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plaque placed at her home and she said she will let him know. He noted that the plaques would be encased in concrete and noted that there are two types of plaques that can be installed. He said one is a bronze plaque which is privy to the weather, and that he also found another material called coreon, which is a very hard substance and is grayish in color. He said the cost of the coreon plaque, 10" x 12" is $240.00 and the bronze plaque is $385.00. Chairperson Del Monico said the bronze is going to have raised lettering and the coreon will be engraved. Mr. Schulman noted that bronze will eventually turn color and corrode, and that the coreon will not. Chairperson Del Monico asked where the funding will be coming from for the plaques and Mayor Edelcup said that it would go before the City Commission for approval and funding. It was the consensus of the Board to have bronze plaques. Mr. Schulman said he would bring samples of both of the materials at the next meeting. Michelle D'Arbelles discussed having the wording "Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board" put on the plaques and the Board agreed. 6. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE NEW HISTORIC SITES. • Ocean Palm Motel; • Golden Strand Hotel and Villa; and • Other Possible Sites. Action: Mr. Schulman said that the Ocean Palm Motel is the first two-story motel in the United States and was built in 1949. City Attorney Ottinot said that he would recommend bringing in a consultant to do an analysis of the historic significance of the site because most likely the property owner will object to the designation so we want a sound record of support. Phillip Chernoff suggested putting up a plaque saying that this was the site of the first two-story motel in the United States, and City Attorney Ottinot said that would be up to the owner as it is private property. Richard Schulman said that there are basically six steps for designation of an historic site: Step 1: Proposal for designation can be made by the property owner, the Board, or City Commission; Step 2: A Designation Report is required to be prepared by the Staff person assigned to the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) by the City Manager; Step 3: Staff Person assigned to the HPB shall coordinate with the City Clerk regarding a public hearing date; Step 4: Personal notice must be provided to the property owner with respect to the hearing. The City Clerk will publish a hearing notice in the Miami Herald/Neighbors section; Step 5: The Board will conduct a public hearing to review the proposal for designation, and will either approve or reject the proposal. The Board's final decision will be memorialized in a resolution; and Step 6: The Board's decision will be placed on the City Commission meeting agenda for it's consideration. Chairperson Del Monico said she feels that we should take up to Step 2 and put it on our agenda as soon as we come up with something that qualifies for historic designation, and see what the owner says before we spend money on a consultant. She said lets do it in the most economical steps first and have Richard do the report and put it on our next agenda with public notice and see what the owners come back with. City Attorney Ottinot said that they have gone through the re-designation process and what needs to be done, in Step 2 is a Designation Report, an Summary Minutes 2005-1206 HPB Mtg Page 2 of 5