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Home My WebLink About03182009 Historic Preservation PacketSeward Historic Preservation CoYnmission Regular Meetin March 18, 2009 Regular Meeting City Council Chambers Beginning at 6:30 pin Seward Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting March 18, 2009 6: 30 p. m. City Council Chambers Tom Swann Chair "t'er•m Expires OS/l0 .lolund Luther Vice-Chair Term Expires OSi11 John French Commissioner Term Expires OJ/11 Greg C arpenter Commissioner Term Expires .i/09 Vacant Commissioner Term Expires 05/]0 Lb~da Lasota Commissioner Term Expires 0/09 Doug Capra Commissioner Term Expires .i/09 Phillip Oates City ~ldanager Patricia Linville Library Director Ryan Reynolds Library/ll~luseum Styff 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. Friends of the Jesse Lee Home Update-Swann 2. W ebsite Updates -Luther 3. Alaska Statehood Experience Urant- Linville 4. Alaska Historical Society -Capra 5. Photos for CLG Grant 2008 -Lasota 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 first opportunity to speak. Tirne is limned to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this agenda item] 6. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda. [Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda 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.] Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 1$ 2009 7. Public Hearings [Limit comments to ~ minutes. Those who have signed in will be given the ,first opportunity to speakJ -None 8. Unfinished Business -None 9. New Business * A. February 18, 2009 Regular Meeting Minutes .................................Page 3 10. Informational Items and Reports (No action required) A. Letter to City Manager from Rasmuson Foundation .........................Page 6 B. Statehood Symposium Handler Assignments ..................................Page 8 11. Commission Comments 12. Citizens' Comments [Limit to ~ minutes per individual -Each individual has one opportunity to speakJ 13. Commissions and Administration Response to Citizens' Comments 14. Adjournment Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda March 7S, 2009 City of Seward, Alaska Historic Preservation Cnrnmission Minzrtes February 18, ?009 Volume 2, Page 93 Call to Order The February l 8`h, 2009 regular meeting of the Seward Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Tom Swaim. Opening Ceremony Commissioner Carpenter led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Roll Call There were present: Chair Tom Swann presiding, and Jolund Luther Doug Capra Greg Carpenter Linda Lasota Absent was John French comprising a quorum of the Commission; and Patricia Linville, Library Director Ryan Reynolds, Library/Museum Staff Special Reports City Administration Report- Library Director Patty Linville reported on the following issues: • Linville noted that the Commissioners might want to attend a meeting on mitigating flood potential on Mill Street, Tuesday, February 24th. • Linville received the 2009-2011 budget from Finance. When Commissioners have costs associated with the City, they should report them to Linville as the costs will come out of the Library budget due to the Historic Preservation Commission being rolled into the Library budget. • Capra asked about insurance and salaries. • Linville responded that she did not know, but insurance might be Lability for the Commissioners. Other Reports, Announcements & Presentations- Friends of the Jesse Lee Home Update-Swann- • None City of Seward, Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes February 18, 2009 volume 2, Page 94 Website Updates- Luther- . None Alaska Statehood Experience Grant - Linville- • Linville mentioned that AV"CF,C would be hosting the reception the night of May 1st. She had been working with Luther and Remolds on the symposium and details were being finalized. She emailed the presenters and is waiting for responses. She has received three responses to date. one being from Keith Miller needing space for his dog. Alaska Historical Society- Doug Capra • None Photos for CLG Grant 2008 -Lasota • Lasota presented a reminder of photo assignments, and the Seward Historical Site Inventory and had updated the Current Owner column on the Inventory. • Lasota asked if the Commission would agree to edit the City ID# to distinguish a property that had been split into two separate pieces. • The Commission decided to designate the two parcels 34.1 and 34.2 • Lasota stated that there are still a few parcels that need fine tuning, and she was receiving assistance from Claudia Nicholson. • Luther stated that he had been continuing to take photos. Historical Slide Show -Capra • Capra stated the purpose of the historical photo slide show was to help Commissioners frame their photos correctly for the ongoing CLG grant. • Capra noted that lining up mountains in historical photos helps us know exactly where that photo was taken, and would be easier to reproduce. He emphasized the importance of the photos taken by Commissioners today to future generations who would view them. • Linville, Luther and Capra agreed on the importance on labeling photos for future generations. Citizens' Comments on Any Subject Except Those Items Scheduled For Public Hearing-None Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion (Capra/Carpenter) Approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion Passed Unanimous Consent City of Seward, dlaska Historic Preservation Commission 111inutes February 18, 2009 Volume 2. Page 95 The following items were approved under the Consent Agenda: Meeting Minutes for the February 18th, 2009 Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission Public Hearing -None Unfinished Business- None New Business-None Informational Items - (No action reyuired)- Commission Comments- Swann stated that he had been quite busy lately, and was open to stepping down as Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission yet remaining a Commissioner. He stated he felt he wasn't putting the attention that the Chair should. Swann stated that he would be happy to remain in his position if the Commission was satisfied with his performance, but if another Commissioner wanted the experience of being Chair, he was open to stepping down. Luther stated that he would be interested in the Chair position. Swann stated that if the Luther was interested, he would be more than happy to switch positions with Luther, thus becoming Vice Chair, and Luther becoming Chair. Citizens' Comments [Limit to ~ urinates per individual- Gach individual has one opportunity to speak] -None Commissions and Administration Response to Citizens' Comments- None The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m. Ryan Reynolds Library Staff (City Seal) Thomas Swann, Chair ~ February 20, 2009 Phillip Oates City Manager '°' w :.°rd""' Lights Bled. City of Seward -Historic Preservation Commission Suite 400 ~„~t,°rage, AK 9~sos PO Box 167 Seward AK 99664-0167 9ozz9zz?oo <<•r ~m.z9~?~~n ;.•: Dear Mr. Oates, 877.366.2700 a:N-~,~,~,~,,,,ar.,~~:, ras"'ns°nfa"c'`a5",ns°°.org ~'°."' Rasmuson Foundation is making adjustments to its grantmaking wW`v.ras°,ts°".°`~, strategy as a result of changes in the value of Foundation assets caused by volatility in investment markets. I am writing to make you aware of how these changes might impact your organization whether you are a current grantee or have a proposal currently under review or in mind. First, let me reassure you that Rasmuson Foundation remains strong in both its financial health and commitment to Alaska. We have made budgeting projections for 2009 that assume significant reductions in Foundation assets. At this point in time, we expect to make $18 million in grant payments. However, most of this funding is obligated to projects that have already been approved. Here are a few things you should know as we move forward: Current Grants 'oai~U "' Rasmuson Foundation's highest priority is to honor all )iKF_C9Y>ka commitments to current grantees. Edward B. Rasmuson Chairman naorgan chrsten No payments will be made on grants that have overdue or incomplete reports for any grant the grantee has with the Douglas Eby Foundation. Adam Gibbons Lilc R. Gibbons The Foundation now requires 90 days to process payment nnth°ny. tisau°tt requests. Please plan your cash needs accordingly. Roberta Quinravcll Cathryn Rasmuson New Grants The Foundation anticipates making a similar number of Tier 1 Judy Rasmuson grants this year as last. (Tier 1 grants fund small capital awards Mary L°n;5e Rasmuson up to $25,000.) However, we will be more focused on funding Natasha ion ~,,,h°t critical organizational needs. Organizations are urged to prioritize Nadine winters requests for essential needs during the next 12 months. Funding requests for non-essential items or programs should be deferred until 2010. Diane Kaplan '" '. _.. r- ~~: ~k' J There will likely be very few, if any, new Tier 2 grant awards over $25,000 made in 2009. If you are considering submitting a Tier 2 letter of inquiry, you should schedule a call with a program officer to review your proposal idea before submission. The Foundation will enforce all eligibility criteria as stated in the guidelines. These can be found on the website. Other Programs Rasmuson Foundation will continue with Individual Artist Awards at the current level. However, applicants should be advised that this year there will be one application deadline and it is a March 1 postmark. Funding will remain the same for the Arts in Education school programs, and the Cultural Leadership and Management Assistance grant programs. There will be modest reductions in the Harper Arts Touring Fund and Art Acquisition Fund programs, and no Effective Organizations applications will be reviewed this calendar year. Creative Ventures will now have a November 1 deadline. The Sabbatical Program will announce approximately five new awards in 2009. The postmark deadline for Sabbatical applications is October 1. The Pre-Development Program offered through the Foraker Group that is designed to help nonprofits evaluate, plan and execute capital campaigns will be unaffected, as will our core support for Foraker Group's nonprofit health insurance plan initiative. Organizations are strongly encouraged to consider the Foraker nonprofit health insurance plan to reduce long-term health costs. For more information, contact Rebecca Savidis at Foraker Group at (907) 743-1210. I know that many Rasmuson Foundation partners and grantees are participating in the Permanent Fund charitable contribution program, "Pick.Click.Give." If you have not made special efforts to ask your donors to support your organization through "Pick.Click.Give.," lurge you to do so today. If you did not apply in time to participate this year but think your organization is eligible, I encourage you to contact the Foraker Group at 743-1200 (Toll Free: 1-877-834-5003) or log on to www.pickclickgive.org for more information. Please note that all of the information in this letter is based on current projections. With the economy extremely volatile, these plans are subject to change at any time. While we can't predict the future, we accept responsibility as the state's largest private philanthropy to protect the capital assets of the Foundation to meet community needs today and in the future. We believe that with these prudent adjustments, Rasmuson Foundation will weather the current economic conditions and continue to partner with grantees over the long term. Please call our offices if you have questions not addressed here. You can find additional information and grant guidelines reflecting these adjustments on our website. Sincerely, Diane S. Kaplan President Seward Statehood Symposium Handler Assignment ~ Presenter Handler Gov. Wally Hickel Jolund Luther Gov. 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