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Appointments/Reappointments to the Historic Preservation Board (Individual appointments by Commissioners Scott and Peters, and Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Approve the reappointment of Ramona Pletcher by Commissioner Kathleen Peters and the new appointment of Joseph Oliveri by Commissioner Brian Scott for term of three years beginning January 1, 2023 and expiring December 31, 2025.
• Joseph Oliveri - Commissioner Brian Scott
• Ramona Pletcher - Commissioner Kathleen Peters
• No ballot necessary. A motion and a voice vote will suffice.
*Please note for the next two approvals (Two BCC At-Large positions and one Alternate position), you will be selecting from the same applicant pool.
The Clerk will first distribute the ballot which includes all the applications received for consideration for the two positions in the BCC At-Large category. Once that vote is counted and two applicants have been selected, the Clerk will provide the ballot for the Alternate position. At that time, you will disregard the two that were previously selected for the two BCC At-Large positions and vote from those still available for consideration.
Approve two applicants to fill the BCC At-Large positions that are expiring on December 31, 2023. These two appointees will serve for a three-year term that begins on January 1, 2023, and ends on December 31, 2025.
• List of applicants can be viewed on the ballot/worksheet attached to this agenda item.
• The Clerk has ballots for the At-Large applicants.
Approve one applicant to fill the Alternate position that is expiring on December 31, 2023.This position is a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2025.
• List of applicants can be viewed on the ballot/worksheet attached to this agenda item.
• The Clerk has ballots for the Alternate applicants.
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Background Information:
Pursuant to Pinellas Code Section 146-5, the Historic Preservation Board reviews and makes final decisions on certificate of appropriateness applications for alterations, demolitions, relocations, and new construction to designated properties in a historic district, landmarks and landmark sites; recommends the designation of historic districts, individual landmarks, and landmark sites to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC); nominating and reviewing historic resources for listing on the National Register; and working on a variety of other matters pertaining to historic preservation in Pinellas County.
The Historic Preservation Board is composed of nine members, with two alternates. Each member of the BCC nominates one member of the Historic Preservation Board, and the BCC jointly nominates two at-large members and two alternates, with the BCC appointing the entire nine members and two alternates. The BCC also appoints one of its members to the Historic Preservation Board to serve as its chairman and ex-officio, non-voting member. The Historic Preservation Board must be composed of community advocates, municipal representatives, and historic preservation professionals with expertise and/or knowledge in the historic preservation field. The term of appointment of each member is three years.
Attachments:
Press Release
Board Roster
Applications/Resumes Packet for BCC At-Large and Alternate Applicants
Application/Resume of Joseph Oliveri
Application/Resume of Ramona Pletcher
Ballot/Worksheet for BCC At-Large Applicants
Ballot/Worksheet for BCC Alternate Applicants
Partner(s):
Tom Scofield, Principal Planner