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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20100713minutesMINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION July 13, 2010 MEMBERS PRESENT ATTENDANCE Ralph Bray, Chair 6 of 6 Cathy Bordner, Co -Chair 5 of 6 Russ Mitten, Secretary 6 of 6 Diane Light 6 of 6 Jim Chilcutt 5 of 5 Art Langston 5 of 6 Jenny Smith 5 of 6 Richard Moore 2 of 2 MEMBERS ABSENT Ric Telthorst 5 of 6 COUNCIL LIAISON Carrie Carroll 6 of 6 STAFF Ron Davenport, Community Development OTHERS PRESENT Michelle Brooks (News -Tribune), Mark Johnson, Kelly Smith CALL TO ORDER The Historic Preservation Commission (Commission) met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. in the Small Conference Room of the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 East McCarty Street, Jefferson City, Missouri. The meeting was called to order by Chair Ralph Bray. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The members reviewed the minutes from the May 11, 2010, meeting. A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes. The motion carried. CITY ISSUES/COUNCIL UPDATE Ron Davenport reported that Diane Cary was in the process of putting together a comprehensive list of all Landmark Award winners, which will be posted on a webpage linked to the City's website. In addition to a list of winners and information about each, the webpage will also include pictures of the winners, when available. Mr. Davenport mentioned that finding pictures for each of the award winners was proving difficult and asked if any members of the Commission might be willing to volunteer to assist with finding or taking pictures. Commission member Langston volunteered to provide assistance. In response to a suggestion from Chair Bray, Mr. Davenport stated that he will check to see if a list of essay winners can also be created and linked to the City's website. Chair Bray said that he hoped this could be accomplished because he wants to make sure that the essay contest winners get the recognition they deserve. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission July 13, 2010 City Council Liaison Carrie Carroll reported that the City Council had approved a change to a city ordinance proposed by the Commission. That change would correct a clerical error in the ordinance, as codified. She noted that additional changes to the ordinances that had been discussed by the Commission, including a change to allow non-residents of Jefferson City to serve on the Commission, were rejected by the City Council as unnecessary at the present time. She further stated that although no change was made to any ordinance, the Council was receptive to the Commission's offer to keep the Council better informed on action taken on demolition applications. Ms. Carroll also stated that issues of greatest concern to the Council at the present time included the budget and an ordinance governing signs for local businesses. She suggested that the Commission may want to provide comments on possible signage ordinances, and, after discussion, Commission member Chilcutt volunteered to monitor the issue on behalf of the Commission. Ms. Carroll concluded her report by noting that an event sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society was honoring a local Jefferson City artist some of whose works currently are on display at the Rozier Gallery. The Chair next introduced Kelly Smith for a presentation on Jefferson City's Habitat for Humanity. Ms. Smith, in turn, introduced Mark Johnson, President of the Habitat for Humanity Board, who also was in attendance at the meeting. Ms. Smith reviewed the purpose of Habitat for Humanity, which partners with low income families to build or rehabilitate structures to provide low cost residential housing to those families. In addition to an obligation to provide "sweat equity" to the organization, each family enters into a purchase agreement to acquire the dwelling provided by Habitat for Humanity. Ms. Smith noted that Habitat currently has four structures under construction in Jefferson City and, in total, has completed more than 60 structures in the city. She noted that while Habitat does some rehabilitations, the majority of its projects are new construction because new construction is, generally speaking, less costly. She also noted that one of the current projects, located at 802 East McCarty, is the group's first "green" project. Following the conclusion of her presentation, Ms. Smith and Mr. Johnson responded to questions from Commission members. OLD BUSINESS Chair Bray noted that the Landmark Award presentation ceremony was a great success and was well attended. He again noted the work Diane Cary is doing to create a comprehensive list of all Landmark Award winners. Preservation Plan Chair Bray reported that the comments that had been received from SHPO have been incorporated into the Preservation Plan, which he characterized as ready for approval. It was noted that the published agenda for the July 13th Commission meeting did not indicate the Preservation Plan would be considered, so it was suggested that formal approval of the plan be deferred to the next meeting in order to comply with state Sunshine Act requirements. Chair Bray thanked Co -Chair Bordner for her efforts to incorporate the SHPO comments and to put the proposed Preservation Plan in final form. -2- Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission July 13, 2010 NEW BUSINESS Chair Bray asked Commission member Moore to act as a liaison with Habitat for Humanity so that future plans for rehabilitating existing structures could be brought to the Commission's attention. Mr. Moore agreed to accept the assignment. Co -Chair Bordner informed the Commission of the upcoming Statewide Preservation Conference, which will be held October 19-21 in Washington, Missouri. She noted that she has attended these functions in the past, has found them to be very informative, and urged as many Commission members as possible to attend. Chair Bray added his endorsement, as well. Co -Chair Bordner also proposed that the Commission consider actively recruiting and identifying people who might be interested in serving on the Commission in the future. She noted that if a list of interested persons could be developed it would make filling future vacancies a much easier task. Chair Bray asked Commission member Chilcutt to look into the possibility of sponsoring a program, open to the public, on the functions and responsibilities of the Commission, with the objective being to spur interest in the Commission and to identify persons who might be willing to serve as members. Mr. Chilcutt agreed to accept the assignment. DATES TO REMEMBER The Chair noted that the next -regular meeting of the Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10tl'. There being no further business to come before the Commission, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried and the meg ing was adjourned at 8:09 p.m. Respectful1//ubmitted, Mitten, Secretary - 3 -