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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-2011 CHCP MINUTES ► � ` ' CALDWELL HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Meeting of June 27, 2011 @ 6:00 P.M. AP a Ed Caldwell Public Library - Idaho Room �� I. Call to order. Chairperson Randolph called the meeting to order at approximately at 6:07 p.m. II. Roll Call Members Present. Chuck Randolph, Elaine Carpenter, Gina Lujack, Eileen Davidson, Lorene Oates, Megan Dixon. Members Absent. Anita Shore, Elaine Leppert, Jan Boles, Steve Maughan. Others Present., April Cabello, Planning Technician; Anne Marie Skinner, Senior Planner; Rob Hopper, City Council Liaison. Others Absent. Brian Billingsley, Planning & Zoning Director. 111. Approval of Minutes. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF May 23, 2011: with the following corrections: p. 2, VII Old Business: E. 2011 Signage Project. • change from "Mitch" to "Midge" p. 3, IX Commission & Staff Reports. • B. change "Robb" to "Rob" • C. change "Robb" to "Rob" • E. change "commission" to "School District" • I. change "Robb" to "Rob" MOTION: Lorene O., SECOND: Gina L., MOTION PASSED. IV. Certificate of Appropriateness Interviews. None. V. Audience Participation. A. Chairperson Randolph introduced Bob Carpenter who presented in place of Ray Wolfe. Ray Wolfe had originally been scheduled to present, but unexpectedly had to go to Portland. Mr. Carpenter presented that there is a group or committee, of which he is a member, that has de�.eloped around a downtown plan for redoing one block between Kimball and 7 Avenue. The intent af the CHPC Meeting June 27, 2011 ` ' ' committee is to establish upper-level residential and lower-level specialty shops. The group is trying to develop community support. An architectural rendering has been developed of what the building might look like, but there is no money for the project. Elaine Carpenter interjected with the comment that it is Dustin Bristol's interest that has kicked off this project. Bob Carpenter explained that the east end of the project is owned by Bob Jenkins. Mr. Carpenter explained the upper level of Mr. Jenkins' building is still the original hotel with the original bathrooms fixtures. Mr. Carpenter stated Mr. Jenkins plans on coming into the project as a partner if this comptex should be built and develop upper-level living with a continuation the existing shops on the lower levels. Mr. Carpenter explained that the west end of the project is the end in which Dustin Bristol, the chef at Brick 29 in Nampa, has expressed interest. Mr. Bristol doesn't want to go to Boise. He's done very well with Brick 29 and the new truck he is running. He would be willing to come in as an owner at the other end of the project, making for very nice anchors on each end of the building. The group is looking to develop community support to then present to funding sources. Mr. Carpenter stated, after eight months of working with developers, absolutely no one wants to be the first one to spend millions in downtown Caldwell. The group is hoping to develop a$600,000 or $1,000,000 incentive package and this is turning some heads, especially with tenants at both ends of the project. The request to the Commission is to obtain a letter of support from Historic Preservation that would urge both the development of the project and the preservation of architecture that supported turn-of-the-century City of Caldwell. The letter of support would hopefully state this is a worthy project. The project is also being worked through Caldwell Economic Development. This is the year of the Baby Boomer. The group is looking at finding a contractor who is specializing in that early retiree group. About 50 million people are getting ready to retire and 2 out of 10 retirees will relocate. The group is looking into funding in that area — not low-income senior citizen housing, but the early retiree baby boomers. Anne Marie Skinner wondered about the other two property owners — Kawano and Vance. Mr. Carpenter responded that Mr. Kawano's property was being described as being for sale at a reasonable price. Mr. Carpenter stated that Mr. Vance will be issuing a letter of support for the project. 1111r. Carpenter would like the letter as soon as practical. The group is looking for letters from the Board of Realtors as well as the hospital board. Mr. Carpenter reiterated that Mr. Bristol is a financial buy-in to the project once built. April Cabello wondered who would write the letter. She also asked Mr. Carpenter when he would like the letter. Mr. Carpenter stated he would like the letter prior to the City Council presentation on August 15, 2011 and reiterated that there is no currently-identified funding. The group would need to furnish bare ground for CHPC Meeting June 27, 2011 ' ' development. No banks will loan on condominiums right now. The group has estimated approximately $12 million for the project. Chairperson Randolph summarized Mr. Carpenter's presentation and request. Mr. Carpenter exited the meeting. Chairperson Randolph asked for any discussion and/or a motion. MOTION: Gina L., SECOND: Lorene O., MOTION PASSED. Chairperson Randolph stated he would draft the letter and get it to Ms. Cabetlo to circulate to Committee members. VI. Actions Since Last Meeting. A. 1204 Dearborn — April Cabello reported that none of the work requested/required by the Historic Preservation Commission had been completed at the site. The property owner was sent a letter reminding him of his claim that he would have the work completed this spring. The Certificate of Appropriateness expires on July 20, 2011 for this work. If not completed by that date, the property owner will be in code violation. Chairperson Randolph reiterated that the property owner met with the Historic Preservation Commission on site and it was a mutually agreed-upon decision as to what would be accomplished at the site. Anne Marie Skinner wondered if he would have to obtain a new Certificate of Appropriateness if the work wasn't accomplished by July 20, 2011. Chairperson Randolph responded he would have to apply for a new Certificate of Appropriateness if the current C of A expires. Lorene Oates wondered how long he had owned the property. Ms. Cabello responded he's owned it for more than a year, so he has had plenty of time to accomplish the improvements. Lorene Oates wondered about the code enforcement process. Ms. Skinner explained the code enforcement process as being issuance of a letter with a certain amount of time to come into compliance, then a second letter is issued, then a third and final letter is issued. If there is no compliance after the third letter, then a citation is issued. The property owner may or may not pay the citation and may or may not come into compliance. The only recourse the City has at that point is to file a lien or see if the city prosecutor will take the case to court. B. 1618 Cleveland - April Cabello reported a jumpy house had gone up at the site, with advertising, and Code Enforcement was aware of it and issued a letter of code violation. The jumpy house and accompanying advertising was removed immediately. Elaine Carpenter wondered about the sign for bicycles for A-�ine Cycles nailed to a tree on Cleveland. Anne Marie Skinner responded that the sign needs to come down, that it's a code violation and she is going to have Code Enforcement take care of the situation. CHPC Meeting June 27, 2011 ►. ' ' C. Steunenberg Neighborhood Association Donation — April Cabello reported that she now has the cash in the amount of $275 from a now defunct Steunenberg Neighborhood Association that no longer exists. She has set it up with its own account, own file and own account number to be able to track the moneys. The former Association has donated the money to the Historic Preservation Commission to be used for historic preservation signage. Chairperson Randolph stated it really is important to have a Steunenberg Neighborhood Association but there have been three attempts and no neighborhood association thus far. There were numerous problems with leadership including leaders who moved, leaders who became pregnant, leaders who became overwhelmed. Several people thought it was a neighborhood watch rather than a neighborhood association and it's just never gotten off the ground. VII. Old Business A. 2011 CLG Grant Update — April Cabello reported that Barbara of TAG wanted Ms. Cabello to let the commissioners know that they have done the preliminary research and will be doing fieldwork next week on Wednesday and Thursday. Chairperson Randolph wondered about the due dates for the closing of the fiscal year. Due to the delayed Federal budget and the delayed funding for the 2011 CLG Grant, SHPO allowed the commission and TAG to skip the mid project report to meet SHPO's and the City of Caldwell's fiscal year deadline.TAG confirmed the final product would be complete and submitted within the time line. B. CHPC Ordinance Amendment and Adoption Update — Anne Marie Skinner stated she went through Chapter 2, Article 17 of Caldwell City Code, which deals with Caldwell Historic Preservation Commission, and added coverage for properties on a local register, properties on a national register and/or properties within a local historic district. Such additional coverage will provide the Historic Preservation Commission the jurisdiction and authority to require Certificates of Appropriateness on all such covered properties. Ms. Skinner wondered if the Commission wanted her to take it forward for further action. It should go before the Planning and Zoning Commission for a recommendation and then to Council for final action. It could go to Planning and Zoning Commission on August 9, 2011 for a recommendation and then to City Council on September 6, 2011 for final action. Rob Hopper noted that it would be appropriate to extend memberships to individuals who own properties on the National Register of Historic Places and/or property owners within the North Caldwell Historic District. Ms. Skinner wondered about the Commission's status on making the downtown area an official historic district and the North Caldwell Historic District an official historic district. She recommended moving forward on that sooner rather than later based upon the increasing number of phone calls she receives inquiring about properties in those areas. Commissioners wondered if they could go through the process concurrently with the two districts, making them official districts at the same time. Ms. Skinner responded she did not see why not. CHPC Meeting �une 27, 2011 �� � MOTION: Lorene O., SECOND: Megan D., MOTION PASSED. Chairperson Randofph wondered about moving the historic districts forward and suggested placing it on the July agenda and having Commissioners think about boundaries. The boundaries do not have to match the boundaries of the National District. Ms. Skinner pointed out that there are buildings in the downtown area that are not part of the National District. It was decided to place it on the July agenda. C. 2011 Signage Project — April Cabello stated the two people with whom she needed to speak regarding this project are not in attendance this evening. Brian Billingsley had commissioned Jan Boles and Elaine Leppert for this project. He was hoping to have the narratives and pictures done within the next two weeks; Ms. Cabello will have to send out some emails to get this project moving along. Chairperson Randolph clarified these are the signs for Boone, Simplot House, Midge Graves, the College of Idaho president's home and 20 and Blaine. He also wondered if there was property owner consent from anyone other than 2pt and Blaine. Ms. Cabello responded that she had not contacted anyone and she did not think Mr. Billingsley had contacted anyone either. Ms. Cabello believes he is waiting on the narratives and pictures and the final price before he contacts the property owners. Rob Hopper clarified whether or not these are all new signs to be placed, not replacement of existing signs. Ms. Cabello stated that is correct. She also stated old signs would be refaced. Chairperson Randolph stated only three have been lost over time. VIII. New Business. None. IX. Commission � Staff Reports. A. Chairperson Randolph made mention of a"thank you" letter from Preservation Idaho for participation and partnership and passed that around to Commission members. He stated he had a chance meeting with a former student last week who said his folks were very happy to have their house as the poster child for the Steunenberg District. He also noted neighbors from over on Arthur next to Gordon Buck's old apartment house have been rumored to be stating the renovation of said house could not be completed because of Historic District restrictions. He asked Ms. Cabello to contact the property owner and make sure said owner was aware that his property was not in the Historic District and he is only constrained by the International Building Code, not by any Historic District rules or regulations. Finally, he stated he has been working with City staff and a log cabin consultant from the State of Idaho on the museum in the park and there is some real momentum and grants being put forth for the work on that museum. There is work being done on a children's interactive corner as well as good pedestrian flow. Elaine Carpenter had nothing to report. Megan Dixon had nothing to report. CHPC Meeting June 27, 2011 Gina Lujack expressed apologies for not having attending Elaine Leppert's honorarium at City Council on June 20, 2011. Lorene Oates brought an article from The Idaho Statesman about two big homes in Boise that are going to be demotished unless someone moves them and noted it was nice it received front-page coverage. She also noted her neighboring properties are available for rent. Rob Hopper had nothing to report. Eileen Davidson apologized for being late. X. Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Anne Marie Skinner for April Cabello, MINUTES APPROVED AND SIGNED BELOW BY CHAIRMAN CHUCK RANDOLPH ON THE DATE NOTED BELOW. . .-� / � ��J���f�c�' / / .,�.�' / Chairperson Randolph � -� / Date ��-� �j �---� '� �2 G �( � ATTEST: Brian Billingsley, P& Z Director Date CHPC Meeting June 27, 2011