HomeMy Public PortalAbout2011-01-13 HPC MINUTES Village of Plainfield Historic Pres ervation Commission Record of Minutes Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Village Hall CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE Chairman Bortel called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll call was taken; Commissioners Bright, Olsen, Derrick, Feagans, Witt and Chairman Bortel were present. Commissioners Allen and Spangler were absent. Michael Garriga n –Village Planner; Merrilee Trotz, Recording Secretary was also present. Chairman Bortel led the pledge to the flag. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Bright moved to approve the Agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Derrick Voice vote: All in favor. 0 – opposed. Motion carried 6-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairman Bortel stated we need to remove th e name Moravec from the landmark of 23842 W. Main Street to Hager-Smiley Residen ce and add restoration by Moravec. Commissioner Bright made motion to appr ove the minutes from December 16, 2010 as amended. Commissioner Olsen seconded the motion. Vote by roll call: Commissioner Derrick, yes; Commissioner Feagans, yes; Comm issioner Witt, yes; Commissioner Olsen, yes; Commissioner Bright, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. 2 absent motion carried. CHAIR’S COMMENTS: Chairman Bortel commended Commissioner Derr ick on her presentation for the information meeting on Wednesday night; also stating there wa s a fair amount of attendees. Postcards will be sent to the downtown property owners advisi ng the joint meeting with the Committee of the Whole on January 24, 2011 and the second inform ation meeting scheduled for February 3, 2011. Chairman Bortel stated he and members of Staff met with the owner of the properties at the corner of Route 59 and Rout e 30 and the owner signed the c onsent form for a matching fund grant. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS: Commissioner Derrick commended Chairman Bortel for locating the owner of the properties and getting him to meet with Staff.
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes January 13, 2011 Page 2 of 2 PUBLIC COMMENT: (Items not on the Agenda) No one approached the microphone. STAFF REPORT Mr. Garrigan stated there have been no new appli cations for landmarks or districts; there have been no pre-application meetings ; and there are no new demoliti on permits. The Village received a court order for the forced demolition of the Lakeside Motel and other structures on the property excluding the single fa mily house. Regarding the watch list the Village Board is looking for additional information w ith regard to the replacement or possible repair of the brick on the property 24108 W. Lockport Street (the old jail); therefore the watch list remains the same since the latest addition of the Weinhol d barns that were added in December 2010. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Derrick gave a presentation focu sing on the Historic Preservation Ordinance which includes qualifications of members, pow ers of the commission, statement of purpose and intent; Demolition Ordinance; Certification of Appropriateness; Ce rtificate of Economic Hardship; and Evaluation Criteria for Landmarks and Districts. Some discussion was held regarding the possibility of opting out after being in cluded in a district. OLD BUSINESS: The first informational meeting was held Wednesday, January 12, 2011; good dialog and fair attendance. Catherine O’Connell from Springf ield plans to attend the meeting January 24, 2011 with the Committee of the Whole. COMMITTEE REPORTS : DISCUSSION: ADJOURN: Commissioner Derrick made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Olsen seconded the motion. Voice vote: All in favor. 0 - opposed. Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p. m. __________________________ Respectfully submitted, Merrilee Trotz - Recording Secretary