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TYBEE ISLAND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
July 17, 2017
ATTENDANCE
(Present) Commissioner: Sue Bentley, Susan Estroff, Dottie Kluttz,
Neca Stoller
Staff: Chantel Morton
City Council Representative: Bill Garbett
Guest: Jackson Butler
(Absent) Commissioner: Jane Coslick
Advisor: Sarah Jones
CALL TO ORDER
Sue called the meeting to order at 6:08pm. Tybee resident, Jackson Butler was introduced and
welcomed.
HPC MEETING MINUTES
Motion was made by Neca, which was seconded by Susan, to approve the HPC meeting minutes
of March 20, 2017. The motion passed unanimously.
HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE
Chantel confirmed that she had not received comments back from Commissioners regarding the
Historic Resources Survey: Phase II drafts submitted by the consultant to the Historic
Preservation Division. Chantel reported that the Historic Preservation Division did send an email
today to the consultant confirming they will need a third draft from the consultant. Bill and Sue
inquired about a map of the resources. Chantel confirmed that once this phase was complete, a
map of the resources would be available at gnahrgis.org. The link will be provided with the
posting on the city’s HPC webpage, similar to the first phase.
PRESERVATION AWARENESS EFFORTS
Sue confirmed that a thank you note is being sent to South State Bank from the Tybee Island
Historical Society for their donation towards the first printing of the coloring placemats. Sue
reported that when she was distributing the coloring placemats to businesses, merchants asked
about being a sponsor. Commissioners discussed the process for sponsorships of projects they
undertake. Chantel will develop a sponsorship form and email it to commissioners. Sue will
send Chantel different pictures of cottages for the next phase of placemat designs and check
with potential sponsors to help cover costs. Dottie suggested that the next printing of the
placemats include the phrase “Keep Tybee Historic”. Jackson offered to contact the Print Shop to
help with the printing and Tybee Cottages as a potential sponsor. Commissioners all agreed to
proceed with having more placemats printed based on the above discussions.
Sue confirmed that she spoke with Mr. Strickland again about allowing the HPC to display panels
with historic photos inside the windows of his building at 1606 Butler Avenue. Mr. Strickland will
not allow the panels to be put inside of the windows at the building. Another location will have
to be considered if this project is to continue.
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Dottie reviewed that the “I Remember Tybee” event will be one hour long with people sharing
their experiences at and stories of historic buildings. She is working on a list of people that she
knows and asked for others to send her suggestions. Commissioners discussed various buildings
and ideas to have people talk about, such as the elementary school and dancing at the pier.
Dottie will review potential dates in November with the schedule at the Post Theater and
confirm via email. Chantel will look for a videographer.
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Chantel inquired about the commissioner’s willingness to revisit the design guidelines that they
modified for the proposed Local Historic Districts so that they can be presented as a general
guide for maintaining the character of the island. She referenced the city’s master plan in
regards to historic preservation and maintaining the unique character of the island. Design
guidelines are used in many communities that are committed to maintaining their historic fabric
and sense of place. Commissioners agreed to review and propose revisions to the design
guidelines at the next meeting. Bill confirmed that having such a document for the city to use is
needed and that he does want to revisit districts with council. Chantel will ask the Community
Development Director to provide input about the guidelines again.
HPC PERMIT REVIEW UPDATE
Sue reported that one permit she received to review was for an historic home. The owners are
retaining the character of the home.
OTHER BUSINESS
Discussion ensued about doing videos regarding the benefits of preservation to Tybee and
projects that have been completed. Commissioners discussed having a drone fly over the
proposed districts to use in the videos. Jackson offered to check with a drone operator that he
knows. Bill offered to check with Andy Young and Susan offered to check with Dillon Patel to see
if they would be interested in assisting with the videos.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:10pm