U LYNN B LEWIS A PROFESSIONALASSOCIATION ATTORNEYS AT LAW x SUITE 505 4 b J 501 BRICHELL KEY DRIVE MIAMI FLORIDA 33131 TELEPHONE 305374 0148 L C1 U TELECOPIER 305 374 7071 LYNN B LEWIS EMAIL Iynnlewis@lblpa com November 19 2014 HAND DELIVERED City Clerk s Office City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami Florida 33133 RE City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board Ladies and Gentlemen Attached is the completed and signed Application to serve as a member of the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board The required and an optional attachment are also included Please let me know if anything else is required to complete this Application Ve trul yours Lyn s B Lewis LBL sf Enclosures cc Commissioner Wifredo Gort by email
1 YJf rt 70 APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD Lynn FIRST NAME Lewis LAST NAME 501 Brickell Key Drive Suite 505 ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE Miami Florida 33131 OCCUPATION lynnlewis@iblpa com EMAIL ADDRESS Attorney BUSINESS EMPLOYER Lynn B LewisPA TELEPHONE HOME TELEPHONE BUSINESS 305 3740148 BELOW PLEASE LIST ANY OTHER PROPERTY IES OWNED BY YOU THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI LIMITS Fi ft 70 1 ry None r t D 1 C 0 r I O J CITY CODE SECTION 2884 ESTATES NO EMPLOYEE OF MIAMIDADE COUNTY FLORIDA OR ANY MUNICIPALITY THEREIN OTHER THAN CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES SHALL SERVE OR BE APPOINTED TO ANY BOARD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ARE YOU AN EMPLOYEE OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY OR ANY MUNICIPALITY THEREIN OTHER THAN THE CITY OF MIAMI YES El NO Note This restriction can be waived by a four fifths 45ths affirmative vote ofthe members ofthe City Commission if the employee is a resident ofthe City CITY CODE SECTION 2612 ASTATES NO BOARD MEMBER SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACT ANY BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OR ANY PERSON OR AGENCY ACTING FOR THE CITY OR SHALL APPEAR IN REPRESENTATION OF ANY THIRD PARTY BEFORE ANY BOARD COMMISSION OR AGENCY OF WHICH SUCH PERSON IS A MEMBER HAVE YOU ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT OR ARE YOU CURRENTLY TRANSACTING ANY BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OR ANY PERSON OR AGENCY ACTING FOR THE CITY YES NO Note This restriction can be waived fora particular transaction or transactionsonly by a four fifths 45ths affirmative vote ofthe membersof thecity Commission
i F THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD MUST BE COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS BELOW PLEASE CHECK ALL CATEGORIES THAT PERTAIN TO YOU Nominees for the professionalpositions who meet the demonstrated knowledge and requirement should also check citizen Nominees who meetany of the categories listed should also check alternate member ARCHITECT REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSED IN FLORIDA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA PERSON EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE OR LAW HISTORIAN OR ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN QUALIFIED BY MEANS OF EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE AND HAVING DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN DADE COUNTY HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY CITIZEN WITH DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN THE HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE C OF THE CITY ANDOR CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT E ARCHITECT OR ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN HAVING DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN ALTERNATE ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION MEMBER WHO QUALIFIES UNDER ONE OF THE ABOVE CATEGORIES SIGNATURE 26 A L DATE REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS RESUME WHICH INCLUDES EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Ci Pr OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS 77F C rri LIST OF ANY PUBLISHED WORK OR PROJECTS RELATED TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND OR ARCHITECTUR LJ115T6R IF NOT INCLUDED IN RESUME CV a Li NO MORE THAN TWO 2 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION C d E CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF ETHICS COURSE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTAL COMPLETE FORM PRINT SIGN AND MAIL WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS TO CITY CLERK S OFFICE CITY OF MIAMI 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE MIAMI FL 33133 ATTN NICOLE N EWAN Planning HPHEP Board Application 10 2014
LYNN B EkvvISTJ 2014 NOV 19 r Th 07 305 3740148 Lynn B Lewis PA Suite 505 501 Brickell Key Drive Fax 305 3747071 Miami Florida 33131 OFFICE Ie ti t El a 1 lynnlewis@lblpa com CITY OF NA AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Real Estate Commercial real estate transactions Commercial Landlord Tenant transactions and representation of Landlords Construction lending Mechanics Lien matters Zoning matters before various municipal Boards and Commissions Comprehensive planning matters before various municipal Boards and Commissions and regional and state agencies Legal aspects of Historic Preservation Condominium regulatory practice including conversion to condominium Administrative practice before Local and State Agencies that regulate Development Creation of municipal legislation and Development Agreements for real estate projects Affordable Housing financing and Tax exempt status qualifications and maintenance Banking Commercial and real estate lending on behalf of lenders Bank regulatory matters before United States national bank regulators Federal Reserve Board and State banking regulators Bank Secrecy Act and Know Your Customer Regulatory Compliance Other Regulatory and Community Reinvestment Act Compliance SPECIAL COMPETENCE Professional concentration in representing both developers and inward bound investors in Florida commercial real estate This representation has frequently started with the initial property acquisition obtaining entitlements and development rights assurance of marketable title the legal aspects of obtaining financing and representation of the owner after development is completed This involves lease drafting negotiation and landlord tenant matters and construction and lien law matters for the landlord side This makes me wellversed in all aspects of the legal framework for and constraints on development and its State and local regulation Additional practice focus on achieving historic designation advocacy for protection of historic sites and Landmarks and creation of Historic Preservation legislation Professional concentration in representing both international and purely domestic banks in starting and growing their businesses in Miami In addition to a transactional practice with these banks I have served as a Director of two national banks General Counsel to a national bank and a member of the Audit Committees of two banks This makes me well versed in understanding market and regulatory compliance considerations on banks which finance businesses in the South Florida market
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Juris Doctor University of Miami School of Law 1979 Bachelor of Arts University of Georgia 1974 Magna Cum Laude Bilingual EnglishSpanish PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Lynn B Lewis PA Attorney at Law 1988 to Present Partner Shareholder Hornsby Whisenand PA Partner and Chairman of Real Estate Department 1983 to 1988 Context Industries Inc a publicly traded real estate development company General Counsel 1981 to 1983 Smathers 1979 to 1981 Thompson Attorneys ACTIVITIES City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board City Commission Appointed 2011 to Present CHAPMAN Partnership For Homeless Inc Board Member 1994 to 2012 Corporate Secretary 1995 to 2012 At Audit Committee Chair 1995 to 2012 cd 140 Executive Committee Member 1995 to2012 Strategic Planning Committee Chairman National Research Committee Chairman 2010 to 2012 c i r The Vizcayans Inc Special Zoning Counsel Friends of Miami Marine Stadium Inc Counsel Downtown Miami Community Development Corporation Board Member 1993 to 2004 Vice Chairman 1993 to 2004 General Counsel Special Real Estate Counsel to City of Miami Law Department City Commission of the City of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel 2014 Investigative Review Committee of Brickell Area Association Board Member 1987 to 2005 President 1991
Projects Related to Historic Preservation The City of Miami is home to 2 National Historic Landmarks National Historic Landmark status is the highest designation awarded on a national level by the US Park Service to sites which are important to the history of this country Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is one of these National Historic Landmarks Vizcaya Museum and Gardens fronts on Biscayne Bay and is a 5 minute drive from Downtown Miami Because of this the neighborhood surrounding Vizcaya has been in high demand for redevelopment When new development occurs close to Vizcaya there is the possibility that the new development will impact the Vizcaya National Historic Landmark and the visitors experience at Vizcaya in a negative way My involvement as a lawyer in defeating one such proposed new development which threatened the Vizcaya National Historic Landmark caused me to consider whether there could be a proactive protection given to National Historic Landmarks in Miami s Code Such protection would not adversely affect private property rights and would also put proposed developers on notice before they designed their projects of the special considerations required when developing near a National Historic Landmark This evaluation led me to propose View Corridor protection for National Historic Landmarks which came to be codified as part of Miami 21 Not only is Miami s View Corridor legislation protecting the National Historic Landmarks unique to Miami there is nothing comparable in Florida This View Corridor Protection legislation puts Miami on par with other cities which protect their heritage sites and National Historic Landmarks Having protected the View Corridors of and from its National Historic Landmarks makes Miami a leader in developing creative solutions for Historic Preservation within the City Since 2009 I have served as pro bono counsel to and worked with a group of citizens who have volunteered time and resources to save the Miami Marine Stadium a public property which has received historic designation from the City of Miami HEP Board and has also been designated one of the 11 most endangered historic places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation N Gen HistoricProjects wpd L1i0 T q 40 30 LO Wd 61 AON h 1 Z O