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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHPC August 5 1997 minutesoo Historic Preservation Commission Caldwell Depot laciDB Seve th Ave. (1906) THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Meeting of August 5, 1997 In The Idaho Room, Caldwell Public Librarv The llistoric Preservation Commission meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Idaho Room of the library at 7:00 p,m. Present: Staff: Absent: Rick Wells, Elaine Lepperl, Tom Ensley, Chris Nye. Ed Allen, Bill Gigray Itr Ann Marie Reyes Melvin McClain, Steve Maughan, Sylvia Tag The August 5th meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at the Caldwell City Library, in the Idaho Room, at 7:00 p.m. The first item of business was the FY97 Grant Contract. Chairman Nye bdefly stated that the grant had been completed. Arrowrock Group, lnc. surveyed 110 homes, but did not make it do Blaine. The suvey forms have been typed. The Arrowrock Group has a slide presentation that they will present at the October's meeting. Councilman Wells questioned how many copies of the survey would be produced and ifthere were any color photographs. Chairman Nye stated that there could be as many copies as needed and there are slides instead ofphotos. Commissioner Lepped stated that in previous years. for the library files, they would take some of the slides and have them printed. Commissioner Ensley questioned if there were duplicates or negatives that would be included with the narratives. Commissioner Leppert stated that the Arrowrock Group did not included any. Commissioner Ensley stated that having slides as prints would be a necessity, especially for the library, so that anybody could have access to them and make them useful. Councilman Wells questioned the status of the historic property compilation of the surveys. Commissioner Leppefi stated that the project is behind schedule. Since she doesn't have any volunteer help, it has been very difficult to get the copying done. The surveys are all one pagel it will just take time to have each one photocopied. Commissioner Ensley questioned if some of the Commissioner members and staff could take a file and commit some time to help get this done. Commissioner Leppert stated that would be helpful in order to complete the project. Hrstoric Preservatioo 8/05/97 Page I 621 CLEVELAN D BLV D, CALDWELL, IDAHO 83605 TEL.: (208)4s5-3006 FAX 455-300s Since there has been no meeting for the previous month, there was no minutes to approve. oo Councilman Wells suggested the Commission consider being a part of updating the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan states that the historic district should be preserved. That meaning could mean several different things to different people. There needs to be a broader definition and understanding of what is a historic district. Commissioner Gigray questioned what the ground rules are in an historic area. He further stated that with the stop lights at 21st Street an)'thing past 20th Street is nonconducive to residential tiving. The language that is put in the Comprehensive Plan can be tight or it can be loose and vague. Councilman Wells asked if it would be appropriate for the Commission to take the lead in that area of the Comprehensive Plan and get copies mailed to everyone, so when the revision is started the Commission will have collective thoughts on it and have suggestions regarding the historic area. Commissioner Gigray stated that there are two parts to the Comprehensive Plan that the Commission needs to think about. One would be the historic area and the other would be some input and implementation on it. The Commission's actions should be reported to the Planning and Zoning Commission to indicate that this Commission is going to proceed with the review the Comprehensive Plan in anticipation of updating it, and specific recommendations including implementation aspects of the historic components. A motion was rnade by Commissioner Gigray to proceed with this project and have it continued to the September's meeting. Passed by unanimous voice vote. The next item of business *'as a report on the slatus of the Caldu'ell Depot lighting project. Commissioner Ensley stated that he had nol spoken with the contractor in a while, but he was assured the project would be done by the end ofAugust. Ann Marie Reyes stated that there needed to be an update on that matter, because the budget year is coming to an end and the expense would need to be paid before the end of September. Discussion was held of the items for the next agenda The date of the next meeting was set for Tuesday, October '7 , 1997 . w)N,4J>-- Ann Marie Reyes, Administrati ecretaly Comrnunity Development Department Christopher S. Nye Chairman Hi$ofl c Preservation 8/05/97 Page 2 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:30 p.m.