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4. Report on the Condition of the Five (5) Historic Sites. Action: Assistant City Manager Vera noted that there is a report included in the agenda. He reported on the condition of the following five Historic Sites: • Fishing Pier is to be demolished. • Atlantic Isle Entrance Bridge and the Atlantic Lagoon Bridge was looked over by staff and by FDOT and gave us a fair report and still in good standing. He said he would give a copy of the report to City Historian Richard Schulman for the file. • Atlantic Isle Water Court and Villa which is Commissioner Scholl's residence, is in good standing. • Temple B'Nai Zion has no visual inspection of deterioration, and is going through the 40-year recertification inspections. There is some cracking on the Memorial Tower but there is no major structural deterioration. In the bathroom and conference areas,they are still trying to finalize some permits with the Fire Department and once they have that they will finalize permits with the City. The roof is in good shape however, as part of the 40-year inspection, they need to do some repairs to the support beams. Trina Duluc said she went by the Atlantic Isle Water Court and Villa a couple of days ago and noticed on the bottom level toward the west side, there are a lot of windows that are boarded up, and the shrubbery at the entrance by the fencing is not pleasant looking in comparison to the nice gate they have on the east side of the building. Since it is historic, is there a way they can trim the shrubs and take out those boards over the windows to make it more attractive. Assistant City Manager Vera said he went by there today and they had a crew there doing the landscaping. The boarded windows are for protection when the resident is not there but he will look into it. Trina Duluc also noted that there are a lot of properties on Atlantic Isle that are not doing the upkeep on their grounds, is there any way the City can go around and ask them. Assistant City Manager Vera said that we are basically done with construction there and we are now taking a look and going over each home to make sure the upkeep is up especially the paint on the house. Chairperson Joe Masters asked about the current historic status of the Temple, and Mayor Edelcup said there is a court case trying to overturn it but it is still an official historic site. 5. Report on 6 Egyptian Plaques from the Driftwood Motel to Heritage Park. Action: City Historian Richard Schulman reported that Heritage Park was opened on June 18, 2011 and the Six Egyptian artifacts were placed in the garage leading to the exit and playgrounds of the Park. We decided to take them from the outside area and place them inside so they will last a lot longer. The plaques look very nice and they have received a lot of good comments.and he passed around pictures of them. Cassey Gabor asked how they are fastened to the wall, and City Historian Schulman said they placed them on secured piping because these plaques are made out of concrete and fiberglass and weigh about 100 pounds each. Cassey Gabor asked what the hours are for Heritage Park, and Mayor Edelcup said it is temporarily open from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. because it is still under construction. Eventually it will be open the same hours as the other parks hopefully by Labor Day. Assistant City Manager Vera said that they are installing security cameras in the Park and Garage. Summary Minutes 2011-0713 HPB Mte Page 2 of 4