05-15-1989 Regular Meeting (2)•
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
May 15, 1989
A -regular meeting of Miami Shores Village Historic Preservation Board
was held.. at: Miami, Shores Village :Hall on Monday., ` May:15, 1989..The meeting
was called toorder.. at'7:50::P,rM. by Vivian Rodriguez, Chairman, with the
following members present:
Vivian Rodriguez, Chairman.
Hank D. Gaggstatter, Jr.
Marty Kern
Margo Newton
2. MINUTES - APRIL 17, 1989
Following correction;. of two misspelled words, the minutes of the meeting
of April 174. 1989 were approved by a motion; made. by Mr. Gaggstatter,
seconded by.Ms... Newton, and:passedby voice vote.
3. CERTIFICATE : OF ; APPROPRIATENESS
HEGEDUS RESIDENCE, 940 NE 95 ST
}i s. Rodriguez requested action on this application for :Certificate of
Appropriateness, for repair of roof using wood shake shingles to match
the existing roof, Also a request 2. for a eireular driveway -in front to
accomodate more than one car,
Discussion followed 'concerning. separating the two requests.,, A sketch and
site plan will be needed for the circular driveway.
Margo Newton moved to approve 8.1 for the roof repair.to woodshake shingles,
motion., was seconded.by Nr. Gaggstatter, and_: passed unanimously.
4. PROPOSED. i ANGES-TO. COVENANT
Mrs._ Rodriguez introduced an. alternateHistoric Landmark Covenant, which
she felt would be ore palatable to homeowners. If action is taken this
evening it wouldneed to go to the.Village Attorney;' Mr. Faun and also to
Village. Council for . review. Considerable :discussion'` took .place. The new
Covenant wa:compared:to the old. Legality of the Covenant in its present
form,. also ;Mentioned :was :Mr.: Courtney's opinion ' that any Covenant weaker
than: the present form.could.not be approved.. It'was noted that the
Covenant as is, is protective of the owner's. rights. Further it was ren-
tioned:that Miami Beach. and Coral Gables approve designation: without owner
consent.. Ns. Newton suggested Miami. Shores Village. try this, and throw
out owner consent requirement' In continued discussion the offer of an
incentive was mentioned, maybe a Grant from Historic Preservation Board,
or some type of contest.
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Mr. Gaggstatter raved to present the revised:Covenant.to Gouncil for
consideration. The motion was, seconded by Marty, Kern, for discussion.
In discussion it was mentioned`that Council Members.should be contacted
and.talked with before the Board proceeds with the:change.. Some questions
raised: What's to be gained by. this new.Covenant? 'Will more people sign?
It was agreed no negative backlash is needed, at this time..
The vote was called, and;the motion failed by unanimous voice vote.
Mrs. Rodriguez -will. continue: talking to Tom Logue, Dade. County Attorney,
who works with the Preservation Board.
5. COMMENTS, REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Ms. Newton mentioned that the lopokk Heritage Council House Tour was
successful.. There were about.100 people in attendance. She expressed
gratitude to the. Theatre dnd the people who opened their -homes.
Mrs. Rodriguez announced she has been. talking with Barbara.Witte,
Downtown Revitalization Board Manager. They diseuased,the possibility of
placing an ad in the Village News at $75.00 per page.or maybe splitting
a page with the Theatre. Possibilities.for.the advertisement were men-
tioned: old photos, contests, architectural detail:information, etc.
Ms. Newton invited Mrs.,Rodriguez to attend the next meeting of the
Shores Performing ArtsABoard at the. Miami Shores:. country Club.
Theater
The Historic.Preservation.Board budget was:also discussed, and It
Mrs. Rodriguez noted she will pursue this with"Mr.'.LuBien and Gail
MaddonAId, Finance Director.
Mrs. Rodriguez reported she hadlooked into. the purchaseof a cabinet in
which to store sets of prints, but felt the prices of $600.- $707, much.
too expensive. Mr. LuBien suggested that ifpurchased, they would need
to go on the top of the file cabinets. In further discussion, it was
determined that maybe used cabinets couldbe found. Size was also dis-
cussed.. Mr. Gaggstatter will lookin catalogs in his office. He will
research. further , and look at the possibility ofpurchase of used
cabinets.
It was announced that there will be no meeting in -June.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at.9:00 P.M.