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Historic Preservation Advisory Board at HRDC —
22 March 2012
Members Present: Mark Hufstetler (Chair), Jillian Bowers,
Lesley Gilmore (Secretary), Lora Dalton, Angela King Keesee, Steven
Keuch, Courtney Kramer (City Liaison), Paul Reichert, and Lisa
Verwys - Quorum was established.
Absent: Jecyn Bremer Jennifer Britton, Ryan Olson, Bruce Brown, Jared Infanger, and Anne
Sherwood
Guests: None.
I. Meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm.
II. Since the minutes of the February meeting have not been distributed to the Board, their review was
deferred to the April meeting.
III. Public Comment: None.
IV. Ex Parte Communication:
A. MH relayed a conversation he had had with Jerry Pape about the Armory sale—the investor is
interested in renovating it into a boutique hotel. The roof will apparently be removed to
accommodate construction of floors above.
B. MH indicated that he told Jerry that the board would be available to provide review of the project
as required.
V. Introduction of Invited Guests:
A. MSU Masters in Public Administration (MPA) students:
1. Crystal Hagerman, first year in the program.
2. Jenny Avery, first year in the program also.
3. Lisa Hammer, 4t" semester, has a legal background.
4. Chase
B. Jessie Nunn, applicant to the board. She is currently a historic preservation consultant.
C. Cyndi Andrus, the board's new City Commission liaison. She was just appointed to the
Montana Heritage Commission today.
D. The board introduced themselves.
VI. Staff Update by CK
A. SAT Grant
1. The Pioneer Museum will receive $74,000 and will have to raise $74,000 (as a matching
grant).
2. Delaney & Company will receive money to reconstruct the historic canopy and storefront at
the General Willson Building at 101 East Main Street. This should provide an interesting
path of discovery about the original construction and how it differed from Fred Willson's
construction drawings.
3. The grant period is until the end of 2014.
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4. There's still about $25,000 left in the grant fund; this can be used for additional projects. CK
welcomed ideas about worthy projects.
B. Montana Preservation Fund grant application for the depot is due June 1, 2012. CK hopes to
get Montana Rail Link to sign off on the application.
C. Future Events— on behalf of the Education & Outreach Committee (E&O)
1. Preservation Week
a) Sunday, 5/13, sometime between 12-5pm: Dale Martin's walking tour of the northeast
neighborhood. Will also look at the heritage trees.
b) Tuesday, 5/15: Richard Brown will do a seminar about how to research your historic
house, and what to do with that information.
c) Thursday, 5/17: Beall Center— Historic Preservation Awards. (Nominations are due
Monday, 4/2/2012.)
2. Gallatin Valley Land Trust— CK's developed a relationship with Penelope Pierce, the
executive director. They're talking about developing a trails system with a history
component. They're planning a joint effort bike tour in August that will highlight historic
properties and adjacent lands.
3. Next E&O meeting: Schedule via email/doodle.
Courtney Kramer left the meeting at this point, so as not to engage in potential conflict of interest
during the upcoming discussion with the MSU MPA students.
VII.Chair's Report (MH)
A. Two applicants for one open seat: Nicole Becker and Jessie Nunn (present).
1. Jessie worked at the Nebraska SHPO as the National Register Coordinator for 3 years and
has recently returned to Montana.
2. MH recommended that we accept the one who applied first—Jessie. The other applicant
could potentially fulfill a position that comes open later.
3. LD asked if a non-board member could be on one of the committees. MH: yes, if an
applicant is willing. We should reach out to Nicole and get her involved. Lisa, who knows
Nicole, felt that Nicole would be amenable to this arrangement.
4. LMG moved that we recommend Jessie's application to the board to fulfill the vacant at-
large seat. PR seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. MH will forward this
motion to Aimee Kissell.
B. Sub-committees: MH asked that board members confirm their interest on the sub-committees.
Lisa expressed interested in serving on the E&O committee.
VIII. Policy and Planning Committee (LD)
A. Did not meet this month. Will report next month, after meeting.
B. LD wants the committee to meet with Cyndi, who indicated her willingness to do so.
C. Next Meeting: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 6:30 pm, Courtney's House at 4249 Brenden Street.
IX. MSU's Masters in Public Administration students ran the meeting from this point forward. They are
working on a school project to assess the effectiveness of the historic preservation program in
Bozeman. Discussion ensued about the board's priorities, values, and goals. The board was
encouraged to send any additional thoughts to the MPA students via email —they will be making
recommendations to the planning staff at the end of April.
X. Motion to adjourn at 8:00 pm — by LD, seconded by LMG.
XI. Next meeting April 26, 2012.
END OF MINUTES Secretary: Lesley M. Gilmore
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