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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05182016 Historic Preservation Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 18, 2016 Volume 3,Page 63 CALL TO ORDER The May 18, 2016 regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by Chair Linda Lasota. OPENING CEREMONY Commissioner Erickson led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Linda Lasota presiding, and Wolfgang Kurtz Wadeen Hepworth Laura Erickson comprising a quorum of the Commission; and Valarie Kingsland, Library Museum Director Absent—French, Woelkers, Roach SPECIAL REPORTS City Administration Report: Library Museum Director Valarie Kingsland gave her report electronically. Kingsland also stated that the Library & Museum's summer hours were now in place, and that the museum hours would not be affected during the hiring of a new curator. Kingsland stated that in August, the Resurrection Bay Historical Society (RBHS) would be holding a Founder's Day celebration rather than a meeting, and believed that the date would be August 28, 2016. Chair Lasota, Chair Report: Linda Lasota attended the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association Semi-Annual Meeting on May 7, 2016. Willard Dunham would be the lead for RBHS in the "150 Years: Kenai Peninsula History Conference" on April 21-22, 2017. The Cable House was placed on the Seward Historic Register, and there was possibly another property that would be going on the Historic Register in the future as well. Lasota is working with Donna Glenz from Community Development on Fall Joint Work Session. She believed that it would be in September, after the August Historic Preservation Commission meeting. Lasota also wanted to clarify that "Waves over Seward" would be showing at 11:30 a.m. daily at the Kenai Fjords Visitor Center. Chair Lasota mentioned that there was a RBHS meeting on May 26, 2016, and that it would be the last meeting until September. Friends of the Jessie Lee Home Update: No report given. Resurrection Bay Historical Society Update: No report given. City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 18, 2016 Volume 3,Page 64 Iditarod Trail Blazers Update: Commissioner Hepworth stated that the Trail Blazers meet on the third Monday of every month. This meeting schedule changes in February and March because of Dan Seavey's schedule. At their last meeting, the Trail Blazers decided to hold a ceremony for the official installation of the Wada statue on August 23, 2016. Hepworth also stated that the Alaska Railroad said that they would not put an image of the historical Iditarod Trail on a locomotive, and at this time they did not wish to change the name from the Coastal Trail to the Iditarod Trail. Alaska Nellie Materials Update: Commissioner Hepworth stated that on May 16, 2016, she spent the afternoon with the owner of Alaska Nellie's property walking the property and discussed his plans for saving certain buildings. Hepworth stated that she had plans to meet with Warren Albertson of Avalanche Enterprises at the property, and asked the other commissioners if they would be interested in joining her. No action taken. Hepworth stated that the log cabin, railroad car, Nellie's house, and one other building would be kept intact. Mapping Project- Historical Properties: Commissioner Kurtz stated that he was not able to develop anything due to his schedule, but that as of May 17,' his schedule would be more open. Lasota asked if the mapping project would continue through the summer. Kurtz stated that it would, and that the project should stay on the agenda. Erickson asked how the camera would work with the map, and Kurtz stated that it would depend on the type of Smartphone that was being used. Kurtz stated that he acquired sewardhistory.com and sewardhistory.org, and was hoping to link the QR codes to one of these URLs. CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER ITEMS NOT INCLUDED ON AGENDA—None APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Kurtz/Erickson) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda No consent agenda. Motion Passed Unanimous PUBLIC HEARINGS—None UNFINISHED BUSINESS Report on Any Contact from Seward Parks and Recreation Department Regarding Evaluating Historic Value of Parts of Two Lakes and Forest Acres. Lasota stated that she spoke with Karin Sturdy, who said that the senior housing project in the Fort Raymond subdivision was approved for rezoning of 1.7 acres, no building plans had been submitted, and the start date was unknown at this time, but that anything of historical value on the property could possibly be removed through the City Manager's office. According to Sturdy, currently any possible historical objects on Two Lakes would be taken to the dump if anyone was injured on them or if they were in the way. Sturdy contacted the State Historical City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 18, 2016 Volume 3,Page 65 Preservation Officer (SHPO) in regards to a survey, and was told that they would be putting Two Lakes, Parks and Rec, and the Fort Raymond subdivision on their survey list. Discuss How the Commission Should Coordinate and Facilitate its Input to the City and Other Entities Regarding AHPA Section 106 Compliance for Projects within the Commission's Geographic Area of Responsibility. Lasota stated that she was working with Donna Glenz from Community Development along with Dwayne Atwood to put together information on Section 106 for future discussion. Kurtz asked about mapping parcels, and Lasota answered that she had not asked about this, but that it may be a good idea concerning properties within the city limits. NEW BUSINESS Discuss, review and vote on draft letters prepared by Commissioners regarding the following four topics: SHPO regarding assistance surveying historic value of properties in Seward; SHPO assistance surveying outer coastal area; U.S. Army Corp of Engineers report on repairs to the Lowell Creek Division Tunnel; and DOT Section 106 letter received by SHPC. Motion (Kurtz/Hepworth) Changes and Corrections to Letters on Pages 3-8 of Packet 1. On page 4 of the packet, at point number 1, strike the first sentence and the word"However" from the second sentence, and begin the sentence at"The potential..." 2. On page 5, at item (a), strike the word"improved" and correct the spelling of the word "interpretive". 3. On page 5, add dash after"City of Seward" and add"City Council". Also add carbon copy (CC)to City of Seward—City Manager underneath CC to City Clerk. 4. On page 6, strike the words "almost glib" from the second paragraph. 5. On page 7, add"blanket"before the word"finding" and change the word"uncover"to "discovery". 6. On page 7, add third recommendation to list that contains points 2 and 2a(corrected) from page 4 and page 5. 7. On page 8, add CC to City of Seward— City Manager to CC list. Motion Passed Unanimous Motion (Erickson/Hepworth) Correct Grammar to Letters on Pages 4, 5, and 7 of Packet Correct the grammar on the first sentence of paragraph 5 on page 4 from "To" to "to". On pages 5 and 7, add the date as May 18, 2016 and add "unanimous vote" rather than actual number of votes. Motion Passed Unanimous Motion (Hepworth/Erickson) Motion to Approve Both Letters City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 18, 2016 Volume 3,Page 66 Motion Passed Unanimous Review, Discuss and Approve SHPC 2016 Priorities List Motion (Kurtz/Hepworth) Addition to SHPC 2016 Priorities List Add sentence "Continue to engage family/owners of Alaska Nellie's home site to develop, uncover, and otherwise seek to preserve related historical resources." to end of the SHPC Priorities section Historic Structures and Sites, page 9 of the packet. Motion Passed Unanimous Motion (Hepworth/Kurtz) Approve SHPC 2016 Priorities List Lasota clarified that she specified high and ongoing priorities through a code within the SHPC Priorities List. Priorities marked (1) are High Priority, while priorities marked (2) are Ongoing. Motion Passed Unanimous Resolution 2016-001, A Resolution of the Seward Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Seward,Alaska, Requesting Council Adopt the 2016 Commission Priorities. Motion (Erickson/Hepworth) Approve Resolution 2016-001 Kingsland stated that she would draft this into a resolution for the City Council meeting of June 2016. Motion Passed Unanimous Nominations for Seward Historic Preservation Award 2016 Motion (Kurtz/Erickson) Approve Advertisement with Corrected Website Address to be Published in Local Media Lasota clarified that the local media included the Seward City News, Phoenix Log, and Seward Journal. Motion Passed Unanimous Confirm Saturday May 21, 2016 Work Session Start Time Changed from 10 a.m. to 9 a.m. The May 21, 2016 work session was confirmed as starting at 9 a.m., and there would be no change to the June 11, 2016 or June 15, 2016 work session start times. City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes May 18, 2016 Volume 3,Page 67 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS Hepworth asked about continuing the First Friday Fireside Historical Lecture series. Lasota replied that as they were mentioned in the SHPC Priorities list, they should be able to continue. Kingsland stated that there were copies of the lectures for checkout in the library, but she was not sure where the originals were kept and thus took the copies off of their shelf for safekeeping. Lasota replied that the originals were kept in the library, and Kingsland stated that she would look for the digital files. Kingsland stated that she would not be available to staff another SHPC meeting until September. Lasota replied that if the September work session was to be joint with Planning and Zoning, then there would need to be an August regular SHPC meeting as well. COMMISSION COMMENTS Erickson thanked the administration. Hepworth had no comments. Kurtz had no comments. Lasota had no comments. CITIZENS' COMMENTS—None COMMISSION & ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS—None ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m. The minutes of this meeting consist of a clear recording that a quorum was present. Minutes were prepared by Madeline McGraw but was not present at the meeting. ATTEST: Johanna Kinney, CMC Linda Lasota, Chair City Clerk (City Seal) These minutes were approved by the Historic Preservation Commission on January 18, 2017 and recorded in November 2019.