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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2010-05-13 HPC MINUTES Village of Plainfield Historic Pres ervation Commission Record of Minutes Date: May 13, 2010 Location: Village Hall Chairman Bortel called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Bright, Olsen, Lambert, Wright, Derric k, and Chairman Bortel Absent: Commissioners Allen and Spangler Also present: Michael Garrigan –Village Planner; Merrilee Trotz, Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Derrick suggested an amendment to pa ge 2 paragraph 3 indicati ng the historic building code should in fact be International Building Code . Commissioner Lambert ma de a motion to approve the minutes from April 8, 2010 as amended. Commissioner Derrick seconded the motion. Voice vote. All Commissioners were in favor. Motion carried. CHAIR’S COMMENTS: Chairman Bortel stated he had attended the tea held by the Oswego HPC on May 1 st . Their awards were presented and they reviewed their property surveys. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS: Commissioner Wright indicated he also attended the tea at Oswego. He comme nded Michael Garrigan on his speech and also that of the Mayor of Oswego and also indicat ed that the Mayor supported HPC. Commissioner Lambert presented his comments regarding hi s years of service to the Village of Plainfield. He recognized numerous people Commissioner La mbert formally resigned from the Historic Preservation Commission. The Commissioners expressed they were very sad to see Michael La mbert resign and his expertise and judgment would be greatly missed. PUBLIC COMMENT: (Items not on the Agenda) No one approached the microphone. STAFF REPORT Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 13, 2010 Page 2 of 3 Planner Garrigan stated there were no new Landmark or District applic ations and there have been no pre-application meetings. There have been no new de molition permits received and none approved since the last meeting of this commission. The pres ervation watch list remains the same. Planner Garrigan indicated there ha s been recent discussion with rega rd to the house located at 15307 S. Route 59. Previously this commission recommended the developer proceed with a community impact study for said property. He stated the board would have to resci nd the previous direction of the community impact study in order to a llow the clearing of this site. Commissioner Olsen asked why we would hurry to ta ke down this structure if there is no proposal. Planner Garrigan indicated the Board feels this is a gateway into the Village and the current structures are dilapidated and are an eyesore theref ore it would be appropriate to clear the site. The Commissioners indicated this would further reduce the tax basis. There is a pending demolition permit for this structure from several years ago. Planner Garrigan said he w ould like to bring this back to HPC to see if the commissioners still supported the community impact study and whether the commissioners still believe this property is worthy of some fo rm of preservation. Then it could go back to the Village Board for their consideration. Chairman Bortel asked the Commissione rs to look over the chain of title they received as it covers most of the properties on the watch list. OLD BUSINESS: East Side District Signage Chairman Bortel presented the actual signs for the East Side District. Chairman Bortel suggested working with Public Works to set up a photo opportunity with so me of the residents from the East Side Historic District when the si gns are installed. Ordinance Language Chairman Bortel stated the ordi nance language should go before the ordinance committee. Planner Garrigan said the informal path would be to take th is to a committee of the whole workshop. If you want the more formal path – we can go through a text amendment to amend the ordinance. Commissioner Wright suggested meeting and working out the goals of the ordinance and then take it to the Board. NEW BUSINESS Annual Report Review Commissioner Wright suggested adding the app lication for the grant to the annual report. Sub-Committees Chairman Bortel asked the secretary to send the list of sub-committees to the Commissioners. Commissioner Derrick is the chairman of the LDDC and also chairman for Public Outreach.. Planner Garrigan thought we would hear about the CL G Grant in early summer. Public Outreach will be working with the other organiza tions if the grant comes through. Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 13, 2010 Page 3 of 3 Commissioner Derrick asked what happe ns to the contribution from Main Street now that MainStreet is suspended. Planner Garrigan indi cated we would have to inquire if this suspension would impact our grant. IHPA CLG Training Workshop in Crystal Lake Chairman Bortel and Commissioner Derrick plan to attend the workshop in Crystal Lake. Chairman Bortel asked if any other co mmissioners want to attend. IAHP – 2008 Rockford Impact Study Chairman Bortel stated this is an impact study on property va lues. He stated this may be something we can use for ammunition for the downtown historic district. COMMITTEE REPORTS : Commissioner Derrick indicated LDDC had met and discussed the signag e for the East Side Historic District, the ordinance language, and pursuing efforts to approach the Pa rk District to include the park within a proposed Village Green Historic District. Th ey also discussed strategi es for new districts. Public Outreach had not met since the last meeting of this commission. Chairman Bortel stated Betty Gaylord will receive he r landmark plaque at the Village Board meeting on May 17, 2010. DISCUSSION: None ADJOURN: Commissioner Wright made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Derrick seconded the motion. Voice vote. All the Commissioners were in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p. m. __________________________ Respectfully submitted, Merrilee Trotz - Recording Secretary