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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
August 10, 2010
MEMBERS PRESENT
ATTENDANCE
Ralph Bray, Chair
7 of 7
Cathy Bordner, Co -Chair
6 of 7
Diane Light
7 of 7
Russ Mitten
7 of 7
Jim Chilcutt
6 of 6
Jenny Smith
6 of 7
MEMBERS ABSENT
Ric Telthorst 5 of 7
Art Langston 5 of 7
Richard Moore 2 of 3
COUNCIL LIAISON
Carrie Carroll 7 of 7
STAFF
Ron Davenport, Community Development
OTHERS PRESENT
Michelle Brooks (News -Tribune)
CALL TO ORDER
The Historic Preservation Commission (Commission) met for a regularly scheduled meeting on
Tuesday, August 10, 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 July 13, 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 has put together a list of all Landmark Award winners,
which will be posted on a webpage linked to the City's website. She lacks information on some of
the past winners and has asked the Commission for assistance. Chair Bray mentioned that the
Convention and Visitors' Bureau is interested in Landmark Award Winners as a possible tourist
attraction. Following a brief discussion among the Commission members, Commission Member
Jenny Smith volunteered to contact Ms. Cary and provide her whatever assistance and
information she could on past award winners. Co -Chair Cathy Bordner suggested that the News -
Tribune archives might be one place to look for information on past award winners.
City Council Liaison Carrie Carroll reported that a new member, Bob Weber, joined the City
Council at its last meeting, and noted that the budget for the upcoming year will be considered at
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August 10, 2010
the Council's next meeting. She also advised the Commission that the Council has formed an Old
Town Committee to look at possible re -development opportunities in that part of town.
Co -Chair Bordner asked whether the Council planned to look into possible donations of historic
easements and Ms. Carroll stated that she would look into the issue and report back at a future
meeting.
REPORTS
Habitat for Humanity
Chair Bray reported that Commission Member Richard Moore has contacted Kelly Smith of
Habitat for Humanity and has requested a list of Habitat projects that involved structures more
than 50 years old. Although that information was not readily available, Ms. Smith indicated that
she would prepare the requested information and provide it before the Commission's next
meeting.
Commission Recruitment
Commission Member Jim Chilcutt stated that he had compiled a list of Commission Members
whose terms expire at the end of 2010 and is in the process of determining which members would
be willing to serve another term. He also noted that all members whose terms are expiring are
eligible to serve another term should they choose to do so. Mr. Chilcutt also passed out to the
members a tentative agenda for an open forum, to be held sometime in the future, to acquaint
interested persons with the purpose and function of the Commission in hopes of identifying
individuals who may be willing to serve when vacancies on the Commission occur.
Co -Chair Bordner mentioned that Historic City of Jefferson has an extensive e-mail list of its
members and others interested in historic preservation and suggested Mr. Chilcutt contact that
organization to see if it would be willing to share that list for any future open forum. She also
suggested the City's public outreach group be contacted about a possible City -sponsored press
release to publicize any future forums.
Chair Bray thanked Mr. Chilcutt for the work he had done thus far, and asked him to flesh out
some of the topics on his proposed agenda for discussion at a future meeting.
Preservation Month
Although he noted that the 2011 Preservation Month is well into the future, Chair Bray asked all
Commission members to continue to look for buildings to be nominees for next year's Landmark
Awards.
Landmark Award Winner Photos
Chair Bray reported that Commission Member Art Langston was working with Diane Cary to
secure photos of all past Landmark Award winners to be posted on the website being developed
by the City.
Convention Center
Chair Bray reported that he was continuing to attend meetings of the committee charged with
planning the proposed Convention Center. He said he had little to report about the committee's
progress, but did note that a major hurdle to construction of the Convention Center had been
overcome when Governor Nixon approved a bill passed during the last legislative session that
will allow the City to increase its lodging tax, a major source of funding for the Convention
Center.
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Co -Chair Bordner asked if the committee was considering options for the Convention Center that
would allow the facility to be used for a multitude of functions unrelated to conventions, such as
private weddings. She stated a multi -use facility would allow the City to generate revenues when
it was not being used for conventions.
HPC Website
Commission Member Jenny Smith briefly described her work to develop mock-ups of a possible
webpage for the Commission. Features under consideration include links to preservation
ordinances, the City's Preservation Plan, and websites and blogs related to historic preservation.
OLD BUSINESS
Preservation Plan
Chair Bray read a message from Commission Member Ric Telthorst expressing his concerns
regarding the lack of publicity regarding the proposed Preservation Plan, which was a possible
reason for the lack of public comment regarding the plan. During a brief discussion, Chair Bray
recalled the efforts that had been taken to publicize the proposed Preservation Plan and noted that
the plan can be changed in the future if there is a public demand to do so.
Following a brief discussion of the Proposed Plan, a motion was made and seconded to approve
the Preservation Plan as proposed. The motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Demolition Applications
No demolition applications were presented to the Commission for action.
Chair Bray stated that he had received two pieces of correspondence from Walter Schroeder
thanking the Commission for selecting him as the recipient of the Greg Stockard Distinguished
Service Award. He also noted that Historic City of Jefferson has indicated a willingness to
contribute $1,000 toward the cost of a grant survey with SHPO that will help those interested
identify available grants for historic preservation.
DATES TO REMEMBER
The Chair noted that the next regular meeting of the Commission is scheduled for Tuesday,
September 14`h. He also reminded the members of the Annual Preservation Conference, which
wiil be held October 19-21 in Washington, Missouri.
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 meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
M' �i, retary
MIE