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8. NEW BUSINESS. Action: Mayor Edelcup said we need another motion to dedicate the Florse and Carriage to the Gwen Margolis Park. Chairperson Scholl asked for the motion and Bonita Shoki moved and Joe Masters seconded a motion to dedicate the Horse and Carriage as they are placed in the Gwen Margolis Park. The motion was approved by a 5-0-2 [Michelle D'Arbelles and Trina Duluc absent] vote. Chairperson Scholl read the amended Mission Statement for the Board as follows: "The Mission of the Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board is: To Designate, Preserve, Protect and Maintain Historic Buildings, Areas, Sites, Artifacts, and Memorabilia as a Source of History and Heritage iri the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida." Chairperson Scholl asked for a motion to adopt this as our new Mission Statement. Joe Masters moved and Phillip Chernoff seconded a motion to adopt the new Mission Statement. The motion was approved by a 5-0-2 [Michelle D'Arbelles and Trina Duluc absent] vote. Cassey Gabor suggested incorporating a room at the new school as a museum and Mayor Edelcup and Commissioner Brezin said that the County is building that school and we have no authority. Mayor Edelcup said that there may be room in the new Cultural Center that we are building at Pelican Park. Chairperson Scholl said we can make a Motion to direct staff to investigate our opportunities for incorporating the memorabilia and the history of the City in public places. Cassey Gabor moved and Phillip Chernoff seconded a motion to direct staff to investigate our opportunities for incorporating the memorabilialand the history of the City in public places. The motion was approved by a 5-0-2 [Michelle D'Arbelles and Trina Duluc absent] vote. Chairperson Scholl said to Richard Schulman that his mandate is that we go forward and have public places to use for our memorabilia and our City heritage and that we try to take advantage of that. Cassey Gabor said at the next meeting maybe we can organize and'begin to think about a museum because it is a lot of work. Chairperson Scholl said it starts with a public place that we know we can get control of so we have to be very careful because we don't want people to be anti-historic because they are afraid it may infringe on their rights. He suggested an exhibition in the Library that could run for 3-months, we do a little mailer about the exhibition, and we can look for opportunities which is now our Mission Statement, to look for opportunities for public awareness. Commissioner Brezin said the Commission can work with the Board in working with the Library for an exhibition. Mayor Edelcup reminded the Board that they need to file the Annual Report with Miami- Dade County. Chairperson Scholl said he will work with Richard Schulman to prepare it and review it at the next meeting and then file it with Miami-Dade County, Chairperson Scholl said he always thought what would be interesting in a Park was the observation tower in front of the Colonial, that was a real landmark. Mr. Schulman said he tried to get the dolphin and the mermaid and someone had stolen it the night before. Mayor Edelcup said you can't keep what is gone but in the case of the Newport Lighthouse, you could Summary Minutes 2007-0123 HPB Mtg Page 6 of 7