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just fenced in the new Butterfly Sculpture that is in the Park. It was the consensus of the Board not to fence in the Horses and Carriage at this time. City Manager Conner noted that the last phase of the Central Island Project and Park is the lighting. It will be "pedestrian lighting", low fixtures, low relatives 12-feet high, and it was asked that a spot light be on the Horses and Carriage. 7. Report and Discussion of the Historic Film entitled "From Sandbar to Sophistication, the Story of Sunny Isles Beach" released on November 18, 2008. Action: City Historian Schulman reported that he distributed our 20-minute film of the history of Sunny Isles Beach. He handed out a weekly schedule of Cable Television Channel 77 programs,and noted that it has been running seven times a week. It has been very successful and he has had people comment on it. They are in the process of contacting several media including the Miami Beach channel,and it will be distributed internationally through the City's Goodwill Ambassador Elena Baronoff. He will come back at the next meeting with another report. 8. New Business. • Cassey Gabor asked about designating Temple B'nai Zion as a Historic Site. City Historian Schulman said the people that control the Temple are not interested in making it an historic site. Mayor Edelcup said the designation or preservation of an historic site is in the hands of this Board, the City doesn't take an active role in that, if the Board were to petition the City to make it an historic site then the Commission would respond. That is under the jurisdiction of this Board,the Board has the power to initiate that process. City Historian Schulman said the Temple meets certain criteria already but there is an ownership problem there that is against it,just like at the Golden Strand. Mayor Edelcup said that is a legal issue, and again, if the Board wants to carry it forward, you will never find an owner that is willingly going to want their site made historic because they can't do anything with it other than to maintain it as an historic site. We just have to go through the legal process, and the courts will determine whether or not there is enough justification, whether the owner wants it or not. Chairperson Masters said we will place it on an agenda for discussion. Mayor Edelcup said about a year ago the Legal Department prepared a document on what steps you need to go through to designate an historic site. Assistant City Attorney Amuchastegui will get it to City Clerk Hines to distribute to the Board members. 9. Date and Time of Next Meeting. Action: After discussion it was decided to schedule the next meeting on Wednesday,January 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. 10. Adjournment Action: Phillip Chernoff moved and Shari Blank seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting,and Chairperson Masters adjourned it at 7:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, C C ° January 13, 2010• Jane A. Hines, CMC;City Clerk Date Summary Minutes: 2009:0722 HPB Mtg Page 3 of 3