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SUMMARY MINUTES City of Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board Meeting Government Center, 18070 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 7:00 p.m. 1. Call To Order By Chairperson: Action: Chairperson Bud Scholl called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. The following Committee Members and City Officials were present: Committee Members: City Officials: Bud Scholl, Chairperson Commissioner Roslyn Brezin Joe Masters, Co-Chair City Manager A. John Szerlag Phillip Chernoff Assistant City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui Cassey Gabor City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC Mark Glicksman City Liaison: Audience: Richard C. Schulman, City Historian Barney Levandor Absent Members: Trina Duluc Bonita Shoki 2. Approval of Minutes for the April 24, 2007 Historic Preservation Board Meeting: Action: Phillip Chemoff moved and Cassey Gabor seconded a motion to approve the April 24,2007 Board meeting summary minutes. The motion was approved by a 5-0-2 [Trina Duluc and Bonita Shoki absent] vote. 3. Resolutions/Discussion: Update on the Newport Fishing Pier. 3A. A Resolution of the Historic Preservation Board of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Support for the City's Efforts to Enter into a Lease Agreement with the State of Florida in Order to Operate the Newport Fishing Pier Located at 16701 Collins Avenue; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Chairperson Scholl took this item out of order because the City Manager is here for this item. He gave some background on the Pier noting that it has suffered extensive damage from hurricanes over the years. Dr. Comfeld, who is the owner of the Newport and the Pier, had a perpetual lease from the State on the ground and basically maintained the Pier and collected the revenue under the guise of the lease. He noted that at our last Board Meeting Dr. Comfeld asked for some temporary approvals to get temporary repair to get the Pier open again beyond the restaurant,and right now when you go to the Pier, half of the restaurant is closed because of the damages. After he saw the extent of his repairs, he had a change of heart and he graciously offered to donate the Pier in its present condition to the City. In the context of that,the City has been very careful because technically their lease has expired and it is reverted back to the State, so there is a political situation that may benefit us in that we are looking for a pot of money to repair the Pier which wouldn't necessary come out of our pocket,it could come out of the State, out of some other historic funds, and some could come from us. The City has not officially accepted the Pier from Dr. Comfeld for those reasons because we want to be careful that we don't accept it and assume Summary Minutes 2007-0911 HPB Mtg Page 1 of 6