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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09232014 Historic Preservation Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes September 23, 2014 Volume 2, Page 249 Call to Order The September 23,2014 regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 6:45 p.m. by Vice Chair John French. Opening Ceremony Commissioner Kurtz led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Roll Call There were present: John French presiding, and Catherine Hedman (telephonic) Wadeen Hepworth Wolfgang Kurtz Sandie Roach' (arrived 6:55 p.m) comprising a quorum of the Commission; and Valarie Kingsland, Library Museum Director Heather McClain, Library Museum Staff Absent—Lasota, Erickson Special Reports—None City Administration Report, Library Museum Director Valarie Kingsland said Commissioner Hedman stated she would remain with the Historic Preservation Commission(HPC) throughout the grant process. French added that the Resurrection Bay Historic Society(RBHS)joint conference with the Museums Alaska and Alaska Historic Society would be held next week in Seward from October 1-4, 2014, and there were at least 160 participants signed up for the conference. Other Reports,Announcements and Presentations -None Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for public hearing and other items not included on the agenda.—None French wanted to note that three members of the public were present. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion (Hedman/Kurtz) Approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda There were no consent agenda items. City ofSeward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes September 23, 2014 Volume 2, Page 250 French added an item to schedule the next Historic Preservation Commission meeting and/or work session. Sandie Roach'joined the meeting at 6:55 p.m. Motion Passed Unanimous Kingsland welcomed Roach' to the commission. Public Hearings -None Unfinished Business Approve Final Draft of Historic Preservation Plan. Motion (Roach'/Kurtz) Approve the final draft of the Historic Preservation Plan Kingsland confirmed that the draft form of the Historic Preservation Commission Plan dated September 12, 2014 would be the draft moving forward to satisfy the current Certified Local Government (CLG) grant requirements, as well as be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission(P&Z) and City Council for review and approval on October 7,2014 and October 13, 2014, respectively. Hepworth was not comfortable presenting the Historic Preservation Commission Plan in its current form to P&Z and City Council without including the additional documentation of Nuka's questions and concerns, citizen comments and suggestions, etc. that were collected through September 5, 2014. The commission suspended the rules to allow Tim Robertson to speak Tim Robertson from Nuka Research said his company could provide fmal technical edits on September 26, 2014. Motion to Amend (Kurtz/Roach') Amend the approval of the final draft of Historic Preservation Plan to replace the September 12, 2014 version with the September 26, 2014 version, and accept it as submitted by Nuka post technical edits. Motion to Amend Passed Unanimous Main Motion Passed Unanimous New Business City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes September 23, 2014 Volume 2, Page 251 Finalize new CLG Grant Application to the State Historic Preservation Office(SHPO). Kingsland said the deadline for the new CLG grant application was October 6, 2014. Kingsland expressed her concerns that this new application was being rushed,and with new staff and new commissioners, she recommended the commission suspend applying until the second grant cycle which would be no sooner than March 2015. French was concerned that a springtime CLG cycle may not be something the commission could count on happening,and he was capable of writing the next grant application himself.He was particularly concerned that the draft plan would become inadvertently institutionalized. French suggested the commission continue to work on the plan as a body,in preparation for the next grant cycle. Motion (Hepworth/Kurtz) Postpone submitting a new CLG grant application until the next grant cycle. Motion Passed Unanimous Discuss sending a representative to the National Trust for Historic Preservation 2014 Conference in Savannah, Georgia on November 11-14,2014. Kingsland said SHPO would consider helping to fund this training if the commission submitted a request. Hepworth agreed with Kingsland that training was important,and did not necessarily mean the commissioners had to leave the state or spend money, they just needed more time on the commission. The commission decided not to send a representative to this conference. Schedule the next commission meeting on October 15,2014 at 6:30 p.m.and schedule a work session to immediately follow to: develop a training/conference opportunities calendar and create a method for seeking and/or requesting funding for training;discuss the work done on the previous Historic Preservation Plan with Kerry Martin; and, review the HPC budget. Informational Items and Reports (No action required)—None Commission Comments Kurtz said he was pleased with the work the commission accomplished tonight and was looking forward to the next meeting and work session. Hedman welcomed the new commissioners and said she would attend the next meeting and work session via telephone. City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes September 23,2014 Volume 2, Page 252 Roach' was excited to be on the commission and wanted to contribute.to the historic preservation efforts in the community.She was pleased the commission was planning to have work sessions to develop the work of the commission. French welcomed Roach'to the commission and Heather McClain to the staff at the library museum. Citizens' Comments—None Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:13 p.m. 7 Brenda J. Ballou f MC Linda Lasota,Chair ATTEST: -41 ka..4 Joh.i •a Kinne r • Clerk (City Seal) ea��oBdeed�® � e V ��®f`tjwq•3 ° �® •••C.0 e a A b °o � O SEAL ® o O • O L1 • • P.0%. °° A