City of Coral Gables

File #: 23-5677    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Minutes Status: Noted and Filed
File created: 5/2/2023 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 5/9/2023 Final action: 5/9/2023
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Landmarks Advisory Board Meeting of February 7, 2023.
Attachments: 1. Meeting Minutes Recap for 2-7-2023, 2. Landmark Advisory Board Minutes of 2-7-2023, 3. 2-7-2023 -Attendance Form for the Landmarks Advisory Board Meeting of 2-7-2023

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Landmarks Advisory Board Meeting of February 7, 2023.

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SUMMARY OF MEETING:

 

CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order at 9:05 am.

 

ROLL CALL:

Chair Slesnick called the names of the board members in attendance.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

The approval of the minutes from the Joint Meeting of the Historic Preservation Board and the Landmarks Advisory Board will be taken up later in the meeting.

 

A motion was made by Vice-Chair Maranos and seconded by Ms. Busot to approve the minutes from the meeting November 28, 2022, with corrections.

 

The motion passed with a collective aye.

 

PERSONAL APPEARANCES:                     None

 

OLD BUSINESS:

1.                     Previous requests from the Board

2.                     Future handling of issues

3.                     Resolution to be presented to the City Commission.

 

                     A motion was made by Vice-Chair Maranos and seconded by Ms. Busot to put forth the resolution as initially requested for the City Commission with the amendments stated above.

 

                     The motion passed with a collective aye.

 

4.                     Meeting Date Flexibility.

5.                     Proposal for a new park to be named in honor of Arva Moore Parks McCabe.

6.                     Sally Jude.

7.                     Renaming of Streets.

8.                     Plaque at the Merrick House.

9.                     Budget.

10.                     Board Members Appointments.

11.                     Marker Update.

a)                     Frank Button Marker.

b)                     Marker at 308 Miracle Mile in the small, landscaped area.

c)                     Kings Bay, Maggiore Park (5028 Maggiore Street) and Lamar Louise Curry Park (2665 DeSoto

Boulevard) Markers.

d)                     List of Markers.

e)                     MacFarlane Marker.

f)                     Bahamian Statue.

g)                     Next Joint Meeting.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

1.                     Next meeting of the Landmarks Advisory Board.

 

City Commission Items:                      None.

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS:                      None.

 

ITEMS FROM THE SECRETARY:                      None.

 

ADJOURNMENT OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING:

 

                     A motion was made by Vice-Chair Maranos and seconded by Ms. Dowlen to adjourn.

 

The motion passed with a collective aye.

 

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:10 am.

 

MEETING RECONVENED:

 

Chair Slesnick reconvened the meeting to approve the minutes.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

A motion was made by Ms. Dowlen and seconded by Ms. Busot to approve the minutes from the Joint Meeting of the Historic Preservation Board and the Landmarks Advisory Board of October 19, 2022.

 

The motion passed with a collective aye.

 

The board adjourned to be reconvened at approximately 10:30 a.m. at the Merrick House.

 

MINUTES FROM THE TROLLEY TOUR:

The trolley tour began at the Merrick House at 10:30 am.

 

The trolley stopped at the following locations:

 

1.                     Alcazar Plaza (700 Alcazar Avenue).

2.                     Majorca Park (937 Majorca Avenue).

3.                     Alhambra Water Tower (2000 Alhambra Circle).

4.                     No Stops:  DeSoto Plaza (2799 Granada Boulevard), the Venetian Pool (2701 DeSoto Boulevard), and Fred Hartnett Park (2810 Ponce de Leon Boulevard).

5.                     Fink Studio (2506 Ponce de Leon Boulevard):

6.                     Coral Gables Merrick House.

 

The board dispersed at different times with clean up lasting until 2:45 p.m.

 

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