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HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 2008- D `7
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 SEPARATE LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE
STATE OF FLORIDA AND FIVE SEAS INVESTORS, INC. IN
ORDER TO REPAIR, RECONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE
NEWPORT FISHING PIER; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the property known as the Newport Fishing Pier (the "Pier ") located at
16701 Collins Avenue was originally built in 1936 and has long been a major attraction for local
residents and tourists, attracting over one million visitors; and
WHEREAS, the Pier was designated as a historic site by the Miami -Dade County
Historic Preservation Board on January 21, 1982, and re- designated as a historic site by the
Sunny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board on June 6, 2005, and by the City Commission on
July 14, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the Pier was previously operated by Newport Operating Corporation
( "Newport") from 1984 through April 23, 2007, via a submerged lands lease with the State of
Florida; and
WHEREAS, Newport did not renew its lease agreement with the State of Florida and
has asked the City to take over the operation of the Pier; and
WHEREAS, the Pier experienced major structural damage during Hurricane Wilma in
2005, and has been closed to the public due to unsafe conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City recently entered into a public private partnership with Newport to
allocate funds to redesign, rebuild and eventually reopen the Pier for the public; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has expressed a desire to enter into separate lease
agreements with the State of Florida and Five Seas Investors in order to operate the Pier for
recreational and educational public purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,
expresses its support for the City's efforts to enter into lease agreement with the State of Florida
and Five Seas Investors, Inc., so that the City can once again have a functioning Pier.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BOARD OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recital paragraphs are hereby ratified
and confirmed as being true and the same are hereby made part of this Resolution.
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Section 2. Expression of Support. The Historic Preservation Board of the City of Sunny
Isles Beach hereby expresses its support for the City's efforts to enter into separate lease
agreements with the State of Florida and Five Seas Investors, Inc. in order to repair, reconstruct
and operate the Newport Fishing Pier.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution will become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15I-1' day of . �� N U k1RH 52008.
ipel4asters, Chair
Se6ny Isles Beach Historic Preservation Board
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Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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Hans Ottinot, City Ado ey
Moved by: Y\
Seconded by:
Vote as Follows:
Joe Masters
✓(Yes)
(No)
Trina Duluc — N\03eN (—
(Yes)
(No)
Mark Glicksman
/(Yes)
(No)
Bonita Shoki
V,1 (Yes)
(No)
Phillip Chernoff
(Yes)
(No)
Hassida Gabor
__O Yes)
(No)
Shari Blank
/(Yes)
(No)
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