HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-09 MinutesMINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Historic District Commission was held on June 9,
2011 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326 in the City Administration Building at 113 W. Mountain
Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
ACTION TAKEN
City of Fayetteville Preservation Awards, 2011 None Required
Annual Report to the City Council Approved
City Administration Building Approved
Election of Officers Postponed to August
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MEMBERS PRESENT
Mark Alt
Cheri Coley
Annie Dowling
Ethel Goodstein-Murphree
Cindy Kalke
Mikel Lolley
MEMBERS ABSENT
Jonathan Story
STAFF PRESENT STAFF ABSENT
Dara Sanders, Current Planner
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CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Lolley at 5:37
p.m.
L Service Recognition for Cindy Kalke. Mikel Lolley presented
Commissioner Kalke's service recognition certificate in appreciation of
her volunteered service to the City of Fayetteville.
II. Approval of the April 14, 2011 meeting minutes
Commissioner Alt made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 14, 2011
meeting. Commissioner Dowling seconded the motion. Upon role call the motion
passed with a vote of 6-0-0.
III. Announcements
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, distributed the final draft of the brochure and
requested comments, recommendations, and edits in the descriptions. Commissioners
established a deadline of July 9th to provide staff with comments.
IV. Old Business
Citv of Fayetteville Preservation Awards, 2011
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, discussed the response to and participation in the
first preservation awards program and made recommendations for improvement.
Commissioners expressed satisfaction with the result of the program and discussed
the timing for nominations and agreed that a longer period would be acceptable.
Suggested time periods ranging from 30 days to 90 days.
Commissioner Goodstein-Murphree discussed the option of continuing the
tradition of having a speaker and recommended that the Historic District Commission
think about the message at each award ceremony.
Annual Report to the City Council
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, discussed the past staff recommendation to build
preservation advocacy by giving preservation awards, meeting with City Cou8ncil
members and Planning Commissioners, and delivering an annual report to the City
Council. Sanders recommended delivering an annual report to the City Council now
that the Commission has completed the first preservation awards program.
Commissioners discussed the tasks and projects completed recently that should be
communicated to the City Council.
Sanders discussed the process of delivering an annual report to the City Council.
Commissioner Dowling volunteered to compile the information and deliver the
report.
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Commissioner Alt made a motion to appoint Commissioner Dowling as project
manager for delivering an annual report to the City Council. Commissioner Coley
seconded the motion. Upon role call the motion passed with a vote of 6-0-0.
V. New Business
Determination of Eligibility for the City Administration Building
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, discussed Mayor Jordan's and Chief of Staff Marr's
direction for staff to proceed with a National Register of Historic Places application
for determination of eligibility for the City Administration Building and requested
Historic District Commission assistance.
Commissioner Goodstein-Murphree discussed the most significant and time
consuming task of drafting the required description of the building's historical uses
and local significance.
Commissioners discussed the variety of tasks involved in completing the application
and the past uses of the building.
Commissioner Goodstein-Murphree recommended that staff discuss the issue with
Ralph Wilcox with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program to discuss the internal
process and submittal dates and review the way in which other commercial buildings
were described in those applications.
Commissioners discussed researching the past historical uses and local significance
separately and present the facts to staff by email so that staff can put together
information in presentation form for discussion at the next meeting.
Commissioner Coley made a motion for Commissioners to research the information
independently and report all findings to staff for presentation and discussion at the
next meeting. Commissioner Goodstein-Murphree seconded the motion. Upon role
call the motion passed with a vote of 6-0-0.
Election of Officers
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, discussed that the by-laws require that the Historic
District Commission elect officers annually in the month of July. Staff has included
the election of officers on the June agenda, but the Commission can vote to postpone
the election to the August meeting in anticipation of newly appointed Commissioners.
Commissioner Goodstein-Murphree made a motion to postpone the election of
officers to the August meeting. Commissioner Coley seconded. Upon role call the
motion passed with a vote of 6-0-0.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:37 P.M.
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