TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Chevelle D. Nubin, City Clerk Department
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: July 5, 2016
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NOMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Recommend nomination for appointment for one (1) regular member to serve on the Downtown Development Authority Board for three (3) year terms ending July 1, 2019.
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Background:
The term for regular member, Mr. Seabron A. Smith, will expire on July 1, 2016. Mr. Smith will have served two (2) full terms and is not eligible for reappointment. Nomination for appointment is needed for one (1) regular member to serve three (3) year terms ending July 1, 2019.
To qualify for appointment, a prospective member must reside in or have his or her principal place of business in the City, and shall not be serving as a City officer or employee. There is a requirement that at least four of the members must be owners of real estate within the downtown area, a lessee thereof required by the lease to pay taxes thereon, or a director, officer or managing agent of an owner or of a lessee thereof so required to pay taxes thereon. A map of the Downtown Development Authority Boundary is included for your review.
Currently serving on the Downtown Development Authority and meeting ownership and tax payment qualifications are Mr. Albert Richwagen, Mr. Alan Costilo, Mr. Mark Denkler, and Mr. Ryan Boylston.
The following individuals have submitted applications and would like to be nominated for appointment:
(See Exhibit “A” attached)
A check for code violations and/or municipal liens was conducted. None were found. Voter registration verification was completed and all are registered with the exception of Mr. Maxwell Van Arnem and Ms. Dorota Szwem.
Based on the rotation system, the nomination for appointment will be made by Deputy Vice Mayor Jarjura (Seat #4) for one (1) regular member to serve on the Downtown Development Authority for three (3) year terms ending July 1, 2019.