Historic Preservation Commission Minutes 2009 12 07 APPROVED

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 7, 2009 Page 3 of 4 Tofte asked if the City was going to require insurance policies to make sure no one got hurt doing the work. McCartney stated the City will not be the contractor on these projects so no insurance in necessary. The City is the funding source. Each applicant will need to hire their own contractor. McCartney added that the City could create a list of qualified contractors. Koertje recommended a statement regarding this be included in the next in the City newsletter. Committee Reports Community Outreach The Commission was pleased the flyers, regarding the Grant Program, were completed on time for the Home Tour. Stewart recommended a change to some of the wording. Koertje agreed to the changes. The Commission then commented on the Home Tour. Koertje stated John Leary was interested in holding a Landmarking Workshop to discuss his experiences with landmarking his house. Tofte thought that was a great idea and recommended to use her house for landmarking. Design Assistance Koertje recommended the Commission continue this discussion item until the next meeting because Heather Lewis was not here to discuss any updates. Old Town Historic District Stewart stated the mapping is the most important component of the project and the best way to identify resources. Stewart then passed out his latest mapping efforts. Muckle asked if the mapping program Stewart is working with is compatible with the City’s GIS program. Stewart stated it was and he is working with Dellinger. Stewart stated these maps show how many structures still need to be surveyed. Stewart continued to state the HPC will need to determine the parameters of the next survey and to what level or degree the survey will have to be performed. Tofte asked if the old survey would need to be redone or could the new survey just take over where the old survey left off. McCartney stated this would need to be a new survey since there might have been modifications to the buildings in the old survey. Muckle added we could use the social history; Bridget Bacon has been creating, as part of the intensive survey.