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07-28-1997 Regular MeetingMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MINUTES A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Historic Preservation Board was held at Village Hall on Monday, July 28, 1997. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Bittner with the following members present and absent: Present: Warren Bittner, Chairman Maria Temkin, Vice Chairperson Elaine Franck, Member John Bolton, Member Kimberly Logan -Hynes, Member Ines Hegedus -Garcia, Member Absent: Margarita Courtney, Member AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. MINUTES - June 18, 1997: Ms. Franck moved to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bolton, and passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 2. REQUEST FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION 136 N.E. 101sT STREET OWNER THOMAS D. WILSON, JR. Chairman Bittner requested the Board to add this item to the Agenda. Ms. Franck so moved, seconded by Ms. Logan -Hynes. The motion passed unanimously. Chairman Bittner explained that he had been approached by the owner, Mr. Wilson, and advised that the property was for sale. Chairman Bittner suggested to Mr. Wilson that he designate the house prior to sale so that the historic integrity of the house would be preserved in the future. Mr. Bittner explained that designation would not require any changes to the structure, however, if any changes were proposed in the future they would have to be done appropriately after Board approval. Mr. Wilson executed the Request for Nomination for Landmark Designation and submitted it to the Board for its consideration. Mr. Wilson explained the restoration projects he had undertaken during the past eight years during his ownership of the property. Chairman Bittner described some of the • • " Historic Preservation Board Regular Meeting July 28, 1997 Page 2 extant architectural design features of this Mediterranean Revival home, including the existence of some unpainted historic Cuban tile on the roof, and described the general current condition of the structure. Ms. Franck moved to recommend to the Village Council that the property be designated a Miami Shores Historic Landmark. The motion was seconded by Ms. Hegedus -Garcia and passed unanimously. Chairman Bittner provided the Historic Landmark Covenant form to Mr. Wilson and explained that it must be executed and returned to the Board prior the Board's recommendation being placed on the Village Council's Agenda. 3. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 361 N.E. 97TH STREET APPLICANTS: IAN BALLINGER & KEN SMITH Maintenance or Repair and New Construction: Replace windows in kitchen and music room. Close existing kitchen door and jalousie window, open new window on opposite wall and install window/door for access to patio. Mr. Ballinger and Mr. Smith were present to discuss the Application. They supplied the Board with photographs showing existing conditions and provided detailed plans showing proposed changes. Mr. Logan -Hynes moved to approve the Application with the condition that the triple wood casement window, including its hardware (which was proposed to be removed and replaced with French doors) be salvaged and preserved by the owners for future reuse in an historic structure of the same period. Mr. Bolton seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. PUBLIC MEETING ITEMS: 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEES: The Board voted to form the following committees to be chaired and composed of the following Board Members: a. National Register Thematic Group II Proposal Committee Committee Chair: Maria Temkin Committee Members: Kimberly Logan -Hynes, Elaine Franck, John Bolton, Inez Hegedus: -Garcia, Warren Bittner b. Serialization of Unpublished Manuscript Committee Committee Chair Warren Bittner Committee Members: Elaine Franck, John Bolton, Inez Hegedus -Garcia, Maria Temkin • - • -'Historic Preservation Board Regular Meeting July 28, 1997 • Page 3 c. New Designations Committee Committee Chair: Inez Hegedus -Garcia Committee Members: Maria Temkin, Kimberly Logan -Hynes Pueblo Felix Benches Acquisition Committee Committee Chair: John Bolton Committee Members: Warren Bittner ADJOURNMENT Chairman Bittner adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m. •