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Regular Meeting
January 21, 2015
City Council Chambers 6:30 p.m.
The City of Seward,Alaska -
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION A
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
January 21,2014 6:30 p.m. Council Chambers
Linda Lasota 1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair
Term Expires May,2015 2. OPENING CEREMONY
A. Pledge of Allegiance
John French
Vice Chair 3. ROLL CALL
Term Expires May,2017
Catherine Hedman 4. SPECIAL REPORTS
Commissioner A. City Administration Report
Term Expires May,2016
5. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE
Wadeen Hepworth ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [Those who
Commissioner have signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak Time is
Term Expires May,2017 limited to 2 minutes per speaker and 30 minutes total time for this
agenda item.]
Laura Erickson
Commissioner 6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Term Expires May,2017
[Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by
Wolfgang Kurtz asterisk (*). Consent Agenda items are not considered separately
Commissioner unless a council member so requests. In the event of such a request,
Term Expires May,2016 the item is returned to the Regular Agenda]
Sandie Roach'
Commissioner
. Term Expires May,2015
James Hunt
City Manager
Valarie Kingsland
Library Museum
Director
Heather McClain
Library Museum
Staff
City of Seward,Alaska Council Agenda
January 21, 2015 Page 1
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approve November'19,2014 minutes.
B. Prepare Annual reports—get packet, complete reports and submit.
C. Plan and solicit nominations for annual HP Award.
D. Prepare proclamation for Seward's Day.
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No Action Required)
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITIZENS' COMMENTS
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION RESPONSE TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT •
City of Seward, Alaska Council Agenda
January 21, 2015 Page 2
City of Seward,Alaska Historic Preservation Commission Minutes
November 19, 2014 Volume, Page
Call to Order
The November 19,2014 regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called
to order at 6:34 p.m. by Chair Linda Lasota.
Opening Ceremony
Commissioner Kurtz led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Roll Call
There were present:
Linda Lasota presiding, and
John French Catherine Hedman(telephonic)
Wadeen Hepworth Laura Erickson(telephonic)
Wolfgang Kurtz
comprising a quorum of the Commission; and
Valarie Kingsland, Library Museum Director
Heather McClain,Library Museum Staff
Absent-None
Special Reports-None
City Administration Report,Library Museum Director Valarie Kingsland wanted to point
out that the proclamation for Carol Griswold as the 2013 recipient of the Historic Preservation
Award needs to be addressed.Kingsland also received a membership invitation for the Commission
to join the Preservation Leadership Forum. Kingsland is waiting to hear from the City about the
budget.
In the future, need to discuss how records are kept for documenting time spent for grants. Chair
Lasota asked if we received enough for matching.Kingsland said that it was the City that keeps track
of that and she was not sure.Lasota said that it is usually built in as part of the agenda. French said
that the way Chair Lasota recommended would be an acceptable way to do this.
Kingsland also wanted to clarify communication between Administration and the Commission, and
forwarded the contact list so they have each other's information.Also stated that Brenda and Johanna
will not be directly involved in the future,but they are going to be included in email correspondence
so they know what is happening with the Commission and can provide input and guidance to
Administration. Kingsland asked what preferences Commissioners have for being contacted to
establish a quorum prior to the meetings.Lasota requested that at least one full work day be provided
for Commissioners to respond. Kingsland said that Administration tries to have packets ready by
Friday,but that due to circumstances packets might not always be available by then.Agreed to send
email out Monday and respond by end of business day Tuesday with who has replied.
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Kingsland mentioned Judith Bittner's special work session on November 6,2014.If Commissioners
were unable to attend the meeting,Kingsland suggested that they contact Bittner directly to receive
the materials and to thank her for coming.Library Museum staff Heather McClain agreed to compile
materials Bittner presented from the meeting and to send them to Commissioners.
Kingsland will try to get in touch with him Kerry Martin to retrieve a copy of the list that he
presented during the October 15,2014 wok session.
Kingsland would like to respond to the Seward Journal article written about the new HP plan and the
negative perception of NUKA. She doesn't think that it's fair to NUKA and asked that the
Commission be involved. French offered to write the letter if he is able to read the article. Kurtz
asked if Kingsland wanted Fern to send a link to the article to distribute to the Commission.
Kingsland said that would be helpful but the article is online if anyone wanted to access it
themselves.
New Commissioner Welcome-None
Other Reports,Announcements and Presentations -None
Citizens' comments on agenda items not scheduled for public hearing and other items not
included on the agenda.
Name Nellie Metcalfe,Americorp Volunteer with Friends of the Jesse Lee Home—Asked of
Administration had received Itrack information from Judith Bittner?Kingsland informed Metcalfe
and the Commission that the information had not been received. Metcalfe also informed the
Commission that grants for 150th anniversary of the Alaska purchase will be due in February, and
just wanted the Commission to be aware. The grants are being administered by the Alaska
Department of Natural Resources and grant applications due February 23, 2015.
Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
Motion (Roach,French) Approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda
Item 9A4 moved to Item 9A2 of New Business, Item 9A2 becomes 9A3, and Item 9A3 becomes
9A4.
Motion Passed Unanimous
Public Hearings-None
Unfinished Business
8A1 Establish a calendar within the scope of administrative abilities that meet the goals
of the HP Commission — Chair Lasota asked if Administration would like to make a comment.
Kingsland stated that she worked with Brenda Balou and City Manager Jim Hunt to come up with
this calendar. It's not firm,but is designed to work for the Commission to complete the grant.
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Chair Lasota wanted to clarify that the proposed calendar was not approved because it was missing
meeting times and priorities. Kingsland stated that the calendar was only intended to address the
requirements for creating a deliverable for the CLG grant.This calendar has also been signed off by
the City Manager.
Kurtz asked if administrative reports get sent to the Commission,and who creates and submits them?
Kingsland informed the Commission that report submissions are set for March and September,
therefore the reports need to be worked on in the previous meeting. Roach' said that what the
Council is looking for in these reports is that the Chair go before Council on an appointed date and
give an update on what they Commission is doing, what their accomplishments are,how they are
meeting their goals. French noted that the Council appreciates the appearance of more than one
Commissioner when presenting these reports.
Chair Lasota would like Administration to use the Commission's 2014/2015 HP Commission
priorities list from February 19,2014 Agenda Packet.Administration was not aware of the list,Chair
Lasota gave copies to Commissioners present.Kingsland reiterated that the schedule presented was
solely for providing a deliverable for the CLG grant.
Chair Lasota asked if the Commissioners attending telephonically would like to give any input on the
agenda item.Erickson said that the focus of the Commission should be on developing the HP plan.
Hedman asked what volunteer resources were available for the Commission through the Library
Museum,the City,or Resurrection Bay Historical Society.Kingsland stated that all of those entities
are understaffed and concerned about making volunteers responsible and due to the realities of
limited resources,but appreciated the suggestion.
Hepworth asked for clarification on what the Commission was voting on. Kingsland said the
Commission was voting on approval of the schedule for working on the HP plan along with the
incorporation of the Commissions listed priorities.It also occurred to her that there might need to be
two work sessions, one for talking about the needed changes and another for incorporating them
through editing the draft.
French stated that he was concerned about sticking to a quarterly meeting schedule because of
unforeseen events and suggested that the Commission schedule meetings as needed or to schedule
monthly meetings with the understanding that some of those meetings would not take place. Chair
Lasota added that important months for the Commission, such as May, should have a meeting.
Motion(Kurtz,Hepworth) Approve calendar for continuing to work
on the technical edit of the Seward Historic
Preservation Plan with adjustments as
needed that meets the scope of
• administrative abilities and the goals of the
HP Commission.
Motion Passed Yes — Chair Lasota, Kurtz, Hepworth,
Roach'
No-French
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New Business
9A1 Approve October 15,2014 minutes.
Motion passed as part of the Consent Agenda
9A2 Selection of the 2014 Historic Preservation Award recipient.
French motioned that the Commission approve the nomination of Patricia Ray Williams as the 2014
Historic Preservation Award recipient as she was well deserving of the award.
Motion(French,Roach') Approve selection of Patricia Ray Williams
as the 2014 Historic Preservation Award
recipient
Motion Passed Unanimous
9A3 Discuss responsibilities and priorities to establish goals and focus effort for the
. next year.
Chair Lasota asked if the calendar from Unfinished Business was part of this.Kingsland asked if the
2014/2015 priorities list was formatted as a resolution. Chair Lasota stated that it was not.Roach'
said that it does not have to,the Commission just has to develop and present this list to the Council
to demonstrate what has been done and what the Commission is working on.
Hepworth asked if the list of priorities is available. Chair Lasota, the list is in place and available
through past agenda packets.
Motion (French, Kurtz) Motion to postpone discussion of
responsibilities and priorities to establish goals and focus effort for the next year until the
April 2015 meeting agenda.
Motion Passed Yes-French,Hepworth,Kurtz,Roach'
No—Lasota
9A4 Discuss the 1996 HP plan and the new draft HP plan to confirm future direction of
Historic Preservation Plan work
Kurtz asked for clarification if the Commission is going back to the 1996 HP plan or incorporating
aspects of it to the new plan that NUKA produced.French stated that he asked administration to put
this item on the agenda based on discussion in the last work session.He said that he would prefer not
to go back to the old plan and to continue working on the new plan as either one will need a
significant amount of editing.Kingsland also wanted to clarify that going back to the 1996 plan was
based off of Kerry Martin's presentation during the October 15, 2014 work session and that was
when it was requested to have Kerry's list sent to the Commission.
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Roach' stated that due to the amount of time there is to work on the HP plan the Commission should
continue to work on the new plan.
Erickson said let's move forward with something.
Hepworth said the Commission should work with the new plan and incorporate what the
Commission likes from the old plan. There's a lot of work that needs to be done.
Chair Lasota stated that Commission decided to do the new plan was chosen after going through and
trying to redo the old plan. Recommended that the Commission continue to work on the new plan
while incorporating aspects of the old plan to provide an updated version of the plan and make it
relevant to Seward today.
Motion No action taken on discussion of the 1996
HP plan and the new technical edit of the
Seward Historic Preservation Plan.
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Informational Items and Reports (No action required)
Commission Comments
Hepworth,thank you to Valarie and Heather for all their work
Citizens' Comments-None
Commission &Administration Response to Citizens' Comments
Kingsland,thank you for approving the schedule and listening to what Administration has to
say.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Lasota at 8:50 p.m.
Brenda J. Baliou,CMC Linda Lasota, Chair
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Johanna Kinney, CMC
City Clerk
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Sponsored by: Historic Preservation Commission
IIP CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 95-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD,ALASKA,ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL
SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
WHEREAS,it is the responsibility of the Historic Preservation Commission to work toward
the continuing education of citizens regarding local historic preservation and community history; and
WHEREAS,an annual Seward Historic Preservation Award will serve to publicly recognize
the'citizens in the community who contribute to historic preservation in Seward; and
WHEREAS,the award will educate and raise the public awareness regarding the importance
of local historic preservation; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission approved Resolution No. 95-09,
recommending that the City Council establish an annual Seward Historic Preservation Award;
IPNOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD,ALASKA,that:
Section 1. The annual Seward Historic Preservation Award is hereby established.
Section 2. The Historic Preservation Commission shall be responsible for the development
of the Seward Historic Preservation Award including creating the nomination form and evaluating
the nominations.
Section 3. Upon recommendation from the Historic Preservation Commission, the City
Council shall award the recipient(s) of the Seward Historic Preservation Award annually in March
through proclamation of the Mayor.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward,Alaska,this 11th day
of September, 1995.
THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
Dave W. Crane,Mayor
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RESOLUTION NCI.95-106
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Nominate Someone For Their Local Historic Preservation Efforts!
Seward has quite a history.For over 100 years now its citizens have come and gone;enriching our
sense of place with each life and event. Without the hard work and civic pride of those that came
before, Seward would not be the exemplary city it is today. And without the people and
organizations who gather and preserve our past we have little to guide us into the future.
If you know of an individual or organization that deserves special recognition for their_work in
preserving Seward history, please take a moment to nominate them for the 2014 Historic
Preservation Award.
The annual award is to recognize local preservation efforts and to encourage community
understanding and appreciation of Seward's history.
If you would like to nominate an individual or organization for this Historic Preservation Award,
forms are available at the Library/Museum and the City Clerk's office.
All nominations must be submitted by Tuesday,
September 30th, 2014
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SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
NOMINATION FORM
Nomination forms must be received by the Seward Community Library/Museum or City Clerk's Office by:
September 30, 2014
Person you are nominating for this award: (self nominations are acceptable).
Nominee's contributions towards historic preservation in the community of Seward:
Please check all the applicable boxes listed below and attach a written description of the
nominee's contributions.(Or use the back of this form if you're concise.)
❑ Survey and inventory work of historic architectural and archaeological resources in the
community.
❑ Development and submission of National Register of Historic Places nominations for
properties within the community.
❑ . Contribution towards education of citizens regarding local historic preservation and
community history.
❑ Research and documentation of the history of the community of Seward.
❑ Publications about the history of the community of Seward
❑ Reconstruction and restoration work towards historic preservation in the community.
❑ Curatorial,historical records,photo collections,or museum contributions which contribute to
the community's historic heritage.
❑ Organization of historical records for easy reference for others to gain a better understanding
of Seward's historic heritage.
❑. Contributions towards historic preservation planning.
❑ Oral history contributions towards preserving Seward's historic heritage.
❑ Progress.towards having a climate controlled centralized historic collection in Seward.
❑ Any other contributions related to historic preservation.
Nominee's Signature of Consent: (verbal) Date:
Nominee's Address: Phone:
Submitted by: Contact Phone:
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Annual Seward
Historic Preservation Award
1996 1997 1998
Virginia Darling Lee McAnerney The Gage Family
Mary Barry Pat Williams Donna Kowalski
Billy Blackjack Johnson Lee Poleske
Margaret Jackie Deck Herman&Winifred Leirer
1999 2000 2001
Mike Stalling Jennifer Headtke Dave Crane
Jeannie Shirk
Pam Herman
2002 2003 2004
Dan Seavey Staff of the Library Brown&Hawkins
Kerry Martin Family Legacy
2005 2006 2007
Jon Faulkner Congregation of St. Peter's Kerry Kline
(Van Gilder Hotel) Episcopal Church Restoration of 1925
Reredos Mural
2008 2009 2010
Lee Poleske Jacquelin B. Pels Shannon Kovac
Seward Rotary
2011 2012 2013
None Doug Capra Carol Griswold
2014
Patricia Ray Williams
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