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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 10/7/1997 - Landmark Commission THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 7, 1997 THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:15 PM BY CHAIRMAN NANCY FIKE. GUESTS PRESENT WERE JAMI PETERSON, FROM THE NORTHWEST HERALD, AND APRIL AND SUZANNE SKARBEK, REPRESENTING THE BUILDING AT 1228 N. GREEN STREET. MEMBERS PRESENT INCLUDED: MARIA ARZA, BARB BYRON, NANCY FIKE, GREG LOFGREN, HANK NELL, BOB NOVAK, AND LORI WILHELM. THOSE ABSENT WERE DONNABELLE GLOSSON, CHRIS NOVAK, AND CAROL JEAN SMITH. NANCY FIKE INTRODUCED APRIL AND SUZANNE SKARBEK WHO INFORMED THE COMMISSION ABOUT THEIR PROPOSAL FOR A FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT AT 1228 N. GREEN STREET, INCLUDING CLEANING AND PAINTING THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND REPLACING THE AWNINGS. THEY ARE ASKING FOR GUIDANCE ON RESTORATION OF THE BUILDING. HANK NELL MADE A MOTION TO AWARD $1,400 TO APRIL SKARBEK FOR A FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT AT 1228 N. GREEN STREET. THIS WILL INCLUDE CLEANING, PAINTING AND AWNINGS ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. NANCY FIKE WILL WRITE THE LETTER. A MOTION WAS MADE BY BARB BYRON TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 2, 1997 MEETING. LORI WILHELM SECONDED THE MOTION. THERE WAS ONE CORRECTION ON PAGE 2 IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, THE SPELLING OF "AN" SHOULD BE CHANGED TO "ANNE". THE MOTION CARRIED. GREG LOFGREN REPORTED THAT THE TOTAL BALANCE STANDS AT $18,848.44. FOURTEEN DOLLARS WAS PAID OUT ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 TO KNUTH'S IN WOODSTOCK FOR COLOR COPYING OF PHOTOS FOR LANDMARK SIGNS. HANK NELL MOVED THE TREASURER'S REPORT BE ACCEPTED, BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION, THE MOTION CARRIED. NANCY FIKE HAD RESPONSES FROM JIM BECKER AND SUE MILLER STATING THEY WERE STILL INTERESTED IN THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT MONIES, AND THEY WOULD GET ON IT. BOB NOVAK REPORTED THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN OUT TO CLEAN PART OF JIM BECKER'S BUILDING, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED. SUE MILLER HAS TALKED TO HER LANDLORD, BUT THE PERSON IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE BUILDING WITH THE BOAT BUSINESS IS STILL HESITANT. GREG LOFGREN MOVED THAT THE LANDMARK COMMISSION SEND A LETTER TO SUE MILLER STATING THAT SHE HAS 14 DAYS TO RESPOND ON HER INTENT OF EITHER A SPECIFIC STARTING DATE FOR THE WORK OR THAT THERE IS NO INTEREST AT THIS TIME IN THE IMPROVEMENT GRANT MONEY THAT WAS AWARDED NOVEMBER 5, 1996. THE LETTER WILL ALSO STATE THAT YOU MAY REAPPLY FOR A FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT AT A LATER DATE. HANK NELL SECONDED THE MOTION, THE MOTION CARRIED. NANCY FIKE UPDATED THE COMMISSION ON SEVERAL ITEMS. THE OWEN'S HOUSE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE CITY IN RESPONSE TO THE DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY AT 1001 N. GREEN STREET. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYONE AROUND THE PROPERTY AND NO PHONE TO CONTACT THE OWNER. NANCY WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO CONTACT SOMEONE TO SEE IF THE COMMISSION CAN VIEW THE STRUCTURE IN MORE DETAIL. THE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE OWNERS OF THE WHALE'S TAIL INFORMING THEM OF THE $2,000 FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT. A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT THE GRANGER HOUSE AT 3803 W. MAIN STREET WAS APPROVED FOR PLAQUING. NANCY FIKE WILL INVESTIGATE MORE ON GETTING THE PLAQUES. NANCY FIKE MOVED TO THE NEW BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING CONCERNING DEMOLITION REQUESTS. BARB BYRON MOVED THAT THE COMMISSION FINDS NO HISTORIC VALUE IN THE BUILDING AT 3106 W. RT. 120. THE COMMISSION WOULD NOT DENY A PERMIT FOR DEMOLITION. LORI WILHELM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. LORI WILHELM MOVED THAT THE COMMISSION SEND A LETTER INDICATING NO HISTORIC VALUE IN THE STRUCTURE AT 3103 W. ROUTE 120. THE COMMISSION WOULD NOT OPPOSE DEMOLITION. MARIA ARZA SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE STRUCTURE AT 2102 N. RICHMOND RD. HAS A UNIQUE HISTORY WHICH NANCY WILL DETAIL IN THE LETTER SENT TO THE CITY. MARIA ARZA MOVED THE COMMISSION SEND A LETTER TO THE CITY STATING NO HISTORIC VALUE IN THE STRUCTURE AT 2102 N. RICHMOND RD. AND THE COMMISSION DOES NOT OPPOSE DEMOLITION. BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NANCY FIKE READ A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION TO THE MEMBERS. MARIA ARZA MOVED THAT THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION BE SENT TO THE CITY. BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. CHAIRMAN FIKE WILL TALK TO PAM ALTHOFF ON HISTORIC REPOSITORIES DETAILING �-- THE COMMISSION'S CONCERNS ON COLLECTING DONATED HISTORIC MATERIALS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND POSSIBLE MEMBERS TO JOIN THE COMMISSION AS THE COMMISSION IS NOT AT FULL MEMBERSHIP. BARB BYRON MOVED THAT THE COMMISSION SEND LETTERS TO THE OWNERS OF THE TOWN CLUB AND THE FIRST DRAFT INDICATING THE COMMISSION'S PLEASURE IN THEIR BUILDING'S RECENT REDECORATING. MARIA ARZA SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. CAROL JEAN WILL SEND THE LETTER. MARIA ARZA MOVED THE COMMISSION WRITE A LETTER OF EXTREME DISCONTENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE MANNER THE LANDMARK COMMISSION AND ITS GUESTS WERE TREATED BY OUR PEERS ON THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. HANK NELL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NANCY FIKE ASKED THE COMMISSION TO TURN ITS ATTENTION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. THE FIRST CONCERNS THE LOSS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS. THE SECOND CONCERNS THE FREEZING OF ANY WORK ON A PROPERTY AFTER NOMINATION. THE THIRD CONCERNS THE FEELING THAT THE COMMISSION HAS TOO MUCH POWER. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS WITH LACK OF DEFINITIONS. THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS AT FUTURE MEETINGS THE DIRECTIONS TO TAKE IN HANDLING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. POSSIBLY ANOTHER SUBCOMMITTEE SHOULD BE FORMED. MARIA ARZA MADE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 9:15PM, BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION CARRIED.