TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Katerri Johnson, City Clerk
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: August 5, 2024
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NOMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve nomination for an appointment for four (4) members to serve a term ending August 31, 2026.
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Background:
The terms for Mr. John Miller, Mr. Christopher Cabezas and Ms. Kristen Finn will expire on August 31, 2024.
Mr. John Miller will have served one (1) full term, is eligible, and would like to be nominated for reappointment.
Mr. Christopher Cabezas will have served one (1) unexpired term, is eligible and would like to nominated for reappointment.
Ms. Kristen Finn will have served one (1) full term and one (1) unexpired term, is eligible, but would not like to be nominated for reappointment.
Additionally, one (1) vacant seat on the board is needed to serve a term ending August 31, 2026.
Pursuant to LDR Section 2.1.9(B), to qualify for appointment, a person shall either be a resident of or own property in the City and/or own a business within the City. The City Commission shall fill five (5) seats on the board with either an architect, landscape architect, civil engineer, general contractor, architectural historian, preservationist, land planner, or interior designer. Three (3) of the required appointments must meet qualification requirements in accordance with the LDRs and one (1) appointment can be a layperson. Laypersons of knowledge, experience, and judgment that have an interest in historic preservation shall comprise the balance of the board. Preference should be given to professional and laypersons who own property within historic districts or whose property is individually listed in the Local Register of Historic Places.
The following individuals have submitted applications and would like to be nominated for appointment:
(Applications are in alphabetical order; however, the applicants are placed in their respective categories.)
(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.
Based on the rotation system, the nomination for four (4) members to serve a term ending August 31, 2026, will be made by Mayor Carney (Seat #5), Commissioner Markert (Seat #1), Deputy Vice-Mayor Long (Seat #2) and Vice-Mayor Casale (Seat #3).