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5. Report on the Renovation and Design of"History Hall". Action: City Historian Schulman reported that we had a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 15, 2009 in which we rededicated the new History Hall, and he invited everyone to go see it on the first floor of City Hall across from the elevators. Commissioner Brezin noted that there have been many calls that came to her office to compliment us on History Hall 'and so we are very thankful for Richard's role in this. Cassey Gabor brought in pictures from 1996 when the Olympic Torch went through the City on Collins Avenue. 6. Temple B'Nai Zion: Discussion on Hiring a Consultant to Determine if Temple B'Nai Zion Should be Designated as an Historic Site. Action: Chairperson Masters said he hopes that the Temple does become an historic site because so many of us did belong to it, and at one time he was the Treasurer and Second Vice President. City Historian Schulman reported that since the inception of the Historic Preservation Board in 2004,the Board has accomplished some wonderful projects of preservation including:a 20-year Time Capsule to be opened on February 5,2025;a monument in Town Center Park honoring and recognizing Harvey Graves the area's founder some 90 years ago; a published book entitled "From Sandbar to Sophistication" by Seth Bramson; a 20-minute History Film of Sunny Isles Beach which runs daily on Channel 77; the placement of Artifacts Memorabilia and special landmarks displayed in various parks; and History Hall. What this Board has not accomplished is to designate a site as a source of history and heritage in our City. The Dade Preservation Board designated four (4) historic sites in our City 26 and 28 years ago which includes: the Newport Fishing Pier; the Atlantic Isle Entrance Bridge from Collins Avenue;the Lagoon Bridge inside Atlantic Isle; and the Water Court Villa home located at 334 Atlantic Isle which was built and lived in by founder Harvey Graves. Tonight this Board has the opportunity for the first time to take the initial step with staff recommendations to designate its first historic site since the Board's inception, and that is Temple B'Nai Zion. In order to do this and to justify this Board's ultimate decision, staff recommends hiring an experienced qualified person that specializes in historic preservation cases to determine the criteria and qualifications of historic sites. Assistant City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui said in taking the first step,the City's Historic Preservation Board guided and assisted in this process through hiring an independent and unbiased outside consultant who is here with us tonight, Ellen Uguccioni,:who has a Bachelor and Master of Arts Degree in Art History as well as several years of experience, and he briefly went through her resume, and handed it out, along with a Memorandum on designating historic sites. The Consultant will determine if Temple B'Nai Zion located at 200 NE 178`s Street meets the criteria for historic site designation under Chapter 171 of the City Code. Ms. Uguccioni has submitted a proposal to assist the Board in making this determination, and•this would involve visiting the Temple and to find out whether it meets at least one of the standards under the City Code to qualify as an historic site. She would also be attending the Board meetings and presenting a written designation report to the City. After that if the Board elects to retain the services of Ms.Uguccioni,we would conduct a public hearing at which time we would invite the property owner, and the Historic Preservation Board will make a presentation at that time. The purpose of tonight's meeting is to take the preliminary step in hiring the outside consultant,and we have submitted a proposal in the amount of 54,790.00 to assist the Board in this analysis. Summary Minutes: 2010-0113 HPB Mtg Page 2 of 5