Appoint members to Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame Committee

CITY OF MIAMI INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Date: March 2, 2025 Subject: Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame Committee From: Todd B. Hannon City Clerk References: Agenda for March 13, 2025 Enclosures: List of members The Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame and Community Recognition Advisory Committee was created to oversee the nomination process and placement for any new Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame celebrity and community recognition plaques (“stars”) and to oversee the maintenance, repair relocation, and replacement of existing stars. The stars are situated in Little Havana on Southwest 8th Street, between Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 27th Avenue in Miami, Florida (“Calle Ocho”). The stars will recognize entertainment professionals in motion pictures, television, live theater, arts, radio and recording. Seven (7) appointments are needed at this time: • Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:1 1. Brenda Betancourt, incumbent, whose term expired on February 11, 2017. 1 This item was continued from February 9, 2017, March 9, 2017, April 13, 2017, May 11, 2017, June 8, 2017, July 13, 2017, September 19, 2017, October 12, 2017, January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21, 2019, January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, March 11, April 8, 2021, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings. • Commissioner Joe Carollo has three (3) nominations for seats currently held by: 1. Suzy Batlle, incumbent, whose term expired on December 2, 2017. 2, 3 2. Jose Zelaya, incumbent, whose term expired on December 2, 2017. 4, 5 3. Vacant. (Juan Coro resigned effective May 26, 2022)6 • Commission-At-Large has three (3) nominations for seats currently held by: 1. Bill Fuller, incumbent, whose term expired on January 12, 2018. 7 2. Vacant. (Carole Ann Taylor resigned effective August 20, 2020)8 3. Vacant. (Eduardo Padron resigned effective July 23, 2018)9 2 Per Code Section 2-885(b), “When the nominating commissioner leaves office, the board member’s term shall expire.” 3 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21, 2019, January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, March 11, April 8, 2021, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings. 4 Per Code Section 2-885(b), “When the nominating commissioner leaves office, the board member’s term shall expire.” 5 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21, 2019, January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, March 11, April 8, 2021, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings. 6 This item was continued from June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings. 7 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, November 21, 2019, January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, March 11, April 8, 2021, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings. 8 This item was continued from September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, March 11, April 8, 2021, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings. 9 This item was continued from October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, September 12, 2019, October 10, 2019, For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the committee. By copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the March 13, 2025, Commission Agenda. TBH:ne c: Juvenal Santana, Liaison, Public Works Linette M. Aguirre, Assistant City Attorney Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator November 21, 2019, January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020, September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, March 11, April 8, 2021, 2021, May 13, 2021, June 10, 2021, July 8, 2021, September 13, 2021, October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022, March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, November 17, 2022, January 12, 2023, February 9, 2023, March 9, 2023, April 13, 2023, May 11, 2023, June 8, 2023, July 13, 2023, September 14, 2023, October 12, 2023, November 16, 2023, December 14, 2023, January 11, 2024, February 8, 2024, March 14, 2024, April 11, 2024, May 9, 2024, June 18, 2024, July 11, 2024, September 12, 2024, October 15, 2024, November 21, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, and February 13, 2025, Commission meetings.