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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLandmark Preservation Commission - Minutes - 06/23/1993• TAV ATION COWYOSSION LANDMARK PS Speting c 23,�1993 Council Liaisoce'�TM& Staff Lisison: 19' 1993 minutes• approved the MAY designation of 101 .�G: Th►e Commissionthe appucathon °mmend waiver of the SITNRY OF MEE a mot1Oto a fond motion to rec the public welfare- second COmm> .0 rmlt for reasons for Cutmbtght1°a venue and then ted and North College of the 'l� the Sibbald proposal a waith�S pe for a resolutionnds that the bar° Son then P oric The Commiss'on p thenthe LPC motion. Ttie Yopeotks Contain" Corner is accefor future for future SID pester in support of moved to public ending policy ;"seed as mce otion to send a motion rec COmion�taycott Souse• structures` ao,�ation for the p,ND ROLL CALL r at 6:35 pm, 281 North CALL To ORDER Jennimbers lenl3ifer fer Carpenter � the� mini R th WeatherfOrd Were and Commission Chairman SecreWYDiane S» Tanner, Richard H>v College Avenue•k Jensen, James Carpenter, Bud Frick col Turner represented present. Ice Frank GUESTS-' Jacques Rieux, owner of the Welch incoming Local of the ry Coordinator. {.irk Winkel eiMagSey, the Citys Local Block; and Itheba A MOV AL OF MAY 19,1993 MPwM- from rf y 19 as submitted• minutes of the meeting �• Ayes: Carpenter, Mr. Frick moved to ap ded the mhe I n• The motion p� �Weatherford J � T� 9RM and Weatherford - AGENDA REVMW • Council for the LpC to make added that the received a request fron► Clymer by Tom Sibbald. Msnerthe aye House, Mr. Frank rece for Curmingbam designaL1O0 m" 9ervic a purebase Proposal comments regarding historical like to discuss Gusto state bas re9UeS� . Pratilc also mentioned he would 1501 West Mountain• Mr. Special � i June 23, 1993 08a�, Page 2 SUFF SPORT; Mr. Fri anno net ppointed for io ced "e new City Coo, effecti cil ntinents from the P seryah' d � Kul was also ve l�, M ��'inketO he PCwill. Ms Weatherford COI SION i8 Leade be P Trawling hmd approved. He also gav positive report at thewas Mr. Jensen ERS�R�' Carpenter � the People who worked to Post Office to disco Pconen8 meetingork �e the Conference D�L`USSION � Ssfi'ategies for stabilization F the yen the aDDu4� Offices the Old Mr• Hill withdrew from this Ms. �u�on due to a conflict of interest. designation stated that Tom Fort nation and would like t �hnv�n8 of Pour La F Collins �ndmark apply for the state rise S urant no furor building Perrme states oncecredit fthior renhas ovation Local author;Z1ngthe building Y be issued unless y 3'PPhcation has conx bef re the r, the Ong Permit for LPC Mr. Frank explained1 ses of health, safety, or Council faresses a resolution authorizing that the C. welfare. the to issuance of a ty Council will be is caned u ermitlWem y or a this . ' building Ferret for thePon to pass a resolution luiremertt before, it k, the LPC has r the eProperty. Although City C ouncil has not the state tax credit p be applied already wed and approved t} o do so in this x because Me Rieux noted that at done Prior to decignation.O! facade, � �8e, delays would Turner, be very costly to the tenant. Tu ary reasons: read Portions of her staff Iructure;Permit is f agenda Suthe mmary Y City � Council. She noted three bwn �r Public wel will be served by the revitalization I ham the his toric fabric of this important LAWMUk Preservation Commission Speeid Meeting Minutes .F v 23, 1993 Page 3 Mr. Rieux noted that Pour La France will ultimately have a Mountain Avenue mailing address, distinct from the College Avenue address of the Stone Lion Bookstore. Ms. Tanner will research implications on the address change with the City's Building Inspection Department. Mr. Frick moved to approve Resolution 3-93 accepting the application for designation of 107 North College Avenue. Mr. Jensen seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. Ayes: Carpenter, Frick, Jensen, Tanner, and Weatherford. Mr. Frick made a second motion to support a resolution of City Council to waive the waiting period for issuance of the building permit for reasons of the public welfare. Mr. Tanner added an amendment that denial at this time would "pose an economic threat to the successful completion of the project". Ms. Weatherford seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. Ayes: Carpenter, Frick, Jensen, Tanner, and Weatherford. Ms. Carpenter explained that Gerry Horak had called her with two requests. The City Council would like a specific recommendation on a current proposal to purchase Cunningham Corner and development of a policy guidance for Special Improvement Districts (SlDs), containing buildings with historic value. Mr. Frank had spoken with Suzanne Edminster, City Finance Officer, regarding the Cunningham Corner proposal. Tom Sibbald has offered approximately $255,000 to buy the property and develop low-income housing in cooperation with Neighbor to Neighbor. The existing barn is to be removed within 60 days of ownership. The City prefers not to demolish the barn. Mr. Beardmore has advised that the barn must be moved in one piece due to the type of construction used. The fast option is moving it to another site, which would cost $10,000-15,000, with another $10,000 required to build a new foundation. The barn could be moved to public property. Tom Shoemaker of Natural Resources has expressed interest in moving the barn to some open space yet to be determined. Rehabilitation of the approximately 35' x 48' barn is estimated to cost $25-35 per square foot, for a total of approximately $60,000. Funding options were brainstormed: the city might pay costs; the barn could go to private ownership; volunteers could install the barn on a pubes ply; donations could be solicited for restoration; other funding sources such as the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), Open Space funding or the general fund and the Colorado Historical Fund. Ms. Weatherford believed that the property had not been adequately marketed. Landmark Preservation Commission Special Meeting Minutes June 23, 1993 Page 4 After discussion, the Commission decided to address both the general policy guidelines request and make a specific recommendation on Cunningham Comer, using the guidelines set up in the Historic Resource Preservation Program (HRPP). Ms. Carpenter noted that development of Cunningham Corner with the barn seems unlikely and Mr. Frick responded that left two options --either acquisition by a private party or some public use on open space with the City paying for it. Mr. Tanner added that private ownership with some public assistance would also be possible. Mr. Frank said that landmark designation would be a good idea if the City contributed the approximately $20,000 required to move the barn. Ms. Carpenter asked for public input and Ms. Massey outlined key elements of the HRPP's general policy approach --the identification, evaluation, local landmark and designation of eligible sites (including SIDs); creative marketing; decision if the property can be used for public benefit and if not, going to the private sector; Section 106 Review; and, as a last resort, use of Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) recordation requirements prior to any demolition. Mr. Winkelmeyer suggested asking owners to make a videotape of each historic property that comes up for demolition, including any historic photos, to create archives. Ms. Weatherford suggested that the process outlined in the HRPP be recommended to City Council. Mr. Winkelmeyer suggested trying to identify private groups that might like to rehabilitate and rent the barn in exchange for the city retaining ownership and paying moving costs. W. Frick made a motion to recommend to City Council that if the Sibbald proposal for Cunningham Corner is accepted, then the LPC recommends that the barn be locally designated to make it eligible for HRPP assistance and moved to public hinds for future rehabilitation for the public good. Ms. Weatherford seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-1. Ayes: Carpenter, Frick, Hill, Jensen, Weatherford. Nay: Tanner. Dissenting opinion: Mr. Tanner recommends finding a private owner who would agree to certain stipulations regarding renovation and in return be given a specified amount of public assistance. Ms. Weatherford made a motion to recommend the following policy for protection measures of historic properties: first, identification and evahmtion of eligible sites and second, implementation of protection measures, Including creative marketing, evaluating use for the public benefit and adaptive re -use by the private sector with incentives to be made available. W. Jensen seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. Ayes: Carpenter, Frick, Hill, Jensen, Tanner, Weatherford. 0 0 Landmark Preservation Commission Special Meeting Minutes June 23, 1993 Page 5 Mr. Jensen made a motion to send a letter to the National Register in support of National Register Designation for the Waycott House. Ms. Weatherford seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. Ayes: Carpenter, Frick, Hill, Jensen, Tanner, Weatherford. Mr. Frank introduced the topic by asking what the staff could be doing better to help the LPC do their job. Ms. Tunner elaborated by mentioning areas of interest: preparation of applications, staff reports, delivery of packets, presentation at meetings and follow-up. Mr. Jensen thought that staff support had been good. Mr. Winkelmeyer suggested sending information out to applicants for LPC positions prior to application for appointment. Mr. Tanner would like to see a correctly working slide projector. Mr. Frick expressed a wish for more staff time, especially for dealing with outside customers. He also requested going back to once a month meetings. After some general discussion, Mr. Frank stated that he and Ms. Tunner will identify possible solutions to concerns and will make another presentation at a later date. Ms. Carpenter reminded the Commission that the LPC has a deadline of August 24 to present to City Council on preservation priorities. Mr. Frank said that results of the review to date will primarily assist in establishing priorities and that some sites and areas, such as South College Avenue and West Laurel Street, stand out as requiring particular attention. He mentioned that the Leadership Conference had recommended focusing on some easy successes as a starting point, such as district designation of West Mountain Avenue. He also said it would be possible to map out the locations of all 132 structures. Ms. Massey recalled that City Council was interested in knowing how many structures are in each particular area. Ms. Tuner pointed out that not all historically important properties are on this particular list of 132. Mr. Frank said that City Council originally wanted answers to four specific questions: Why did the LPC seem to be changing direction and not be emphasizing building acquisition? What are some quantifiable directions and expectations for 1994? What are the possibilities for sources of funding? How does historic preservation work with development? Ms. Massey volunteered to complete the review of the remaining site evaluation forms. a PRO Landmut Preservation Commission Spacial Meeting Minutes June 23, 1993 Page 6 Ms. Carpenter left at this time and Ms. Weatherford chaired the meeting. July 14 will be the next regular meeting. July 21 will be a work session. Mr. Hill will write a letter of thanks to the Coloradoan for their recent coverage of the Historic Preservation Leadership Conference. Ms. Weatherford moved that the meeting be adjourned and Mr. Tanner seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. Ayes: Flick, Hill, Jensen, Tanner, Weatherford. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 pm. Submitted by Diane Slater, Secretary.