Neighborhood Protection Committee

This committee has been sunset by Resolution No. 2023-15

Membership Information

Member Name:  Appointed by: 
Joe Bier (Chair)  Mayor Karyn Cunningham 
Marcelo Zinn Vice Mayor Leanne Tellam
Gary Pastorella Councilmember Patrick Fiore
Beverly Gerald (Secretary) Councilmember Steve Cody
Jennifer Santino-Finger Councilmember Marsha Matson 

Board Liaisons:

Purpose/Mission:

The purpose of the committee is to consider what action could be taken to more effectively implement the provisions of the neighborhood protection section of the Village Charter, Section 10.2, including any possible ordinance(s) and excluding traffic.


Membership: 

The Committee shall consist of five individuals, with one Village resident appointed by each Member of the Village Council, one of whom is designated by the Mayor to serve as Chair of the Select Advisory Committee. 

All members who are absent from three (3) regularly scheduled meetings of the committee shall be automatically removed from the Committee. Committee members who are removed through this process may be reappointed by the Village Council member that appointed the committee member.

A majority of the committee members shall constitute a quorum. No business shall be conducted unless a quorum is present, other than by a workshop process, which may be invoked when a quorum fails to take place. Any action at the workshop shall be preliminary and non-binding and shall be subject to subsequent ratification by a quorum of the committee at a duly held meeting.


Committee Qualifications:

The Committee shall consist of five individuals, with one Village resident appointed by each Member of the Village Council, one of whom is designated by the Mayor to serve as Chair of the Select Advisory Committee.  


Meetings

The Committee will meet once each quarter of the calendar year at 5:00 pm.   See the online calendar for meeting information.

All advisory boards, committees and task force groups meet in person at Village Hall, 9705 East Hibiscus Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157.  All meetings will be audio-recorded, and written minutes will be maintained by the Office of the Village Clerk.

Members of the general public may provide public comments by using the online Public Comment Form, which will be read into the record, or may appear in person to provide public comments.

For additional information and/or inquiries, please contact Missy Arocha, Village Clerk at (305) 259-1234, or via email to: clerk@palmettobay-fl.gov.

For more information about upcoming meetings, please visit our online calendar.