City of Miami Beach City Code Section 118-537(b)(1), provides that the applicant, the owner(s) of the subject property, the City Manager, Miami Design Preservation League, Dade Heritage Trust, or an affected person may appeal the decisions of the Historic Preservation Board to a Special Master appointed by the City Commission.

Pursuant to Miami Beach City Code Section 118-537(b)(3), the Special Masters appointed to hear such appeals shall be attorneys who are members in good standing with the Florida Bar and have expertise in the area of 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.

On the determination of City Attorney Raul J. Aguila that John C. Dellagloria possesses the knowledge, skills and attributes to perform as a Special Master pursuant City Code Section 118-537(b)(3), and my concurrence with such determination, I am recommending Mr. Dellagloria’s reappointment as the Special Master for Appeals of Decision of the City’s Historic Preservation Board for an additional term of one year. Mr. Dellagloria began serving in this position on March 12, 2015; he was reappointed in 2016 for an additional one-year term ending on March 10, 2017.

If reappointed, Mr. Dellagloria will be the Special Master appointed to hear appeals of decisions of the City’s Historic Preservation Board.

Mr. Dellagloria also serves as the General Counsel for the Palm Bay Community Redevelopment Agency; a position he has held since October 2007. Mr. Dellagloria also served as General Counsel to the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency and to the Miami Beach Housing Authority.

Mr. Dellagloria has vast municipal experience, having served as City Attorney for the City of North Miami from November 1995 to October 2004. Mr. Dellagloria also served as Chief Deputy City Attorney for the City of Miami Beach, City Attorney for South Miami and Deputy City Attorney for the City of North Miami Beach.

Mr. Dellagloria is a faculty member at the University of Miami School of Business, teaching undergraduate and graduate sections of Business Law and Real Estate Law. In 2004, Mr. Dellagloria received the Excellence in Teaching Award at the University of Miami.

Mr. Dellagloria received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 1979; and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature form the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1976.

Mr. Dellagloria is the recipient of numerous professional awards, and is the co-author, with the Honorable Alan R. Schwartz, Chief Judge of the Third District Court of Appeal, of the 1980 Supplement to Productions Liability in Florida.

A copy of Mr. Dellagloria’s curriculum vitae is attached hereto.

Mr. Dellagloria is a uniquely qualified individual, based upon his experience with the City Code, and in particular with the City’s Historic Preservation Code. As a practicing attorney, and former City of Miami Beach Deputy City Attorney, Mr. Dellagloria is able to review decisions rendered by the Historic Preservation Board.

Based on Mr. Dellagloria’s knowledge, skills and attributes the City Attorney and I recommend that Mr. Dellagloria be reappointed for a one (1) year term, expiring on March 10, 2018; and setting his compensation at $150.00 per hour with a maximum payment of $750.00 per case.