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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2023-01-10 minutesCity of Jefferson Historic Preservation Regular Meeting – January 10, 2023 Council Chambers – John G. Christy Municipal Building 320 E. McCarty Street/Virtual WebEx Meeting 1 Commission Members Present Attendance Record Alan Wheat, Chair 2 of 2 Dr. Debra Foster Greene, Vice Chair 2 of 2 Tiffany Patterson 2 of 2 Brad Schaefer 2 of 2 Dr. Christine Boston 1 of 2 Commission Members Absent Amanda Burke Williams 1 of 2 Donna Deetz 1 of 2 Staff Present Rachel Senzee, Neighborhood Services Supervisor Dawn Kirchner, Neighborhood Services Specialist Guests Present Brad Schlup Call to Order Mr. Wheat called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Adoption of Agenda Ms. Patterson moved and Dr. Boston seconded to adopt the agenda as printed. The motion passed unanimously. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes Ms. Patterson moved and Dr. Greene seconded to approve the minutes from January 10, 2023 regular meeting as written. The motion passed unanimously. Old Business Mr. Wheat verified that there is no old business to be covered. New Business Back Porch Design – 407 Lafayette Street Rachel outlined the permit amendment request for a back porch/pergola addition to 407 Lafayette Street. The original permit was for a front porch. This amendment is for the back porch/pergola. The School Street Local Historic guidelines apply only to the exterior changes of the house. The back porch will be built with treated lumber. At the time of th is amendment, there is no existing porch in the back, so we do not know if there was ever a porch. This would be considered a new addition. Back porches on American Foursquare generally included a full covered porch. Pergolas are not generally not considered consistent with this architectural style, however the overall sitelines are compatible. Staff recommends approval of this permit 2 amendment for the back porch addition for 407 Lafayette Street. Ms. Patterson stated that the back porch would not be visible. Dr. Greene asked if the neighboring Foursquares had porches? The applicant, Mr. Brad Schlup was called upon by the commissioners to speak to them regarding this addition. He explained that the neighboring foursquares have porches. It looks like there was a porch all the way across the back of his house at one time. There is nothing there at this time. He stated that he will build it to match the house, with a slight pitch to it and design at the end. Ms. Patterson moved to approve the proposed porch amendment for 407 Lafayette Street. Mr Schaefer seconded. There was no further discussion. Mr. Wheat asked for a roll call vote: Dr. Greene: Aye Mr. Schaefer: Aye Ms. Patterson: Aye Mr. Wheat: Aye Dr. Boston: Aye The motion was passed unanimously. Other Business A. Preservation Month Activities Ms. Senzee reminded commissioners that May is preservation month. She asked commissioners to begin thinking about preservation activities. The commissioners discussed posting historical posts to Facebook like last year. Rachel explained that this activity was popular. Another idea is to combine a bike ride with a historic tour of Jefferson City. The group discussed pursuing the historic bike tour. They discussed possible routes and it was mentioned that they should engage David Bange, city engineer, to help plan the route. Mr. Bange is an avid bicyclist and rides a lot in Jefferson City. He would be a good person to help with the route. Last year, the commission members came up with the historic posts and Karlie posted them to Facebook every day. There are a lot of changes happening and these changes could be posted. Dawn is working with Karlie to get the Facebook page updated. Dr. Boston asked for the content of a FB post. Rachel explained that these posts were just general posts, photos and links. Rachel said she could pull them up and send them to her. Rachel asked th at Commissioners get their posts in by April 15. B. E. Capitol Avenue Update The city owns two properties, 413 and 419 E. Capitol outright. The city sent out an RFP. Those were awarded to Kampeter Remodeling. They will begin the restoration activities as soon as their contract is underway. There are three others that are still owned by Barbara Buescher. The city received earnest monies from individuals to give them the rights to bid on these properties, if the city gets the properties and can put them out for bid. The earnest money was a placeholder 3 saying that if the city attains the properties through a condemnation process through the courts, those people would bid on rehabilitation of the properties. This was a way to ensure a commitment on 401, 429 E. Capitol and 113 Adams. All of the properties, with these exceptions are being demolished. Next steps include looking at infill to redevelop the lots that are left. C. Historic Preservation Code Revision Update The original plan from the Code Revision Committee was to get the Code formatted and sent out. Ms. Senzee explained that as they were going through the review process, Eric Barron, City Planner, brought forth some issues with the design review process being appealed to the Board of Adjustment. Nobody makes an appeal to the Board of Adjustment, because it is not requesting a variance, it is appealing a process. So, it was determined that in leiu of sending appeals to the Board of Adjustment, appeals would be sent to the City Council. The applicant would also have the ability to appeal to the City Council through the Circuit Court. That is how other communities, the state of Georgia, and the State of Iowa do it. We had to change that component and the draft is currently being reviewed by legal. Once legal is finished with it, we will contact the chair and make sure everyone gets a copy and put it out for public comment. That one piece has been the hang up as far as the code goes. D. Landmark Awards The City received an application for a Landmark award. It was not received in time to process before this meeting and they used an old application so there were some gaps in the application that need to be clarified. The application is for 1431 Greenberry Road, the Dewey House. It is in the Frank Miller National Register District that was recently approved. We will process the application, informing them that we are in the middle of the Code Revision and may have to come back and work with them again for the sake of transparency. No action is required at this time, but we wanted to make you aware. E. Missouri State Penitentiary Update Ms. Senzee stated that there isn’t a big update for MSP. She stated that conversations have begun on what the City would like to see out of the site. These meetings will include the Office of Administration, Facilities Management Design and Construction, and the Department of Natural Resources. Ms. Senzee stated there is a redevelopment plan for the site, but there isn’t a conceptual development plan for the preservation of the historic core. Public Comment No public comments were received. Dates to Remember The next Regular Meeting is Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. Adjournment Ms. Patterson moved and Dr. Greene seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.