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Home My WebLink AboutHPC Dec 9 1993 minutesoo Historic Preservation Commission Caldwell Depot Faci,rg Severth Ave. (1906) Please note new phone no. 455-3021 IIISTORIC PRESERVATION COMI!trSSION AGENDA December 9, 1993 1. ROLLCALL 2. MINUTES: Approval of Minutes of October 28, 1993 1994 GRANT APPLICATION: Select fina1 20 properties/sites for reconnaissance level suwey DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT lnvestigation into Downton Historic District - Reivew and preparation of report of findings to City Council. EISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION - Expenditures/potential projects for Fiscal Year 1994 DATE OF NEXT MEETING - January 28, 1994 ADJOURNMENT: 621 CLEVELAND BLVD, CALDWELL, IDAHO 83605 TEL.: (208).+55-3006 FAX 455-3003 3. 4. 6. 7. 5 .4 oo Historic Preservation Commission Patricia Back R€v Ttust Gary D McCune & Iawanda F McC\tre Charles L I-ee & Mfigaret t€e Dma M Shines Ruth D Englehorn I-ouise Rcdel Warren Taylm Warren Taylm Rob€rt M Trent & Patricia A Trenr Keareth L Baldwin Vera A. Farley George D He.rshey Robert F- Payne Rances Mead Reah a Barler Margatet M Sanwood Ted L Terry & %K€nneth D Robems Lola Moce Memcial Park Baptis Chrrch David G Ascuena & Shanna Ascuena Mary L Broadwell & Mary Miller 621 CLEVELAND BLVD. CALDWELL, IDAHO 83605 TEL.: (208) 455.3006 FAX 455-3003 Caldwell Depot Facing S€venth Ave. ( 1906) MII\ruTES Meeting of December 9, 1993 Present: Chair Madeline Buckendorf, Carol Burbank, Bill Gigray III, Elaine L,eppert, Vivian McKay, Steve Maughan. Absent: Elaine Czrpenter, Tom Ensley; Staff: Deruris Crooks, Liz Yeary The December 9, 1993 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to orderil the City Council Conference Room at 7:05 p.m. The Minutes of the meeting of October 28, 1993 were approved as submitted with motion from Elafure t eppert, seconded by Steve Maughan. The first item on the agenda was the selection of properties for the FY94 Site Suwey hoject of the Arlirgton Addition. After discussion concemiflg the criteria for selection, the following siles were chosen: Site # SE.# SEeet Owner Subdivision Blk I-ot I T7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 1224. r3u 1402 1M 1503 1509 1604 1608 l6l6 1303 1323 1423 l50l l515 t52l 223 1420 tqz 1219 1502 122 Fairview Fairview Fairview Fairview Fairview Fairview Faiwiew Faiwiew Fairview ArliDgtotr Arlingtm tulin$cn Arlingtm Arlington Adingtm Mead tulingtm Arliogm Kimball S Ellis Mead Arlingtm Addn 05 Arlingtm Adln 05 Arlingtcn Addn 06 Arlingtm Addn 06 Arlingtcn Arldn 03 Arlington A,ldn 03 Artingtm Ad& 08 Arlingtm Addn 08 Arlingtm Addn 08 Arlingtm Addr! 05 Arlingtm Addn 05 tulingtm Addr 06 Arlingtm Addn 07 tulington Addn 07 Adingtm Addn 07 tulirgt@ Addn 1l Arlingrcn Addn l0 Arlirgm Addr l0 Arlingtm Addn 09F Arlingtm Addn 12 Fairacres Adl I 819 13 1 2 rtltz 10 u2 J 415 l7 t4 718lrlt2 9 7 6 4 I *8 1608 Fairview is an "altemate" should any prove unfeasible. HTSTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Miaules 1409/93 - P.r o O Motion was made by Steve Maughan and seconded by Carol Burbank to send out a request for proposals to historians as quickly as possible since we have been advised by the State Hisoric Preservation Office that there are less historians available to carry out tesearch projects and those that are submiued earliest will probably get first choice. The motion passed unanimously. The next item for review was the Draft Report on the Downtown Hisloric Dislrict meetings. The general consensus was the report should be more specific, highlighting the use of the model block concept to illusrate how sidewalk and storeftont renovation could work and provide the impetus for energy to expand downtown. Other areas include the need for beautification, the importance of a Downtown Merchans' Association, the hiring of professionals to provide publicity, and maintain coordination, which takes the burden off the merchants. Bill Gigray cited Title 50, Page 26, Business Improvement Districts, as a code worthy of exrmination, the use of BIDS to make a plan and the use of LIDs for physical improvements. The Report should address what Pocatello and Nampa have done, with energy, ingenuity and conunitment and show ttnt this can be done in C-aldwell. The Downtown Merchantd Association was able to coordinate events to attract people downtown. Some used public money as seed money to get things started. Bill also cited the Boise presentation which showed a physical identity of the community. Both Pocatello and Nampa gave statistics that revealed an increase in the occupancy rate which were very striking. In order to present a good repon to C-ouncil, it was suggested that slides be used showing how the historic theme has worked and helped in other cities. It is important to note t}at Nampa felt C-aldwell had more historic buildings. It appears that a historical architechual theme has been successful when done tastefirlly. It was agreed to compile everyone's comments and come back in January to get a final report together. There was a consensus that it would be profitable to meet with the Council in a workshop session to discuss the whole downtown issue. There was discussion conceming the need for a downtown Master Plan that would address a variety of issues such as sidewalks, infrastructure improvements, trafEc, circulation, parking, landscaping, lighting, architecture, design etc. which tlre Cormrission felt they could support as a means to help to revitalize the downtown. Once a plan is developed a historic district can be fashioned very flexibly to ensure some sability of the plan, once it is adopted. tlaving a plan in place shows conurritment. The plan provides security for people to invesl in their properties. Major trafEc pattems in Caldwell have changed for the future since it was built. We need to look at those traffic pattems to see that when we plan the downtown we need to point ourselves to the new patt€ms. Physically downtown has not really changed since the couplet was developed. Madeline Buckendorf arurounced she will not seek another teml on the Conurrission, due to potential conflicts of interest. Bitl Gigray then left the meeting due to another obligation. I{ISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Mitrutes 1409,/93 - P.2 o o The last item of discussion was potential use of budgeted monies for 1994 projects. It was agreed tlnt something should be done which would be visible and a positive addition to the community. Some suggestions were: improvements to the Saratoga Parking Lot, the passageway in the former Cirurron Building area, historic street lights, etc. The highest visibility project seems to be the parking lot because of its location. The sidewalk could be reconshucted along with the additional street tre€s and other design features to complement the historic monument at the cornet. It was agreed to encoruage other suggestions, and to discuss this item in more detail at a future meetirg. With no fiuther discussion, the meeting was adjoumed at 8:45 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Conunission will be Januuy 27,1994. Respectfully , Administrative Secretary Plarming and Zoning HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minut€s l2lo9l93 - P.3 Liz