HomeMy WebLinkAbout02282019 Historic Preservation Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes
February 28,2019 Volume 3,Page 161
CALL TO ORDER
The February 28,2019 regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called
to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Wolfgang Kurtz.
OPENING CEREMONY
Tanguy Libbrecht led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Wolfgang Kurtz presiding
Cheryl Seese Cliff Krug
Tanguy Libbrecht Michelle Cobble
Iris Darling Cara Maxwell
comprising a quorum of the Commission; and
Jeff Bridges, Interim City Manager
Valarie Kingsland, Library Museum Director
GeNeil Flaherty, Executive Liaison
Excused—None
Absent—None
Vacant—None
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR
PUBLIC HEARING—None
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Seese/Maxwell) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
Kurtz added"Change the regular meeting date"to New Business.
Kurtz added"Discuss proclamation for Seward's Day"to New Business.
Motion Passed Unanimous
There were no consent agenda items.
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SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND REPORTS
City Administration Report. Interim City Manager Jeff Bridges said the deadline for
Friends of the Jesse Lee Home to complete hazmat abatement, installation of the water lines, and
installation of the sewer lines was August 30, 2019. He said the city had received $1,000,072 in
grants to help remediate the property.
Chair Report—None
Friends of the Jesse Lee Home. Iris Darling said the grants the city received were pulled
from the Friends of the Jesse Lee Home. She said Friends of the Jesse Lee Home were working very
diligently on this project. In response to Darling,Bridges said there were no provisions for the grants
to be given to Friends of the Jesse Lee Home if the contract requirements were met. In response to
Krug,Darling said the goal was for Friends of the Jesse Lee Home to restore this building and create
a private school. Bridges said if the building was brought back to the city,then the grant required a
memorial of the Jesse Lee Home to be built on the site.
Resurrection Bay Historical Society—None
Iditarod Trail Blazers—None
Alaska Nellie Materials—None
Mapping Project— Historical Properties—None
Rockwell Kent Centennial—None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None
NEW BUSINESS
Other New Business
Change the regular meeting date.
Motion (Darling/Maxwell) Change meetings from the 3rd Wednesday to
the 2"d Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with work
sessions before each meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Motion Passed Unanimous
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Approve the 2019 Historic Preservation Commission Priorities.
Motion (Libbrecht/Darling) Direct the Executive Liaison to type up the
2019 priorities and bring them back to the
commission for approval at the March 7,
2019 meeting.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Approve the 2019 Historic Preservation Commission Calendar.
Motion (Libbrecht/Seese) Direct the Executive Liaison to compile a
calendar with the new meeting dates for
approval by the commission and create a
resolution to Council requesting the
date change.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Discuss and plan Annual Report to Council for year 2018.
Motion (Seese/Krug) Postpone to the March 7,2019 work session.
Motion Withdrawn
Motion (Libbrecht/Darling) Create a committee to compile an Annual
Report to Council for 2018.
Kurtz appointed himself and Libbrecht to the committee to work on the Annual Report to
Council for 2018.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Review, revise, set deadline, and approve notice to solicit HP Award nominations.
Motion (Krug/Seese) Change the submission date for the HP
Award nominations to March 29, 2019 at
12:00 p.m.and advertise it in the newspaper
and the city website.
Motion Passed Unanimous
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Discuss proclamation for Seward's Day.
Motion (Darling/Krug) Direct GeNeil Flaherty to create a Seward's
Day proclamation for the March 11, 2019
council meeting.
Motion Passed Unanimous
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
Historic Preservation Commission Priorities.
Historic Preservation Commission 2019 Calendar.
City Council Calendar.
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Cobble said she was excited to help Seward preserve its history.
Darling welcomed Cobble and Maxwell.
Seese welcomed Cobble and Maxwell. She said she was sad to see Krug leave the
commission. She thanked Libbrecht for his work on the CLG grant. She thanked Flaherty for her
assistance, and she said the commission would miss Interim City Manager Bridges.
Maxwell was excited to be here.
Krug welcomed Cobble and Maxwell. He thanked Interim City Manager Jeff Bridges. He
said he had enjoyed working with the commission, and he would continue to support the Historic
Preservation Commission.
Kurtz thanked Krug for his service on the commission.
Libbrecht thanked Flaherty and Bridges for their support.He said he enjoyed working with
each of the commissioners and looked forward to continuing to do so.
CITIZENS COMMENTS—None
COMMISSION AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS'
Flaherty said she was proud of what the commission had accomplished. She wished Krug
good luck in his future endeavors and welcomed Maxwell and Cobble.
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LKingsland thanked Krug for everything he does for our community and said she was sad to
see him leave the commission. She welcomed Maxwell and Cobble.
Bridges thanked Krug for his service on the commission.He welcomed Maxwell and Cobble.
He applauded the commission for getting organized.
Kurtz welcomed Maxwell and Cobble. He said he appreciated all of the commissioners. He
believed they would accomplish a lot this year,and he hoped their accomplishments would be visible
to the community. He thanked Bridges, Flaherty, and Kingsland for their support.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
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