10-09-2001 Regular Meeting (2)MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
MINUTES
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Historic Preservation Board was
held at Village Hall on Tuesday, October 9, 2001. The meeting was called to orderat
7:40 p.m. by Chairman Bittner with the following members present and absent:
Present:
Warren Bittner, Chairman
Maria Temkin, Vice Chairperson
Martha Anne Collins, Member
Suzanne Blas, Member
William Tenney, Member
Absent:
Carolyne Cadwallader, Member
Fred Newman, Member
AGENDA ITEMS
• APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 27, 2001
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Ms. Collins moved to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Tenney and passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1. REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
61 N.E. 96TH STREET
APPLICANT: WALTER MICHOT
Maintenance or Repair: Recover Awnings with new Canvass Material;
Renew Expired Painting Permit
Mr. Michot appeared and indicated that Code Enforcement had cited him for
recovering his existing awning frames with new material and required him to obtain a
permit. This, in turn, required him to apply for an after -the -fact Certificate of
Appropriateness. Mr. Michot used a solid Navy Blue Canvass and indicated that the
work had already been paid for. Mr. Bittner cautioned Mr. Michot that in the future he
not do work to the exterior of the home without first obtaining a Certificate of
Appropriateness. In addition, Mr. Bittner indicated that, had Mr. Michot not already
completed the work and paid for it, he would not have voted to approve the use of the
material chosen by the home owner, and would have encouraged to Board to require a
stripped canvass material. Mr. Bittner indicated that it was the policy of the Board to
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utilize a stripped material on the 1920's Mediterranean .homes because this was more
appropriate to the 1920's time period. After some discussion, Ms. Temkin moved to
approve the color of the awnings, seconded by Ms. Blas, which motion passed
unanimously.
On the issue of the renewal of the paint permit, Mr. Michot indicated that his
permit had expired and he just wanted to finish painting the house the same color the
Board had earlier approved. Ms. Temkin moved to approve the Application, seconded by
Ms. Collins, and the motion passed unanimously.
2. REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
548 GRAND CONCOURSE
APPLICANTS: MARK & MARGARITA OWEN
Maintenance or Repair: Repaint House with Existing Color
Mr. Bittner explained that the property owners had requested that this item be
heard in their absence since they would be out-of-town the night of the hearing. In
addition, they asked that if the Board had any problem with the Application, they would
request that the item be deferred until the next meeting. Ms. Temkin stated that she
would prefer if the applicants specified exactly what color paint would be used. She felt
that the chip of paint that was supplied was insufficient because there might not be a
meeting of the minds between what the Board approved and what was painted, especially
if the chip is faded paint. Accordingly, Mr. Tenney moved to continue the item to the
next meeting, seconded by Ms. Temkin, which motion passed unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
3. DESIGNATION SOLICITATION LETTER
Ms. Collins inquired into the status of the Designation Solicitation Letter. Ms.
Collins had completed obtaining the addresses of non -designated homes and had given
the list to Ms. Blas. Ms. Blas volunteered to redraft the previous designation solicitation
letter, prepared by former member Inez Hegedus -Garcia, for presentation to the Board at
the next meeting.
4. DADE HERITAGE DAYS 2002
Ms. Temkin, the Board's liaison with DHT, indicated that she had received
communication from DHT requesting the Board to select a date for its annual walking
tour event. The dates available were between March 15` and April 28th, 2002. Ms.
Temkin also advised that, for the first time, DHT was requiring a $75.00 fee from all
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organizations that participate in Dade Heritage Days and want to be included in the
brochure. Since inclusion in the brochure is essential to advertise the Board's event, Ms.
Temkin was instructed to respond to DHT by selecting the earliest date which did not
conflict with the walking tours done by Morningside, Bayside, Buena Vista or Spring
Gardens. Ms. Temkin was also asked to request DHT to accept the Board's $75
membership payment after the tour, since the Board had no available funds to pay it.
Once the date was selected Ms. Temkin was to advise the other members of the Board.
4. SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
Mr. Bittner reminded the Board that since he was just reappointed to the Board a
few days ago, pursuant to the policy of the Board, it needed to select a Chairman either by
selecting a new one or retain the present one for the next two year term. Ms. Collins
moved to retain Mr. Bittner as the Chairman, seconded by Ms. Blas, which motion passed
unanimously.
5. RENDERING OF VILLAGE IN MINIATURE
Mr. Tenney indicated that it would be nice to have a rendering of the Village in
miniature made and placed in the lobby of Village Hall. Mr. Tenney encouraged all
members of the Board to participate. Mr. Tenney volunteered to look into more details.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Bittner adjoumed the meeting at 8:32 p.m.