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Cassev Gabor also asked that maybe we can declare the camels right now as historic artifacts to ensure we have them in the future. Ellen J. Uguccioni said the camels would need to go through the designation process. Deputy City Attorney Amuchastegui said the camels do not necessarily need to be declared historic in order for the City to preserve them. 5. A Presentation by Ellen J. Uguccioni of an Overview of Chapter 171 of the City Code, Historic Landmarks. Action: Consultant Ellen J. Uguccioni gave an overview of Chapter 171 of the City Code. She said the main function of the Board is designation of historic properties. You are an advisory Board and you are to designate, regulate and administer historical, cultural, archeological, and architectural resources in the City. You are the City's representatives to advocate historic preservation throughout the City. Within a Historic District there are two different kinds of resources: 1) Contributing: and 2) Non-Contributing. As an example, if you were to look at a 19`h Century mining town, you may have houses,industrious buildings, etc. that were done in the 19'h Century. All of those properties contribute to that sense of place and to the era, and the kind of design that was being practiced. If CVS came in and built a store, that would be a non-contributing building. The general threshold is 50 years old or older, and there are exemptions to that. She also reviewed the standards for designation of archaeological and historic landmarks in Section 171-5. Ms. Uguccioni noted that Cassey Gabor had asked her about process, and she wanted to go over that. Who can propose a certain designation in Sunny Isles Beach? It can be the property owner, it can be the Historic Preservation Board,or it can be the City Commission. At a minimum if someone came to you to designate a property, they must provide you with a legal description, a photograph representing the property in its entirety, Statement of Significance, and any other information they would have to support that proposal. Once staff has determined that the minimum eligibility requirement has been met, the City Manager or his designee shall prepare the Designation Report. The Report contains at a minimum, the Statement of Significance which outlines the criteria for significance, the boundaries, and in terms of a house, we use the legal description of that property. If it is an archeological site we are sometimes using topographical features, sometimes physical features like a river runs through it. If you have been following the papers you will know of the Indian Site in Miami, what was Dupont Circle and the area that Henry Flagler built, the Dupont Hotel, etc. The report will contain a recommendation to the Board saying whether or not the person who wrote the report will use this as designation. Lastly we would use a Review Guide which has a description of the property. If it was a house we would say"the most prominent features of this Queen Anne style house are the turrets, the towers, the ornate wooded moldings, etc., and the reason we add the Review Guide to your report is so that if someone comes to you and says I want to put in single pane windows and they were originally casement double sash windows, you would know it was not right,and you would note it in the Review Guide. During the hearing process, the Sunshine Law is in effect, and because these are public hearings you cannot talk about it amongst yourselves. The Board shall conduct a public hearing and determine whether you want to approve it or approve it with conditions,amend it, or deny it. There is an appeal process as we know from Temple B'nai Zion that we are still involved in. An appeal is made to the City Commission within 14 days after the date you Summary Minutes: 2014-0326 HPB Mtg Page 3 of 7