AGENDA MEMORANDUM

MEETING DATE:   September 26, 2011

FROM:                       Bill Wiley, AICP, Community Development Director

SUBJECT:                  Resolution for Historic Preservation Board appointments

Staff Recommendation: 

The staff recommends the City Commission reappointment of one regular member and one current alternate member to a regular member position on the Historic Preservation Board.

Analysis:

The City’s Historic Preservation Board consists of seven (7) regular members plus two (2) alternates, all of which must be appointed by the City Commission. Currently, there are three vacancies on the Board for two regular members and an alternate member. There are also two regular members’ terms expiring (Julian Graham and Paige Chassie). Only one member, Paige Chassie, reapplied for appointment. The City has received one application from alternate member J. Scott Berry requesting appointment to the Board in the vacant regular member position with a remaining term to 2014. The other vacant positions will remain vacant until filled.

Options:        

1.         Reappoint one applicant as regular member and one alternate as a regular member to the Historic Preservation Board, with terms to expire as shown.

2.         Other such action as the Commission may deem appropriate.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact to the City.

Submission Date and Time:    9/22/11 10:02 PM____

Department: Community  Development Prepared by:  Bill Wiley, AICP Attachments:         Yes__X_   No ______ Advertised:   ____Not Required ______ Dates:   __________________________                      Attorney Review :       Yes_X_  No ____ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head __BW_____ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________________

Account No. _________________ Project No. ___________________ WF No. ______________________ Budget  ______________________ Available _____________________

RESOLUTION NO. _________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, reappointing ONE regular member, PAIGE CHASSIE, said term to expire September 30, 2014, and ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER, j. sCOTT BERRY, TO BE REAPPOINTED AS A REGULAR MEMBER SAID TERM TO EXPIRE September 30, 2014 to the HISTORIC Preservation Board, and providing an effective date.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA:

THAT, the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida finds that three regular members and one alternate member position are vacant and that said positions are expiring on the Historic Preservation Board;

THAT the City Commission hereby appoints as regular members and as an alternate member with said terms expiring as follows;

Name	Position	Term Expired	*New Term
Paige Chassie	Regular	Sept. 30, 2011	(Sept. 30, 2014)
J. Scott Berry	Regular	Sept. 30, 2014	(Sept. 30, 2014)

* By code only two positions can expire in the same year. The New Terms can be assigned in any order to the applicants

THIS RESOLUTION shall become effective immediately.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 26^th day of September, 2011.

                                                                        THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA

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MAYOR

ATTEST:

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City Clerk