HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-19-12 Historic Preservation Advisory Board Minutes Historic Preservation Advisory Board at HRDC —
19 January 2012
Members Present: Mark Hufstetler (Chair), Jillian Bowers, Jennifer Britton, Ryan Olson, Bruce Brown,
Lesley Gilmore (Secretary), Lora Dalton, Jared Infanger, Angela King Keesee, Steven Keuch, Courtney
Kramer (City Liaison), Paul Reichert, and Anne Sherwood - Quorum was established.
Absent: Jecyn Bremer
Guests: None.
I. Meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm.
II. Minutes from prior meeting:
A. Motion to approve was made by AS and seconded by RO.
B. Unanimous approval.
III. Public Comment: None.
IV. Ex Parte Communication: None.
V. Introduction of Invited Guests: Lisa Verwys, board applicant.
VI. Project Review and Recommendations to Staff: Status update on the Bozeman Armory Building
A. AS introduced Jerry Pape, who owns a very successful IT company and Triple Creek Realty.
B. JP summarized that he/Triple Creek are representing First Interstate Bank, trying to find a buyer
in a difficult economy—a buyer who can adaptively reuse the building.
1. He stressed the need for the project to be for the greater community purpose, which might
not result in retention of the building.
2. Cost of demolition: $550,000 - $600,000.
3. Cost of repair: approx. $548,000.
4. Since the above two costs are nearly equal, there isn't a clear path.
C. MH: We have no intent to do anything contrary to the bank's efforts. We are supportive of the
bank's efforts to find a qualified buyer and to not just unload the building. But if demolition is the
outcome, the board can't recommend it.
D. Charrette: supported by Jerry, but he can't speak for the bank or the future owner, who might
not support the effort. BHPAB could still proceed with the charrette.
1. Charrettes are often hypothetical, so the application of a real project with real constraints
would be healthy and educational.
2. The concept of a charrette is to promote good design in Bozeman.
3. JP understands that this process could stimulate additional ideas, but with no intent to
influence the ultimate design and use.
4. MH: of course, if someone proposes to demolish the building, the BHPAB will have a
different reaction and take a different course.
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5. JP: If the bank has done everything possible to promote retention of the building, and
demolition is imminent, he'll solicit the board's advice about how to make the best of it—
reuse parts, the sign, etc. At some point, we have to look at how the building serves the
public. The cost to the community should be considered.
6. JP: The bank has probably spent $35,000 on studies, etc. for the building.
7. JP: The floor has been destroyed by the water from the roof leaks.
E. Questions to JP:
1. Any interesting potential buyers? Yes, a diverse array. It depends on who will do the
remediation. The sell requires a professional remediation —a price tag of$600,000. Total
sale for$1.2m —so selling with roof repaired and hazards remediated. Not an inflated cost.
a) Brewery restaurant.
b) Prominent foundation that could buy it, but could they generate income to maintain it.
c) A church
F. Other properties considered for the charrette: Depot, brewery wall
G. JP: not enough to have a successful design —you need an exciting use to draw people to the
building, to create a confluence of attention.
H. CK: Not sure our timing will come together for a Spring 2012 charrette, particularly in times of
student availability. Charrette probably wouldn't work until Fall 2012. Not conceivable to
receive class credit for it; the process takes longer with MSU.
I. JP- Armory details:
1. 8000 sf in basement. Daylight in basement? Two rooms at north side only.
2. Gym floor 6000 sf plus
3. Total building about 29,000 s.f.
J. JP: it would be our hope that new memories can be created in this building.
K. MH: the armory's heritage value has been a common topic with the board. Feel free to reach
out to us if you need anything.
L. MH will send JP a link to the board's website—to merry triplecreek.com.
M. JP will relay our request to the bank.
VII.Chair's Report (MH)
A. Heritage trees in Bozeman - This has been postponed to February.
B. Application by Lisa Verwys for a seat on the Preservation Board
1. Introductions of the board members.
2. Lisa moved to Bozeman a few years ago, works at MOR, and is handling the Povah
collection (Yellowstone General Stores) which was received by MOR a few years ago.
3. MH explained the goals of the board, and the sub-committees that focus on these two goals:
Education and Outreach, and Policy and Planning.
C. Speakers and other topics:
1. Jillian spoke with the MSU architect who said we could tour the MSU steam plant. Jillian will
organize it.
2. Jillian's office has gone through the archives and found some historic photographs from
about 100 years ago, which have been mounted in their office. Viewing the photographs will
be tacked onto the steam plant tour.
VIII. Policy and Planning Committee (LD)
A. Tax Abatement: We're just about done with the ordinance. Will send a copy to CK so she can
review it with Chris Saunders and have the city attorney review it. Get it into the commission
agenda as soon as we can.
B. Next issues: Signs, demolition by neglect.
C. MH: board will be assigned a new City Commission liaison, as part of a general liaison shift.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6:30 pm, Mark's House at 502 N. 16th Street. To
'het our priorities in ordQE.
E. AS: Encouraged members to search for other demolition by neglect ordinances. AKK said that
Memphis has such an ordinance.
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IX. Education and Outreach Committee (RO)
A. Survey: Had one more inventory session of the northeast neighborhood, which marks the end of
that effort for the year. CK will finish flushing out the boundaries of the district on the GIS.
B. Then use this information to communicate to the commission about how outdated our data is
and the value of updating it.
C. Aside: MH said that the brewery neighborhood is planning a public event to generate interest
and support.
D. Projects for 2012:
1. Charrette for Fall 2012 — keep planning this now, to be ready then. Our intention is not to
organize the charrette, but to foster support for MSU to do so.
2. HP awards during Preservation Week, May 14-18, 2012.
a) April 2 as deadline for receipt of nominations.
b) CK and AS will sit down to review the nominations and nurse them into acceptable form.
Jillian offered her assistance.
c) Press release and poster on website will announce request for nominations. Send press
release to all the architecture firms in town, SWIMBIA, etc.
d) AS: If you see a potential nomination, tell AS or CK.
e) Fit categories to match the properties.
3. Other Preservation Week activities: Walking tours (of the northeast neighborhood for one),
seminars. CK will approach Dale Martin about writing the walking tour for northeast
neighborhood.
4. Other agenda items for this year: update media for tours (apps).
5. New chair to be determined at next meeting.
E. Next meeting: Feb. 2, 6:30 pm at Steven's house at 502 N.Tenth Avenue.
X. Staff Liaison Report (CK)
A. Review of SAT grant applications:
1. 12/23/2011 CK sent applications to SHPO and NPS for review; these reviews have not been
received yet.
2. CK will be reviewing the applications in order to provide brief abstracts of them to SHPO and
NPS tomorrow, to facilitate this review.
3. Ideally present to the City Commission as a consent agenda.
4. Not sure of who decides which applicants receive what monetary amount.
5. Projects— 3 have been submitted:
i. Pioneer Museum: New roof, masonry work, and potential window replacement.
ii. Ace Owenhouse downtown: Three different buildings being restored to one unified
building. Fagade finishes have been removed, revealing that there is no original material
behind. Upstairs will be restored to residential apartments.
iii. Willson Building (Delaney & Company): To reconstruct one of the Fred Willson awnings
from original drawings, and cut new window openings into the west side of the building.
6. RO: Moved to authorize the professional subcommittee to review the SAT grants and make
recommendations on behalf of the board. LD seconded the motion. Committee will review
after receipt of the comments from the NPS and SHPO. CK will need comments by 2/13 as
she needs to submit her staff report on 2/16. Comments will be sent to the entire board, so
they can be informed.
7. Professional subcommittee will accept new members. Current committee consists of MH,
LMG, LD, and PR.
B. NP Depot task force: CK is drafting a memo regarding the task force, with information about the
depot. Then they'll try to work with the railroad.
XI. Motion to adjourn at 8:14 pm — by RO, seconded by LMG.
END OF MINUTES Secretary: Lesley M. Gilmore
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