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Ms. Uguccioni: Sure, I could have but I didn't, I wasn't quite remembering. Mr. Poliakoff: Yeah, you were close enough. Ms. Uguccioni: Yeah. Mr. Poliakoff: Alright, thank you. The public hearing was opened and Chairperson Masters called on those people who had signed up to speak. City Historian Richard Schulman clarified that the Holocaust Survivors Event that took place on Sunday, March 28, 2004, of the 300 survivors living in Sunny Isles Beach, they were all located and invited to this special program. These survivors were recognized and paid tribute to by officials of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Miami-Dade County,the State of Florida, and the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. According to the Holocaust Documentation and Educational Center, the City of Sunny Isles Beach was the only City in the United States since World War II that had located practically all of the Holocaust survivors residing in a City and brought them together for a special program in their honor. The public hearing was closed and City Attorney Ottinot said it was now time for this Board to make the decision of whether or not to designate Temple B'Nai Zion as an historic site. Janet Cini moved and Cassey Gabor seconded a motion to designate Temple B'Nai Zion as an historic site. Ms. Gabor asked if beside the main sanctuary if there will be space to build the building, maybe higher for 600 people, and Mr. Poliakoff said the answer is no. City Attorney Ottinot said when a property is designated there are certain restrictions that are imposed in terms of keeping the site as is. However, if there are certain modifications that need to be made to the structure, the property owner will come before this same body and explain basically the reason for any modification or any change to the structure. For example, in the presentation they had used an historic home in Atlantic Isle, where the hurricane had destroyed a certain building on that property and the owner came to this Board and explained his reason, and the Board supported the owner's request to demolish that structure. Designation doesn't mean that the owner doesn't have a right to come before this Board to ask for certain modifications to the building or certain structures based on his or her needs. Our Code states specifically that the owner can come before this Board again if there are issues relating to that property. Ms. Gabor asked what the proportion of the main sanctuary is on the property, percentage wise, and Rabbi Lankry presented the site plan. Mr. Glicksman asked how much it would cost to build the building that Kobi Karp designed, and Rabbi Lankry said $25 Million. Assistant City Manager Jorge Vera reported that there was never a site plan submittal for that building that was shown designed by Kobi Karp. "A Resolution of the Historic Preservation Board of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Designating Temple B'Nai Zion Located at 200 178th Street as an Historic Site; Providing for Immediate Effect; Providing for Protection from Alteration or Demolition; Providing for the Right to Appeal Historic Site Designation; Providing for Severability;Providing for an Effective Date." Janet Cini moved and Cassey Gabor seconded a motion to designate Temple B'Nai Zion as an historic site. HPB Resolution No. 2010-13 was adopted by a roll call vote of 4-1-2 (Mark Glicksman opposed; Trina Duluc and Phillip Chernoff absent) in favor. Summary Minutes: 2010-0622 HPB Mtg Page 7 of 8