Historic Preservation Commission Minutes 2008 01 16

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes January 16, 2008 Page 3 of 12 Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, stated that the wording of the bond issue did not include the word demolition. She wondered if it would be possible to do renovations on other parts of the building first while determining if the fayade could be kept. She added that she would be uncomfortable voting for another bond issue for the BVSD given how the money from this one is being spent and asked that BVSD to be respectful of the fact that the money for the project is coming from the community. Janet Stonington, 1101 Grant Avenue, asked if the decision was final or is there anything that can be done to save the building at this point in the process. Kathy Valentine, 1101 Grant Avenue, reported that she called school board let them know of her support for saving the building and board members told not know about the proposed demolition. Barb Hesson, 411 County Road, stated that she grew up in Lou. building means a great deal to the community. She feels this i Boulder trying to control Louisville and the community is shoe demolition and doesn't support the plan. ille and that the r example of proposed Lewis introduced Don Orr, Director of Planning, EnginJijq, ing and Construction for the BVSD bond issue. Lewis asked Orr what options may be vailable at this point in the project. Orr noted he had no formal presentation. .ntroduced Susan Cousins, Communications Specialist for the Bond and Adele Wilson, of SlaterPaul Architects. He stated that after the comm t at the January 8, 2008 school board meeting, the board directed staff to explain considerations were made for the preservation of the 1939 building. the renovation process. Orr gave a history of the bond nd stated that in 2003 the school district completed a district-wide assessment of facill . For each building they reviewed facility condition, program compatibility, hletic/playground needs, and technology needs. At each school deficiencies were ide ed and then charettes were held to determine what the community's values an ants were for the school. When the LMS community was asked to prioritize their d ires for the building, preservation was not a top priority. Orr noted would like Master Plan f bond for the project is not enough to do everything the community ed that the bond language was tied directly to the approved Education school. Orr reported that in February of 2007 community members were invited to give input on the school's needs. After that meeting, the Design Advisory Team (DA T) was established to oversee the project. The DA T met 10-11 times before approving the proposed plan. In addition, BVSD staff met with City staff, parents, and students to discuss the needs of the project. On September 18, 2007 the community was invited to see the plan that the DA T approved. Orr noted that educational functionality specifications are adopted by the district and they set the specifications for the building and that drives the design process. The intent was for the DA T process to be inclusive and they thought information about the project