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02-14-1983 Regular Meetingto aiami cShores9 illage F L OR ID A HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD FEBRUARY 14, 1983 A regular meeting of'the Historic Preservation Board was held on Monday, February 14, 1983, at 7:30 p.m.,, at the Village Hall with the following members present: Marty Stofik, Chairman C. Lawton McCall Victor D. Griffith Ralph Renick Absent: James A. Dixon, Jr. 2. MINUTES: The following corrections made to minutes of January 17, 1983. Item 3, Certificates of Recognition, substitute attached estimates in lieu of paragraph shown. Item 5, paragraph (b) Wright House, line 4, substitute word "possible" in place of "probable". Minutes of. January 17, 1983 were approved as. corrected by motion made by Mr. Griffith, seconded by Mr. McCall, and carried unani- mously. 3. REVIEW OF PROPERTIES NOMINATED FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION .Before proceeding with this item, the Chairman recommended the Board establish -a policy, not only for this meeting but for future meetings., with reference to properties for which we have not received owner consent. Mrs..Stofik advised ,several properties on the agenda lack owners consent for one reason or another: The Board entered into a discussion whether consideration should be extended to these properties, perhaps to no avail. Chairman recommended a motion of intent to recommend for designation and then table; or proceed and make the motion to recommend for nomination and defer sending it. to Council. Mr. Griffith recommended the Board concentrate on people interested .in landmark designation and consider properties on an item -be -item basis and not pursue properties lacking owner consent; the Board concurred and proceeded to review the properties item -by -item. A jhoresqlllage F L OR ID A - 2 - February 14, 1983- a. WEISE HOUSE, 121 N.E. 100 Street Copy of the Landmark Fact Sheet and photographs were reviewed by the Board. Three generations of the Weise family attended the meeting, Mrs. Sidney Weise, Mrs. Edith Miller, her daughter, and Mrs. Miller's son and daughter. Mrs. Weise presented the original plans and contractors documents for review as well as an album of photos depicting the few changes made to the, structure. Following discussion, Mr. McCall moved recommendation be made to Council for Historic Landmark Designation of the Weise residence. Motion was.seconded by Mr. Griffith and carried unanimously. Mrs. Weise was advised this would go to Council on March 1, 1983. b. FOWLER HOUSE, 300 N.E. 91 Street This residence is administered by the First State Bank in Trust for Mrs. Gertrude Fowler; as long as she is in residence and'then passes on to two nieces. We have written to the Senior Trust Officer of the First State Bank, Mr. Douglas Wilbur and he is taking this up with the Trust Committee for review of the designation. We are awaiting a response. It was determined by the Board on reviewing the Land- mark Fact Sheet that we would pursue designation efforts, as Mrs. Stofik completed research of the site, which is historically and structurally significant.After discussion, .motion was made by Mr. McCall that this item be tabled until we receive consent to designation by the Bank, seconded by Mr. Griffith and carried unanimously. PRUITT.HOUSE, 363 N.E. 98 Street This residence, as the home of our first mayor, has historical significance as well.as structural import. We have not obtained owners consent for designation as Mr. David C. McGrath is out of the country. .Following discussion, motion was made by Mr. Renick 'to table this item until we can contact Mr..McGrath, seconded by Mr. McCall and carried unanimously. aiami cfhores9llage F L OR ID A - 3 - February 14; 1983 d. MERCER BUILDING, 9545 N.E. 2nd Avenue Mrs. Stofik advised that Mr. Bennett does not wish to make a commitment on designation at the present time. He wishes to. think about the idea. Mr. Renick moved to table this item for a future meeting, seconded by Mr. Griffith,.and carried unanimously. e. McCALL HOUSE, 568 N.E. 102 Street Mr. McCall requested that we withdraw his home for designation consideration at the present time. The Board conceded to this request. Mr. McCall does not wish the home designated as long as he is on the Board of the Historic Preservation of Miami Shores. Mr. Griffith moved that we table the McCall residence indefinitely, seconded by Mr. Renick and carried with the following vote: Mrs. Stofik Yes Mr. Griffith Yes Mr. Renick Yes Mr. McCall was excused from the vote. f. SPEARS -HARRIS HOUSE, 287 N.E. 96 Street This was tabled at our last meeting until decision was made by Col. Emrys C. Harris•with reference to designation. Both Col. Harris and Miss Pratt Spears, his aunt, have both been in poor health and have not had the energy to go into this. Col. Harris has respectfully requested that we table this until he is in better condition to discuss this with the Board. Mr. Renick moved that we table this item for future consideration, seconded by Mr. Griffith and carried unanimously. iami Jhores illage F L OR ID A - 4 - February 14, 1983 4.. NOMINATION OF PROPERTIES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION Six inquiries were received in response to form in the Village Hall News of February, 1983. In addition to these properties Chairman supplied the Board with sites mentioned as possible nominees. Before discussion is held on further designations Mrs. Stofik recommended a Workshop session to go over all information sent to us by the State and Federal Government so there is uniformity in the information we give.the residents. Also at the Workshop the Board will review the Interest Grant Program and ERTA and TEFRA Tax information and the Chairman will give an account of the Historic Preservation Statewide Conference. All members agreed to hold a Workshop session at our next meeting, March 21, 1983, In the meantime, the Board will study the list ofresidents interested in Landmark Designation. 5. VILLAGE COUNCIL ACTION ON BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS At the February 1st Council meeting five properties were recommended for designation. Mrs. Stofik reported the Miami Shores Elementary School was deferred at her request, until the School Board develops its policy on historic preservation of significant school properties. The Tyler House, Wright House, Old Pump House and the Grand Concouse Apartments were approved by Council for designation. :Chairman advised Council gave a round of -applause to the Preservation Board in appreciation for their excellent performance. 6. CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND PLAQUES Certificates - Art work for the certificates is in the hands of Mrs. Held; purchase order has been approved, and certificates should be available shortly. Plaques - Dade County brass plaque, obtained by the Village Manager, was discussed by the Board. This plaque could be. obtained for $50.00 or less. Discussion was held on the responsibility of payment for plaques. Determination has not been made whether the Village. should split the cost with the nominee. liami cfhores9llage F L OR ID A - 5 February 14, 1983 Mr. Renick showed photographs of Savannah plaques to the Board. He displayed a copper plaque from Metal Decor, Springfield, Illinois - priced at $68.00. Mr. Renick spoke with Sr. Myra Marck, Barry University Art Department, and determined that Barry could furnish plaque with artwork comparable with Metal Decor's for approximately $20./$30. Discussion was held relative to method of protecting copper from the elements. Specifics on plaques will be supplied at our next meeting. 7. COMMENTS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, Mrs. Stofik noted that the Chairman and recording secretary attended the Statewide Conference for Historic Preservation Boards on January 22, 1983. A great deal of material was covered at this conference and information will be reviewed at our Workshop Session. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Secretary