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CITY OE CALD}'ELL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COM!,IISSION HINUTESUeetlngs of Pebruary lO, l99O and Harch 6, l99O
The meet ing of February lO, l99O Has called to order in the CityHaII parking lot by the Chairman Chuck Randolph at 9:15 a.m.Present Here! Tom Ensley. Nathelle Oates, Art Honey, SylviaRobison, EiIl Gigray IIL ?eri Brandt and Dennis Crooks.
The purpose of the meet ing was to conduct a tour and group fieldtrip of the historic survey area and to help in the selection ofthe final 25 historic si.te survey candidates. Margaret Langdonfrom the Canyon County Organization on Aging arranged fortransportation and provided use of the city's senior passenqer
Van.
The group toured the survey area and aliscussed various historicsites for approximately trro hours. Basecl on the discussion ofthe commlsslon, chairman Randolph indicated he would prepare a"final" llst of 25 sites and submit them to Dennis for
d i str i but ion.
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The meet ing of March 6, 1990 was called to order in the City HalICouncil Chambers by Chairman Chuck Randolph at 5:O5 p.m. Presentwere: Nathelle Oates, Art Honey, Teri Brandt, Dennis Crooks, TomWheeler and Ken Swanson, State Museum Director.
The main purpose of the meeti.ng was to welcome a short addressand discussion presented by Ken Sr.ranson reqarding the UnionPacif i.c Train Depot and the potential use of this facility as amuseum. Mr. Swanson provi.ded both a philosophical and pragmaticoverview of museum operations. Topics discussed included privatevs. Public collections, type of organizat ion/ownershlp, type ofdisplays, costs, security, fencj.ng and other itens. Mr. SHansonalso suggested a list of reading material rrhich included:a) Startinq Rioht - Basic cuide To Uuseun Plannins byGeroge Sherrel I .b) HeIp For The Sma1l lIuseun by Armenta Nealc) A Leqal Primer Ontialano Manag i ng Museum Col Iect ions,by
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cities of Cambrldge and Wall1s were identified assmalI museums and uorth visitino.
After this lntroductlon, a brlef tour and lnspect lon of the Traj.nDepot was performed. The group reconvened at the Counc j. Ichambers to discuss start-up costs, improvements and necessaryitens to comnence opening of such a facility to the publrc. TeriBrandt indlcated that she e,ou1d prepare detailed 11sts of thepossible extent of improvements needed for future drstribution tothe Commission membersh ip.
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Dennis Crooks folloHed with an update on the phase tvro bidproposal and pro]ect documents. A total of 14 ArchitecturalHistory Consultants Here sent material packets and invited toapply for the project research assignment for the City ofcaIdHel1. Flve responses have been received. Three consultantsindicated lnterest in doing the srork; t$ro consultants decl ined toappty due to current uork and schedule conflicts. Dennisindlcated that he would contlnue to accept responses until tlarch15. After that date, he rrould compile a llst of the prospectiveapplicants and forward them to the Connission members rrel l in
advance of the next schedulecl meet lnq of April 5, 1990.
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As there wasApril 5, 199O
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noat further business, the neet ing was adlourned7:oO p.m. in the City Counci I Cflambers.
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CITY OE CALDWELL
HISTORICAIJ PRESERVATI ON COHI{I SSI ON UI NUTES
February 1, r99O
The neetlng Has called to order at 7:O5 p.m. rn the city Hall
Council Chambers by the Chairman, Chuck Randolph. Present uere:
Nathelle Oates, Art Honey, S).1via Robi.son, Dennis Crooks, Ter:.Brandt and Chuck Houchi.ns. Also pres€nt !{as Louisa Cone,Caldrrell Chairperson for the Canyon County Centennial Commrttee.
Absent were Tom Ensley anal Eob Jarboe.
Mi nutes
ap proved
from the January rr,199O meeting srere distributed and
as submitted.
Chairman
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Dennis indicated that the grant agreement betereen the City
Caldwell and the State Historical Society had been signed by
Mayor and returned to the state office.
Chuck Randolph opened the meet j.ng by askingprovide an update on the grant application.Denn i s
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Dennis also indicated that the bid proposal and prolect
descr j.pt ion documents had been sent to the Historical Society
Office for their revie$, and approval as to form and content.
Dennis indicated he had received some response and that a few
minor revisions to the bid and pro]ect descript ion documents
were necessary. The revisions were minor and were already
accomplished and returned to the State Office and final approval
was expected some t j.me next week.
Dennis also announced that anprepared by the State Officethe city.
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Chairman Randolph then briefly discussed the volunteer survey and
the nethodoloqy in determining tbe final 25 candidates and
reintroduced the idea of taklng a group fietd trip to help in the
f j.na1 select ion proceEs. Dennis crooks stated that he had
contacted llargaret Langdon at the county for arrangement to
borrow the City's large pasenger Van and that there rras no
conflict or problems in using the van on a saturday. some
discussion follolred and it was agreed to reconvene the Connissionto Saturday, Eebruary lO at 9:OO a.m. for purposes of the field
trip lrith the group to rneet at City HaIl.
Louisa Cone then provided the Conmission wlth a brief overview of
their groups' role and involvement in the Greenbelt project. She
discussed the log cabin donation, the planned greenr"ray strol1 and
the grant for hlstorical signs.
Teri Brandt and Chuck Houchins both provided an update on the
City's role i.n the Centennial Park pro]ect, the plans to inport
fiIl material , prepare the site and ultimately install landscape
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l*tore detailed distrussion on the hiEtorieal EignE along theGreenbelt occured. A variet), of si.zes and designs includingwood, metal , podium type, lamenated plastic, numbered signs $rithexplanatory brochures were discussed. Teri Brandt indicated thatshe $rould approach the sign company which manufactures the City'ssigns for cost est imates and other suggestions.
Chairnan Randolph then lntroduced items of new business. TeriBrandt informed the Commission of her involvenent with theCollege of Idaho Centennery Comtnittee and the plans for a
"Centennery BalI". She further indicated plans for the ball to
have a historical theme and the need to obtain furniture, photos.
clothings and other items of historrcal interest. Dr. Galley was
suggested as a good contact person.
Chuck Randolph then opened tbe meetrng for general discussion.Chuck indicated a need to expand the overall ob-lective ofE.3mmiB3icln's r6le and functi(]n regarding the Burvey Hork and toprovide a clear focus for identifying and performing the more ln-debth survey on the final 25 sites. He also identlfied the needto inform and involve property owners in the historicsignificance of their propert ies.
Chuck Houchins then i.ntroduced the topic of possible tax relieffor historic propert ies i.nvolved i.n structure preservation andrehabilitation. Teri, Chuck Houchins and Sylvia Robison comnented
someHhat further on this subject which led to a discussion of
Uni.on Pacif lc Traj.n Depot. Both Teri and Cttuck Houchi.ns provided
an update on the resource and possible use of the facility.
Chairman Randolph then discussed the Stuennenberg assaslnationsite, citing it's historical significance and role in achievlngnotoriety for the City of CaIdHeIl in nunerous books andpublications. Chairman Randolph questioned if there were soneway to mark the locat ion rrlth a nonunent or some other form of
approprlate ident if icat ion.
As there was no further business, the meet ing adJourned at 8:35p.m. to Saturday February 1O, at 9:OO a.m.
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sites. It is hopeful that th j.s expanded knorrledgewill serve as an incentive to preserve the historicquality of architecture present on thege sites.
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The next item on the agenda uas the question of the commission
membership vacancies. A brief discussion and overviel, of theConnission b)r-larrs was given by Tom Ensley and Chairman Randolphand the need to mai ntai n a representat ive makeup on theConnission. It Trag agreed that someone with a legal background
eroulal be beneficial to the group. After further discussion, itwas agreed that Chairman Randolph lrould contact BiIl Gigray andSylvia Robison to see if they $rere interested in serving on thecomDission. If interested, Dennis crooks rriIl, in turn. contactthe Hayor to conflrm these appolntments.
A general dlscussion period followed. Chairnan Randolphlndlcated a concern rrlth respect to duplicatlon of hlstoricalslte survey work $rith other comnunity members and groups and
reconnended contact and cooperative lnteraction uith othersources of historical information. AdditionalIy, concernsregardlng the need to refine and narrow site selection criterlawere reiterated. certain properties were identified that nayerarrant additional consideration as historic site candidates andincluded t{ashington School and the Sirnp}ot Apartments.
As there was no further business, the lleeting adjourned at 9!lOp.m. to Thursday, Eebruary lst, 1990.
Respectful ly submi t ted ,
Dennis Crooks
Plannlng and Zonlng Di rector
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