Stephanie Berman
Tuesday, January 29,
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/13
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title
Lance Richardson
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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
Appointments To Be Made:
Stephen Bernstein
Antonio Maldonado
Vacancy:
To replace Joel
Aberbach
Members:
12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/18
12/31/17
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Christopher
Daniel
Maurice
Sasha
Michael George
Applicants
Alex Espenkotter
Elaine Roden
Joel Aberbach
Matthew Paulini
Robert Glick
Todd
Kipnis
Good beer
Boulanger
ex-officio MB Marine Patrol
Position/Title
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/14
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/16
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Applicants
Christian Folland
Jacobo Epelbaum
Jonathan Beloff
Paul Friedman
William Cahill
Position/Title
Page
12/31/18
Board and Committees Cttrrent 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
Appointments To Be Made:
Claudia Moncarz
Regina Berman
Rocio Sullivan
Vacancy:
To replace Laura
Cullen
To replace Ana
Kasdin
Members:
Name Last Name
Debra (Debi) Quade
Elsa Orlandini
Francinelee Hand
Gertrude Arfa
Jessica Conn
Karen Edelstein
Laura Bruney
Leslie Coller
Maribel Quiala
Marjorie York
Mercedes Carlson
Monica Harvey
Nikki Weisburd
Regina Suarez
Roberta Gould
Tiffany Lapciuc
Applicants
Britta Hanson
Diana Fontani Martinez
Jennifer Diaz
Maria Begonia Calcerrada
Marjorie O'Neill-Butler
Molly Leis
Rebecca Boyce
Position/Title
(TL 12/31/13)
(TL 12/31/13)
(TL 12/31/13)
(TL 12/31/13)
Position/Title
v12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
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
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/14
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/15
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
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2014 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Applicants
Dale Gratz
Eda Valero-Figueira
Judith Berson-Levinson
Marie Towers
Merle Weiss
Natalia Datorre
Wendy Kallergis
Position/Title
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12/31/15
12/31/17
12/31/15
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
Appointments To Be Made :
Daniel Novela
Beatrice Hornstein
Marjorie O'Neill-Butler
Vacancy:
To replace Ileana
Bravo-Gordon
lVIembers:
Name Last Name
Charles Million
Ed a Valero-Figueira
Gregory Melvin
Isadore Havenick
Merle Weiss
Nina Duval
Zoila Datorre
Applicants
Annette Fromm
Bradley Ugent
Christina LaBuzetta
Elizabeth Pines
George Durham
Jason Witrock
Jean-Francais Lejeune
Jonathan Parker
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
Michael McManus
Monica Harvey
Nathaniel Korn
Patti Hernandez
Robert Newman
Tamra Sheffman
Tuesday, January
Position/Title
TL 12/31/13
TL 12/31/13
Position/Title
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2015 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
12/31/2014 City Commission 12/31/14
12/31/2014 City Commission 12/31/15
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/17
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/13
12/31/2014 City Commission 12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title
Antoinette Zel
Calvin Kohli
Cyn Zarco
Eugenio Cabreja
Janda Wetherington
Jean Fils
Jenna Ward
Karlene Mcleod
Mark Alhadeff
Molly Leis
Monica Minagorri
Oliver Oberhauser
Rebecca Diaz
Steve Berke
Wetherington Janda
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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
Appointments To Be l'\!Iade :
Rafael Trevino
Carlos J Ortuno
Dr. Barry Ragone
Vacancy:
To replace Michael
Andrews
To replace Todd
l'\llembers:
Name
Alan
Elizabeth
Walker
William
Applicants
Narson
Last Name
Fishman
Schwartz
Burttschell
Warren Jr.
Andrea Lisa Travaglia
Christopher Amisano
Lori Gold
Monica Harvey
Rachel Umlas
Position/Title
Law
Position/Title
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 City Commission 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
Applicants Position/Title
Bradley Ugent
Ivana Vento
Luis Herrera
Prakash Kumar
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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
Appointments To Be Made :
Bruce Reich Nahariya, Israel TL 12/31/13
Gary Twist Fortaleza Brazil
Stephanie Trinidad other
George Neary other
Jessica Londono lea, Peru
Faye Goldin other
Zeiven Beitchman other
Ileana Bravo-Gordon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Annette Fromm other
Jennifer Diaz Santa Marta, Colombia
Vacancy:
To replace other
Veronika
Pozmentier
To replace Daniela Krumlov, Czeck Rep.
Linden-Retkova
To replace Michael Fujisawa, Japan
McNamee
JVIembers:
Name Last Name
Elaine Roden
Jacobo Epelbaum
Jenna Ward
Nuccio Nobel
Ray Breslin
Roberto DaTorre
Wendy Kallergis
Applicants
Ana Kasdin
Beatrice Hornstein
Charles Million
Darin Feldman
Gabriel Paez
Position/Title
other
other
Almonte, Spain
Cozumel, Mexico
Brampton, Canada
other
Pescara, Italy
Position/Title
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/13
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/16
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/17
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/14
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
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
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Applicants Position/Title
Ann Thomas
Bruce Klaiber
Claudia Moncarz
Francesco Stipo
Gregory Carney
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12/31/17
12/31/19
12/31/19
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/16
12/31/19
Board and Committees Current Members
Israel Sands
Josephine Pampanas
Luis Iglesias-Ramirez
Maria Rodriguez
Michael Tichacek
Raymond Adrian
Walter Lucero
Tuesday, 2013
Ivan Rusilko
Luis Giraldo-De Ia hoz
Marcella Paz Cohen
Michael Rotbart
Rabbi Daniel Sherbill
Tamra Sheffman
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Normandy Shores Local Gov. Neighborhood lmpv. 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
Appointments To Be Made :
Ronald
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
New
Applicants
Andrew Fuller
John Bowes
Marie Towers
Monica Minagorri
Tegan Eve
Loring Optometric Physician
To replace Geoff
Green
To replace Manuel
Minagori
Last Name PositionJTitle
Member
Position/Title
Tuesday, January
12/31/2012 City Commission 12/31/19
12/31/2014 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 City Commission 12/31/14
Applicants Position/Title
David Alschuler
Jonathan Porcelli
Miguel Antonio Aviles
Sofia Emuriel
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Parks and Recreational Facilities Board
Composition:
The board shall be comprised of ten (10) members.
Sec. 2-171
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
Vacancy:
Members:
Name
Amy
Harriet
Jonathan
Leslie
Meryl
To replace Jeffrey
Forster
To replace Lizette
Lopez
Last Name
Rabin
Halpryn
Groff
Graff
Wolfson
Position/Title
(TL 12./31/13)
TL 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/13
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/13
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
Maria Cifuentes Marrero
Michael Steffens
Mojdeh Khaghan
Paul Stein
Walter Lucero
Tuesday, January 2013
Position/Ti tie Applicants
Dana Turken
Eleanor Carney
George Durham
Jonathan Parker
Maria Rodriguez
Miguel Antonio Aviles
Moni Cohen
Peter Vallis
Position/Title
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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: Carla Gomez
Appointments To Be 1\'lade:
Mojdeh
Gabriel
Vacancy:
Members:
Khaghan
Paez
To replace David
Richardson
To replace David
Alschuler
To replace Michael
Perlmuter
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/16
12/31/15
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Rosalie Pincus 12/31/2013 City Commission
Christopher Diaz
Evette Phillips
George Castell
Vacant
Applicants
Elsa Orlandini
Laurie Kaye Davis
Richard Preira
Tuesday, January
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 Applicants
Gail Harris
Lori Gold
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 shall 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 11 education and/or experience in historic preservation issuesll 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 appointment 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 requirements is available to
serve on the board and is exceptionally qualified by training and/or experience.
City Liaison: Katia Hirsh.
Appointments To Be Made :
Jean-Francais Lejeune Architect
Daniel Veitia Historic Preservation
Vacancy:
To replace Randy General Business
Weisburd
lVIembers:
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2012 City Commission
12/31/2014 City Commission
12/31/17
12/31/14
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Charles
Henry
Jonathan
Robert
Applicants
Alex Espenkotter
Andres Asian
Urstadt
Stolar
Beloff
Wolfarth
Avi Ciment
Dominique Bailleul
Francis Steffens
Gary Twist
General Business
Gen. Bus. TL 12/31/13
Attorney
Developer
Position/Title
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants
Alexander Annunziato
Anthony Atala
Brian Ehrlich
Elizabeth Camargo
Frank Kruszewski
Guy Simani
Position/Title
Page
12/31117
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/17
Board and Committees Current Members
Jack Johnson
Jessica Conn
Joy Malakoff
Mark Alhadeff
Muayad Abbas
Robert Sena
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
, __
Jeffrey Cohen
Joshua Wallack
Marina Novaes
Marla Courtney
Noah Fox
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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 ll}embership 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
Appointments To Be Made :
Michael
Vacancy:
1\'Iembers:
Name
Claire
Dina
Glenda
Hope
Jared
Jonathan
Mitchell
Nelson
Steven
Walter
Alex Bello
R. Martinez
Grieco
To replace
Gianluca Fontani
To replace Jared
Dokovna
To replace Beverly
Aberbach
Last N arne · Position/Title
Warren
Dissen
Krongold
Fuller
Plitt
Parker
Korus
Gonzalez
Oppenheimer
Lucero
Non-adm. Personnel of the PD
Police Chief
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/19
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/2014 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31 /2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
12/31/14
12/31/15
12/31/16
12/31/2014
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Ed Tobin
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/18
Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/15
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/19
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Board and Committees Current Members
Steve Rothstein City Attorney Designee
Applicants
Alejandro Dominguez
Barbara (Bunny) Patchen
Christina LaBuzetta
Deborah Ruggiero
Eugenio Cabreja
Irene Valines
Kimberly Diehl
Laura Marilla
Marina Aviles
Michael Perlmutter
Richard Preira
Steven Gonzalez
Tuesday, January
Position/Title Applicants
Alex Espenkotter
Bruce Klaiber
David Crystal
Erik Goldman
Irene Valines
Jessica Jacobs
Laura Cullen
Maria Begonia Calcerrada
Melissa Mokha
Rachel Schuster
Rosemarie Murillo Likens
Tegan Eve
Position/Title
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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 shaU 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
Gal but
Last Name
Newhoff
Nerey
Orosz
Parron
Legault-Mendoza
Position/Title
Fashion (TL 12/31/13)
Production
Fashion
News Media
TV/Film
Position/Title
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2014 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
12/31/2014
12/31/2013
Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/16
Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/17
Applicants
Karlene Mcleod
Natalia Datorre
Position/Title
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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: Sonia Bridges
Appointments To Be Made:
Jerry Marsch (TL 12/31/13)
Members:
Name Last Name Position/Title
Alfredo Rey
Barbara Gillman (TL 12/31/13)
Baruch Sandhaus
Calvin Kohli
Irene Valines
Jane Hayes
Jason Witrock
Jeannette Egozi
Jeff Gordon
Joel Aberbach
Marcella Paz Cohen
Michelle Green
Oren Lieber
Applicants Position/Title
Michael Perlmutter
Michelle Green
Robert Blumenthal
William Cahill
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower 12/31/13
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/13
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/17
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/17
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin
Applicants Position/Title
Michael Tichacek
Orlinda Perez Perez
Silvia Rotbart
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12/31/19
12/31/16
12/31/19
12/31/14
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 ProL 12/31/2013
Vietia
Jorge Gutierrez Registered Design Prof. 12/31/2013
(TL 12/31/14)
Rafael Sixto Registered Design Prof. 12/31/2013
(TL 12/31/14) .
lVIembers:
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 12/31/2013
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
Oliver Oberhauser
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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: Vacant
~I embers:
Name Last Name
Commissioner Gongora
David Doebler
Debra Leibowitz
Gabriole Van Bryce
Lanette Sobel
Lily Furst
Luiz Rodrigues
Mitch Novick
Applicants
Amy Tancing
Elizabeth Pines
Kimberly Eve
Michael Laas
Walker Burttschell
Position/Title
Position/Title
Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/20
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
:· 12/31 /2014 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
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Applicants
Andrea Lisa Travaglia
George Durham
Marivi Iglesias
Russell Hartstein
Position/Title
Page
12/31/15
12/31/16
Board and Committees Current Members
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
Appointments To Be lVIade:
Josephine
Vacancy:
Members:
Pampanas
To replace Maria
Mayer
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin
12/31/14
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Dr. Corey
Eric
J.P.
Scott
Seth
AI Feola
Delvin Fruit
Jo Asmundsson
Mark Weithorn
vacant
vacant
Narson
Ostroff
Morgan
Diffenderfer
Wasserman
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/18
12/31/2014 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Commissioner Michael Gongora 12/31/14
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/16
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
William "Bill" Hahne Rep. for MDPL 12/31/13
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
2013 Page
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Board and Committees Current Members
Cheryl Jacobs
Eleanor Carney
Gianluca Fontani
Jacobs Jacobs
Julio Lora
Rima Gerhard
Steven Oppenheimer
Tuesday, January
David Alschuler
Gerhard Rima
Ivana Vento
Jeffrey Feldman
Orlinda Perez Perez
Sasha Boulanger
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Board and Committees 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 article shall be deem to have vacated his office or position.
City Liaison: Grisette Roque.
Appointments To Be Made :
Margaret (Peggy Benua At-Large 12/31/2012 City Commission
Aaron Perry At-Large 12/31/2012 City Commission
Steven Adkins At-large 12/31/2012 City Commission
Members:.
12/31/17
12/31/16
12/31/14
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Jaqueline Hertz At-large TL 12/31/13
Jeff Lehman Hotel Industry TL 12/31/13
Keith Menin Hotel Industry
Micky Ross Steinberg At-large
Applicants
Antoinette Zel
Calvin Kohli
Christine Taplin
Christopher Todd
Eric Lawrence
Harold Foster
James Lloyd
Jennifer Diaz
Joshua Wallack
Karlene Mcleod
Seth Feuer
Zahara Mossman
Tuesday, January
Position/Title
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
12/31/2013 City Commission
Applicants
Brian Richard
Charles Million
Christopher Amisano
Diana Fontani Martinez
George Castillo
Israel Sands
Jeffrey Graff
Jonathan Porcelli
Karen Brown
Natalia Datorre
Steven Gonzalez
Position/Title
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12/31/13
12/31/13
12/31/15
12/31/15
Board and Committees Current Members
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
Appointments To Be Made:
Matthew Krieger (TL 12/31/13) 12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
Charles Fisher 12/31/2012 Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Members:
12/31/13
12/31/18
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Barbara
Jeffrey
Morris
Paul
Robert
Hershkowitz
Feldman
Sunshine
Friedman
Kraft
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin
12/31/2013 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito
12/31/14
12/31/19
12/31/15
12/31/2013 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/16
12/31/2013. Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/16
Brian Flynn
Joe Fisher
Lisa Botero
ex-officio/ Miami-Dade Co. Dept of Env. Res. Mgmt.
ex-officio/ City's Beach Patrol Lifeguard II
ex-officio/ City's Environmental Specialist
Applicants Position/Title Applicants Position/Title
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Alan Fishman
James Weingarten
Luiz Rodrigues
William Cahill
Tuesday, January 2013
Andrew Fuller
Kimberly Eve
Silvia Rotbart
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Board and Committees Current Members
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
Appointments To Be Made:
Esther
Paul
Vacancy:
lVIembers:
Egozi Choukrou
Stein
12/31/2012 Commissioner Michael Gongora
12/31/2012 Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
12/31/17
12/31/16
Name Last Name Position/Title Term Ends: Appointed by: Term Limit:
Annette
Dana
.Jeffrey
Michael
Stephanie
Maria Ruiz
Applicants
Cannon
Turk en
Graff
Burnstine
Rosen
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
12/31/2014 Commissioner Ed Tobin 12/31/18
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jorge Exposito 12/31/15
12/31/2014 Commissioner Jerry Libbin 12/31/16
12/31/2013 Commissioner Jonah M. Wolfson 12/31/19
12/31/2013 Commissioner Deede Weithorn 12/31/15
Applicants Position/Title
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
DATE: February 4, 2013
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. Budget Advisory Committee
5. Capital Improvements Projects Oversight Committee
6. Design Review Board
7. Health Advisory Committee
8. Historic Preservation Board
9. Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
10. Miami Beach Human Rights Committee
11. Normandy Shores Local Gov. Neighborhood lmpvr.
12. Personnel Board
13. Planning Board
14. Visitor and Convention Authority
Please see the "Agenda -Agenda Archives" for the continuously updated Releases of City
Commission At-Large Nominations listing current information about which applicants have actually
been nominated. The Agenda-Agenda Achieves is located at:
http://miamibeachfl.gov/cityclerk/scroll.aspx?id=66724
Alternatively, the Releases can be found by going to the City's main portal located at
http://miamibeachfl.gov; and under the CITY MEETINGS section, located on the right hand side of
the webpage, click on the "Agenda -Agenda Archives" link; thereafter chose the first listed
Commission meeting, and click on City Commission At-Large Nominations.
KGB/REG
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