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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 7/2/1996 - Landmark Commission THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES JULY 2, 1996 THE LANDMARK COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WAS CALLLED TO ORDER A 7:20PM BY ACTING CHAIRMAN NANCY FIKE. TWO GUESTS WERE PRESENT:BARB GILPIN AND NANCY ROOZEE. ROLL CALL WAS TAKEN WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: NANCY FIKE, GREG LOFGREN, CAROL JEAN SMITH AND LORI WILHELM. MEMBERS ABSENT WERE: STACY BJORKMAN, TOM BOLGER, BARB BYRON, AND DONNABELLE GLOSSON. LORI WILHELM MOTIONED THAT THE JUNE 4, 1996 MINUTES BE APPROVED, IT WAS SECONDED BY NANCY F I KE, THE MOTION CARRIED. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE TREASURER AND TREASURER'S REPORT IT WAS REPORTED THERE WERE NO TRANSACTIONS SINCE THE JUNE REPORT. NANCY FIKE THEN PRESENTED A BILL TO REPAY JOHN BAUMGARTNER FOR PHOTOGRAPH DEVELOPING. BARB GILPIN AND NANCY FIKE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, BARB BORROWED SOME NEGATIVES OF OLD PHOTOGRAPHS FROM JOHN BAUMGARTNER TO HAVE COPIES MADE FOR THE LANDMARK COMMISSION. THE NEGATIVES WERE LOST BY OSCO. BARB HAD MADE EXTENSIVE INQUIRIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE NEGATIVES. EVENTUALLY MR. BAUMGARTNER HAD NEW PHOTOS AND NEGATIVES MADE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CAROL JEAN SMITH TO REIMBUSE JOHN BAUMGARTNER $150.00 FOR FORTY 6X 10 PHOTOGRAPHS AND $200.00 FOR NEGATIVES TO REPLACE THOSE LOST BY OSCO. IT WAS SECONDED BY LORI WILHELM. THE MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS ALSO RESOLVED THAT A LETTER WOULD BE WRITTEN TO OSCO FROM THE LANDMARK COMMISSION INFORMING THEM OF OUR DISPLEASURE WITH THEIR SERVICE AND LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. THE COMMISSION MEMBERS ENJOYED LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT MAKING A BOOKLET OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF MCHENRY, ONE BOOKLET TO BE KEPT AT CITY HALLAND ANOTHER TO BE PUT IN THE MCHENRY PUBLIC LIBRARY. IT WAS NOTED BY BARB GILPIN THAT THE LIBRAY HAS FOUND THE DON HONUS(SP) COLECT ION OF PHOTOS AND THESE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR VEIWING. NANCY FIKE THEN ASKED THAT WE TAKE UP THE NEW BUSINESS PORTION OF THE AGENDA, AND SHE INTRODUCED NANCY ROOZEE OF CROSSROADS ANTIQUES. NANCY ROOZEE REPRESENTED MERCHANTS, SHIRLEY KLAPPERICH- (LITTLE CHEF CAFE), CAROL BONZI-(MAKING WAVES HAIR SALON), HERSELF, AND OWNERS HAROLD F. MILLER AND ROBERT L. FUNK-(MILLER BUILDING, 1620 N. RIVERSIDE DRIVE) CONCERNING A FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT. NANCY ROOZEE PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR AWNINGS AND DOOR HOODS FOR THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $4707.00. SHE EXPLAINED THE PURPOSE OF THE AWNINGS, THE REASONS FOR THE COLOR, AND THEIR CARE. CHAIRMAN FIKE ASKED IF THE AWNINGS WERE THE END RESULT OF BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS OR ARE THERE OTHER HOPES FOR THE FUTURE. NANCY ROOZEE RESPONDED THAT THEY HAVE OTHER IDEAS, INCLUDING PAINTING AND GAVE EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION OF HOPES TO DO OTHER PHYSICAL HISTORICAL TREATMENTS TO THE BUILDING, POSSIBLY USING FUNDRAISERS, BUT MUCH DEPENDS ON THE OWNERS. CAROL JEAN SMITH MENTIONED THE IRON WORK ON THE ROOF LINE SHOWN ON THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED PHOTOGRAGHS AND EXPRESSED INTERSET IN SEEING THAT RESTORED. NANCY ROOZEE ALSO EXPLAINED THE RECENT CITY COUNCIL VOTE APPROVING FUNDS FOR RIVERSIDE DRIVE REVITALIZATION: BRICK SIDEWALKS, TREES, AND NEW STREET LIGHTING. NANCY ROOZEE BROUGHT UP A CONCERN ABOUT OUR LANDMARK SIGN ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND THE WEEDS AROUND IT. SHE INDICATED THE MERCHANTS WOULD TAKE TAKE CARE OF THE AREA UNDER THE SIGN. NANCY ROOZEE ALSO PRESENTED A PAMPHLET SHOWING SIGNS THAT COULD BE PUT UP IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS EXPLANING BRIEF HISTORIES. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED CONCERNING GATHERING OF HISTORIES OF VARIOUS BUSINESS AND BUILDINGS AND GIVING THEM TO OWNERS TO MAKE UP SOME HISTORIES OR PLAQUES FOR DISPLAY AT THEIR SITES. CAROL JEAN SMITH MENTIONED GETTING FORMS FOR LANDMARK RECOGNITION TO PEOPLE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE. THE COMMISSION THANKED BARB GILPIN AND NANCY ROOZEE FOR THEIR HELPFUL INFORMATION. DISCUSSION NOW FOCUSED ON THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT. CAROL JEAN SMITH BROUGHT UP WHETHER FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS HAD TO DEAL WITH PHYSICAL STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. NACY FIKE MENTIONED THAT FACADE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE REVERSIBLE. LANGUAGE IN THE FACADE GRANT APPLICATION REVEALED THAT APPROVAL FOR IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE VERY BROAD. ALL MEMBERS FELT EACH APPLICATION FOR GRANTS MUST BE DECIDED ON INDIVIDUALLY. GREG LOFGREN MADE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT ON THE MILLER BUILDING IN THE AMOUT OF $2350.00. IT WAS SECONDED BY LORI W I LHEM. THE MOTION `' CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. A LETTER OF CONCERNS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO THE BUSINESSES MENTIONING OUR INTEREST IN MAKING OTHER FACADE IMPROVEMENTS. CHAIRMAN FIKE REPORTED THAT THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE WILL BE READY FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTING AT THE AUGUST MEETING. WE WILL THEN PROCEED WITH INFORMING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WORKING FOR ITS PASSAGE. GREG LOFGREN PRESENTED INFORMATION ON FIESTA DAY TOURS. WE WILL USE SOME INFORMATION FROM THE 1986 TOUR BROCHURE. NANCY FIKE WILL LEAD THE JULY 13TH TOUR B. BARB GILPIN AND LORI WILHELM WILL LEAD THE JULY 17TH TOUR B. GREG LOFGREN WILL LEAD THE JULY 13 AND JULY17 A TOURS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON PRESENTATIONS DURING THE TOURS AND GETTING OUT PUBLICITY. CHAIRMAN FIKE CALLED ON CAROL JEAN SMITH TO REPORT ON THE TWO RECOGNITION AWARDS TO DIEDRICH'S AND THE WASHINGTON-GREEN STREET HOUSE, NO FURTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME. NANCY FIKE INFORMED THE COMMISSION OF INTEREST BY THE HOMEOWER EAST OF OLD ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH CONCERNING RECOGNITION AND HISTORY OF THE HOUSE. CAROL JEAN `-' SMITH ASKED THAT ALL MEMBERS LOOK AT 3809 W. JOHN STREET BEFORE THE AUGUST MEETING AND BE PREPARED TO VOTE ON RECOGNITION. GREG LOFGREN REPORTED ON LANDMARK SIGNS MENTIONING HIS CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT TO PUT IN THE SIGNS AND WHERE TO GET THE PICTURES. CAROL JEAN SMITH REPORTED SHE HAS COPIES OF ADVERTISEMENTS FROM OLD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS AND SHE AND GREG WILL PUT THESE IN THE SIGNS FOR FIESTA DAYS. CAROL JEAN SMITH COMMENTED SHE HAS MADE A HANDOUT OF PLAQUED HOMES FOR THE WALKING TOURS. SHE ALSO BROUGHT UP THe IDEA OF INFORMING PEOPLE TO KEEP UP THE APPEARANCE OF PLAQUED HOMES. CHAIRMAN FIKE ASKED CAROL JEAN SMITH TO DRAFT A LETTER TO BE SENT TO THOSE WHOSE PROPERTY IS NOT KEPT UP. NANCY FIKE REPORTED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE PHALIN HOUSE ON ROUTE 31 BELONGING TO WM. TONYAN CONSTRUCTION. THE TONYANS FELT THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN PRESERVATION. CAROL JEAN SMITH SUGGESTED AN APPLICATION FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT �.. BE SENT. THE COMMISSION FELT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE FOR FURTHER STUDY. NANCY FIKE PURSUED THE GOALS OF THE COMMISSION FOR 1996-1997. THERE WILL BE A THIRTY MINUTE SLIDE SHOW ORGANIZED FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NANCY FIKE REQUSETED THAT CAROL JEAN SMITH RETURN THE SLIDES BELONGING TO THE LANDMARK COMMISSION TO THE FILES SO THAT THEY CAN BE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN WORK WILL BEGIN ON THE PRESENTATION. CAROL JEAN SMITH BROUGHT UP REASONS FOR NOT PRESENTING RECOGNITION AWARDS AT THE PUBLIC SLIDE SHOWS,i.e. MANY DON'T LIKE TO BE RCOGNIZED IN PUBLIC. DISCUSSION CONTINUED ABOUT QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH OTHER PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS IN THE COUNTY. NANCY FIKE ASKED FOR MEMBER'S INTEREST IN GOING TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO, OCTOBER 16- 20, 1996. NANCY FIKE PLANS ON ATTENDING THE FRIDAY OCTOBER 18TH SESSION. CAROL JEAN SMITH BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF SENDING THE TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST. CAROL JEAN SMITH BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF PURCHASING ONE OF LORI WILHELMS DRAWINGS FOR FUTURE FUNDRAISERS. NANCY ASKED THAT WE CONSIDER AND PLAN FOR FUTURE FUNDRAISERS AT A LATER DATE. LORI WILHELM MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9:22PM, CAROL JEAN SMITH SECONDED THE MOTION, AND IT PASSED.