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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2017-08-10 HPC Agenda PacketHistoric Preservation Commission Thursday, August 10, 2017 7:00 PM Village Boardroom 24401 W. Lockport Street Plainfield, IL 60544 Agenda CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission dated February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017. 2017-02-23 HPC Minutes.pdf 2017-03-09 HPC Minutes.pdf CHAIR'S COMMENTS COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS (5 minutes per topic) OLD BUSINESS - CAMP - Saturday, July 29 – Revisited 24215 (715) W. Lockport Street – ReMax Realty – Finished 24030 W. Lockport Street – Smiley & Fraser Grocers – Opened 3 Weeks ago 24044 W. Lockport Street – John Bayles Bldg. – 1892 restoration Historic Guidelines Manual update Update ArchiSearch surveys Update Preservation Watch List 1 Historic Preservation Commission Page - 2 NEW BUSINESS Case No.: 1766-072417.COA Request: Certificate of Appropriateness Location: 15010 S. Bartlett Ave. Applicant: William Hanley 15010 S. Bartlett Ave. Staff Report.pdf 15010 S. Bartlett - Graphics.pdf Possible Public Outreach Program - Youth Preservation Volunteers Getting Youth Involved.pdf DISCUSSION ADJOURN REMINDERS - August 15, 2017 - Next Plan Commission Meeting at 7:00 p.m. August 21, 2017 - Next Village Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. 2 Historic Preservation Commission Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No. 2016-278- Submitted by: Merrilee Trotz Submitting Department: Planning Department Meeting Date: August 10, 2017 SUBJECT Minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission dated February 23, 2017 and March 9, 2017. Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS 2017-02-23 HPC Minutes.pdf 2017-03-09 HPC Minutes.pdf 3 Village of Plainfield Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission Record of Minutes Date: February 23, 2017 Location: Village Hall CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE Chairman Bortel called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Roll call was taken: Commissioners Schmidt, Lucas, Derrick, Hendricksen, Barvian, Hagen, and Chairman Bortel were present. Commissioners Olsen and Rapp were absent. Also in attendance: Jonathan Proulx, Director of Planning and Merrilee Trotz, recording secretary. Chairman Bortel led the pledge to the flag. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Derrick made a motion to approve the agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Schmidt. Voice Vote. All in favor. 0 opposed. Motion carried 7-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Hendricksen made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Schmidt. Voice Vote. All in favor. 0 opposed. Motion carried 7-0. CHAIR’S COMMENTS: Chairman Bortel indicated Anthony Rubano will be attending the March 9th meeting to explain how a building is evaluated for tax credits through IHPA and National Parks Service. Chairman Bortel asked if the commissioners wanted to attend a dinner at the Opera House at 4:30 p.m. prior to that meeting. The dinner was supported by the majority of the members present. Chairman Bortel mentioned Joliet, Will County and Plainfield have applied to host a CAMP to be scheduled for a Saturday in either March or April at the Masonic Block Building. The date has not yet been determined. Chairman Bortel stated the letter of agreement has been signed by Remax for the property at 24215 W Lockport Street. Mr. Proulx stated the scalloped siding material has been removed; and indicated he is in discussion with revisiting the shutters. Chairman Bortel mentioned the owner is working with a local sign company. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS: There was no response. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no response. OLD BUSINESS CASE NO: 1729-070816.COA DNA Athletics – 24210 W Lockport Street Mr. Proulx stated this Commission previously reviewed and approved a new 2-story building at the location of 24210 W. Lockport Street. Due to constructions costs and accessibility requirements the 4 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 23, 2017 Page 2 of 6 applicant now wishes to construct a 1-story building. The previous proposal received approval also by the Village Board of the site plan. Mr. Proulx described the location of this project; described the elevations and reviewed the criteria as noted in the staff report dated February 21, 2017. Mr. Proulx mentioned there are several single story buildings in this block. Mr. Proulx indicated the Plan Commission recommended approval of the 1-story building subject to approval by this commission. Chairman Bortel mentioned three quarters of the west wall is hidden by the Trolley Barn building; and asked if it was possible to add a window to the west wall closer to the south elevation. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the roof was flat on the 2-story version of this building and if the front façade was flat. Mr. Proulx stated yes the roof was flat as the footprint was small enough to allow the roof to slope from front to back. David Mitchell represented the applicant. Mr. Mitchell stated there are no windows on the west wall which is the same as originally planned as the west interior wall is their display wall; also the building is less than 10 feet from the Trolley Barn property so it must be rated a1-hour fire wall. Mr. Mitchell stated the original proposed footprint was less and allowed for the sloped roof; this footprint is larger and to keep it in budget the 4/12 pitch roof with 30 year shingles is the most cost effective. The finished basement will be their internet sales and stock room but the finished basement did not add to the appraised value. Mr. Mitchel stated the front façade was changed to work with what they planned originally and incorporated the gable roof; and the gable is a nice feature for signage. Commissioner Hendricksen reiterated the footprint has been increased, the second floor eliminated and in the process you do not have enough room to get a decent slope to the rear for a flat roof. Mr. Mitchell stated a shingled roof is more cost effective than a flat roof. Commissioner Hendricksen liked the cloth awnings. Commissioner Hendricksen stated he would not object to the aluminum storefront system if it were a more authentic color; wanted to be sure the Low-E insulated glass is really clear and will not be a reflective window. Mr. Mitchell said depending on the energy code they might look at a tinted glass but not in any way mirrored; indicated there will be no reflectivity. Chairman Bortel mentioned the Low-E glass tends to be darker when you are looking in but you cannot tell when you are looking out; mentioned it might be worth looking into a high preference Low E sunglass. Commissioner Hagen asked about the parking arrangement with the Trolley Barn property; and asked about the driveway. Mr. Mitchell indicated all parking has been eliminated; indicated there will be grass, landscape and the trash enclosure in the rear; the trash enclosure will be accessible through the Trolley Barn parking lot. Mr. Mitchell indicated there was never a driveway. Commissioner Derrick asked about the color and dimensions of the face brick, and mortar joints. Mr. Mitchell indicated the brick will be of the reddish brown hue, something in context with the other 5 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 23, 2017 Page 3 of 6 buildings downtown; stated it would be an 8” X 2-2/3” standard brick; stated the mortar joints would be traditional with precast cut stone on the pilaster base and a precast stone band above the windows. Commissioner Derrick asked about the siding to be used on the east and west elevations; mentioned this siding does not read like a traditional clabber because it is a thinner product. Mr. Mitchell stated they went with the LP Smartside Lap siding to get the 4” exposure; stated this product is a little thicker than the hardy product but it will not be 3/4 “ thick. Commissioner Derrick asked if the doors on the east side were glassed. Mr. Mitchell stated the glass in the doors will match the aluminum storefront windows; the transoms will be the same; the windows on the back will be aluminum clad to match in color with the rest of the aluminum. Commissioner Derrick asked if the center bay of the wall plane on the front would protrude. Mr. Mitchell said the entrance will be recessed as the door swing cannot encroach on the public way; described the 4” projection of the pilasters; explained the door is off center due to ADA requirements. Commissioner Derrick asked if the aluminum frame around the windows was set into the wall. Mr. Mitchell further described the front elevation. Commissioner Derrick suggested the roof line be flattened. Commissioner Hendricksen suggested the lighting sconces should be period appropriate. Commissioner Derrick made a motion to recommend approval of the requested Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed new one-story building at 24210 W. Lockport Street. Seconded by Commissioner Hendricksen. Vote by roll call: Lucas, yes; Schmidt, yes; Hagen, yes; Barvian, yes Hendricksen, yes; Derrick, yes; Bortel, yes. Motion carried 7-0. NEW BUSINESS Case No. 1754-020917.COA Plainfield Castle, LLC 24044 W. Lockport Street Mr. Proulx stated this is a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for 24044 W. Lockport Street to restore the exterior front elevation by removing the wood panel bulkhead and limestone fascia to be replaced with the appropriate wood panel and glass storefront. This building was built circa 1890 and was updated in the mid 1900’s. Mr. Proulx reviewed the criteria as noted in the staff report dated February 21, 2017. Mr. Proulx indicated the applicant has been working with IHPA and restoration has been approved to take the building back to the 1890’s. Staff will continue to monitor the process to ensure the scope of work approved by IHPA is consistent with this COA request. Staff supports the proposed project and believes restoration to the late-1800’s storefront appearance is appropriate. Chairman Bortel gave some history on this property. Chairman Bortel swore in Mike Kelly, applicant. Mr. Kelly stated they were happy to be moving forward with this project. Commissioner Hendricksen mentioned this Commission argued against the retention of the stone slab; stated the architect, Michael Lambert, did a nice job with the details on this project. 6 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 23, 2017 Page 4 of 6 Commissioner Schmidt asked the color scheme and asked if an awning was proposed. Mr. Kelly thought it was the blue/grey color and agreed there would be an awning. Commissioner Derick asked if the cellular PVC trim work and bulkhead will be cast to match the photos or if it was premade. Mr. Kelly stated the millwork is being made. Commissioner Schmidt thought it looked great. Commissioner Derick asked if they are matching the mullions in the windows of the historic photo; asked if the vertical divider would be added in the transom above the door. After some discussion it was determined the door would not be centered due to the ADA requirements and therefore the vertical divider may not look correct centered in the transom above the offset door. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the portion below the large window was typically wood. Chairman Bortel mentioned a lot of the bottom bulkhead is wood in the downtown buildings. Commissioner Derrick asked if the bulkhead for this building had been removed; stated if the bulkhead is still there but in poor condition, this Commission should under the Secretary of Interiors standards require any restoration to replicate the wood; further stated in this case since the material is missing it is acceptable to replace it with other materials. Commissioner Hendricksen made a motion to recommend approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness for Case No. 1754-022017.COA for the proposed restoration of the building at 24044 W. Lockport Street. Seconded by Commissioner Lucas. Vote by roll call: Schmidt, yes; Derrick, yes; Barvian, yes; Hagen, yes; Lucas, yes; Hendricksen, yes; Bortel, yes. Motion carried 7-0 Case No. 1754-022017.COA 24030 W. Lockport Street Chairman Bortel read some history regarding this property. Mr. Proulx stated the applicant is requesting a COA in order to restore the exterior front and rear elevations, and remodel the interior to accommodate a new ice cream shop and professional office space. This project will be completed in two phases. Phase I will focus on the first-floor elevation storefront while Phase II will include restoration of the second floor window fenestration and reintroduction of a historically appropriate cornice. Mr. Proulx indicated there will be an ice cream parlor in the front of the building and a professional office in the rear of the building with an apartment on the second floor. Mr. Proulx described the elevations as noted in the staff report dated February 21, 2017. Staff supports the proposed project and believes restoration to the late-1800’s storefront appearance is appropriate. Chairman Bortel described the historic photos presented in the packet. Chairman Bortel swore in Ken Barvian, owner. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the front façade is flat. Mr. Barvian indicated yes. Mr. Barvian stated one reason for the flat façade is due to the ADA code and the second reason is this is the only way to get the second entrance into the building; the space is too large for one retail 7 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 23, 2017 Page 5 of 6 business (the proposal is for retail in front and office space in the rear); the second space makes it necessary to have a second entrance. Mr. Barvian indicated the demolition has been started inside the building; the current door is not in compliance with ADA requirements. Commissioner Lucas asked if Phase II included removal of the brick infill on the second floor windows. Mr. Barvian stated Phase II includes both removal of the infill and replacement of the cornices. Commissioner Hendricksen mentioned no materials were listed for the doors and windows. Mr. Barvian stated the materials will be custom wood and Low-E glass. Commissioner Hendricksen asked if they would make every effort to make it homogeneous with existing materials. Commissioner Derrick asked if the transoms are true divided light. Mr. Barvian replied yes. Chairman Bortel asked when they proposed to remove the exterior. Mr. Barvian indicated as soon as they get approval; Part I has been approved by IHPA; and Part II is in the process of being finalized. Commissioner Derrick asked if Part I is the certification of the buildings national registration eligibility in a commercial property and the eligibility for tax credits and Part 2 is the design can meet the standards and receive the tax credit. Mr. Barvian indicated that is correct and they are working on the language for Part II. Mr. Barvian stated Mr. Rubano was fine with the reconfiguration of the entrances; stated Mr. Rubano indicated they may have to have a different design for the awning. Commissioner Derrick asked about the front elevation. Mr. Barvian said it is all flat. Commissioner Derrick asked if the bottom of the stairs is for access to the second floor; asked how much room there is before the stairs. Mr. Barvian stated from the door to the stairs is about 2-1/2 to 3 feet. Commissioner Derrick asked if the door to the second floor could be the entrance to both the second floor and the office space. Mr. Barvian said it could not because the retail counter is under the stairs. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the three doors are for three separate spaces and if the door on the right goes to the apartment on the second floor. Mr. Barvian replied yes. Commissioner Derrick asked if the middle window could be divided. Mr. Barvian was not opposed to dividing the window. Commissioner Schmidt mentioned dividing the middle window would cause a need to rework the transom; indicated he liked the design as presented. Commissioner Derrick suggested cleaning the brick as gently as possible; hand removal of the mortar and matching the profile and mix of the existing mortar. Commissioner Schmidt asked if the large window could be pushed in so the sidelights next to the door could be angled. Mr. Barvian explained the location of the cast iron columns on the face. Commissioner Derrick asked if this approval includes Phase II; asked if they are matching the cornice; asked if the windows are wood. Mr. Barvian said they are matching the cornice to the 8 Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 23, 2017 Page 6 of 6 historic photos; indicated they have 2 frames of the wood windows from the interior before the addition was added to the back that will be reused. Commissioner Lucas made a motion to recommend approval of the requested Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed phases of restoration of the building at 24030 W. Lockport Street. Seconded by Commissioner Hendricksen. Vote by roll call: Schmidt, yes; Hagen, yes; Derrick, yes; Hendricksen, yes; Lucas, yes; Bortel, yes. Motion carried 6-0. Case No. 1734-090616.HPC-Landmark 23718 W. Lockport Street Commissioner Hendricksen made a motion to continue Case No. 1734-090616.Landmark for 23718 W. Lockport Street to a Special Meeting to be held March 23, 2017. Seconded by Commissioner Derrick. Vote by roll call: Hagen, yes; Barvian, yes; Schmidt, yes; Lucas, yes; Derrick, yes; Hendricksen, yes; Bortel, yes. Motion carried 7-0. DISCUSSION ADJOURN: Commissioner Derrick made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Schmidt seconded the motion. Voice vote. All in favor; 0 opposed. Motion carried 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:43 p. m. Respectfully submitted, Merrilee Trotz Recording Secretary 9 Village of Plainfield Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission Record of Minutes Date: March 9, 2017 Location: Village Hall CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE Chairman Bortel called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Roll call was taken: Commissioners Schmidt, Lucas, Olsen, Derrick, Hendricksen, Barvian, Hagen, Rapp, and Chairman Bortel were present. Also in attendance: Jonathan Proulx, Director of Planning, Jake Melrose, Economic Development Specialist; and members from Historic Commissions from Joliet, Oswego, Lockport, Lemont and Kendall County were present. A training session was held with Anthony Rubano, Project Designer for Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, giving a presentation on tax freeze and tax credits for properties in a historic district. Mr. Rubano explained how a property is evaluated. DISCUSSION ADJOURN: Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p. m. Respectfully submitted, Merrilee Trotz Recording Secretary 10 Historic Preservation Commission Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No. 2016-505- Submitted by: Tracey Erickson Submitting Department: Planning Department Meeting Date: August 10, 2017 SUBJECT Case No.: 1766-072417.COA Request: Certificate of Appropriateness Location: 15010 S. Bartlett Ave. Applicant: William Hanley Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS 15010 S. Bartlett Ave. Staff Report.pdf 15010 S. Bartlett - Graphics.pdf 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Historic Preservation Commission Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No. 2016-503- Submitted by: Tracey Erickson Submitting Department: Planning Department Meeting Date: August 10, 2017 SUBJECT Possible Public Outreach Program - Youth Preservation Volunteers Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS Getting Youth Involved.pdf 29 Page 6 GET YOUTH INVOLVED to Build a Better Preservation Ethic – and Nation By Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA A wise person once noted that the best time to plant a tree is 50 years ago. The next best time is today. The national historic preservation community has always depended upon volunteers and local action to preserve America’s heritage. We need to get those acorns that we should have planted a half-decade ago planted now. The National Alliance of Preservation Commissions is uniquely situated to partner with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (National Trust), federal agencies, SHPOs and other key players in historic preservation to reinvigorate the preservation community by bringing more young people into the field. As the 40th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) approached in October 2006, the ACHP thought it was a good time to take stock and see what worked well and where improvements were necessary. A series of panels were held prior to the anniversary, and participants gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2006 at the Preserve America Summit. Preserve America is a federal initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve and enjoy our cultural and natural heritage. Part of the 2006 summit was a contingent of young people, organized and sponsored by what was then known as The History Channel’s (now officially known as HISTORY) Save Our History project, who were considering historic preservation issues from their perspectives and informing Summit participants and the larger preservation community. (see http://www. preserveamerica.gov/youthsummit.html) Subsequent to the Summit and informed by all the panels that studied various aspects of the nation’s preservation Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA Chairman, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Prior to the Preserve America Summit in New Orleans in October 2006, an expert panel of educators and historic preservationists held a two-day brainstorming session in Detroit to discuss how to create a stronger and more widespread national preservation ethic . That panel’s recommendations, melded with findings from other groups, led to the recommendation to work across the national preservation community to bring more youth into preservation activities with strategies such as youth summits and service learning partnerships with local schools. The Alliance Review | May-June 2011 | National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 30 GET YOUTH INVOLVED The ACHP is participating with other federal agencies and their partners to integrate programs such as service learning and youth summits for preservation into this energetic and effective effort. For more information on youth summits, see http://coloradoyouthsummit.org/ and http://historicorps.org/. Service learning is an effective and efficient strategy that can begin as early as kindergarten. For more information on service learning and historic preservation, visit http://www.achp.gov/youth.html and http://www.hallowedground.org/ Education/Service-Learning-Programs. infrastructure under NHPA, a number of recommendations emerged. One of them is critically important to the future of historic preservation. It was: Engage youth in historic preservation by promoting programs that involve them in hands- on preservation activities and through the possible establishment of an ongoing youth summit as part of the Preserve America initiative. At the Preserve America Summit and in subsequent programs the ACHP has participated in and used as models, the inspiration, energy, and insight of fully engaged youths has been transformative. The ACHP has promoted several paths to involve young people in historic preservation. One has been to urge federal agencies to engage young people in their youth programs (notably the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture) as well as other preservation and affiliated entities such as the National Trust, the Small Museum Association, the American Association for State and Local History, the Partnership for the National Scenic and Historic Trails, State Historic Preservation Officers and many others. The ACHP recommends using programs such as Service Learning in partnership with local community schools. Another approach has been to stimulate a series of local youth summits involving partnerships with preservation organizations, federal, state, and local government entities, schools, and others to help with preservation projects. The aim of these efforts is to create a more diverse and younger group of Americans who are involved in historic preservation activities, volunteerism, public service, and create a wider national historic preservation ethic. While this sounds like a great centralized strategy, actually these educational and involvement efforts are all largely local in nature. At Harper’s Ferry Middle School, WV, a project by 70 students who created six video podcasts on the eve of the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s Raid in 2009 was unveiled by the partnership that created the effort that resulted in student-to-student interpretive materials for Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park. The ACHP, the National Park Service, the middle school, and the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership (JTHGP) worked on the project. The JTHGP is working on similar Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student efforts to create interpretive materials and involve youths from many other school districts and 13 National Park Service units contained within the JTHGP Heritage Area. The Alliance Review | May-June 2011 | National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Page 7 31 Page 8 Fortunately for the preservation community and the ACHP, the Obama Administration has launched an effort called America’s Great Outdoors to bring the benefits of authentic experience of natural and cultural places to the nation’s youth. Many exciting things are taking place and the program is evolving at a rapid pace. America’s Great Outdoors is particularly interested in reaching younger Americans who are more urban and less readily acquainted with the nation’s rich heritage regarding public lands, stewardship, conservation and cultural and historic preservation than the generations that came before them. The effort seeks to engage, employ, and educate young people (see www.youthGO. gov ). These are grassroots activities that depend upon volunteers forming alliances with federal agencies, natural and cultural preservation nonprofits, and local schools to create opportunities for place-based learning, stewardship, and civic participation. Preservation commissions are natural partners in spurring such efforts, since the volunteer stewards that characterize commission memberships are precisely the sort of people who are likely to initiate these projects. The ACHP has discovered that involving youth in educational and volunteer activities is one of those cases of a rising tide lifting all boats. Organizations involved primarily in environmental or natural conservation activities benefit historic preservation by their efforts. Preservation commissioners find that working to introduce youth to historic preservation also offers the benefits of civic involvement, community pride, and serves as a conduit to interesting young people in the professions typically occupied by preservation commissioners. Plus, partnering with local schools inevitably involves parents and a larger segment of the community in historic preservation matters. The natural and cultural preservation communities realize that they need to connect with and include more young people to create a stronger preservation ethic that will not only endure but grow. You could say that the necessity of bringing young people to historic preservation is somewhat parallel to the first rule of initiating Section 106 consultation: It needs to start as early as possible in order to be most effective and useful. For those who may not be familiar with Section 106, in a nutshell it is a law that requires federal agencies to consider the effects of projects carried out, approved, or funded by them on properties listed, or eligible for listing, on the National Register of Historic Places (historic properties), and provide the ACHP with a reasonable opportunity to comment on them. While Section 106 requires federal agencies to attempt to negotiate measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the adverse effects of their undertakings on historic properties, it does not mandate in favor of preservation. Oversight of the Section 106 process under the NHPA is the bread and butter activity of the ACHP. There are approximately 100,000 federal undertakings that go through the Section 106 processes every year. The vast majority are handled by State Historic Preservation Officers on the state or local levels, often with commissioners or review boards involved either by direct involvement or consultation and education. Most 106 cases are relatively routine and/or do not pose significant threats to historic places, and never need the direct attention of the ACHP membership. However, several hundred cases do directly involve the ACHP staff each Young intern participants in the 12th Conference on National Scenic and Historic Trails helped accomplish three service projects at Traveler’s Rest National Historic Landmark along the Lolo Trail, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on both its westward and eastward journeys. The actual campsite was bisected by this gravel road, which was replanted in native vegetation. The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped in military fashion, and its main camp fire was placed just to the left of the person at the far left of the picture. The Alliance Review | May-June 2011 | National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 32 Page 9 year. Further, when a Section 106 process involves a National Historic Landmark, the federal agency leading the process must notify the National Park Service and may be required to minimize harm to that landmark. Among the more significant current contemporary preservation concerns that are reflected in Section 106 cases are downsizing city centers and sustainability issues, conventional and emerging alternative energy development and related transmission corridors, and how federal agencies handle government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes. In fact, the ACHP has created a special section, the Office of Native American Affairs, because this issue and related concerns like dealing with Traditional Cultural Properties (TCPs) are of such key importance to the federal government and the larger preservation community in the USA. Section 106 is an essential and important tool for local communities. The NHPA itself resulted in 1966 from widespread local concern that federal activities – notably highway construction and urban renewal – were heedlessly destroying too many important historic resources. The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Trust, with local historic preservation partners across the nation, were instrumental in urging Congress to enact the legislation to “stop the federal bulldozer.” Section 106 is an important tool that continues to function in this way. The ACHP would be pleased to work with you in starting up some of these youth involvement efforts in your communities, and we would be pleased to provide any additional information you might desire. The best place to start is at our Web site, www.achp.gov. Or directly contact Bruce Milhans, communications coordinator, at bmilhans@achp.gov, 202-606-8513, to reach the right person at the ACHP to provide the information you need. The ACHP has recently published an updated “Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen’s Guide to Section 106 Review” that is available to local preservation interests. It is available at the ACHP Website at: http://www.achp.gov/docs/CitizenGuide.pdf. The ACHP offers Section 106 training tailored for differing needs and professional backgrounds several times a year. The class schedule is available at http://www.achp.gov/106select.html. Other useful materials about Section 106, and its regulations, can be found at: http://ww.achp.gov/work106.html. The Colorado Preserve America Youth Summits initiated by Colorado Preservation, Inc., that have spread to other states, done in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service, were recognized by the ACHP as exemplary ways of involving youth in historic preservation activities. Participating in the award ceremony were (from left) Harris Sherman, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; Ann Pritzlaff, ACHP member who initiated the summits; and Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, ACHP Chairman. July 18-22 SEE PAGE 17 FOR DETAILS Call for Topics and Spearkers deadline is August 5, 2011CALL FOR TOPICS + SPEAKERS!The Alliance Review | May-June 2011 | National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 33