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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 4/6/1993 - Landmark Commission City of Mdllenry 333 South Green Street ,, ''. McHenry, Illinois 60050-5642 CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION APRIL 6, 1993 Clerk's Office and The regular meeting of the McHenry Landmark Commission was brought Administration (815) 363-2100 to order at 7:30 p.m. at the McHenry Municipal Center. Members FAX: (815)363-2119 present were: Barb Byron, Marya Dixon, Donnabelle Doherty, Adele Public Works, Froehlich, Tom Hopkins, Carl Fredrickson, Ruth Fenwick, Jean Smith, Building and Zoning and Lori Wilhelm. (815) 363-2170 Parks and MINUTES Recreation The minutes were approved as read. (815) 363-2160 Police FINANCIAL REPORT (Non-Emergency) Tom said he did not receive a report. (815)363-2200 TRADE FAIR om exp ained to the members that the reason for cancelling our participation in the Trade Fair was that not enough members signed LL Mayor up. He stated the Landmark Commission needs to be more committed if "GVilliam J. Busse it will be successful . City Clerk DEMOLITION PERMIT Barbara E. Gilpin Tom reported that the farmhouse at 1618 N. Richmond Rd. was in poor Treasurer condition. The target Lillian Cairnspeople are not in a big hurry to demolish it. The members felt we need to know more of the history of it. Tom said he would ask for a delay in the issue of the permit. Adele Aldermen said she will make some calls about the history. WARD 1 William J. Bolger EAST SIDE PROGRAM Toni Donahue Jean reported that the posters are out. The four speakers are lined WARD2 up. Jean asked that the members bring cookies. Lori will get Gary W. Lieder microphones and bring a basket for donations. We need to set up the Terence W. Locke Sandborn Maps for display and bring material for handouts. Jean WARD3 said the speakers would be Larry Nimsgern, Don Howard, Jerry Miller, Raymond Smith and Larry Huck. Newspaper articles have been submitted and the Dennis L. Adams program will be tape recorded. Jean said our next program (Center WARD4 Town) will be in early fall . Cecilia Serritella Randy Patterson FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FUND Tom asked if anyone was interested in pursuing the City Council to ask that our grant funds be established as a "Stand Alone Fund" that would accumulate from year to year. A committee should be formed and a letter drafted to the City Council . Donnabelle suggested that we should talk about it at our May meeting. Jean suggested that we �-- should extend our May meeting to accomplish this. It was agreed. PAGE 2 REV. PHYLLIS MUELLER Tom reported that Phyllis told him that she feels that she must resign from the Commission. It is due to the hard feelings because of a recent zoning dispute in which other members of the Commisssion had opposing views. Tom said he regrets not having discussed that controversy at our meeting. Barb said it was not a personal issue and that it was a zoning issue. Tom suggested that the Commisssion make an official statement as to how we feel about the possibility of a change in zoning effecting the status of the neighborhood which is considered a historical area. Barb Byron composed a statement and the members voted to present it to the City Council . OFFICERS oT m reported that we now will have three vacancies on our Commission. Tom asked for volunteers for the chairman position. Lori made a motion that we ask our vice chairman to assume the position until someone comes forward to take the position. Carl Fredrickson (the vice chairman) said he would be willing to fill the position for awhile. Tom said he would inform Carl of the way to compile an agenda for our meeting. Lori requested a member should take over her job of recording secretary. No one volunteered. Tom suggested that we ask the City to provide a recording secretary to do our minutes. Carl said we should find out what it would cost. OTHER BUSINESS Jean was late to arrive at our meeting. She did not hear Tom's explanation of the Landmark's cancellation at the Trade Fair. Tom repeated the reason and Jean objected to the cancelling without membership polling. She felt that all members should be polled before cancellation. Motion to adjorn at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lori Wilhelm Secretary f , t ,. I: , . i • • • •