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Home My WebLink About04-09-15 BHPAB minutesThe Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board generally meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30PM. Meetings of this Board are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact the City’s ADA coordinator, James Goehrung at 406‐582‐3232 (TDD 582‐2301). Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board April 9, 2015 Special Meeting minutes Upstairs Conference Room of the Stiff Professional Building 20 East Olive Street, Bozeman, Montana In attendance: Matt Kennedy, Merri Ketterer, Pat Jacobs, Kelsey Matson, Cyndy Andrus (Commission liaison), Courtney Kramer (Historic Preservation Officer) Meeting called to order by HPO Kramer at 6:33pm. HPO Kramer conducting the meeting in the absence of an elected chair. I. Disclosure of Ex Parte Communication There was no disclosure of Ex Parte Communication. II. Changes to the Agenda There were no changes to the agenda, III. Approval of Minutes Pat Jacobs moved to approve the minutes from the January 22, 2015 meeting and the November 20, 2014 BHPAB meeting. Merri Ketterer seconded. Motion passed unanimously. IV. Consent agenda There were no items on the consent agenda. V. Public comment There were no members of the public in attendance and no public comment. VI. Action items A. Preservation Board officer elections 1. Chairperson Merri moved to nominate Lisa Verwys as Chair of the Board. Kelsey seconded. HPO Kramer stated that she communicated with Lisa, who confirmed via email that she would serve as Chair of the Preservation Board. HPO Kramer further stated that she reviewed the City’s adopted policies, and it appeared that Lisa could be elected at a meeting she was absent from. There were no other nominations. HPO Kramer called the vote. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Vice chairperson Kerri nominated Kelsey Matson as Vice chair person. Kelsey accepted, but noted that she may be intermittently absent this summer in pursuit of her PhD. Matt Seconded. There were no other nominations. Motion passed unanimously. The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board generally meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30PM. Meetings of this Board are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact the City’s ADA coordinator, James Goehrung at 406‐582‐3232 (TDD 582‐2301). 3. Recording secretary There were no nominations for recording secretary. There was further discussion regarding the Board’s quorum and membership. The Board members thought that the Preservation Awards may be a good source of potential Board members. B. Selection of 2015 Preservation Award recipients and related Award program/ event planning The Preservation Board members reviewed the nine nominations received for Historic Preservation Awards using the slate prepared by Merri. 1. Preservation Stewardship. Category description: “Recognizes groups, individuals, agencies, or businesses that have positively impacted the City of Bozeman by advancing the public’s appreciation, understanding and involvement in historic preservation or the conservation of living traditions.” Board member Merri nominated the American Indian Council for a preservation stewardship award. As Merri was the nominator, she recused herself from discussion. Matt nominated the American Indian Council for a Preservation Stewardship Award. Kelsey seconded. Matt asked Merri to speak to why she felt the organization fulfilled the category description. Merri noted that for 40 years the AIC has hosted a pow wow, which provided a venue for public appreciation, involvement and preservation of an oral history tradition used by the region’s Native American tribes. HPO Kramer called the vote. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Continued maintenance: Category description: “Recognizes an effort to actively preserve and maintain an historic building or structure for its continued use while respecting the building's original character and its site.” There was a nomination for 313 South 6th Avenue for an award for continued maintenance. Pat motioned that the board give an award to 313 South 6th for continued maintenance. Kelsey seconded. Motion passed. There was a nomination of the Olive and Wallace building for a continued maintenance award. A board member did not make a motion to give the project an award for continued maintenance. There was board member discussion about how the project would have fit into an adaptive reuse category, which was not included in the awards program. The Board will consider adding an Adaptive Reuse category and save the nomination for future consideration. The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board generally meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30PM. Meetings of this Board are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact the City’s ADA coordinator, James Goehrung at 406‐582‐3232 (TDD 582‐2301). 3. Restoration/ Rehabilitation: Category description: “Recognizes a restoration, renovation or rehabilitation project which meets high standards of preservation, that respects and responds to Bozeman’s unique cultural history and heritage.” There was a nomination of the residence at 519 North Black Avenue for a restoration and rehabilitation award. Merri made a motion to give the property an award for the project. Pat seconded. The Board discussed how the project met the criteria for the award. The motion passed. There was a nomination for the Olive and Wallace building as well as 618 North Black, for restoration and rehabilitation award. A motion to give either project an award was not made. The board discussed that they felt the projects did not meet the criteria. 4. Infill/ New Construction: Category description: “Recognizes new infill construction or additions to an historic building which responds to Bozeman’s architectural and cultural heritage, follows the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and preserves the integrity of the Neighborhood.” There was a nomination of 5078 West Babcock for the construction of a new accessory garage for an Infill/ New Construction Award. Pat motioned the project receive an award for this category. Matt seconded. There was discussion of how the project met the award criteria. Motion passed. There was also nominations for 304 East Koch and 329 South Lindley. A motion to give either project an award was not made. The Board discussed how both projects were not consistent with the SOI Standards for Rehabilitation. Following selection of the preservation award recipients, the Board discussed the upcoming event. Various board members volunteered for specific tasks and discussed a timeline. VII. FYI/ Discussion A. FYI: the Dept. of Community Development has received a revised COA submittal for 401South Willson Avenue which proposes retention of the existing structure, with emphasis on the north and east elevations. HPO Kramer informed the Board that the Department has received a revised COA submittal for 401 South Willson, and is working to determine if the application is complete for review. She’ll keep the board informed of the application’s progress through the review process. B. Discussion: Updating bylaws and governance documents discussion There was brief discussion of the initiative to updated the Preservation Board’s bylaws. The Board members will take up this task over the summer and early fall, as they wanted to get through the Preservation Awards event first. The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board generally meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30PM. Meetings of this Board are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact the City’s ADA coordinator, James Goehrung at 406‐582‐3232 (TDD 582‐2301). C. Report on the unpermitted demolition of 402 West Koch HPO Kramer reported on the unpermitted demolition of 402 West Koch Street. The project received a Certificate of Appropriateness to remodel the house and construct a second story, however, the property owner demolished the house last week. Commissioner Andrus stated that the City Commission received numerous items of public comment on the application. D. Cultural resource survey work HPO Kramer reported on the progress of the cultural resource survey work in the Bozeman B‐3 district. She’s received about 20 draft or final Montana Property Record Forms from the consultant, and is working to finalize them with the Montana State Historic Preservation Office. VIII. Adjournment