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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-08-11 - Agendas - Final (2) CITY OF Tay� LY i'I'l e� AGENDA ARKANSAS Historic District Commission August 11, 2016 5:30 PM 113 W. Mountain, Room 326 Members: Christine Myres, David Stewart, Jerry Hogan, Will Watson, Kathryn Cook, Joshua Youngblood, Rhianon DeLeeuw City Staff: Andrew Garner, City Planning Director; Quin Thompson, Planner; Jonathan Curth, Senior Planner; Harry Davis, Planner Call to Order: Roll Call: Minutes: 1. Approval of minutes from the June 9, 2016 meeting Presentations: None Announcements: 2. Welcome new Commissioners David Stewart and Kathryn Cook Unfinished Business: 3. Election of Chair and Vice-chair for 2016 — 2017 4. Update on the proposed Meadow Street Historic District a. Draft project description by Jerry Hogan b. Tentative Schedule by Andrew Garner c. Inventory of completed architectural review forms by Jonathan Curth d. How to complete the architectural review forms by Quin Thompson New Business: None Other Business: 5. Archibald Yell gravestone restoration in Evergreen Cemetery by Jerry Hogan 6. John S. Vest home at 21 N. West Avenue by Jerry Hogan 7. National Guard Armory building by Jerry Hogan Adjourn Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE All interested parties may appear and be heard at the public hearings. Interpreters or TDD, Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, are available for all public hearings; 72 hour notice is required. For further information or to request an interpreter, please call 575-8330. As a courtesy please turn off all cell phones and pagers. A copy of the Planning Commission agenda and other pertinent data are open and available for inspection in the office of City Planning (575-8267), 125 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. All interested parties are invited to review the petitions. 2 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Historic District Commission was held on June 9, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 219 in the City Administration Building at 113 W. Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. ITEMS DISCUSSED ACTION TAKEN 2015 CLG Grant Projects Update No action required Meadow Street Historic District Progress No action required University Heights Historic District Progress No action required Approval of the Minutes from April 14, 2016 Meeting Approved Status of Old Post Office on the Square Recommendation to City Council McNair House National Register Nomination Recommendation to AHPP MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Jerry Hogan Will Watson Christine Myres Teresa Turk Steven Kay Rhianon DeLeeuw Joshua Youngblood STAFF PRESENT Andrew Garner, City Planning Director; Jonathan Curth, Senior Planner; Quin Thompson, Planner; Harry Davis, Planner 5:30 p.m. — Historic District Commission chair Christine Myres called the meeting to order. Upon roll call all members were present except Commissioner Youngblood. Historic District Commission August 11,2016 Agenda Item 1 6-9-2016 Minutes Page 1 of 4 April 14, 2016 Page 2 Announcements: 2015 CLG Grant Projects Update Quin Thompson, Planner, gave an update on the Oaks Cemetery fence and historic plaque that had been recently installed. Commissioner Hogan asked if anything else was going on in Oak Cemetery. Commissioner Turk discussed the archaeological survey of the cemetery that was volunteered by Jaime Lockhart. Andrew Garner, City Planning Director, gave an update on the historic buildings database project and website. Unfinished Business: Proposed Meadow Street Historic District Progress Commissioner Turk discussed the proposed Meadow Street Historic District, asking for progress on the commission completing the building inventories. The commissioners discussed the various properties that were assigned to them for this proposed district. Commissioner Myres stated that the commission would try to get the forms prepared for their various properties that were assigned to them by August if possible which could be ready for our consultant, Nina, who can help clean-up the forms when the grant money is hopefully available in the fall. Proposed University Heights Historic District Progress Commissioner Turk discussed the status of the University Heights proposed historic district. She discussed the technical details of the district, including the fact that neighborhood appears that it will be split into two different districts according to the current feedback she has received. Meeting Minutes: Approval of the Minutes from April 14, 2016 Meeting Motion: Commissioner Hogan made a motion to approve the April 14, 2016 meeting minutes. Commissioner Watson seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 6-0-0. Commissioner Hogan requested that in the future it would be helpful if the meeting minutes were sent separately or printed and brought to the meeting. The packet for tonight's meeting had 75 pages and it was a little difficult to find the minutes. Garner stated that would not be a problem. HisYric District Commission 1 August 11,2016 Agenda Item 1 6-9-2016 Minutes Page 2 of 4 April 14, 2016 Page 3 New Business: Status of Old Post Office on the Square Harry Davis, Planner, summarized the status of the covenants and special warranty deed that preserve the Old Post Office on the Square through the year 2018. The commission discussed concern with a lack of progress to helping continue preservation of the post office. Staff and the commission discussed several options for preservation including adopting a regulated historic district, adopting an overlay zoning district for this landmark property, or purchasing the property. Quin Thompson, Planner, discussed the possibility that the first step might be that city council adopt a resolution to aid in the preservation in the Old Post Office. Motion: Commissioner Hogan made a motion to that the staff should draft a resolution on behalf of the commission and forward it to the city council resolving to aid in the preservation of the Old Post Office. The actual steps taken to preserve the structure could be determined after the council resolves to move forward in this direction. Commissioner Watson seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 6-0-0. McNair House National Register Nomination Jonathan Curth, Senior Planner, presented the McNair House National Register Nomination. The commission discussed support for the proposal to place the McNair House on the National Register. Commissioner Hogan discussed background for the McNair House. Motion: Commissioner Watson made a motion that the Historic District Commission express support to the AHPP on the McNair House nomination. Commissioner Turk seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed with a vote of 6-0-0. Terms of Historic District Commissioners and Election of Officers for 2016-2017 The commission and staff discussed the terms of office for the commission. It was discussed that the terms for Commissioners Turk and Kay will expire on June 30, 2016 and new commissioners have been appointed. Commissioner Myres discussed that election of officers for 2016-2017 would be delayed until the August meeting when the new commissioners would be present. HisTric District Commission S August 11,2016 Agenda Item 1 6-9-2016 Minutes Page 3 of 4 April 14, 2016 Page 4 Announcements: Andrew Garner, City Planning Director, announced that the next Historic District Commission meeting was August 11th. The state's CLG Coordinator, Catherine Barrier will be present to conduct a training session with the commission. The training will take approximately an hour and a half. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. HisTric District Commission 4 August 11,2016 Agenda Item 1 6-9-2016 Minutes Page 4 of 4 draft schedule Meadow Street Historic District SummerSummer 2016 - - _Winter - . . Summer 2017 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 2019 • Complete and • AHPP to review • City's consultant • State Review • National Park submit survey forms and (or other) to Board Meeting Service National architectural provide analysis of prepare and Register listing survey forms to contributing vs. submit National AHPP non-contributing Register • Partial $ provided structures application to by AHPP AHPP • $ contingent on grant Historic District Commission August 11,2016 Agenda Item 4b Meadow St.District Schedule Page 1 of 1