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Home My WebLink About09272007 Historic Preservation MinutesCit)~ qJ Seward, Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes Scylember 27 2009 Voh~me 2, Page 93 Call to Order Thc September 27, 2007 special meeting of the Seward Historic Preservation Canntission was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Shannon Kovac. Opening Ceremony Commissioner Carpenter led the Pledge oC Allegiauicc to the flag. Roll Call There were present: Chair Shannon Kovac presiding, and Greg Carpenter Linda Lasota Julund Luther Tom Swann comprising a quorum of the Commission; and Tkmna Glenn, Planning Assistant Anne Bailey. Executive Liaison Special Reports City Administration Report Planning Assistant Donna Glenn reported nn the following items: • Welcomed the audience. • "1'he Commission wac invited to attend the Jesse T.ee Home Leadership School Community Work Session on Chaober 8, 2007 and October 9, 2007 at Legend's. Glens stated COInIr1JSSiVnl:r Swann may have more iniurmation to add during COntn115510ni.T wauncnts. • fhe Music and Art Festival was to occur this weekend at the Reilroad terminal. • I listoric Ynservation applications had not been received for the Commission, which still left two seats vacant. Citizens' Comments on Any Subject E=cept Those ltcros Scheduled For Public Hearing - .Inhn French, 506 4's Avenue, stated that he apologized Cur missing the September 6, 2007 meeting and that he was happy to see the Commissioners voluntccring their time and working hard. He noted he was trying food to make it to all the Boards amt Commission meetings during ltx; City Council seat campaign, he was pleased W be hens and he was here to listen and loam. City nf,Sewe+rtl. Alusku Historic Preservutiun Commirrinn ,'ifinnte.r September 77 20(h Yol ume 2, FaRe 94 3ackir W ild, General Manager of Hotel sward. stated that she would make het best ctlbri to ~„ get the hotel on the registry and join in the Preservation of Seward. She stated she had lived in Seward four years and that she told her children that if we du not listen to the history we would lose it and that it was something we should continue to Push for and tell the Wusists about. Wild shed that she had talked to (ilcttz talay and received information about the C'antnissiun; she was moving Ibra•ard to get the hotel nn the n;gistry and would help in any war' Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion (Carpenter/Luther) Approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion Passed Unanimous Consent The following items werr approved under the Consent Agenda: September b, 2007 Historic Preservation Regular 1Vlceting Minutes Public Hearing -None Unfinished Business- None New Business- In response to Luther, Glcttz staled that pages 16, 17 and 18 of the packet wore attachments to the grant appliwlion. Glenn stated that lx;forc we go any tur[her the item should be put un the table and then discussion could continue. Resolution 2007-114, recommending City Council aul6orize the City Manager to submit thr FY'08 Certified Lo~I Government [iistoric Preservation Fund Grant Application to the Office oC History and Archaeology, Alaska Division of Parka and Outdoor Recreation (ilcttz apologised to the Commission for the errors in the t listoric Preservation packet that was distributed. Stu staled that staff had corrected, rc-print~xl artd provided the new copies to the Commission as lay downs. She explained where the changes were made in the budget, the wordutg and timeline. She stated that she verified the timeline with the Anchorage SI IPO office and the grant would run through SePtenther ?009 attd that the word Historic was changcxl to [Iistorical. She continued that stall had provided a substitute resolution with the corrected budget amounts and several added words. Glenn requested that the. Commission take a few minutes to review the changes to the grant application and resolution and then they would tuxxl lu at:cept the substitute resolution by mation apd proceed. (ilcus slated that at the September G, 2007 atc~eling the Commission decided to apply foF the Cgttlf~gd Laval (}overtrrtlgpt DNR Matching Fund Urant liar FY'08. held tw'n work sCSSiot'te, tW1CCted a topic and wprlccd tN vvTite the ~Rattt application. tih~ al~lcd lltal tt>r results of the wJrk se'Stijup wC!'~ More the Cnn1IlllflalQ~t as [twlution 2007-04, which reyucStGd Ihal Council ~,.+ City of Reward, Alacka historic Preservation Commission ~btrnules Septemher 27, 2t7Q7 Vokcme ?. Page 9.i approve the application and authorize the City Manager to suhmit the application. She explained the corrections again and stated that staffrecommended the Commission approve Substitute Resolution 2007-04 Carpenter clarilicd that supplies in the budget included a eantcra and accessories. Motion (Swann/Lasota) Approve Subsfitute Resolution 2007-04 in response to Carpenter, Kovac stated that she wa_s pleased and appreciated that the Commissioners pulled the grant application together in such a short amount of time. Luther explained that the Commission discussed ideas at the Work Sessions that wuld be June quickly. In response to Kovac, Glenz referred to the packet, addressed the additional information items and where they were placed in the packet. Glenn apologised since she did nett address the enclosures in the agenda statement. Luther su~ested the additional inlbrtnation items be labeled altae;hment A, t3 and C. Carpenter contmcuded staff for gettutg the grant application together in a short amount of r_ time. Luther concurred with Carpenter. Motion Passed Unanimous Informational Items - (No nclion required)- Nune Commission Comments- Swann stated he was pleased with the Commissioners for picking a topic and following through with the application and thanked staff support in completing this in a timely fashion. Swann mentioned the Jesse Lee Home Leadership School and explained what was w be dise:ussed al the meeting. IIe enwur,~ed that the Commissioners attend and get involved in the prujca:t. Carpenter requested documents not be sent in 1'ublishcr format but be converted to a Plll•' or Word document. Luther and Swann concurred and stated they were unable to open the Jesse Lee I Lome Myer in the Publisher format, too. ~.. Cilcttt cxplain~xJ tlu3t this was forwarded to Qtcm by the Jesse Lee Home Group and staffwas c'Iry ofSewurd .9lusku Historic Preservation Commiccion A-fimttes .September 27 2007 Volume 1. Page 96 asked to dishurse this to the public. Shc stated in the future if Commissionet~ were unable to open a _ document to call statl'and they would get the document to them by another means. In response to Kovac, Luther stated that doctuncnts in a PDF format would be best. Luther stated that he had been involved wiilt the City husiness and development tncctings and iltc City was interested in doing things across the hay. He asked if the Commission knew of any historical items across the bay and that it would he a goad time to bring the infonuation forward. Kovac thanked Lasota, Luther, Carpenter and staff 1'ur completing the grant application. Citizens' Commentx-None Commissions and Administration Response to Citizens' Comment4- None The meeting was adjourned at 6:J8 p.m. i . _'~_~- Anne Bailey btu T~oyx awav~.w, vice Chair for Exu;utivc Liaison ' II~IIbi Shannun Kovac, Chair (City Seal) :,~' ~ C?:roi,y`;-~;' ~, ~}JC ~- t~•• e Q i •i3J ! ~ '"'~' ti ~IIIIIIIIIl~~