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RESOLUTION APPROVING METRO MIAMI ACTION PLAN TRUST (MMAP) NOMINATING COUNCIL�S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MMAP BOARD OF TRUSTEES; APPOINTING MMAP BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND WAIVING RESIDENCY AND DULY QUALIFIED ELECTOR REQUIREMENTS FOR ELLEN WRIGHT

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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-503 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, the Metro Miami Action Plan Trust (MMAP) Nominating Council convened to solicit, screen, and interview perspective applicants for the MMAP Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, the pursuant to Section 2-503 and the procedures adopted by this Board on December 16, 2008, the Nominating Council solicited, screened and interviewed perspective applicants; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2009, the Nominating Council concluded its final interviews and voted unanimously to recommend to the Board a slate of fifteen (15) nominees whose resumes or biographical information is attached hereto for the Board�s consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Nominating Council also finds that each of the nominees meet and/or exceed the minimum qualifications set forth in Section 2-503(b) and (c), and Section 2-11.38 of the Code of Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the Nominating Council recommends the following nominees for approval by the Board: (a) Ron Butler, whose professional expertise is in economic and business development; (b) Richard E. Miller, whose professional expertise is in community-based organizations, (c) Carlos E. Morales, whose professional expertise is in banking and finance; (d) Tamika R. Robinson, whose professional expertise is in educational organizations; (e) David S. Chiverton, whose professional expertise is in criminal justice (f) Barbara B. Montero, whose professional expertise is in economic and business development; (g) H. Leigh Toney, whose professional expertise is in educational organizations; (h) Reverend Richard P. Dunn II, whose professional expertise is in community-based organizations; (i) Reverend Dr. Walter T. Richardson, whose professional expertise is in criminal justice; (j) Marc Douthit, Esq., whose professional expertise is in economic and business development; (k) Stephanye Johnson, whose professional expertise is in community-based organizations; (l) Robert W. Holland, Esq., whose professional expertise is in economic and business development; (m) Natasha K. Nalls, whose professional expertise is in health organizations; (n) Richard Kuper, who is a representative from a state or local government; and (o) Ellen Wright, who is a representative from Miami-Dade County School Board; and
WHEREAS, Ellen Wright, who has been appointed by the superintendent of Miami-Dade County School Board to serve as a MMAP Trustee, is not a permanent resident and a duly qualified elector of Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, Ellen Wright is a resident of Broward County; and
WHEREAS, Sections 2-11.38 and 2-503(c) of the Code of Miami-Dade County requires that all members of the County�s must be a permanent resident and a duly qualified elector of Miami-Dade County unless the Board, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its membership, waives this requirement; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that this Board waive the residency and elector requirements for nominee Ellen Wright,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The Board adopts the Nominating Councils recommendations.
Section 2. The Board appoints the following slate of nominees to serve as the MMAP Board of Trustees:
(a) Ron Butler to serve as an economic and business development representative;
(b) Richard E. Miller to serve as a community-based organizations representative;
(c) Carlos E. Morales, to serve as a banking and finance representative;
(d) Tamika R. Robinson to serve as an educational organizations representative;
(e) David S. Chiverton to serve as a criminal justice representative;
(f) Barbara B. Montero to serve as an economic and business development representative;
(g) H. Leigh Toney to serve as an educational organizations representative;
(h) Reverend Richard P. Dunn II to serve as a community-based organizations representative;
(i) Reverend Dr. Walter T. Richardson to serve as a criminal justice representative;
(j) Marc Douthit, Esq. to serve as an economic and business development representative;
(k) Stephanye Johnson to serve as a community-based organizations representative;
(l) Robert W. Holland, Esq. to serve as an economic and business development representative;
(m) Natasha K. Nalls to serve as a health organizations representative;
(n) Richard Kuper to serve as a state or local government representative; and
(o) Ellen Wright to serve as a Miami-Dade County School Board representative.
Section 3. The Board, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its membership, waives the residency and duly qualified elector requirements of Sections 2-11.38 and 2-503(c) of the Code of Miami-Dade County for Ellen Wright.
The Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Commissioner Audrey Edmonson. It was offered by Commissioner , who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: