HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1/8/1991 - Landmark Commission CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION
8 January 1991
The regular monthly meeting of the City of McHenry Landmark Commission
was called to order at 7 : 30 P.M. by Marlene Goetschel , acting Chair.
Members present were: Marya Dixon, Donna Belle Doherty, Adele Froelich,
Jesse Freund, Marlene Goetschel , Tom Hopkins , Don Porter, Jean Smith,
and Lori Wilhelm; absent were: Frank Gans , Susan Goldberg, and David
Mohan. Guests present were Jerry Benes (candidate for Alderman, Ward 2 ) .
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved, no financial report.
Tom Hopkins discussed his meeting with the City Council Building and
Zoning Committee on January 2 concerning the proposed Demolition
Ordinance. The Committee has proposed narrowing the scope of the
ordinance to protect only plagued structures for submittal of approval
to the full council . The Committee also requested that the Landmark
Commission send questionaires to owners of the existing plagued struct-
ures to determine the level of support for the ordinance. Tom Hopkins
and Marya Dixon will prepare and mail the questionaires . The Landmark
Commission discussed the Building and Zoning Committee ' s proposal
concerning the scope further and decided that the commission would not
support the narrowed scope. Tom Hopkins will attend the next scheduled
meeting of the Committee on January 16 and inform them that the
Commission would like to pursue the original scope by determining the
level of public support before proceding with further discussions .
Marva Dixon has sent invitations to local civic organizations to attend
our February meeting to discuss a joint effort for the Fall fundraising
event. Only one response has been received to date.
The public program to be held at the April 2 regular meeting of the
Landmark Commission has been re-confirmed. Adele Froelich will arrange
for publicity prior to the program. A donation box will be placed to
pay the speaker.
Marlene Goetschel is the acting Chair following the resignation of
Nancy Fike. She has agreed to retain that position until regular
elections are held in May. She will also clarify if the postion is to
be an elected position by the members of the Commission, or appointment
by the Mayor.
The Landmark Commission discussed needing clarification of the role of
the Commission in the City. The Commission will invite members of the
City Council and possibly the Plan Commission to the March meeting to
discuss the Commission ' s role, duties and powers . Some members of the
Commission feel that we are concentrating too much on fund-raising and
not receiving adequate support from the City Council for performing
other duties described in the original ordinance creating the Commission.
The meeting was adjourned at 8 : 55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Tom Hopkins
Secretary