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including, but not limited to, negotiations with the owner and other interested parties, <br />provided that such actions do not interfere with procedures in the Florida Building Code. <br />Section 8. Filing a Report. <br />The Board through the City Manager or designee shall annually file a report with the <br />Clerk of the Board of Miami -Dade County Commission. This report shall briefly state the <br />name, address and qualification of its historic preservation board members; when each <br />member joined and, if applicable left the board; the name, address and telephone number <br />of its historic preservation staff members and consultants; and the number of designation <br />reports and certificates of appropriateness prepared and considered in that year. Attached <br />to the report shall be a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the municipality's historic <br />preservation board for that year and any designation reports and certificates of <br />appropriateness by its staff during that year. <br />Section 9. <br />Economic Incentives <br />It is the policy of the City to assist the owners of historic properties to obtain applicable <br />State and Federal tax benefits for preserving historical properties. <br />Section 10. Decisions on Certificates of Appropriateness <br />The Board's decision on an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall be based <br />upon an evaluation of the compatibility of the physical alteration or improvement with <br />surrounding properties and where applicable compliance with the following: <br />a. The Secretary of Interior's Standard for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for <br />Rehabilitating historic buildings as revised from time to time; and <br />b. Other guidelines/policies/plans adopted or approved by resolution or <br />ordinance by the City Commission. <br />Section 11. Penalties for Violation. <br />Any person who carries out or causes to be carried out any work in violation of this <br />article shall be required to restore the subject improvement, landscape feature, or site, <br />either to its appearance prior to the violation or in accordance with a certificate of <br />appropriateness approved by the historic preservation board. This civil remedy shall be in <br />addition to and not in lieu of any criminal prosecution and penalty otherwise provided <br />under State law. <br />Section 12. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances in <br />conflict herewith be, and the same, are hereby repealed <br />Historic Preservation Amendment Ordinance 9 <br />Legislation/Ordinances <br />HO/jb <br />