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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal-John Nordt, Melissa Meyer and Jennifer Howard Zub - PowerPoint Presentation5653 - Submittal -John Nordt, Melissa Meyer and Jennifer Howard Zub - PowerPoint Presentation Save Our m stor c building! HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT National Register of Historic Places State of Fl. asserts significant architectural elements are intact Facade is not a separate building Arva Moore Parks Voters Approve $20 million Bond to RESTORE CG Playhouse 20a5 • • City's HEP Board designates entire exterior of CGP as historic Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on City HEPB 05/08/19. - City Clerk grants Cert of St Stepehens Appropriateness Historic to County Plan Chapel EXCEPT for Demolished demolition :2009 2017 2017 County engages Gables Stage to manage 300 seat theater - reducing seats by 73% Appellate Court dismissed residents appeal and County continued applicaiton of erroneous DR . . COI��11118 . . 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) SPA 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 Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk UNNECESSARY DEMOLITION OF ST. STEPHENS 1912 CHAPEL Submitted e� the public record for items SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk ❑ Obscured intent to demolish ❑ Resulted in Miami -Dade County Historic Preservation Board landmark resolution 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 Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on THERE IS NO CONFUSION 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 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 Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk TWO POLLS TAKEN Poll 1 by Telephone Survey Conducted Biased questions push responders into favorable response Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk "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) % Demolish 1926 Playhouse? % Restore 1926 Pla heu se? This pall has eridetl_ 422 Votes AAPR POLL STANDARDS Accurate and legitimate polls: • Avoid ambiguity, confusion and vagueness • Questions well constructed, clear, not leading or biased Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk • 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 AAP& If , 411 it.l 1 t_, e 11 I1 \ f �`I I'LIKK LIPI tiIC IL FAf CI 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 Max Pearl 600 seat theatre Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk COUNTY PLAN MALL ELEVATION Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk . - ' . for Ap , j6 ¢j "fitf e � tit �s 1 Submitted into the public PLAN B - HISTORIC ELEVATION record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk .A PLAN B OPTION @I }�� ' I IYGi61�ti��Mi M141M.JPifii/ �,� � — � � ww,rr�r.xa�m�•Mwr Ej '� f�� i6r$ir+awxwar.. way IJ wan R` �. ixY1r YLIM! •lYW s! 0 !# ap w i — Y; ♦ ` d# t . _ Pe ' 1p y, �._� {iH ik. I II.HS ItF IIR51 @I Hi11 .' Submitted into the public record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk r In —lbommi.— a v I E 4f I'Ie( )I ti �11I I ) ll� I': k ( )I' �If. : of R11-1 C. Submitted into the public C record for item(s) SPA onOUNTY PLAN =THEATER ENTRY 05/08/19. - City Clerk ba GNn �N' fPo -- _. LJ ib Submitted into the public IN SUMMARY record for item(s) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk 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 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) SPA on 05/08/19. - City Clerk CALL TO ACTION NO DEMOLITION OF NATIONALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARK 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