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5653 - Submittal -John Nordt, Melissa Meyer and Jennifer Howard Zub - PowerPoint Presentation
Save Our historic building!
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HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICAN
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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
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Voters Approve
$20 million
Bond to
RESTORE CG
Playhouse
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City's HEP
Board
designates
entire exterior
of CGP as
historic
St Stepehens
Historic
Chapel
Demolished
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City HEPB
grants Cert of
Appropriateness
to County Plan
EXCEPT for
demolition
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County
engages Gables
Stage to
manage 300
seat theater -
reducing seats
by73%
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Appellate Court
dismissed residents
appeal and County
continued
applicaiton of
erroneous DR
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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
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US Dept of Interior
grants CGP
designation on
National Register of
Historic Places -
Entire Exterior of
Building
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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THERE IS NO CONFUSION
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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
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TWO POLLS TAKEN
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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)
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4% Demolish 1926 Playhouse?
96% Restore 1926 Playhouse?
This pall has ended_
422 Votes
AAPR POLL STANDARDS
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• 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,
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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
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COUNTY PLAN MALL ELEVATION
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Jennifer Howard
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COUNTY PLAN HISTORIC FACADE
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PLAN B -HISTORIC ELEVATION
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LOCONU 1 ( ;ROVE. IMAYI 10USE
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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."
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CALL TO ACTION
NO DEMOLITION OF
NATIONALLY
DESIGNATED HISTORIC
LANDMARK
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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
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