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SUMMARY MINUTES City of Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board Meeting Government Center, 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order by Chairperson: Action: Chairperson Joe Masters called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and welcomed our newest Board Member Janet Cini. The following Committee Members and City Officials were present: Committee Members: City Officials: Joe Masters, Chairperson Mayor Norman S. Edelcup Cassey Gabor, Vice Chairperson Commissioner Roslyn Brezin Shari Blank City Manager Rick Conner Phillip Chemoff Assistant City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui Janet Cini City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC Mark Glicksman Absent Members: City Liaison: Trina Duluc (excused) Richard C. Schulman, City Historian 2. Approval of Minutes for the January 14, 2009 Historic Preservation Board Meeting: Action: Cassey Gabor moved and Shari Blank seconded a motion to approve the January 14, 2009 Board meeting summary minutes. The motion was approved by a 6-0-1 (Trina Duluc absent) vote. 3. Update/Report of City Manager Rick Conner on the Reconstruction and Design of the Sunny Isles Beach/Newport Pier. Action: City Historian Schulman presented pictures of the Pier taken in the 1950's, in 1984 when the County started to restore it, and a newly acquired picture from the 1920's. City Manager Conner reported on the status of the Pier, and presented renderings of the project which included engineering drawings and the pre-design phase. The restaurant will be enclosed with about 5,000 square feet, and the cost of the entire project will be around $4 Million, half of which will be paid for by Dr. Comfeld. The income will be shared by the City and Dr. Comfeld 50/50. In the construction documents, it requires the contractor to be completed with this project in time for the City's Annual Anniversary Party in June 2010. The City will construct the exterior and the contractor will construct the interior and operate the restaurant. There will be two types of people coming to the Pier,one that will dine,relax,and walk the Pier,the other type will be those who want to fish. It was suggested that we have the Pier open part of the time for people to go out and relax and enjoy the Pier, and there would be no fee, and when it is open for fishing,there would be a fee. There may be a gazebo at the end of the Pier,which will be closed for fishing. There are spaces for parking at Pier Park and certain spaces in LaPerla garage, but ultimately we expect there will be some valet parking since Dr. Comfeld is involved in this,and he has agreed to help provide some valet parking. Summary Minutes: 2009-0722 HPB Mtg Page 1 of 3