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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-10 Historic Preservation Advisory Board Minutes Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board Minutes May 27, 2010 In attendance: Mark Hufstetler (Chair), Lora Dalton, Crystal Alegria, Dale Martin, Boone Nolte, Jane Klockman, Anne Sherwood (Secretary), Courtney Kramer (City Liaison). Quorum established. I. Meeting was called to order at 6:04pm. II. A motion to approve the minutes from 4/22/10 meeting was made by CA and seconded by JK. Minutes were approved unanimously. III. There was no public comment. IV. There was no ex parte communication. V. Bruce Brown and Paul Reichert were introduced as applicants to the BHPAB. VI. Project Review and Recommendations to Staff – there were no projects to be reviewed. VII. Chair's Report – MH, Chair A. Bruce introduced himself – just passed the bar, opening a law firm here, moved here from Tokyo mainly because he fell in love with the King House on Willson. Moved here less than a year ago and has been working on the house since then. Became fascinated with old buildings and would love to be a part of the board. i. As pointed out that BB could be a historic district board member as a resident of the Bon Ton District. ii. AS made a motion to recommend BB to a seat on the BHPAB. JK seconded. All in favor. B. Paul Reichert introduced himself. Went to MSU, interested in rehabilitation of old buildings. Executive director of Montana Heritage Commission. "Interested in places and the stories they can tell. The human connection to historical places." Geography and Earth Sciences major. Jack of all trades. i. LD asked how PR would reach out to the public as that is big part of BHPAB. PR replied that he's done a lot of planning, worked on controversial issues, comfortable forging ahead when there is something worth fighting for. Worked with the city on Soroptomist Park, parking garage, as an employee of Downtown Bozeman Association. ii. PR has been at his current job for 4 years. Commutes between Helena and Virginia City during the week. Lives in Bozeman on the weekends. Wants to give something back to Bozeman and gain some grounding. AS asked if it would be overwhelming to have commitments in Bozeman with his job managing VC, NC and Reeder's Alley. Claims if he knows in advance of the schedule, it's easier to plan. iii. MH gave PR the one-minute intro to the responsibilities of board members re: subcommittees and board meetings. iv. LD recommended we continue discussion before making a recommendation. C. City-owned house on East Lamme. City wants to dispose of home. Offering it to anyone who wants to move it. i. City has neglected the home to point of demo by neglect. Wanted a demo permit before landfill closed. CK told them it wasn't possible. City needs to follow legal process as individuals do. ii. PR suggested the BHPAB get a tour of building. MH suggested we keep it low-profile. D. Unfinished business: i. MH said highway signs are still not in place. Would be nice to get them up for summer season. ii. Education opportunities: a. CK suggested a design guidelines talk. LD suggested neon sign maker visit. CA reminded CK of a tour of the depot. MH suggested a meeting in the Sigma Chi house. b. Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity owned by Headwaters Academy is being torn down. MN lives next door and claims roof was removed. Owner now wants a demo permit without COA process. City will find building contributing as it's from 1958 and meets historic criteria. Inventory lists it as intrusive to the district. VIII. Planning and Policy Subcommittee: A. Chair's report – given by CK as RB is no longer on the BHPAB. CK suggested we give RB a leave of absence. B. Old Business: i. Cultural sign discussions and inventory – P&P is going to work on photographing the signs of Bozeman and creating a visual directory. th. ii. City commission will be discussing BHPAB's role on June 14. MH recommends we all attend. a. Need to educate the commission that we aren't just obstructionists. Opportunity to inform the commission of our depth and that our decisions are well-informed and thoughtful. CK will give a presentation. BHPAB members can speak. DM asked if we can convince them we are a board of substance at this meeting? b. MH suggested we don't look too choreographed. How do we make the planning process more equitable and streamlined? MH suggested we see projects without as much planning staff discretion. We only get the controversial projects, which makes us look negative. There should be a size-threshold for projects that we see. And, we need to get involved sooner in the process. LD suggested we get a consent agenda in advance of our meetings. AS suggested we align ourselves with commission on need for more efficiency and more objective criteria for projects. DM said a lot of the issues are language based and holding the city to honor the words and phrases is important. DM suggested we set a meeting to discuss this further before the commission meeting. LD suggested "applicants need a clear path before them as they entered the process" should be our theme. Get together to discuss further at P&P meeting. th C. New Business: Next P&P meeting is: June 8 at MH's at 6:30pm. IX. Education and Outreach Subcommittee: A. Chair's Report – CK gave report as JK wasn't at the meeting. i. Preservation Week recap. Need to talk about advertising budget and how to increase attendance at events. ii. Summer Activities: June 16 – 7pm Cooper Park walking tour July 21 – 7pm North Church walking tour August 18 – 6pm Bon Ton historic district walking tour th Story Mansion events: 100-year celebration (July 25) and Story Under thrd the Stars (August 13 and Sept 3) iii. Bozeman's Heritage Trail series has a letter of support from Aaron Pruitt of Montana PBS. Setting up new interviews: Al Stiff's wife has agreed to be filmed. th B. Next Education and Outreach is June 15 at 6:30pm. X. Staff Liaison Report: A. CK said hasn't heard back about grant applications. i. Intern projects working on inventory updates. Building 2010 layer with color coding of contributing structures. Will be part of a database accessible to public. ii. 100 COA's so far this year. iii. MH turns 39 (again) today!! XI. Meeting is adjourned 7:58pm. Action Items: CK – write a letter to city commission recommending BB CK – secure keys for a tour of East Lamme home owned by city CK – follow up with Debbie Arkell on highway signs.