Historic Preservation Commission Minutes 2008 06 16

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2008 Page 4 of 5 Lewis made the following recommendations for the 2008 awards: • 833 LaFarge Avenue, Old Pentecostal Church -Adaptive Reuse • 741 Lincoln Avenue -Sensitive Addition • 839 McKinley Avenue -Preservation After a brief discussion, all members agreed to these three awards Whiteman asked if 1024 Grant Avenue should receive an award for the preservation of certain features -the stained glass window, the fishscale shingles, and the porch. Members were in agreement that an award should be made for the features if it can be determined they are original. Muth will research the architectural features and look for an old photo. Muth stated that the awards will be presented at the July 15 City Council meeting. Discussion/Direction -Preservation Sales Tax Ballot Question Lewis stated that she and McMenamin had attended the meeting drafting some of the ballot language. She noted that two members of the City Council and other interested members of the public were also in attendance. She added that it is a very complex issue with many ideas about how the money could be used. Koertje noted that the original language uses the National Register of Historic Places criteria when looking at sites and asked why the local criteria were not used. After some discussion, the members had the following suggestions for the group writing the ballot language: • Need to be sure "Downtown Character" is included • Need to have design review included • Need to use local landmarking criteria, not national • Needs to include social significance, as well as architectural significance/integrity • Ballot language needs to be concise and easy to understand. Discussion/Direction - Nan-Contiguous Historic District Discussion/Direction -Commercial Incentives Discussion/Direction -Public Outreach/Workshop Regarding Landmarking Discussion/Direction -Landmark Plaque Design Given the late hour, the members discussed how best to address the remaining items on the agenda. It was determined that members would make up subcommittees to handle the variety of the projects that have been on the agenda for a while, but have not been able to be addressed. The subcommittees will be: • Old Town Historic District - Tofte/Muckle • Community Outreach -Whiteman/Muckle • Incentives - Koertje/McMenamin • Landmark Plaque Design -Whiteman • Mine Marker Program -Muckle/Koertje • Green Building Pamphlet -Lewis/Menza • Why Preserve Pamphlet - Koertje/McMenamin