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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20140311minutesCity of Jefferson Historic Preservation Commission Minutes Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Small Conference Room — John G. Christy Municipal Building 320 E. McCarty Street COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT Bill Case Mary Schantz Brent Hemphill, arrived late Arturo Hernandez, arrived late Doug Record Mark Schreiber COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT Ed Meyers Jane Moore Artie Langston COUNCIL LIASION PRESENT Larry Henry ATTENDANCE RECORD 3of3 3of3 2of3 2of3 3of3 3 of 3 2of3 1 of 3 2 of 3 STAFF PRESENT Jayme Abbott, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Janice McMillan, Director of Planning and Protective Services GUEST Terri Rademan Daniel Winn Call to Order With no quorum, Bill Case suggested Councilman Henry provide an update with Council Issues at 6:40 pm, March 11, 2014. Council Issues Councilman Henry gave an update on City Council issues: • The new City Administrator, Steven Crowell, began on Monday, March 10`". • Councilman Henry expressed his thanks to all who were engaging in the abandoned building issue. At the last city council meeting Steve Veile made an excellent presentation. The turnout for the meeting was good and Councilman Henry believes that the Council will be looking at many options for solutions. • The new conference center discussions continue and he is hopeful that there will be a decision in the next few weeks. With the appearance of Art Hernandez a quorum was established and the meeting was called to order by Co -Chairman Case at 6:55 p.m. Approval of Agenda Mary Schantz moved for approval of the agenda. Doug Record seconded. Motion passed. Approval of Minutes Chairman Case asked for changes or corrections to the minutes. Mark Schreiber moved approval of minutes as provided. Art Hernandez seconded. Motion passed. 1 Minutes/Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission March 11, 2014 HPC Business a. Landmark Awards: Four nominations were received: Jefferson City Country Club for its cultural and historical significance; the News Tribune building located at 210 Monroe for its cultural and historical significance; 1214 Elmerine for its architectural and historical significance; and 318 W. Ashley for its architectural significance. Mark Schreiber moved that the Jefferson City Country Club and the News Tribune building be awarded for their cultural and historical significance and 1214 Elmerine be awarded for its architectural and historical significance. Doug Record seconded. Motion passed. b. Gregory Stockard Award: Jayme presented information about the three candidates for this award. The three candidates are: Sabra Eagan, Nick Monaco, and Jane Beetem. Mary Schantz moved the Gregory Stockard Award be given to Nick Monaco. Mark Schreiber seconded. Motion passed. Art Hernandez moved that two awards be given this year. One to Michelle Brooks (awarded last meeting) and the second to Nick Monaco. Mark Schreiber seconded. Motion passed. A motion was made by Art Hernandez to modify the agenda and proceed to item 10 — Other Business. The motion was seconded by Mark Schreiber. Motion passed. Other Business Terri Rademan spoke about her concern for the Jail and Sheriff's residence. She encouraged the HPC members to contact their County Commissioners to express concern and ask for them to reuse the structure and not demolish. She pointed out that the cost to reuse is less than the cost to demolish and build a new structure. Art Hernandez announced that the Rand McNally named Jefferson City as the most beautiful small city in the U.S. Section 106 Reviews: a. 510 E. Ashley. This property is owned by Habitat. Habitat plans to demolish the house and build a new home on the site. Demolition of the property will be assisted with Community Development Block Grant funds. The demolition request was approved by the State Historical Commission. Art Hernandez moved that as the proposed work should have no adverse effects, the HPC has no objection to the initiation of the project activities as outlined in the 106 Review. Mark Schreiber seconded the motion. Motion passed. b. 627 Georgia. This property is part of a Community Development Block Grant Energy Efficiency Program. The program includes an energy audit and based on that audit a determination will be made as to the exact nature of the energy efficiency updates such as insulation, HVAC, water heater, windows, etc. Mark Schreiber moved that as the proposed work should have no adverse effects the HPC has no objection to the initiation of the project activities as outlined in the 106 Review. Doug Record seconded the motion. Motion passed. Demolition Applications: a. 1110 Monroe. This property is part of the Capital Region expansion. The structure is of no historic value. Doug Record moved approval of the application. Art Hernandez seconded. Motion passed. 2 Minutes/Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission March 11, 2014 b. 1842 E. McCarty. This was the Laux House. It is currently owned by the school district and is a potential site for a future school. Mark Schreiber moved to approve the application. Doug Record seconded the motion. Motion passed. c. 2653 Frog Hollow Rd. This property is owned by the school district and is another potential site of a future school. The application includes six structures. Brent Hemphill moved the application be approved. Mark Schreiber seconded the motion. Motion passed. Old Business: a. Spanish American War Memorial. Jayme provided an update. MODOT will be donating the Blue Star Park to the City of Jefferson with a reversion clause. MODOT is in process of completing a survey of the site and is expected to be donated by summer. b. Update on Terracon antennae modification. Site location is 803 Swifts Highway. Jayme provided picture of the proposed modifications for the Terracon antennae modification. The pictures included diagrams showing the placement of the antennae on the existing stack. Work to install the antennae will be proceeding. Based on the additional information provided by Terracon the Commission will let the Section 106 comment period lapse. New Business: a. Old County Jail and Sheriff's residence. Jayme gave an update on the property including information about the Cole County Commission is expected to make a decision on April 15tH She provided the HPC with a draft letter to be sent to the Cole County Commission expressing concern for the structure. After discussion members of the HPC added language requesting that the Commission reuse or repurpose the property and not demolish. Art Hernandez moved the letter, as revised, be sent to the Cole County Commission. Mark Schreiber seconded the motion. Motion passed. b. Hage Council Meeting. Bill Case, Jayme Abbott and Mary Schantz reported on the meeting held on Friday, March 7th. Much of the discussion centered around the issues of the Jail/Sheriff residence and abandoned buildings. In addition, Alex Rotenberry with CAMPO gave a presentation about an initiative being undertaken by MODOT and CAMPO to survey citizens to get ideas about transportation needs in their communities. Other Business: Other Business was conducted earlier in the meeting. Dates to Remember: a. Next meeting of the HPC will be on Tuesday, April 8th 2014. b. 2014 CLG Forum, April 11, 2014. Jayme reported that this is the last week to let her know if any of the members of the HPC were interested in attending this event with her. Janice McMillan provided an update on the abandoned building situation. There are over 100 structures on the list of abandoned buildings. This list was established by ordinance in 2007. It was implemented in 2012. The city can identify abandoned property and add to the list. Most of the properties are located in the central city area and pose a higher concern. Code enforcement will be key to the solution. Citizen led code enforcement, similar to what Steve Veile and the HCJ did at the last City Council meeting is an example of this type of code enforcement. Janice discussed various ways that properties are identified and what step the city takes to notify the owners, board up the property to protect from vandalism, crime and other 3 Minutes/Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission March 11, 2014 negative outcomes. She discussed the process to add a lien to the property when the city incurs costs associated with an abandoned building and for fines/penalties. The next HCJ newsletter will be publishing the list of abandoned properties. She encouraged the HPC members to be active in efforts to help reduce or eliminate the number of these properties. Adjournment: Mark Schreiber moved adjournment. Doug Record seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm.