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<br />Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 18, 2009 <br />Page 5 of 9 <br /> <br />Stewart stated that not only should the Commission be interested in preservation <br />but we should also be interested in preserving the town character. <br /> <br />Koertje stated that he thinks design review should only happen on landmarked <br />structures. He also agreed that character is a big issue in town. <br /> <br />Whiteman asked staff if there was anything additional the Commission needed to <br />do to move the resolution forward to Council? <br /> <br />Muckle asked what was happening with the conservation easement issue? <br /> <br />Whiteman answered that the loophole for the conservation easement states that <br />the structure must be located within a historic district. For buildings that fall short <br />of landmarking, we still cannot create an easement unless there is a historic <br />district. He asked the Commission if they wanted to create an official historic <br />district? He also asked if we have "back-doored" ourselves in creating a historic <br />district? <br /> <br />The Commission had general discussion regarding the district question. <br /> <br />Muth reminded the Commission that HPC can landmark structures that aren't 50 <br />years old. She also stated that there needs to be 40% vote of the property <br />owners in the designated district to create a historic district. Muth continued to <br />state that one way to approach this is to create a neighborhood district of <br />clustered structures that can achieve the 40% support. <br /> <br />Whiteman stated the Commission could include the historic district as a <br />discussion item on the next agenda (June 15, 2009). <br /> <br />Muth asked the Commission if they were comfortable with the changes to the <br />fund language recommended by City Attorney Sam Light? <br /> <br />Whiteman stated that conservation easements would still be a worthy discussion <br />with City Council. <br /> <br />Muckle stated that she appreciated all of the efforts that went into the text <br />revIsions. <br /> <br />Muth asked if Koertje and Whiteman would still be available for the June 2, 2009 <br />Council meeting? They both acknowledged they would. <br /> <br />Discussion/Direction/Action - 2009 Preservation Awards <br /> <br />Muth presented the information that was included in the Commission packets. <br />She explained each structure and described each photo. <br />