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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney and Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk | | | DATE: | December 13, 2023 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REAPPOINTING CRAIG H. COLLER TO SERVE AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR APPEALS OF DECISIONS OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2.4.8(B)(1)(B) OF THE MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY CODE, FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | Appoint Craig H. Coller to serve as Special Master for appeals of decisions of the City's Historic Preservation Board. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| Pursuant to City Code Section 118-9(c)(2)(A)(i), appeals of decisions of the Historic Preservation Board (as to Certificates of Appropriateness) are heard by the City’s Historic Preservation Special Master.
The City Code requires that Historic Preservation Special Masters be “attorneys who are members in good standing of the Florida Bar and have expertise in the area of historic preservation.” City Code Section 118-9(c)(2)(A)(ii). Historic Preservation Special Masters shall serve terms of three years; provided, however, that they may be removed without cause upon a majority vote of the City Commission.
Upon the determination of the City Attorney that Craig H. Coller possesses the knowledge, skills, and attributes to perform as a Special Master pursuant to City Code Section 118-9(c)(2)(A)(ii), and my concurrence in such determination, I am recommending that the City Commission appoint Mr. Coller to serve as the City’s Special Master for appeals of decisions of the Historic Preservation Board.
Mr. Coller has extensive experience as a local government attorney, having served in the Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office for more than 35 years, as Assistant County Attorney and Chief of the Zoning, Environmental, and Land Use Section. As Chief of the Zoning, Environmental, and Land Use Section, Mr. Coller oversaw all legal aspects of the County’s litigation, appeals, ordinance drafting, and advice for comprehensive planning, zoning, platting, historic preservation, environmental, eminent domain, annexation and incorporation, and other related matters.
Since retiring from the County Attorney’s Office, Mr. Coller has represented a number of municipalities on matters relating to land use, zoning, historic preservation, and other matters, and serves as a Special Magistrate on Florida Land Use and Dispute Resolution Act (FLUEDRA) proceedings.
Mr. Coller has served as State Chair of the Florida Bar City, County, and Local Government Law Section, and currently serves on the Executive Council. Mr. Coller has also taught land use law and zoning at the Florida International University School of Law, as Co-lecturer.
Mr. Coller holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington and Lee University.
A copy of Mr. Coller’s curriculum vitae is attached to this Memorandum.
Consistent with the compensation for the City’s code enforcement special masters, Mr. Coller is proposed to be compensated at the rate of $175.00 per hour.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | Mr. Coller is uniquely qualified, based upon his professional experience, to serve as the City’s Historic Preservation Special Master. The City Attorney and I therefore recommend that Mr. Coller be appointed for a term of three (3) years, pursuant to the City Code, which term shall expire on November 18, 2023. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | No | | No | |
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