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MEETING OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
December 14, 2010
MEMBERS PRESENT
ATTENDANCE
Ralph Bray, Chair
11 of 11
Cathy Bordner, Co -Chair
10 of 11
Diane Light
11 of 11
Jenny Smith
10 of 11
Jim Chilcutt
9 of 10
Bill Case
1 of 1
Art Langston
7 of 11
Richard Moore
4 of 7
COUNCIL LIAISON
Carrie Carroll 10 of 11
STAFF
Ron Davenport, Community Development
GUEST
Ron Medin, Councilman
CALL TO ORDER
The Historic preservation Commission (HPC) met Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 6:30 PM in the
Small Conference Room of the John G. Christy Municipal Building, 320 East McCarty Street,
Jefferson City, MO. The meeting was called to order by Ralph Bray, Chairman.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONER
Bill Case was introduced as the new member of the Commission.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioners reviewed minutes from the November meeting. A motion was made and seconded to
approve the minutes. The motion carried.
CITY ISSUES
Ron Davenport stated that he had nothing new to report to the Commission.
REPORTS
River City Habitat for Humanity
River City Habitat for Humanity does want the HPC to take action on their application for a demolition
permit for 1116 East High. Richard explained why we had received conflicting information about the
application. The action on this application will be discussed under Old Business.
Commissioner Recruitment
Jim Chilcutt reported on the letter that will be sent to other preservation/historic organizations to invite
them to our special meeting in the spring. We discussed additional groups to send the letter to. The
letter should be going out very soon. Originally we planned to hold this meeting to try and recruit new
commissioners for the HPC. However an additional goal for holding the meeting will be to let other
organizations know about what we do and services we can provide. We and other organizations will
also have the opportunity to learn about other groups.
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission
December 14, 2010
Landmark Photographs
Art will be in touch with Diane Cary to complete the photographs of past Landmark Award winners.
Website
Jenny had nothing to report. The Commission praised the work she did on the website and how good
it looks. It is on the city's main page of the city website.
Preservation Month
Jenny Smith reported on the buildings that owners are interested in nominating for the Landmark
Award. We are also going to try to get the Heritage Essays in digital form beginning in 2011.
Preservation Plan Priorities
Cathy discussed the priorities in the document forwarded via email to Commissioners. A copy of the
document is attached. The Commission passed a motion to accept the recommendations in the
document and introduce at the January meeting.
Conference Center
Ralph gave an update on the conference center. The February 2011 election will include a ballot issue
to raise the lodging tax from 3% to 7%.
Sign Ordinance
Cathy reported that she attended the sign committee's meeting in early December. There was not a
quorum, but she was able to go ahead and report to the members present on what the HPC had
recommended. The Commissioners asked Ron Davenport to find out if the sign committee could
forward the newest draft of the ordinance to us.
COUNCIL ISSUES
Councilwoman Carrie Carroll reported that Monday the Council will discuss issues relating to tattoo
parlors and the Hayselton St. issue. She also explained that the ballot issue to increase the lodging
tax is to get the voters approval to raise the lodging tax to pay for the conference center.
Councilman Ron Medin reported that the Old Town Revitalization Ad Hoc Committee will be
presenting their report to the City Council in January.
OLD BUSINESS
Demolition permit application on 1116 East High
This building is owned by Habitat for Humanity. They believe it is a safety hazard and want to
demolish the building to remove the hazard. Ralph looked at the building from the street and agreed
that it is a candidate for demolition. There was a motion and a second to recommend approval of the
application for a demolition permit. The motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Demolition Permit Applications
There were no new applications for demolition permits.
Election of Officers
The following officers were elected:
Chairman: Cathy Bordner
Co -Chairman: Bill Case
Secretary: Art Langston
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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission
December 14, 2010
Ralph Bray will do an annual report to the City Council and to the State Historic Preservation Office
Cathy will assist with putting together the annual report.
Tax Credits
Diane Light asked if there is a way for the HPC to give the legislature input on tax credits.
Commissioners agreed this is a good idea. Governor Nixon appointed a committee to review all tax
credits. This committee recently completed their public meetings and report. The legislature may be
changing tax credits in the next legislative session. This is an issue that we can discuss at a future
meeting.
DATES TO REMEMBER
The next meeting will be January 11, 2011.
The CLG Forum will be February 5, 2011 at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, here in
Jefferson City. This forum is to provide training and information to Commissioners and others relating
to the Certified Local Government (CLG) program.
The meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm