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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting March 20,2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida <br /> 11. MOTIONS <br /> None <br /> 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> None <br /> 13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS <br /> 13A. Discussion by Resident Frederick Trust regarding a Wizard of Oz Museum: <br /> Action: Frederick Trust said he moved here last year from Maryland, and he noticed that <br /> there are no museums in Sunny Isles Beach. Being a collector of Wizard of Oz memorabilia <br /> and being known in the United States for quite some time, he displayed his collection in <br /> Kennedy Center in Washington DC, etc. He was wondering if there was an opportunity in <br /> Sunny Isles Beach to provide a facility where he can display his collection on a permanent <br /> basis. Residents of Sunny Isles Beach should be able to go there free,and visitors should pay <br /> a fee, and that would help support the museum. His interest in this is he just wanted people <br /> to know, more for the kids, about not only the Wizard of Oz books, but there are about 40 <br /> other books. What is happening is there is an interest from the kids perspective, and there is <br /> an interest from the collectors perspective, and there are many collectors. He has donated <br /> pieces to the museum in Kansas, he donated a piece to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand <br /> Rapids,Minnesota. He has certain items that the Smithsonian in Washington DC would like <br /> to have but he would like to have them all in one place. He thinks it will be a great <br /> opportunity for Sunny Isles Beach to have the first museum, and he can envision over <br /> 100,000 families coming here to see the museum. <br /> Mayor Edelcup thanked him for his offer, however, you are catching the Commission cold <br /> with an idea but certainly the Commission has heard you and maybe we can see if there is a <br /> place that would fit. He asked him to contact the City Manager and at some point when we <br /> are constructing new facilities in the City it is conceivable that maybe a museum could be a <br /> part of it. It is something that would be very nice for our City. Commissioner Levin asked <br /> him how much room do you need? Mr. Trust said he could use from 10,000 to 40,000 <br /> square feet, and it would be nice to have a playground right there for the children. He <br /> contacted Principal Weisman who supports this idea,and they are actually putting the Wizard <br /> of Oz there four months in April and she wanted him to bring some of his collectibles. <br /> 14. ADJOURNMENT <br /> Mayor Edelcup adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted by: Aperoved by the City Commission on April 17,2014 <br /> 4 <br /> Jane A. Hines, MMC, City Clerk Nor an S. Edelcup, Mayor <br /> 16 <br />