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Landmark Commission Minutes - 04/28/2009MINUTES LANDMARK COMMISSION 0 April 28, 2009 MEMBERS PRESENT: Dianne Thueson, Chairperson ■ Members Stacie Flood ■ Christy Graham ■ John Kidwell ■ Councilor Charles Elmore ■ Council Liaison Karen Montgomery- Gagne, Planner III ■ Staff ABSENT: Marilyn Carper ■ Cindy Cotton ■ Ron Fox ■ Jim Newsom ■ Pat Sullivan ■ Steve Wood ■ • 1. CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS Chairperson Thueson called the Commission meeting to order at 4:10 pm. There was no quorum at this meeting. II. REVIEW & APPROVAL OF MARCH 2009 MEETING MINUTES Chairperson Thueson called for review of the March meeting minutes with lack of quorum the minutes will be approved at a later date. III. CLG 2009 GRANT AWARD — PREFERRED HISTORIC SITEWEVENTS Chairperson Thueson called for discussion of the CLG project and requested staff update members on the site preferences. Ms. Gagne noted that as of the April meeting only three people (Mr. Newsom, Ms. Carper and Ms. Flood) had submitted any suggestions to her, which included the Call Field Memorial, WWI Jenny plane at the Kickapoo Airpark along with the Kell House, Weeks Mansion, Depot Square, Littlest Skyscraper, Morningside Historic District, Kemp Center for the Arts, First United Methodist Church, Hodges- Hardy- Chambers House, Memorial Auditorium, Hardin Administration Building, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard, Kell Air Field Terminal Building at Sheppard Air Force Base, Graham B. Purcell Building /Federal Post Office, Holt Hotel, Cline - Bridwell Mansion, 1411 Ninth St., Hamilton House, Lillis Morgan House, Berry Brown House, The Elks Home, and the Kemp Wholesale Grocery. Staff noted many of these sites are already city or national landmarks and will be considered by the Commission. Ms. Graham commented the Curtis Jenny is important for visitors with the community's historic connection to military/air service. She suggested the Old Country Club Inn /bed & breakfast be considered for the brochure. Members discussed this site and Chairperson Thueson explained the Old Country Club Inn was not the original WF Country Club but rather a private club in the community. The original WF Country Club was lost in a fire. Councilor Elmore inquired about the type of items Commission was looking for inclusion with the brochure. Chairperson Thueson stated the Commission is looking for any items of historical Landmark Commission April 28, 2009 page 1 interest not just the designated landmarks. Ms. Flood highlighted some items from her list of potential sites, including Riverside Cemetery which received a new marker for Kemp and markers at the prominent city founder grave sites. Councilor Elmore informed the Commission he's working with the County to donate the iron trestle bridge (circa 1886 — original crossing at Wichita River) to Streams & Valleys organization for part of the City's trail system and wondered if this would be added to the list for consideration. Discussion continued among members regarding various locations and ideas for the brochure. Ms. Flood commented she had some walking tour and historic tour brochures from museum tourism seminars she attended in Decatur and El Paso. She highlighted the San Elizario mission tour brochure from El Paso as an ideal example. Chairperson Thueson commented on the quality of the City's recent annual report booklet and visitor's & convention bureau booklet of events which are a positive image for the community. Planning staff indicated the City Public Information Office worked closely with Design Works for the annual report publication and copies were limited. She noted if there are issues in the future due to increased printing costs exceeding grant allocations, the Chairperson suggested having the brochures printed in -house at the City. Staff indicated this may be a possibility but it would be dependent on other City priorities. Both Ms. Flood and Ms. Graham suggested sponsorship for the back page of the brochure if publication costs become an issue rather than compromising on printing quality. Mr. Kidwell inquired about including City Parks on the list and if there is a list of amenities, particularly monuments or sculptures in each park? Staff noted parks may be included but the Parks Dept. maintains a list of parks and their facilities so it may be a duplication to put that much detail in the historic preservation brochure. Chairperson Thueson encouraged members to email ideas and suggestions for the brochure to Ms. Gagne before the next meeting to incorporate into a master list of historic sites. In other news regarding the grant, Ms. Gagne noted THC contacted and informed her in early April of an additional $773.32 allocation for the 2009 CLG grant project. The grant award was previously submitted to City Council for appropriation in March, so the increased match will come from in -kind (r services. A copy of the acceptance letter for additional grant funds was included with the meeting packets and revised contracts were signed and submitted to THC. IV. DISCUSSION -2010 CLG GRANT SUBMITTAL- DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINE PROJECT Chairperson Thueson introduced this item for discussion and expressed some hesitation about applying for another CLG grant considering the current problem with obtaining quorum at Commission meetings. She noted the Commission can not always count on staff to take on grant projects 100% because they have other assigned project responsibilities with the City. Chairperson Thueson stated if the Commission opts to apply for a grant project, and the grant application is approved, then the members have to also take on responsibility to help accomplish the project in conjunction with staff assistance and guidance. Members who were in attendance were in agreement. Members discussed some options for the 2010 grant and they indicated an interest in applying because the Commission needs help re- writing the Design Review Guidelines. The Commission was very impressed with the City of Grapevine's Design Guidelines that were prepared by Marcel Quimby, preservation consultant in Dallas. Councilor Elmore commented we could take the City of Grapevine's guidelines and use Barry Levy from Public Information to redo the project. Chairperson Thueson and members agreed Mr. Levy is very talented and was the pivotal person in completing the preservation video project but this project would be more focused on re- writing policy sections where a consultant's expertise from other city's would be ideal. Planning and Public Information staff will be involved with obtaining local photo examples. Chairperson Thueson stated the alternative to not applying for a CLG grant in either 2010 or 2011 is to overhaul the guidelines in house with staff and the Commission. Both Chairperson Thueson and Ms. Gagne commented we've tried over the past two years to research and update sections of the guidelines but consensus is difficult on some key issues and other regular Commission activity impacts time devoted to the project. Staff indicated a preservation consultant had contacted the office regarding the historic sites brochure project and to offer their Landmark Commission April 28, 2009 page 2 E. services for any future preservation project — Ms. Gagne will contact both this firm & Marcel Quimby to obtain project estimates to determine if it's feasible to hire a consultant. V. REVIEW & DISCUSSION of HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE This item will be discussed at the next Commission meeting when a quorum of members is obtained. VI. OTHER BUSINESS: a) West Floral Heights Historic District update There were no attendees from the West Floral Heights Historic District at the meeting. b) Newsletter and Periodical update — information included in the meeting packets Other Items — Murals: Councilor Elmore informed the Commission he was working on murals again with the B & C Printing Building tenants to consider a river scene on the north side of the building. Staff commented that this was part of the reason the Design Review Guidelines needed to be updated in order to provide basic requirements for placing a mural on a historically designated building. Ms. Graham referenced a mural example in Sundance Square where an old building was painted with a 3D stone image. Co. Elmore requested if anyone from the Commission has ideas for the mural to submit to his attention. Discussion among members included considering the Value Village wall facing the parking lot at 8th /Indiana, it would be an ideal canvas for a 3D mural of the former streetscape. Staff noted any proposed mural would require review and approval from the Landmark Commission prior to placement on any historic district or landmark building. VI1. ADJOURN The Commission adjourned the meeting at 5:04pm. The next regular Landmark Commission meeting will be May 19th, 2009 at 4pm with a work session tentatively scheduled for May 12th — timing to be determined. ,&Jy� l/V ) � _ oWq ianne Thueson, Chairperson Date RECEIVED IN CITY C Date awq jERK'S • I�11 Landmark Commission April 28, 2009 page 3