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analysis has to be prepared to support the designation, and his recommendation is to hire a consultant to do the analysis to make sure we have a good case. Michelle D'Arbelles said that we have to go through a legal process through the State, Section 4F, and noted legal implications of an owner regarding remodeling. City Attorney Ottinot said we can designate property without going through the State, we just have to justify it. Ms. D'Arbelles asked if they wanted to do remodeling on the house do they have to go before the Board? Chairperson Del Monico and City Attorney Ottinot said yes. Chairperson Del Monico asked the City Attorney if we are in the process of designating a property does that put a stop on them trying to get a permit to tear down the building, and City Attorney Ottinot said that they will probably try to stop this process first because if we designate it as historic that is going to limit them, so any property owner would come here to see if they can stop the process, and the decision is within the Board's discretion to say yes or no. Chairperson Del Monico said that we have two properties that are standing right now that we may designate as historic. Mr. Schulman said that he feels the most likely in our favor is the Golden Strand because it is a "time share" and has already created a file for it! He said he has all the papers including when it was built in 1946 and the site legal description, the ownership, the picture of the area, and the registered agents. City Attorney Ottinot said that a "time share" is individual unit owners, and notice would have to go to all owners. He said that there are a lot of equities that favors designation of the Ocean Palm. Ms. D'Arbelles asked why are we going to designate something that is going to be torn down? Mr. Schulman said there is a greater possibility that the Golden Strand will not be torn down as it is a time share. Chairperson Del Monico said she feels that what Michelle is asking is if it is going to be torn down why preserve it. Vice Mayor Thaler said that there are many ways of preservation, such as creating an historic front. Casey Gabor suggested designating the "Sahara" as it is one of the first motels and famous people have stayed there. Mr. Schulman said it is a condominium now owned by the Dezers and they may tear it down. Mr. Schulman said he would find out ownership and report back at the next meeting. Phillip Chernoff mentioned the Lagoon but that it was mostly destroyed by Hurricane Wilma, and Vice Mayor Thaler suggested to go there and see if there is anything left to designate. Mr. Schulman said he would take a picture and report back at the next meeting. Mr. Chernoff noted that the Rascal House Sign was destroyed by the Hurricane as well. Chairperson Del Monico asked if there were any homes that we wanted to designate and Mr. Chernoff noted that the Board had discussed Ellen Wynne's home. He said they made a replica of her home, and Vice Mayor Thaler said that Miami Beach wanted to make it historic because it was the oldest that this particular architect designed. Mr. Schulman said he will take a picture and bring it to the next Board meeting. He said that he wouldn't recommend designating a home because of its architect but rather for its architecture. Trina Duluc asked about Bnai Zion Temple, and Commissioner Goodman said that St. Mary Magdalen, Catholic Church just celebrated their 59th Anniversary. Mr. Chernoff said that you can also designate historically not only by the architect but by the person who lived there. Vice Mayor Thaler said that Mark Twain had about six different homes and they have all been designated historic. Casey Gabor suggested placing a US flag near the plaque but Chairperson Del Monico said that is Federal. Mr. Schulman said we should take the conservative approach, the basic grass roots as it states in our Mission Statement, and we should stick to it. Summary Minutes 2005-1206 HPB Mtg Page 3 of 5