Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2019 01 14

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 7 of 18 Cyndi Thomas agreed and stated that it was a modern take on a traditional architecture, which met the criteria to be respectful of the context and the surrounding mass and scale. She added that attending to retail needs was important for a Main Street to survive. Haley stated that all the bullet points were addressed. Fahey agreed and reminded the Commission that they had recommended approval of the first design in 2017 and this proposal was even better. She still did not like the glass and suggested taking Jean Morgan's suggestion that the windows be sloped or perhaps tinted. Parris replied that the glass was in the setbacks, which responded to the design guidelines to minimize glass at the street level. Ulm agreed with Commissioner Fahey that it was a better proposal than last time, though he still did not get a western vibe from the two-story buildings. He liked their attempt to maintain some of the open sidewalk space. Chuck Thomas stated that he thought that the proposal attended to the guidelines and that the new version was an improvement on the old one. In particular, he thought the changes to the massing on the third story responded to the major concerns from 2017. Haley asked for additional comments from the Commission. Chuck Thomas recommended approval of the proposal. Ulm seconded. Roll call vote. All in favor. Passed unanimously. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION Miner's Cabins Chuck Thomas disclosed that he was part of a volunteer committee that was lobbying the City to do the renovations for the structures. He asked if anyone had a problem with him being part of the discussion. Haley asked Director Zuccaro what he thought. Zuccaro replied that for the sake of this conversation, it should be fine. Future meetings on the miner's cabins might not be appropriate. Dickinson stated that he thought this discussion was about location and not cost so he thought it was fine for Commissioner Chuck Thomas to be involved. Selvoski reviewed the history and status of the City's efforts to preserve the Lee Avenue Miners Cabins. City Council identified two sites for additional analysis.