Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2017 07 17

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes May 30, 2017 Page 3 of 8 Commission Questions of Staff: Fahey says is the City interested in the HPC's opinion whether they should be relocated or just stabilized? Can we consider any locations within the historic overlay of the funding area that are not designated on the map? Trice says those questions are acceptable for discussion this evening. The main thing is to come up with a recommendation for location. You can discuss locations other than those suggested. Chuck Thomas says can we discuss City -owned parks, such as Memory Square Park. What are other parks within this district? The Community Park is outside it. There are two or three locations that are potentials. Were they examined by Staff and ruled out? Trice says Memory Square Park is the other large parcel. There is a ditch area off Main Street before Park View that is a City -owned property, but it is quite small. The ditch location has complications. Memory Square Park was not one that the Parks Department expressed interest in for relocation. The other options are to acquire private property which would increase the cost. Ulm asks about relocation to the Museum. Trice says the Museum has other plans and we didn't feel it was appropriate. They are looking to construct a new building. Chuck Thomas says I had a discussion with Bridget Bacon about this, and she said there were not be space for the cabins with the proposed expansion. Trice says it is estimated at $46,000 to move the cabins. Site preparation and design is $67,000 and rehabilitation of the cabins is $98,000. Dickinson says the amount of $35,000 for receiving site design could be split into two different locations and we could be dealing with more expense potentially. I like the idea of having one cabin at Pine and Hwy 42 and another elsewhere. I assume the $35,000 is to move them together. Chuck Thomas says I presume the HPF will be used for this, so City -owned sites are considered. Cyndi Thomas says if there is a programming opportunity, were there discussions with the Museum? Trice says those discussions have not happened yet. At some locations, there was talk about accessibility, particularly at Hwy 42. Would this location be accessible for people? There was talk about using them as storage. Public Comment in Favor: Steve Poppitz, 1036 Walnut Street, Louisville, CO We briefly had a meeting and came up with 7 locations and want to make the point that we are volunteering to do this. We will keep the cost as close to $0 as possible. I have moved 5 buildings and never something this small. I will also volunteer to draw site plans with proposed locations with alternatives per site. I know that Jean Morgan is in favor of John Breaux Park. The City owns the land and there are thousands of people who go to that location many times in the summer. I am in conversation with a man who has a nonprofit that employs children from Votec. We would probably have free labor for most of this. He has done this before and built low income housing in Lafayette. Jean probably has twice the furniture needed to furnish both cabins. The seven locations are: 1. Centerfield: My favorite. Centerfield is across the street and owned by the city. Only a few feet away with some restrictions about "any other use" by a previous owner (s). 2. John Breaux Park: Great location. We should move John's statue away from the front door. 3. Hwy 42 & Pine: Traffic and great visual exposure, but at speed.