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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />November 6, 2017 <br />Page 8 of 17 <br />Interim City Manager Balser thanked Finance Director Watson and his staff, along with <br />the management team for making this a great process, the clarity of the budget, and <br />what we hope to achieve for the next budget cycle. <br />Council member Loo thanked staff and the Finance Committee. <br />640 MAIN STREET BLUE PARROT SIGN LANDMARK AND PRESERVATION <br />GRANT <br />RESOLUTION NO. 65, SERIES 2017 — A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A SIGN AT <br />640 MAIN STREET A HISTORIC LANDMARK <br />RESOLUTION NO. 66, SERIES 2017 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING A <br />PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANT FOR THE BLUE PARROT SIGN <br />LOCATED AT 640 MAIN STREET <br />Mayor Muckle introduced the items. <br />Planner Ritchie stated the applicant, Sign Dealz, on behalf of the owner, 1882 Ventures, <br />LLC, requests approval of a landmark designation and Historic Preservation Fund grant <br />for a sign at 640 Main Street. The Colacci family, owner of the Blue Parrot restaurant, <br />erected the sign in 1955. The sign is representative of neon signs popular in the 1950s <br />with iconic neon elements and colors. The sign today remains much like it was <br />originally. <br />She stated the landmark request is for the sign. The Downtown Sign Manual allows this <br />and allows some changes to a landmarked sign. Staff finds the sign meets the <br />landmarking criteria with architectural significance as well as social significance. An <br />alteration certificate to reface the sign was approved by the Historic Preservation <br />Commission (HPC) but the iconic elements will be saved. The grant request is $13,244. <br />Staff recommended approval for the landmarking with conditions and approval of the <br />grant. Conditions on the sign include: <br />The sign at 640 Main Street shall remain in its current location, provided that the <br />existing structure at 640 Main Street remains in its current form; <br />If the existing structure at 640 Main Street is demolished or undergoes a major <br />renovation, the sign shall be reinstalled generally in its current location, <br />prominently displayed at the intersection of Main and Pine Streets. An applicant <br />may propose an alternative location on an exterior wall fronting either Main or <br />Pine as long as the sign is prominently oriented toward either Main or Pine and <br />subject to approval by the Historic Preservation Commission through an <br />alteration certificate. <br />Applicant presentation <br />35 <br />