97-22566 RESO
RESOLUTION NO. 97-22566
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 10840, AS
AMENDED, THAT CREATED THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FINE ARTS
BOARD, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM TWENTY- TWO
(22) TO THIRTEEN (13), OF WHOM SIX (6) SHALL BE APPOINTED AT LARGE
BY THE COMMISSION, AND THE REMAINING SEVEN (7) SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS.
WHEREAS, at the City Commission meeting of October 8, 1997, a discussion was held concerning the Miami
Beach Fine Arts Board's inability to conduct business due to the lack of a quorum of members at its regularly scheduled
meetings; and
WHEREAS, it was recommended by the Fine Arts Board members that the current membership number of
twenty-two (22) be reduced to thirteen (13); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it advisable that the number of members on the Fine Arts Board
be reduced to thirteen (13) members; six (6) of whom shall be appointed at large by the City Commission, and the
Mayor and each Commissioner shall appoint one (1) member to the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby amend Section 1 of
Resolution No. 10840, as amended, creating the Miami Beach Fine Arts Board, as follows:
1. Said Board shall consist offl.vent) fl.. a (22) thirteen (13) members; eight (8) six (6) of whom
shall be appointed at large by the City Commission; and c!l;efl. Camm~.6ner 3fl.tlll he entitled ta tll'1'6int twa (2)
member3 ta the Da!l;rd the remaining seven 0) shall be appointed by the Mayor and individual Commissioners.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21stday of October, 1997.
ATTEST:
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City C mission
DATE: October 21,1997
FROM:
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa
City Manager
SUBJECT:
A RESOLUTION THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 10840, AS AMENDED, THAT
CREA TED THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FINE ARTS BOARD, BY REDUCING THE
NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM TWENTY- TWO (22) TO THIRTEEN (13), OF WHOM
SIX (6) SHALL BE APPOINTED AT LARGE BY THE COMMISSION, AND THE
REMAINING SEVEN (7) SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND INDIVIDUAL
COMMISSIONERS.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the resolution.
BACKGROUND:
On September 2, 1997, members of the Miami Beach Fine Arts Board sent correspondence to Mayor Seymour Gelber,
expressing their concern of an on going problem with their inability to conduct business at their meetings due to the lack
a quorum. This situation frequently occurred due to a number of vacancies and failures to attend the meetings. The lack
of quorum prohibited the Board from voting on issues that affected the direction of the festival and in particular
impacted the 1998 festival scheduled at North Shore Open Space Park on February 7th and 8th, 1998.
At the request of Mayor Gelber, a discussion related to this matter was held at the Commission meeting of October 8,
1997. At the conclusion of the discussion, a motion was made and approved to reduce the number of members of the
Miami Beach Fine Arts Board from twenty-two (22) to thirteen (13). It was further stated that the thirteen (13)
members, six (6) shall be appointed at large by the City Commission; and the remaining seven (7) by the Mayor and
individual Commissioners.
CONCLUSION:
The approval of this resolution will ratify the motion previously approved by the Commission at its meeting of October
8,1997.
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