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10-28-1996 Regular Meeting• 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD REGULAR MEETING Miami Shores Village, Florida October 28, 1996 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Historic Preservation Board was held at Miami Shores Village Hall on Monday, October 28, 1996. Chairman Bittner called the meeting to order at 7:45 P.M. with the following members present: Warren Bittner, Chairman Maria Tempkin, Vice Chairperson Kimberly Logan -Hynes, Member John Bolton, Member Absent: Elaine Franck, Member APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Bolton moved to approve the Minutes of September 30, 1996, as submitted. Ms. Logan -Hynes seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 940 NE 95 Street Owner: Frank Hegedus Maintenance or Repair: Replace existing windows with new aluminum windows of same appearance. Mr. Hegedus stated he would like to replace the windows in his wood frame classical Southern colonial house with identical windows except that the window frames would be aluminum. The aluminum. was necessary to protect against termites which he stated he was experiencing problems with. Ms. Logan -Hynes moved to approve. Vice Chairperson Tempkin seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. (Note: At this point in the Hearing, Chairman Bittner called a • recess at 8:55 P.M. to telephone Mr. and Mrs. Israel who had four • Historical Preservation Board Regular Meeting October 28, 1996 Page Two Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness scheduled next on the Agenda. Chairman Bittner reopened the meeting at 8:58 P.M. advising that Mr. Israel was on his way to the Hearing. Chairman Bittner briefly reviewed Item 6, Proposed Amend- ment to Chapter 11 % of Miami Shores Village Code, under Public Meeting Items, until Mr. Israel entered the meeting.) 2. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 339 NE 96 Street Owners: Robert and Lisa Israel Restoration: Replace courtyard gate with wrought iron gate. Mr. Israel stated this request was to replace the courtyard gate with a wrought iron gate more in keeping with the original style of the house. In addition, the gate would be painted the same color as used on the home's wrought iron balcony. Ms. Logan -Hynes moved to approve. Vice Chairperson Tempkin seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. • 3. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 339 NE 96 Street Owners: Robert and Lisa Israel Restoration: Replace jalousie windows with wood casement windows. Mr. Israel asked to replace jalousie windows currently installed in the house with wood casement windows, as per the architect's original plans. Mr. Bolton moved to approve. Vice Chairperson Tempkin seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. 4. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 339 NE 96 Street Owners Robert and Lisa Israel Restoration: Restore three (3) arched door openings on first floor, arched opening leading to dining room and arched opening leading to balcony, all according to the original plans. Mr. Israel reviewed the request, and the Board saw no objection. • • • • • Historical Preservation Board Regular Meeting October 28, 1996 Page Three Mr. Bolton moved to approve. Ms. Logan -Hynes seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. 5. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 339 NE 96 Street Owners: Robert and Lisa Israel Restoration: Replace house numbers with vintage house numbers salvaged from another building. Mr. Israel withdrew his application. PUBLIC MEETING ITEMS 6. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 11 % OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CODE Chairman Bittner reviewed the suggested revisions to Chapter 11 of the Village Code as follows: a) increase the number of Board members from 5 to 7; b) authority for the Board to have walking tours; c) authority for the Board to make nomination recommendations to the National Register of Historical Places; and, d) authority for the Board to earn money and conduct fund raising events. The Board discussed how it would handle the issue of a quorum with the addition of two members and considered if the quorum would remain at three (as written in the Code) or would it increase to one half the number of Board members plus one, or four. Ms. Logan -Hynes suggested finding out how the other Village boards handled quorums Chairman. Bittner asked if any Board member would like to move to kill the amendment. No action was taken. Vice Chairperson Tempkin moved that a quorum of the Board be changed to four members when the number of Board members increased to seven. (Chairman Bittner passed the gavel to Mr. Bolton). Mr. Bittner seconded the motion, and the motion passed 3-1. Ms. Logan -Hynes opposed the motion. (Mr. Bolton passed the gavel to Mr. Bittner.) 5• • • • Historical Preservation Board Regular Meeting October 28, 1996 Page Four 7. DECEMBER HISTORIC WALKING TOUR WITH DR. PAUL GEORGE The Board discussed several homes as potential additions to the tour which would be held on Saturday, December 14, 1996, at 10:00 A.M. Board members would individually follow up on the prospects. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS 8. CORRESPONDENCE FROM DADE COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION - DEMOLITION OF ADA MERRITT SCHOOL Chairman Bittner asked the Board to review the letter concerning the demolition of this school built in 1925. He explained that Miami Shores had a resolution forbidding any Board to write letters on its behalf and said the letter was included in the Agenda packet for information purposes only. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Bittner adjourned the meeting at 8:59 P.M. arren Bittner, C an Carol Ann Ragone, ' - «� ,_ Secretary