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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 3/3/1987 - Landmark Commission l • , MINUTES OF THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARR COMMISSION � 3 March 1987 The monthly meeting of the City of McHenry Landmar_k Commission was called to order at 7 : 05 P.M. The meeting was started early to allow time at the end for a di�cussion with property owners on Main Street that had been invited to the meeting. Commission members present were : Nancy Fike, Adele Froelich, Frank Gans , Tom Hopkins , Don Howard, Karla Meyer, Earl Walsh & Keith Adams . Dorothy Uttich & Mary Vycital arrived late. Marya Weber was absent. Guests were : Barb Me_yer, and various property owners from Main Street, arr_iving at various times during the first half hour. Mayor Busse and Aldermen Bolger & Nolan were present for_ the latter part of the meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved. First order of business was to vote on two plaque application� that had been received the previous month for the Riverside Hotel and the Barbian House, both locate� on Riverside Drive. Both applications were voted approval and will be referred to the City Council for final approval . The Riverside Hotel received an average score of_ 86 and will receive plaque no. 5, the Barbian House received and average score of 74 and will be awarded plaque no. 6 , upon approval by the Cit_y Council_ . No other ne�a applications were received. Adele Froelich has prepared a dr�ft of the text for the Riverside Dr. � Business Historic Marker. The markers are scheduled for dedication on May 16 in conjunction with a wa.lking �our to be conducted bv Don and Judy Porter. Adele will provide publicity for the event. Tom Hopkins passed around a drawing for the proposed markers , which are being constructed by the McHenry Park District. Tom will contact Pete Merkel of the Park District to coordinate erection of the markers with the respective property owners , the City, the Beautificat�_on Committee and the Landmark Commission. "Houses by Mail" ha� been received and will be donated to the McHen.ry Library, with delivery by Dorothy Uttich. 1 The next monthly meeting (April 7 ) will be at the library, due to the council chambers being needed for Election Day. The meeting will start at 7 : 00 P.M. Nancy Fike is planning to attend a conference in Chicago an historic �reservation. Her attendance is being sponsored by the McHenry County Planning Commission. At a.pproximately 7 : 40 P.M, the discussion w�_th the Main Street property owners in attendance commenced. Nancy Fike had distributed a sign-in sheet and recorded the procedings on audio tape. Nancy began by introducing the members af the Commission and reading the original Ordinance that created the Landmark Commission, and presented a brief review of the Commission' s accomplishments . � Earl Walsh followed this with a presentation of a brief history of the Main Street area and the surrounding community, known once as West McHenry. . ; City of Mchenry Landmark Cammission, 3 March 1987 ( continued) �, An open discussion with the Main Street property owners followed the presentation by Earl Walsh. Topics Discussed were: publ�_c awareness and grass roots efforts concerning the potential for formation of an historic district; the need for and strictness o.f an ordinace for pro-tection of historic structures and districts ; whether the existing ordinance should be amr.lended or a new ordinance written for this purpose and how to influence the City on this matter; the need for the possibl_e ordinance to reflect local concerns and desires ; variations allowed by the City on the cur_rent ordinace in respect to their affect on historic areas , structures , and the special considerations of_ rehabbing and adaptive reuse. Mayor Busse and Aldermen Bolger & Nolan entered into the discussion upon their arrival followinq another meeting they had been attending at City Hall . The meeting was adjourned at 8 : 50 P.M. Respectfully submitted, � � , Tom Hopkins Secretary � �