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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointments to the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory
Board
MEETING DATE: June 14, 2010
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint up to two members to the Bozeman Historic Preservation
Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND: This board currently has two vacancies for a historic district
representative, and three vacancies for at-large representatives. Two new applicants have
applied and qualify as at-large representatives.
The Historic Preservation Advisory Board met with and discussed the applicants at their meeting
on May 27, 2010. Mr. Brown described his interest in the Preservation Board's activities, and the
Board motioned and voted unanimously to recommend his appointment to the board. The
BHPAB felt that Mr. Brown's knowledge of the law could be helping their efforts to create a new
sign ordinance for historic signs, as well as upcoming reconfigurations of the BHPAB's policies
and procedures. The board interviewed Paul Reichert, and in noting his part-time residency in
Bozeman expressed concern that he may not be able to fulfill the attendance obligations of
membership. The board did not take action regarding Mr. Reichert’s application.
The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board was created under Chapter 2.80 of the
Bozeman Municipal Code. This chapter is designed as a measure to establish a local historic
preservation program designed to promote the preservation of historic and prehistoric sites,
structures, objects, buildings, and historic districts by addressing historic preservation issues at
the local level and integrating them into local, state, and federal planning and decision-making
processes. The historic preservation program includes identification, evaluation, and protection
of historic resources within the city (Ordinance No. 1180, Section 2, 1985).
The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the
City Commission, City-County Planning Board, Zoning Commission, and other staff members or
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boards seeking advice on historic preservation issues (Ordinance No. 1454, Section 2, 1998;
Ordinance No. 1180, Section 3, 1985).
Members are appointed to staggered two-year terms. It is to be comprised of up to fifteen
members:
(1) Three or four professional members with professional expertise in the disciplines of history,
planning, archaeology, architecture, architecture history, historic archaeology, or other history
preservation-related disciplines, such as cultural geography or cultural anthropology, provided,
however, that at least one member shall be an architect holding Montana or NCARB registration;
(2) Two to four members from historic districts;
(3) One member from the Main Street commercial district, who "shall operate a business or own
property in the neighborhood described as Main Street";
(4) Four to six at-large representatives.
Residence within the City shall not be a prerequisite for professional members or at-large
representatives. This board is considered advisory, although it is generally responsible for
overseeing the operation of the Historic Preservation Office.
This board currently has five vacancies and two applicants.
Applicants seeking Appointment:
Bruce Brown (at-large representative)
Paul Reichert (at-large representative)
Attachments: Board Applications
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CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
APPLICATION FOR THE BOZEMAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
Date:_____________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Physical Address: _________________________________________________________
Mailing Address (if different): _______________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________________
Phone(s): _______________________________________________________________
Length of time in the Bozeman area: _________________________________________
Occupation: ______________________________________________________________
Employer: _______________________________________________________________
Have you ever served on a City or County board? ________________________________
(If so, where, what board, and how long?)
Please explain your relevant qualifications, interests, and experiences.
References (Individual or Organization) Name: Phone:
___________________________________________________ __________________
___________________________________________________ __________________
___________________________________________________ __________________
This application is considered public record. Application contact information may be displayed
on the City of Bozeman website.
PLEASE NOTE: Per Ordinance No. 1759, revising Chapter 2.01 of the Bozeman Municipal
Code, all board members are required to attend a yearly ethics workshop provided free of charge
by the City as a condition of service as a member of a board.
Applicants should apply as one of the following: professional member with expertise in the
disciplines of history, planning, archaeology, architecture, architecture history, historic archaeology,
or other history preservation-related disciplines; member from historic districts; member owning or
operating a business in the Main Street commercial district; or at-large representative.
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