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Home My WebLink About06212006 Historic Preservation PacketSeward Historic .Preservation Commission Regular Meeting June 21, 2006 Shannon Kovac Chair Term Expires OS/07 Tom Swann Yice-Chair Term Expires OS/07 Vacant Commissioner Term Expires OS/08 Greg Carpenter Commissioner Term Expires Sl09 James Rowell Commissioner Term Expires OS/OS Valerie Park Commissioner Term Expires OS/09 Shannon Huber Commissioner Term Expires S/09 4. James Rowell -progress report on the update of the Historic Preservation Website Clark Corbridge ~ City Manager Malcolm Brown Planner Donna Glerrz Planning Assistant 6: 30 p. m. City Council Chambers 1. Call to Order 2. Opening Ceremony A. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Special Reports A. City Administration Report B. Other Reports, Announcements & Presentations 1. Mark Luttrell or Valerie Park updatelpresentation on the ongoing archeological oversight of the Third Avenue road reconstruction project. 2. Tom Swann -update on any Jesse Lee Home activities 3. Valerie Park update on the Jesse Lee Home presentation during Historic Preservation Month. 5. Shannon Kovac, Greg Carpenter -update on DNR grant for the Hoben Park historic wrought iron fence. 5. Citizens' Comments on Agenda Items Not Scheduled for Public Hearing and Other Items Not Included on the Agenda. [Those who have signed in will be given the fast opportunity to speak Time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item) Historic Preservation Commission June 21, 2006 Regular ~I~leeting Agenda Page 1 6. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda. [Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). ConsentAgenda items are not considered separately unless a Commissioner so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda. J 7. Special Items A. Election of Chair and Vice Chair .................................................................. Page 3 8. Public Hearings [Limit comments to S minutes. Those who have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak] None 9. Unfinished Business -None 10. New Business A. Discussion of the Request for Assistance with Reseazch of the World War II bunkers and Quonset Huts in preparation for nomination to the Sewazd Register of Historic Places ............................................................................................................. Page 4 B. Discussion of planning a celebration for Alaska Flag Day, July 2007 ...................... C. Discussion and set a work session date for the development of the Local Register of Historic Trees and Plants ............................................................................... Page 7 * D (pulled by staff] ....................................... I1. Informational Items and Reports (No action required) 12. Commission Comments 13. Citizens' Comments [Limit to S minutes per individual -Each individual has one opportunity to speak] 14. Commissions and Administration Response to Citizens' Comments 15. Adjournment r Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda June 21, 2Q06 Page 2 Historic Preservation Agenda Statement Meeting Date: June 21, 2006 From: Donna Glenz, Planning Assistant Through: Malcolm Brown, Planner Agenda Item: Election of Chair & Vice Chair BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION: Each year the Historic Preservation Commission must elect a chair and vice chair for the coming year. The duties of the Chair are to: 1. Open the meeting on time and call the meeting to order; 2. Announce in proper sequence the business on the agenda; 3. Recognize members who are entitled to the floor; 4. State and put to a vote all legitimate motions that arise during the meeting; 5. Do not permit debate until there is a motion on the floor; 6. Protect the Commission from frivolous or delaying motions by refusing to recognize them; 7. Enforce the rules regarding debate and keep order; 8. Expedite business in a way compatible with the rights of the members; 9. Decide all questions of order; 10. Respond to all inquiries of members; 11. Ensure that citizens address all remarks to the Commission; and 12. Declare the meeting adjourned. The process for election of the chair and vice chair is as follows: The current chair should open nominations. Anyone can nominate another commissioner as chair. • If only one nomination is received, a motion should be made to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for the chosen person. That motion will need a second and can be approved by unanimous consent. (No role call vote is necessary). • If more than one nomination is received, I will prepare ballots for each Commissioner to vote for one nominee and sign his ballot. I will then collect the ballots, read the votes aloud, and announce the prevailing nominee. A motion is then in order to elect the nominee as chairperson. A second is needed and the motion can be approved by unanimous consent of the commission. The above procedures should also be used to elect a vice chair. RECOMMENDATION: Commission elects a Chair and Vice-Chair >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carol Griswold" <cgriz@ak.net> >To: <undisclosed-recipients:> >Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 9:07 PM >Subject: WW II bunkers »Sunday, October 9, 2005 »WW II bunker report: »This afternoon a friend and I went exploring for remnants of WW II out by the dump. We found the south WW II bunker where the highway department used to store gravel and sand mixed with salt in the 1960s through 80s. The original steel doors were removed and the hole made lazger for the road equipment to get in and out. The road crew tried to push over the protective wall with a caterpillaz to make it easier to get in and out, but it was too strong. For that reason, or perhaps with help from the river, it now it leans a bit. The wall was designed to keep ammunitions from coming in and exploding the ammunitions stored inside during the waz, and to prevent damage in case of explosions from the bunker. I remember in the eazly 80s this was the place to go to practice shooting. Now it's agraffiti-covered hangout. We picked up 4 grocery bags of spray cans, aluminum cans, glass bottles, and other trash. Someone has hauled in a metal bathtub, and a pallet; there's another fire planned soon, I suspect. We then hiked north about a quarter mile and looked for the second bunker. I have never heazd of or seen this one before, but there is was, facing south, covered by cottonwoods, spruce trees, and alders. A branch of Japanese Creek runs freely between the bunker and the protective wall. Inside the bunker aze several feet of fine sand deposited by the river during floods. There is less grai~iti, and again, no doors. The protective wall is very straight; there aze no leaks in this roof. It is an outstanding job of concrete work. On top, is a tall metal chimney that is part of a vent that exits the rear of the bunker. It has a few bullet holes in it, but is otherwise in good condition. The highway department used this bunker to store dynamite. Back in the old days, their equipment was not as powerful as today, and so they used dynamite to remove road slides, etc. There used to be a road from the dump road out to this bunker; the river has erased it over the years. But the roadway to the other bunker is still useful as a walking trail I intent to nominate these two bunkers to the Seward Historic Register, as soon as I can get the paperwork. These represent a very significant period in Sewazd's history, and should be recognized. Other significant WW II sites in Sewazd should also be recognized if they aren't already. These include the quonset but by the water tank that was once used as a dog pound, and the other, well- ; preserved quonset huts sprinkled around Seward, notably Albert Schmoyer's on Caines Head Road. His was never used in the waz, but he bought it from the army as surplus, moved it, and took meticulous caze of it as his home for decades. If anyone knows of other WW II structures that should be photographed and documented, please let me know. It is a lot of fun to find these hidden treasures! »Best, »Cazol Griswold -World War II Bunker MM~ F~1 .fir i.i 3 O ~,~,4 ,; ~ .;~ ,, ~, _~ = w 1~ f~X 9 'i # ~ 1 3 r. a e ~ ~ ~¢ ; ,:; .t ~ ~ r ~ 4 ~, ~ Wyk ~ ~~:~~ 4 ~ ~ .i( w ia" ` ~' d4 ~r ~'' ~~^ ~~~~,~,~~ ~~ ..r °~ r ~~ _ ~ ~ v ~~''~ ~~~; f; i«, ' y ;~, r ~~~~# e ~~ ~, ~., ~rr~ , a i[ ' '~ ~' } ~"~ ~ ~ ~ Sponsored by: Staff CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA _- - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2006-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, SELECTING AS A COMMISSION PROJECT THE .RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC TREES AND PLANTS; AND REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT WHEREAS, the Sewazd Historic Preservation Commission held a work session on March 8, 2006 and selected as a project to develop and work towazds the establishment of a Local Register of Seward Historic Trees and Plants ;and WHEREAS, the Local Register of Sewazd Historic Trees and Plants is proposed to help increase public awareness about the important contribution of trees and shrubs to Sewazd's history and heritage; and WHEREAS, the preliminary goals of the Local Register of Sewazd Historic Trees and Plants aze to: 1. Recognize and designate individual heritage trees and shrubs, or groves of trees with area significance. 2. Educate the public about the value of the history of these trees and shrubs. 3. Promote appreciation of the trees and shrubs. 4. Help to retain and protect, through education and awareness, these trees and shrubs, as part of Seward's heritage. WHEREAS, the Local Register of Seward Historic Trees and Plants will mirror the Sewazd Registry of Historic Places. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission that: Section 1. The Commission hereby approves the development of the Local Register of Historic Trees and Plants as a project of the Seward Historic Preservation Commission. Sewazd Historic Preservation Commission Resolution 2006-03 Page 2_ Section 2. The Commission requests the approval of Seward City Council to move forward in the development of the Local Register of Historic Trees and Plants program. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission this 5~' day of Apri12006. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA om ann, Vice-Chair AYES: Walker-Hettinger, Pazk, Huber, Swann NOES: None ABSENT: Rowell, Carpenter, Kovac ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: City Clerk? ~C T~. ~ ~~I ~f ~~t s ,~~ ~~ - ~ ,~`~ ..... ~i C~ "'`ORPOF~,gT ~~~oeP ~ fi' : • :.'~' _.r. O: ~ w ® ~ A/.d~E1. Sit ~ ~ '~ aka ~ ~~~ ~ 4 • ~ • ~~g~,; • ......• ~.~ 8 Sponsored by: Corbrldge i _ 1 CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2006-59 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, SUPPORTING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION PROJECT TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A LOCAL - REGISTER OF HISTORIC TREES AND PLANTS WHEREAS, the Seward Historic Preservation Commission has selected a project to develop and work towards the establishment of a Local Register of Sewazd Historic Trees and Plants; and WHEREAS, the Local Register of Seward Historic Trees and Plants is proposed to help increase public awareness about the important contribution of trees and shrubs to Seward's history and heritage; and WHEREAS, the preliminary goals of the Local Register of Seward Historic Trees and Plants are to: 1. Recognize and designate individual heritage trees and shrubs, or groves of trees with area significance. 2. Educate the public about the value of the history of these trees and shrubs. 3. Promote appreciation of the trees and shrubs. 4. Help to retain and protect, through education and awareness, these trees and shrubs, as part of Sewazd's heritage; and 1 WHEREAS, the Local Register of Seward Historic Trees and Plants will mirror the Sewazd Registry of Historic Places. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: Section 1. The City Council hereby supports the Seward Historic Preservation Commission project to develop and work towards the establishment of a Local Register of Seward Historic Trees and Plants. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. 7 CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2006-59 PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 22"a day of May, 2006. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA .. Vaota Shafer, May r AYES: Dunham, Valdatta, Lorenz, Thomas, Schafer, Bardarson, Shafer NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: ., -~....~e.~.G Z ~ ~' .LU~`z-'-~ Je ' Lewis, CM Ci y Clerk -` *e'slti~~j~ , • ' (City Seal) .• r:v ~~1~'•~ 1 e ..~. r • • ~~ ;'. -.... ~ "' ,~. ~''ti+~,~ut~~` ~l l~