Historic Preservation Board - Regular Meeting

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026, AND WE ARE AT THE VILLAGE HOLE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

I'M COVERING MICHELLE HEDLEY, CHAIR, IS ABSENT TODAY, AND VICE CHAIR, JESSE SALES. SO LET'S CALL TO ORDER.

MS. BERCORRIER? PRESENT.

MS. BONADUCCI? HERE. MS. SERANO? PRESENT. WE HAVE QUORUM.

is open for business and we do we have any addition deletions or deferrals for today next item public comments three minute time limit we don't have any public tonight so the next

Hi.

yes I think the first thing we would like to begin with is we'd like to recognize board member Bonaduce on her incredible efforts and putting this expansive and thoughtful list together I think once this item has been considered by the board and we can staff can work with our legal attorneys to finalize the ordinance and get this in front of our council members, I think they're going to really appreciate the level of time and intricate work that was put into putting this together. So I wanted to thank you from the staff side on putting this together for us.

all these board members are gone, and new board members come in, The cover letter is our pledge to the council members to present these significant houses that are completely worth of designation. So if we had a miracle and the historic,

Um, a person very involved with it asked me tonight if this

280 houses have more than

I think that we should add that, yes, it has been a thoughtful process. We have worked on it for several months to get it to this. Actually, you guys worked on it before. A lot of the homes, the previous board also worked on it. However, I would like to say that we can consider this also as a live list because It's very difficult to capture everything. And if the opportunity presents that there is one of the homes that we didn't catch by any reason or the future boards see that there's other ones that are significant, we should be able to add them to that. And also, I think that one of the things that maybe we should start discussing as a board is we have this list. This is important. It is... another step for a homeowner that is going to do a massive renovation or a demolition to consider keeping the integrity of these homes. It's like another step that we can help into conserving. But maybe there is additional additional processes that we can have into as board members to maintain the integrity of these homes. Not necessarily a designation per se or a force designation, of course not, but maybe there are other things that we can add into our community Yeah, not database, but into our code. Yeah, as to how to be able to Maintain the character of these homes. Maybe that could be one of the items that we can start discussing as a board and thinking about how we can add more to these to give it a little bit more, you know. more weight not only there's a list not only they you know they come but maybe there is additional things that we could add so that the homes can be preserved and not to say that you cannot do an addition or do a renovation or anything like that of course it can be done but maybe there are some key points that we can help maintain for future generations to come in the architecture

I do have a question. Please, Eddie. Will this list be handed out to the council members on the next meeting?

Well, I can't commit to which meeting it will be because we have to advertise. And the council meeting, it's going to be a second reading. So I think it's reasonable to expect it in April. I just don't know if it will be ready for the first meeting in April because of the advertising and because there's already – they have like a log of things that everybody – all the departments are prepping. So I don't know if we'll be in for the first one.

I think like this –

my goal that's my goal that's my goal to present it in that way I agree my preference would be to submit the ordinance with two exhibits the master list and this one and I don't think we need to have the middle one right the combined by year

Right? So I think with these two, I think... Yes, but this, for me, this is boring. I agree. Okay, but this, you know when I did this in numerical order for your department... And for the building department. For building department. So in the future when some houses come, you don't have to go to like 80 pages. You only look for the number and see, oh, it's not significant. I can move forward. Oh, yes, it's significant. Let me go to this one and see why it's significant.

Yeah, and I agree with you 100% that there's meaningfulness in both of these objects, right? So the first list is essentially a very quick and simple way to find the property and for staff to administer it. And therefore, the council can use it as part of the ordinance. But the bigger document, I think what that illustrates is the consideration, the thoughtfulness, and the backup information as to why each one of these properties is so unique and special. And they weren't just selected at random. There was discussion, three meetings that were had, and this is the package that was determined at the end of it. So I do believe... what you say is correct, that this is an important piece of the puzzle.

The basis of historical significance. So it's like the tool we and future board members might have, and they don't have to research why the house and business, so they will know if it's available, the architect, not all of them. online that's true so and I believe and this is why we're here that in the past I don't know right now mrs. architect can say that's your field but in the past when in the 30s, 40s, 50s, a person wanted to build a house, it was not random. They choose the most spectacular architect. So even if we couldn't find the name, I guarantee that all the houses have incredible, remarkable architects. So the fact that we don't know it because there's no record doesn't mean that it's a blah, blah house. All of them are remarkable houses.

Yeah, and to that point, it's not only that they were all remarkable architects. It's that the architecture was considered in a different way. So there was more time dedicated to study the specific lot, the specific conditions. the architecture was taken more in consideration not as just something that you just build fast and there was always one of a kind. So now we see a lot of homes that are just exactly the same one next to the other. What we have in our neighborhood is something completely different. Each house is different. Even if there are some similarities to them, they're all different. So that on its own makes it Special.

Just for the record, this list contains also multi-family homes. Because we have several properties, condos, that they were also designed in a very special way by special architects and deserve to be in this significant historic list as well. Several multifamily properties. So in here, you can check where are they. Patricia, did you include in everybody's list there was a proof?

Because I see that I am noticing that there's some that are missing. Because we did approve in the last meeting the homes we all voted, but I'm noticing that there's a few that are missing.

Let me explain something. There are some blanks, not many, at least two or three. When you find a blank, it's because at the end when I was scrutinized each property, maybe it didn't belong to the year. or it was already on another decade. Because remember Miami-Dade property search is not 100% accurate. So some houses that says it was in the 20s and it was already on the other list was actually built in the 30s because I have the floor plans online. So it was like a research one-on-one. Maybe some are missing, I don't think so, because I added, you know why I combined the list, Eddie, with the one that you sent me, the Excel spreadsheet, that it says Jeffrey, Michelle, I added to the main list. You're missing one?

I'm seeing several that I'm missing.

Remember we discussed later some of them were not significant. Yeah, but it was just one. There are some here that I don't see.

I mean, that shouldn't stop us just to get this document done, but I think that we should look into it and add more if we need to add more in the next coming meetings.

I believe so. We can do that, just like an addendum, not to scroll down the whole 80 pages list, just to say, like... Yeah, there's something I'm missing. Don't look at it for the year, because if I change it, it's because of the year. Look at this in this list. Yeah, and the other one. The numerical order.

Okay, well... We just move forward with what we have. We cannot keep on waiting, delaying the process. Let's just...

This is the first time they see the whole thing?

This will be. No, they have not seen this at all.

Maybe they need time to review each of them. They were added. Maybe some is missing, but it's okay. We can just add it. It's okay. It's okay. We can add it.

We put it on the agenda last week, so it's been published for a week.

It's not that they – no, we can add it. I mean, it's fine. No, but check it out.

Just to see what is added. Is there some that you added, Daniel, that is not on the numerical list?

Okay, there's more here. Okay, let me see.

You found it?

No. But it's okay. I mean, I'll look at it. Like here, maybe it's this one.

Nice. Mr. Sade that went through, and we were having difficulty. The address wasn't correct, and I think he was going to take on the task of confirming the address because the numbers weren't showing up when we were looking for it.

Because it was not the right address. Yeah. Well, we can just approve this list and leave open the fact that they all, because you have already copies for all of them, I think, when they return.

They will check one by one.

And if any missing, we can add it as an addendum at the list in the next meeting.

But at least we have this, and we wanted to approve this to have the process moving.

I agree.

Because remember, this is not going to happen overnight. Now we have to get back into the log, because there's a lot of things that have to go to the council. They have to weigh so many things. Absolutely.

One last question, Eddie, and before we can just continue. They are amending, just for me to be clear, the village is amending the code of ordinances to have the board notified if any of these historic significant homes that are not designated yet will have a process to come up to the board to give them another consideration and try to save the house?

Yes. So essentially the way it's being drafted is that it's going to require an item that falls under this list to come before the board before they go to the planning and zoning board. And the whole intent is for... the Historic Preservation Board to lobby and to explain to them the historic characteristics and significance of it in hopes of getting them to revise their plans and maybe do something that's a little bit more in line with what your expectations are for the architectural design. In the traditional sense of when a property is historic, you have much more control in that sense because they have to do something that is in alignment with the architecture. In this one, it's more a last opportunity for the board to make your plea. and hope that the argument is heard and that the applicant makes those adjustments.

I have a request for you specifically, Eddie. Yeah. When we start brainstorming about this, remember in November, September, I can remember, we pledged for houses before 1960. Or 1959. I can't actually remember. And they were all worried about all the administrative work that we would require for a house, just all the houses before 1960, or all the houses older than 50 years old. So that was the controversy. And we sharpened. Instead of presenting like 2,000 houses built before 1960, to only 280.

Yes.

So it was a lot of work for us, but a lot of less work for the administration of the village. So I would like you to explain to them that to avoid that controversy of all 2,000 houses, we just filter it with scrutiny and hard work for five people, three months, to 280 houses.

Yeah, I agree. You're absolutely correct.

So if there is nothing else from my colleagues to make the comment besides that we can add an addendum of houses missing of the list, may I have a plea, I would say, because this is more important than a simple election to approve the inventory list of historically significant properties You second? All in favor?

Aye.

Approved. So now we have a very important list for significant historic non-designated houses in Miami Shores for the future. And this is accompanied with the list. of built by decade, a list of each picture of the house and the basis of why it's significant, and also another list of numerical order to simplify the labor of the planning and zoning and the building department in the village. I think this is the only item for today. Today was a very short meeting, but very condensed. The shortest, but the most condensed. Okay, so if we don't have any board member comments, we can just move to the next scheduled meeting is going to be for April 15th? Correct. Okay.

And... April 15th?

Yes. April 15th, 2026. So we can call the meeting for adjournment. Okay. Have a good night.

Perfect. I may not be in the meeting.