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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 7/7/1998 - Landmark Commission THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING \,.. MINUTES JULY 7, 1998 THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:23 PM BY CHAIRPERSON NANCY FIKE AT THE MASONIC HALL ON COURT STREET. MEMBERS PRESENT INCLUDED: MARIA ARZA, BARB BYRON, NANCY FIKE, GREG LOFGREN, HANK NELL, BOB NOVAK, ANN WEST, LORI WILHELM, AND SARA WILHELM. CAROL JEAN SMITH WAS ABSENT. GUESTS PRESENT WERE PAM ALTHOFF, CITY CLERK, AND JIM DORAN, AN APPLICANT FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE COMMISSION. THE JUNE 2, 1998 MINUTES WERE READ. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MARIA ARZA TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. HANK NELL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. GREG LOFGREN REPORTED THE BALANCE IN THE LANDMARK COMMISSION BUDGET IS $18,077.51. TRANSACTIONS INCLUDED $43.68 TO DISPLAY SUPPLY COMPANY AND$20.00 TO THE MCHENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL. BARB BYRON MOVED THE TREASURER'S REPORT BE ACCEPTED. MARIA ARZA SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. NANCY FIKE INTRODUCED PAM ALTHOFF FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PETERSEN PLAQUING CEREMONY. THE WORDING HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PLAQUES. ONE FOR KENNETH AND BEATRICE PETERSEN GIVEN BY ROBERT PETERSEN. THE SECOND PLAQUE IS THE HISTORIC PLAQUE PRESENTED BY THE CITY. NANCY HAS HELPED WITH THE WORDING. THE HOPE IS TO HAVE A LARGE DEDICATION CEREMONY SOMETIME IN AUGUST. PAM STATED THERE IS MUCH DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE �..- USE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THE LANDMARK COMMISSION WILL BE INVOLVED WITH PLANNING THE USE OF THE PROPERTY. GREG INFORMED THE COMMISSION THAT AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE PUBLICIZING THE WALKING TOURS. NANCY WILL LEAD THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE, ELM AND GREEN STREET TOURS. GREG WILL LEAD THE SATURDAY MAIN STREET TOUR AND BARB WILL LEAD THE WEDNESDAY MAIN STREET TOUR. GREG ASKED THE COMMISSION'S PERMISSION TO DELETE THE OWNER'S NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS ON THE LIST OF PLAQUED HOMES. THE COMMISSION APPROVED. PAM INFORMED THE COMMISSION THAT HER OFFICE WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE UP A BOOKLET FOR OUR WALKING TOUR HANDOUT AFTER OUR INFORMATION IS UPDATED. NANCY MENTIONED THAT MR. BUCHERT WILL ALLOW THE TOUR TO GO INTO THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL AND VIEW ONE OF THE UNRESTORED ROOMS. PAM ALSO ASKED THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER HAVING THE HICKORY CREEK BARN ON THE TOUR AGAIN. THE COMMISSION MAY WANT TO DO AN OPEN HOUSE THERE IN THE FALL. GREG INFORMED THE COMMISSION THAT THE LANDMARK SIGNS WILL BE CHANGED FOR FIESTA DAYS. SOME PICTURES WILL SHOW THE PARADE FROM 1950, OTHER PICTURES WILL INCLUDE CANDIDATES FOR MARINE DAY QUEEN AND THE BOAT RACES. PAM AND MARIA ARE MEETING AND WORKING ON THE WEB PAGE. CAROL JEAN SENT OUT A LETTER CONCERNING THE MCHENRY DRUG FACADE GRANT . BOB WILL PICK AN EVENING FOR THE COMMISSION MEMBERS TO VIEW THE COMPLETED WORK ON THE BUILDING. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL CAN PRESENT THE GRANT MONEY. WORK SEEMS TO BE STARTED ON THE BUILDING AT 1228 N. GREEN STREET. GREG INFORMED THE COMMISSION THAT THE LIBRARY WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE THE PHOTO DISPLAY OF PLAQUED HOMES. GREG WILL MOVE IT IN AUGUST AND LEAVE IT UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. PAM WILL MAKE A SHEET FOR THE DISPLAY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMISSION. NANCY MOVED ON TO THE EPPEL PROPERTY UPDATE WHICH CONCERNS THE COMMISSION'S VIEWING OF THE STRUCTURES, NANCY WILL TRY TO SET UP A DATE. THE COMMISSION'S ROLE WILL BE TO HELP SELL THE STRUCTURES. SEVERAL IDEAS WERE DISCUSSED. NANCY BEGAN DISCUSSION ON THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE SCHEDULE. A SUBCOMMITTEE OF LORI,ANN, MARIA, AND JIM WILL WORK ON PREPARING A BROCHURE EXPLAINING THE ORDINANCE AND DESIGNING A LOGO TO ADORN THE FRONT OF THE BROCHURE. THE SURVEY SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE BARB, HANK, AND GREG. THEY WILL DETERMINE THE AREAS TO BE SURVEYED,THE ROUTES TO'TAKE, AND MAKE UP A SAMPLE SURVEY AND CHEAT SHEET FOR THE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE. DISCUSSION CONCERNED VOLUNTEERS, LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, WHEN TO SURVEY, BADGES, PROCEDURES, AND HELP FROM CITY HALL. IT WAS DECIDED TO SURVEY EVERY STRUCTURE IN EACH AREA. THE SUBCOMMITTEES SHOULD HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE AUGUST MEETING AND IDEAS SHOULD BE FINALIZED BY THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. CAROL JEAN WILL SEND A LETTER TO THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK THANKING THEM FOR THEIR BROCHURE. NANCY MOVED TO THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT CLARIFICATION TOPIC. MARIA AND NANCY PROPOSED SOME NEW LANGUAGE FOR THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FORM. PAGE ONE HAD NO CHANGES. ON PAGE 2, A NEW SECTION 5 WAS CREATED. "EXTERIOR WORK SUCH AS, PAINTING, CLEANING, REMODELING, RESTORATION, OR REHABILITATION, ON THE FRONT FACADE OR A SIDE OR REAR FACADE FACING A MAJOR STREET, i.e. PARKING LOT." A NOTE WAS ALSO ADDED "AWNINGS MAY QUALIFY IF APPROPRIATE TO THE BUILDING'S PERIOD. SIGNAGE, IF RESTORING OR DUPLICATING AN ORIGINAL SIGN, WILL ALSO QUALIFY." CONTINUING "ANY REQUEST WITH LESS THAN THREE BIDS MUST HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION" ON PAGE 3, ALL WORK MUST BE INITIATED 90 TO 120 DAYS AFTER THE LANDMARK COMMISSION HAS APPROVED IT AND COMPLETED NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER APPROVAL. A NEW PAGE OF GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION WAS ADDED. MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. LORI MOVED THAT THE ADOPTIONS TO THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT FORM BE APPROVED. GREG SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. CAROL JEAN WENT TO THE ZONING MEETING WHICH CONCERNED THE ADDITION TO THE REAR OF THE NORTHWESTERN HOTEL. THE ZBA TURNED THE REQUEST DOWN. PAM REPORTED ON THE LASER SHOW AT THE UPCOMING DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS PRESENTATION ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 18. THE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PICTURES OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS TO INCLUDE IN THE LASER SHOW. PAM WILL TAKE CARE OF GETTING COPIES TO THE LASER SHOW PEOPLE. NANCY REPORTED ON THE MASONIC HALL AND ITS HISTORY. AFTER ADJOURNMENT THE COMMISSION MEMBERS TOURED THE BUILDING. MARIA ARZA MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 8:54 PM. BARB BYRON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED.