Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout05132021 Historic Preservation Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes May 13, 2021 Volume 3,Page CALL TO ORDER The May 13, 2021 regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by Chair Cheryl Seese. OPENING CEREMONY Chair Cheryl Seese led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Cheryl Seese presiding and Sue Ward Tanguy-Libbrccht Mary Ann Benoit Jim Pemberton comprising a quorum of the Commission; and Valarie Kingsland, Library and Museum Director Jessica Stallard,Acting City Clerk Excused—Libbrecht Absent—None Vacant—Two CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING—None APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion(Ward/Benoit) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion Passed Unanimous The clerk read the following approved consent items: Approval of the April 8, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes. Approval of the April 19, 2021 Special Meeting Minutes. Approval of the May 3,2021 Special Meeting Minutes. LiiApproval of the Historic Preservation Award proclamations to be presented to Colleen Kelly and Liberty Miller at the May 24,2021 city council meeting. City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes May 13,2021 Volume 3,Page SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS City Administration Report—None Chair Report. Seese was grateful for the commissioners and the clerks. She said the commission was finishing up their Certified Local Government(CLG)Grant 20005 project. Seese requested that the commission schedule their work sessions for 6:15 pm with meetings immediately following the work sessions. Planning&Committee Advocacy Report.Benoit said signs had been sent off to the sign manufacturer. The sign designer had donated his time to work on the Thank You sign that the commission reviewed and edited at the May 13,2021 work session. Benoit encouraged citizens to contact her if she had left anyone out who should be added to the Thank You sign.The sign designer was working on the map for the historic walking tour. Motion (Ward/Seese) Assign Benoit to work with the sign designer on the signs for the historic walking tour and send them to the sign manufacturer. Motion Approved Unanimous In response to Benoit,Seese and Ward said Hotel Seward had been informed that they would be included in the brochure for the historic walking tour,even if they did not receive a sign for their property. Historic Overlay. Ward said she was working on the Historic Overlay District with Community Development Director Jackie Wilde. Historic Preservation Facebook Page. Benoit said page likes and followers were up for April but post reach was down. The clerk apologized for not posting on the Historic Preservation Facebook Page since her return from maternity leave. The clerk said she had been busy as Acting City Clerk but she was working with Benoit to post April's Facebook posts in May.Seese and Ward asked Benoit to promote their June 28,2021 presentation to council on the completion of the historic walking tour project. Other Reports — None Presentations—None NEW BUSINESS Resolutions City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes May 13, 2021 Volume 3,Page Resolution 2021-004,Recommending that the 2021 Seward Historic Preservation Awards Be Bestowed to Colleen Kelly and Liberty Miller. Motion (Pemberton/Ward) Approve Resolution 2021-004 Motion Passed Unanimous Resolution 2021-005, Recommending Council Accept and Appropriate Funds From Amendment 1, Budget Adjustment For The Alaska Historic Preservation Fund HPF-CLG Grant#20005 For The Seward Historical Tour: Public Education Signage Project. Motion (Ward/Pemberton) Approve Resolution 2021-005 Library Museum Director Valarie Kingsland said the city owed the state$410 in cash that would go to the State Indirect or Fed Share. A resolution accepting and appropriating funds for Amendment One of the CLG Grant 20005 would be brought before council at the May 24, 2021 council meeting. In response to Seese,Kingsland said the$3,970 had been approved and appropriated to the General Fund reserve account in Council Resolution 2020-079. Motion Passed Unanimous Other New Business Items Schedule a work session with the Port&Commerce Advisory Board(PACAB)on the Historic Overlay District. The commission scheduled a joint work session with the Port & Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB)on the Historic Overlay District for October 14,2021 at 6:15 p.m. Update Seward Inventory of Historic Sites. Seese said there was no change to the Seward Inventory of Historic Sites. She wanted to continue the update of the Seward Inventory of Historic Sites in August,2021.Benoit volunteered to work with Seese on updating the Seward Inventory of Historic Sites. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS Historic Preservation Commission Priorities (as amended&approved by City Council). Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Schedule. Sign Permit 2021-005 Issued to Historic Preservation Commission. City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes May 13, 2021 Volume 3,Page Seese was concerned that the sign permit had been issued to the Seward Historic Preservation Society instead of the Seward Historic Preservation Commission. The commissioners wondered if they needed individual sign permits for all property owners to have signs on their property for the historic walking tour or if they would have one sign permit for all property owners. Benoit volunteered to contact Community Development Director Jackie Wilde to discuss the sign permit. CITIZEN COMMENTS—None COMMISSION AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS Seese thanked Kingsland, the clerk, and the commissioners for their hard work. She said Wolfgang Kurtz needed to be added to the Thank You signs.On behalf of Libbrecht,Seese wished everyone well and said Libbrecht would see everyone at the May 17,2021 work session. Benoit was excited for the historic walking tour signs to be installed. She thanked the commissioners, Kingsland, the clerks, Colleen Kelly, Resurrection Bay Historical Society, Mary Tougas, Doug Capra, Lee Poleske, the Seward Rotary Club, Leslie Wilfers, and Iris and Hugh Darling for their contributions to the historic walking tour. Ward was excited for the historic walking tour.She was very impressed by Seward's history and the team effort on the historic walking tour. She was pleased to work with Kingsland. She said the historic walking tour would be an asset to Seward. Pemberton thanked everyone who had been involved in the historic walking tour. He was excited to do his part and contribute to this project. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m. Jessica Stallard, CMC Cheryl ese Acting City Clerk Chair (City Seal) • (C w i t. —+— SEAL S . r , • e"IQu.es. �r