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will be made of corrolon. Cassey Gabor asked about the date of the dedication of the plaque,and City Manager Russo said the Pier will be completed by May 18 and so he thinks it might be between April 18 and May 18, or it might be in June in celebration of the City's birthday. 4. A Report by Ellen J. Uguccioni concerning the City's Historic Landmarks Ordinance and Duties of the Board Members. Action: Consultant Ellen J. Uguccioni reviewed the Ordinance that established the Board and she distributed Chapter 171 of the City Code to the Board members. She said we would concentrate on Section 171.3 powers and duty of the Board. We have done designations and Certificates of Appropriateness,and so those are the two major things that this Board does in terms of public hearings where we are in a quasi-judicial hearing where testimony is taken from the public and the applicant. There is latitude in what you do, what you do is rehabilitation, not restoring. If you were restoring, everything would be exactly the same as the original. Anything historic is 50 years old or older, although that is not a hard fast rule. She explained that the Certificate of Appropriateness is a vehicle that someone applies to this Board, to make changes to landmark structures. There are two types: one is standard, and one is special. Transfer of Development Rights can also be done by this Board however it has not been done yet through this Board. She discussed grants that are available through the State and the Board can apply for as much as$50,000.00 with a 50/50 match. She noted a local ad valorem tax incentive where the City would adopt an ordinance and property owners taxes would not change for ten years if they maintain their property if historic. The Property Appraiser's Office has two values,the appraised value,and the actual value of your home. 5. A Report by Ellen J. Uguccioni concerning the Historic Presentation Board Annual Report to Miami-Dade County. Action: Consultant Ellen J. Uguccioni reported noted that in Chapter 171 there is a requirement to prepare an annual report and submit it to the Miami-Dade County Historic Preservation Board. She distributed the Annual Report to the members and reviewed it. Jorge Camaraza moved and Shari Blank seconded a motion to approve the Annual Report. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0-1 (Warren Stamm absent) in favor. 6. Old Business. • Cassey Gabor asked about dedicating artifacts as historic, for instance the camels can be declared historic. Ellen Uguccioni said the National Register that we base our wording on tells us that we can dedicate objects, however, it is not defined in the Ordinance. 7. New Business. • Cassey Gabor said there was an article in the January 13, 2013 issue of the Miami Herald regarding the architecture of the Castaways. She will give it to Deputy City Attorney Amuchastegui to forward to City Historian Richard Schulman. • Jorge Camaraza proposed that we do an analysis of other cities on the ad valorem taxes incentive to maintain properties as required. Deputy City Attorney Amuchastegui said we Summary Minutes: 2013-0123 HPB Mtg. Page 3 of 4