HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 4/7/1998 - Landmark Commission THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES APRIL 7, 1998
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:14 PM BY CHAIRPERSON NANCY FIKE.
MEMBERS PRESENT INCLUDED:MARIA ARZA, BARB BYRON, NANCY FIKE, GREG
LOFGREN, HANK NELL, BOB NOVAK, CAROL JEAN SMITH, ANN WEST, LORI WILHELM,
AND SARA WILHELM. PAM ALTHOFF WAS PRESENT AS A GUEST.
THE MARCH 3, 1998 MINUTES WERE CORRECTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PAGE 2,
PARAGRAPH 4 - "MAY IS PRESERVATION WEEK." CHANGED TO "WE NEED TO FIND OUT
WHICH WEEK IN MAY IS PRESERVATION WEEK." ALSO ON PAGE 2, PARAGRAPH 5 -
"PLAGUED" CORRECTED TO "PLAQUED." A MOTION WAS MADE BY CAROL JEAN SMITH
TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. MARIA ARZA SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION
CARRIED.
GREG LOFGREN REPORTED THE BALANCE IN THE LANDMARK COMMISSION BUDGET IS
$18, 029.89. NO TRANSACTIONS WERE REPORTED. LORI WILHELM MOVED THE
TREASURER'S REPORT BE ACCEPTED. BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE
MOTION CARRIED.
NANCY FIKE INTRODUCED PAM ALTHOFF AND THE TOPIC OF PLAQUING THE PETERSEN
PROPERTY AT 4112 MCCULLOM LAKE RD. THE CITY OF MCHENRY HAS APPLIED FOR A
GRANT TO PURCHASE THE PETERSEN PROPERTY. THE PAPERWORK MUST BE IN BY
JUNE 1, 1998. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF GRANT THE PROPERTY
MUST HAVE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. THE CITY WILL SUBMIT A PLAQUE APPLICATION.
THE CITY IS ASKING THE COMMISSION TO ACT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. A TIME WILL
BE SET FOR THE COMMISSION MEMBERS TO VIEW THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE MAY 5,
1998 MEETING. A GENERAL DISCUSSION CONCERNED THE PLAQUING PROCESS, THE
CITY'S INTEREST IN THE GRANT, THE GRANT PROCESS, AND THE STILL PENDING
PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.
PAM ALTHOFF BROUGHT IN A BOX OF PICTURES WHICH HAD ARRIVED AT CITY HALL.
THE COMMISSION WILL LOOK OVER THESE PHOTOGRAPHS.
NANCY FIKE DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. SHE
SUGGESTED THE MEMBERS TAKE TURNS SPEAKING DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
TIME AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ASKING THEM TO PASS THE PRESERVATION
ORDINANCE.
HANK NELL REPORTED THAT NO FACADE WORK HAS STARTED ON THE PROPERTY AT
1228 N. GREEN STREET. THE APPLICANT HAS STATED SHE IS STILL INTERESTED IN THE
GRANT.
NANCY FIKE HAD CONTACT FROM ONE OF THE CITY INSPECTORS. HE WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS ON SOME BUILDINGS. HE WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FACADE
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR SIGNS. NANCY FIKE MAY TRY TO INVITE HIM TO A
MEETING.
CHAIRPERSON FIKE INTRODUCED DISCUSSION CONCERNING A PHOTO DISPLAY FOR
CITY HALL SHOWCASING THE PLAQUED BUILDINGS. THE COMMISSION WILL GO AHEAD
WITH THIS PROJECT. CAROL JEAN SMITH WILL TAKE SOME PICTURES TO FINISH UP THE
COLLECTION. NANCY FIKE WILL WRITE TEXT FOR EACH PHOTOGRAPH. ANN AND
GREG WILL TYPE THE TEXT FOR EACH. LORI WILHELM, BOB NOVAK, AND ANN WEST
WILL WORK ON THE DISPLAY. GREG LOFGREN WILL WORK ON PUBLICITY FOR THE
NEWSLETTER AND THE NEWSPAPER.
GREG LOFGREN INFORMED THE COMMISSION THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL GIVE THE COMMISSION A HALF PAGE IN THE FIESTA WEEK BOOKLET TO
ADVERTISE THE COMMISSION'S WALKING TOURS. THE MAIN STREET TOURS WILL BE
ON SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1998 AND WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1998. GREG LOFGREN WILL
LEAD THE SATURDAY TOUR AND BARB BYRON WILL LEAD THE WEDNESDAY TOUR.
THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE TOURS WILL BE ON THE SAME DATES. NANCY FIKE WILL LEAD
THE SATURDAY TOUR. THE COMMISSION STILL NEEDS SOMEONE TO DO THE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH TOUR.
THE COMMISSION WILL VIEW THE KNOX PROPERTY AT 8:00AM ON APRIL 18, 1998.
NANCY FIKE ASKED IF ANYONE KNEW THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE
SESQUICENTENNIAL QUILT. IT SHOULD BE FOUND AND POSSIBLY BE ENCAPSULATED.
LORI WILHELM MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 8:34PM. BARB BYRON SECONDED
THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.