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Caldwell Depot Facjr8 Sevcnth Avc. ( 1906)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
October I 2. 1995 - 7:00 p.m.
Idaho Room, Caldwell Library
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1. ROLLCALL
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 14, 1995
OLD BUSINESS:
FY95 Grant - Report (State advised no public hearing necessary since Depot will not be
nominated to Register)
4, COMMUNITYENHANCEMENTPROJECT:
a.Electrical fixtures have been purchased to proceed with lighting the Depot.
5 FY96 GRANT - 1996 Grant Project - Council approved proposal on Monday,
September 18. Commission need to set time frame to tour neighborhood to select sites.
6. ANYOTHERBUSINESS:
a )Correspondence from Bill Gigray
Resignation of Dean Finchb)
1. DATE OF NEXT MEETING - November 9, 1995
8. ADJOURNMENT:
Aid for the hearing or visually impaired available upon 24 hour notice by calling 455-3000
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Caldwell Depor Facing Seventh Ave. ( f906)
MINUTES
Meeting of October 12, 1995
Chairman: Steve Maughan, Tom Ensley, Roy Payne, Bill Gigray Itr, Elaine Leppert,
Elaine Carpenter;
Nancy Hufi LizYeary;
Carol Burbank
The October 12, meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order in the
Caldwell City Library Idaho Room at 7:00 p.m. The Chairman was delayed and the Vice-Chairman,
Roy Payne, conducted the meeting.
The fust item of business was approval of the Minutes of the September 14, 1995 meeting. Elaine
Leppert offered a Motion to approve the Minutes. Bill Gigray seconded the Motion which passed
unanimously.
The next item involved a draft report on the FY95 grant. Staff indicated that the State Historic
Office had previously requested a closing report. Since the Depot nomination is not now going
forward, the report is not required. A report has been prepared and after review by the Historic
Preservation Commission will be presented to City Corurcil for informational purposes.
The Commission discussed lighting the Depot. Staff reported that Town and Country Electric have
purchased the fixtures and will install them within the next several weeks. Bill Gigray suggested
contacting the contractor to see ifthey could be installed before November 17 when the Townsite
Committee are proposing to inaugurate Christmas Lights.
The next item involved the FY96 grant project. City Council had approved the proposal and the
State Historic Preservation Offrce had given verbal approval. The STIPO will send written
confirmation. The Commission discussed potential dates to tour the area for site selection and asked
Staffto investigate whether Saturday, November 4, from 9:30 a.m. to I l:30 a.m. will be suitable and
whether we may again borrow the Canyon Corurty on Aging vehicle.
Bill Gigray reported on the Townsite Committee's use of the Depot as its offrce. As a result of the
use of the building, the Townsite Commiftee met with the insurers, who consider that in the best
interest of the City, there should be a Resolution adopting a use policy and a License Agreement
holding those using the building liable for anlthing which might affect the building. The Townsite
Committee approved the draft Resolution and License Agreement and submitted it to the Historic
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Preservation Commission for approval. They will now have to be submitted to City Council for
review and possible approval.
Tom Ensley offered a Motion to recommend adoption of the Resolution and License Agreement to
City Council. Roy Payne seconded the Motion which passed wranimously.
The final item for discussion was Dean Finch's resignation from the Commission and the need for
other people to serve. The procedure is for citizens to submit a letter of interest to the Mayor.
With no further business, the meeting was adjoumed at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfu lly submitted,
Liz Yeary, Administrative Secretary
Planning and Zoning
Steve Maughan
Chairman
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Historic Preservation Commission
Planning and Zoning Department
FY95 Grant - Final Report
October 9, 1995
The City of Caldwell Historic Preservation Commission and the Caldwell City Council
submitted a grant proposal to the ldaho state Historical Society in September 1994
seeking a Certified Local Government grant to fund two projects:
(a)Nomination to the National Historic Register of the Caldwell UPRR Depot; and
Sponsorship of a Community Workshop on the maintenance and restoration of
older, historic residences.
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It is important to note that while a grant is provided, the City provides matching funds in
the form of in-kind contributions such as clerical support, Commission volunteers, and
other necessary administrative assistance.
The City were notified of the successful acquisition of the grant in the amount of
$2,850.00 and proceeded to recruit consultants for both components. The State
Historic office supplied a list of historic consultants for the Nomination and from that list,
Madeline Buckendorf, a historic consultant, and local resident was selected. On the
recommendation of the State Historic office, Fred Walters of Oregon was approached
to conduct the community workshop and subsequently was contracted.
The Nomination to the Depot was accomplished and a copy of the final report is
attached. The consultant was commended by the Historic office for the quality of the
nomination. The UPRR, who own the building, and lease it to the city, notified the city
and the State Historic office that they would oppose the nomination. However, such a
recommendation does not deter from lhe etigibility of the building for nomination. Since
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the study, Ms. Buckendorf has given several presentations to civic groups on the history
of the Depot.
The Community Workshop was presented by Fred Walters, an architectural
conservator from Oregon. The workshop was hosted at the Public Library on April 29,
1995, and included a tour of a local historic residential neighborhood, which gave Mr.
Walters an opportunity to demonstrate practical maintenance applications and potential
problems. The workshop was comparatively well attended, according to the State
Historic Preservation Office, and the information literature provided will continue to be
available to the public. Staff have been contacted by other communities interested in
sponsoring similar workshops.
Prepa red by
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Liz ea ry, Adm nistrative Secretary
Planning and Zoning Department
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