HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2/3/1998 - Landmark Commission THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING
\-- MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 1998
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:15 PM BY CHAIRPERSON NANCY FIKE.
MEMBERS PRESENT INCLUDED: MARIA ARZA, NANCY FIKE, GREG LOFGREN, HANK
NELL, BOB NOVAK, CAROL JEAN SMITH, AND LORI WILHELM. THOSE ABSENT WERE
BARB BYRON AND SARA WILHELM .
A MOTION WAS MADE BY HANK NELL TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 6,
1998 MEETING. BOB NOVAK SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.
GREG LOFGREN REPORTED THAT PAYMENT OF $1,000 WAS MADE ON JANUARY 22, 1998
TO NICK LYKOURETZOS OF THE WHALE'S TAIL FOR A FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT.
THE BALANCE IN THE LANDMARK COMMISSION BUDGET IS $17,983.93. MARIA ARZA
MOVED THE TREASURER'S REPORT BE ACCEPTED. LORI WILHELM SECONDED THE
MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.
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LORI WILHELM EXPECTED THE TITLE SLIDE TO BE DONE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO
RESPONSE AS OF TODAY(FEBRUARY 3, 1998).
MARIA ARZA PRESENTED A COPY OF THE LETTER "MAKING A CASE FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION." GREG LOFGREN WILL GET COPIES TO MEMBERS.
DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE BUILDING AT 1228 N. GREEN STREET CENTERED ON THE
`-- AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AND THE PROGRESSION OF THE WORK. HANK NELL WILL
CHECK ON THIS BUILDING.
NANCY FIKE ANNOUNCED THE WHALE'S TAIL GRANT PRESENTATION AT THE
FEBRUARY 4, 1998 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:30 PM. A CERTIFICATE WILL BE
PRESENTED.
THE COMMISSION MEMBERS BEGAN DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE DEMOLITION
REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY AT 4507 W. ELM STREET. NANCY FIKE DISCUSSED
THE KNOWN HISTORY. HANK NELL MOVED THAT THE COMMISSION WILL ALLOW
THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE AT 4507 W. ELM STREET DUE TO
SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS OF THE STRUCTURE. A DETAILED HISTORY WILL BE
SUBMITTED WITH THE LETTER AND A PICTURE WILL BE TAKEN. MARIA ARZA
SECONDED THE MOTION. THERE WERE 6 YES VOTES AND 1 ABSTENTION.
THE SECOND DEMOLITION NOTICE CONCERNED THE STRUCTURE AT 312 SOUTH
GREEN STREET. NANCY DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE STRUCTURE. THE
COUNTY OWNS THE LAND AND THE BUILDINGS. MARIA ARZA MOVED THAT THE
COMMISSION DENY THE DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THE STRUCTURE AT 312
SOUTH GREEN STREET PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. HANK NELL
SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
NANCY FIKE REMINDED THE COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT THE COUNTY
PRESERVATION NETWORKING MEETING IS FEBRUARY 25, 1998 AT 7:30 IN THE OLD
ALGONQUIN VILLAGE HALL. EACH COMMISSION IS TO BRING INFORMATION ON
AN ENDANGERED STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES. SARA WILHELM WILL WRITE
INVITATIONS TO CITY OFFICIALS.
PAM ALTHOFF MENTIONED TO NANCY THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A NEW
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE. THE
COMMISSION MAY GET INVOLVED WITH A TOUR OF THE AREA FOR THIS GROUP.
CHAIRPERSON FIKE FOCUSED DISCUSSION ON THE RESPONSE SHEET FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. THE
COMMISSION DISCUSSED THE RESPONSES AND ACTED ON THOSE THAT COULD
BE FINALIZED. OTHER RESPONSES WILL REQUIRE FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
HANK NELL MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 8:50 PM. MARIA ARZA SECONDED
THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.