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SUMMARY MINUTES City of Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board Meeting 18070 Collins Avenue, 1St Floor Meeting Room Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order by Chairperson: Action: Chairperson Joe Masters called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and each Member introduced themselves. The following Board Members and City Officials were present: Committee Members: City Officials: Joe Masters, Chairperson City Manager Christopher J. Russo Shari Blank Deputy City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui Trina Duluc Consultant Ellen J. Uguccioni Cassey Gabor City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC John A. Rusnak Assistant City Manager Bill Evans Warren J. Stamm Cultural and Community Srvs Director Susan Simpson Administrative Assistant Kathryn McDonough City Liaison: Audience: Richard C. Schulman, City Historian Interested citizens Absent: Jorge Camaraza (excused) 2. Approval of Minutes of the January 23, 2013 Historic Preservation Board Meeting. Action: Shari Blank moved and Warren Stamm seconded a motion to approve the above- mentioned Board meeting summary minutes. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 6-0-1 (Jorge Camaraza absent) in favor. 3. Update/Report on the Sunny Isles Beach/Newport Pier. Action: City Manager Christopher J. Russo gave an update on the Pier noting that it will be completed by May 28, 2013. The opening of the Pier and ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled on Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with refreshments,music,and fireworks. He invited the Board members to attend and to be a part of the ceremony. He said the goal is to have the plaque mounted and the sculpture in place. He also noted that the City's 16th Birthday Party will be held at Town Center Park on Sunday, June 16, 2013 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Assistant City Manager Bill Evans reported on the overall construction. They are painting the structure, the hand railings are almost finished, and bulk of the work is taking place inside the restaurant structure itself from a finishing standpoint. There are no appliances but it will be ready for the outside restaurant to come in and put their look on the inside. There is a lot of grading work to be done to bring sand back up to a level where we are ADA compliant up the stairs leading into it. Also a leading walk brick pavers coming from the LaPerla side and lead into the structure itself. Within the next ten(10)days we will have the trailer out of there and the parking lot completely restored, and all vegetation restored along with that. The area where the shower is will be remediated. The Pier Park bathrooms are rehabbed and painted. Next week we will do a fresh landscaping review of that area. We are striving for May 28 to get the TCO, and it may take a few more weeks for the CO. Permits need to be closed out with DERIM. etc. Summary Minutes: 2013-0508 HPB Mtg Page 1 of 3