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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-John Nordt, Melissa Meyer and Jennifer Howard Zub - PowerPoint PresentationCOCONUT GROVE PLAYHOUS 5653 - Submittal -John Nordt, Melissa Meyer and Jennifer Howard Zub - PowerPoint Presentation Save Our historic building! Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICAN Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk National Register of Historic Places State of FL asserts significant architectural elements are intact Facade is not a separate building Arva Moore Parks 5653 - Submittal -John Nordt, Melissa Meyer and Jennifer Howard Zub - PowerPoint Presentation II Voters Approve $20 million Bond to RESTORE CG Playhouse • • • • City's HEP Board designates entire exterior of CGP as historic St Stepehens Historic Chapel Demolished • • City HEPB grants Cert of Appropriateness to County Plan EXCEPT for demolition Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk • • County engages Gables Stage to manage 300 seat theater - reducing seats by73% • • • Appellate Court dismissed residents appeal and County continued applicaiton of erroneous DR • • • • 2 Residents appeal HEPB decison to City Commission and they uphold appeal and make substantial changes to County Plan City HEPB disapproves demolition of ANY of the exterior • • US Dept of Interior grants CGP designation on National Register of Historic Places - Entire Exterior of Building • • Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk • • Playhouse entrance to historic Bahamian historic district VOTERS APPROVE $20 MILLION "General Obligation Bond Funds would compliment other funding to Reconstruct the Coconut Grove Playhouse restore its structural integrity and add to its performance and educational capabilities." Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk 2005 - HEP BOARD APPROVES HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF ENTIRE EXTERIOR • Board votes 8-0 for historic designation of entire exterior • Ellen Uguccioni's designation report (DR) corrected at THAT meeting • Post meeting, DR never corrected AND ERROR CARRIED FORWARD EVER SINCE Andy Parish Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk UNNECESSARY DEMOLITION OF ST. STEPHENS 1912 CHAPEL ❑ Obscured intent to demolish ❑ Resulted in Miami -Dade County Historic Preservation Board landmark resolution MELISSA MEYER, Assoc. AIA LEED AP BD+C Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk STRUCTURE INTEGRITY OF BUILDING Crushed oolitic limestone/lime- based cement Dade County Pine floor joists and roof trusses El Jardin - 1918 Coral Gables Congregational - 1923 Melissa Meyer, Assoc. AIA LEED AP BD+C Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk THERE IS NO CONFUSION Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk 2004 Voter Mandate 2005 HEP BOARD 8-0 Vote ❑State Historic Review unanimous Vote nominates entire theater tSignificant architectural elements are Gloriana Calhoun COUNTYS PLAN NOT RESTORATION County Plan violates Secretary of Interior's Guidelines for historic properties $2 million in Special Category Grants not available Other local, state or federal historic funds not available for construction or into the future Maria Freed Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk TWO POLLS TAKEN Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk Poll 1 by Telephone Survey Conducted Biased questions push responders into favorable response "Renovate" or "newly restored" language used - Not Demolish 77% Overwhelming support of likely votes support County's project to redevelop playhouse based on an April 2019 poll by Bendixen and Amandi." Poll 2 by Social Media (local resident) One question: DEMOLISH 1926 Playhouse or RESTORE 1926 Playhouse (422 respondents had 30 days to research and consider response) imt 4% Demolish 1926 Playhouse? 96% Restore 1926 Playhouse? This pall has ended_ 422 Votes AAPR POLL STANDARDS Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk • Accurate and legitimate polls: • Avoid ambiguity, confusion and vagueness • Questions well constructed, clear, not leading or biased • Respondents have a chance to be selected and time to respond and make informed decisions • Telephone polls do not give respondents time to consider issue Nadine Johnson AAPA, ,k,f e 1 i. \ f C'I. 11LE14_1( OPT ION RESEAltfl I ECONOMIC IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY o Top theatre producers, including Zev Buffman, agree that 300 seat is economically unsustainable o CGP operated in the black in the last 21 of 23 yrs o CGP responsible for 40% impact on Grove businesses: 150,000 tourists and locals annually o Arsht Center in 2007 declines offer to manage CGP unless it is at least 600 seat theatre Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk COUNTY PLAN MALL ELEVATION Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk Jennifer Howard Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk COUNTY PLAN HISTORIC FACADE Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk PLAN B -HISTORIC ELEVATION Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk _ii PLAN B OPTION } 041• COMM ItOMPIAti mew C-1 rert r;..irmm ra.ws.erit? er - mmr*rFwiRi10Rira. 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IMAYI 10USE Submitted into the public OUNTY PLAN - THEATER ENTRY record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk IN SUMMARY Only restoration of entire building satisfies voters mandate for $20 million bond and HEP Board decisions Loss of millions of dollars in historic funding ❑ Building is structurally sound ❑ The erroneous DR must be corrected to reflect HEPB vote to restore entire exterior ❑ Historic preservation & economic revival go hand in hand. ❑ County plan calls for a small theatre while it builds a mall Steve Massey VOTERS APPROVE $20 MILLION "General Obligation Bond Funds would compliment other funding to Reconstruct the Coconut Grove Playhouse restore its structural integrity and add to its performance and educational capabilities." Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk CALL TO ACTION NO DEMOLITION OF NATIONALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARK Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk Steve Massey "Making the entire Playhouse EVEN MORE significant is the fact that it is a THEATER, a building typology that by default encompasses the evolution of Miami's social, cultural and fashion scene. It is the quintessential ZEITGEIST of Coconut Grove! If you destroy that, you destroy the very soul of the Grove. If you destroy it, and try to reinvent it, you will fail because it's impossible to reinvent something that took nearly a century to evolve." Melissa Meyer Genevieve Orr Submitted into the public record for item(s) SP.1 on 05/08/19. - City Clerk