LTC 154-2024 Disability Access Committee - Existing VacanciesMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Rickelle Williams, Interim City Manager f([J
April 25, 2024
Disability Access Committee - Existing Vacancies
The purpose of this L TC is to inform City Administration and Elected officials of existing vacancies at
the Disability Access Committee.
The are currently five (5) vacancies in this Committee.
The Disability Access Committee shall be composed of 14 voting members; the Mayor and each City
Commissioner shall make two direct appointments. A quorum shall consist of eight members; formal
action of the board shall require at least eight votes. Consideration shall be given, but not be limited to,
the following categories: persons having mobility impairment; deaf and/or hard-of-hearing persons in
the community; blind and/or vision-impaired persons in the community; mental, cognitive or
developmental disabilities; and the industries of tourism and convention, retail, hospitality (restaurant
or hotel), and health care (or rehabilitation). The City Attorney's Office shall provide legal counsel.
All appointments shall be made on the basis of civic pride, integrity, experience and interest in the
needs of persons with disabilities. Consideration shall be given, but not be limited to, recommendations
solicited by the City Commission from associations to be specified by the Disability Access Committee
at a later date.
The purpose of this Committee is to review, formulate and coordinate information, suggestions,
proposals and plans and to address complaints from the general public to provide more conveniently
accessible facilities, public buildings, streets, sidewalks and programs for the persons with disabilities
in the city. The Committee may provide accessibility-related input to the following departments: public
works, transportation, building services, recreation, culture and parks, police and code compliance.
To maintain quorum, the members of the boards whose terms have expired, and who have not
resigned, can be held over for a period not to exceed 60 days from December 31, 2023. This allows
each board to maintain a quorum in the event appointments are delayed, but only for the January 2024
and February 2024 meetings. Consequently, the need to appoint new members is pressing for this
committee, to ensure quorum and action by the committee including, but not limited to, selecting Chair
and Vice-Chair and making recommendations for Design Review Board representation with ex-officio
disability advisory member. The liaison to this Committee is Valeria Mejia, ADA Manager
valeriameiia@miamibeachf].gov.
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