HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 12/4/2001 - Landmark Commission THE CITY OF MCHENRY LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES DECEMBER 4,2001
BEFORE THE FORMAL PORTION OF THE MEETING, THE MEMBERS LISTENED TO
NANCY FIKE'S PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF MCHENRY.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:50 PM BY CHAIRPERSON GREG
LOFGREN AT THE MCHENRY MUNICIPAL CENTER.. MEMBERS PRESENT
INCLUDED: JUDY FRANKS, KAREN JAMES, MERLE JANSSEN, DAWN JOHNSON,
SUE KOTOMSKI, GREG LOFGREN, SHELLY TROST, ILENE WIEDEMANN,AND LORI
WILHELM. MEMBERS ABSENT: PAT SCHAFER,AND GRETCHEN THOMAS. GUEST
PRESENT: BOB PETERSEN AND DOUG MARTIN.
LORI WILHELM MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 6 , 2001
MEETING. SHELLY TROST SECONDED THE MOTION. NO DISCUSSIONS WERE
NOTED,AND THE MOTION CARRIED.
GREG LOFGREN REPORTED EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE
PRESERVATION CONFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $97.04, THE BALANCE IN THE
GENERAL FUND STANDS AT$2,451.88. THE FACADE GRANT BUDGET STANDS AT
$12,800.00. DAWN JOHNSON MOVED TO ACCEPT THE BUDGET REPORT, JUDY
L. FRANKS SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
BOB PETERSEN ADDRESSED THE COMMISSION CONCERNING HIS PERSONAL
PROPERTY. HIS CONCERN SEEMS TO BE THAT CERTAIN ITEMS REMAIN WITH
THE HOUSE WHEN THE CITY DECIDES WHAT TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY. THE
COMMISSION AGAIN EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO USE THE PROPERTY AS SOME
TYPE OF REPOSITORY AND SHOWCASE FOR MCHENRY HISTORY. THE
COMMISSION SUGGESTED HE CONTINUE TO CHECK WITH THE CITY AND LEGAL
COUNCIL.
GREG INTRODUCE DOUG MARTIN, CITY PLANNER, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON
PARTICULARS OF THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. DOUG IS ORGANIZING
PROPERTY OWNERS NAMES AND ADDRESSES AND PIN NUMBERS. HE WILL BE
WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE THE COMMISSION IS
FOLLOWING THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE. AS SOON AS ALL OF THE PAPER
WORK IS READY DATES WILL BE SET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE
COMMISSION THANKED DOUG FOR HIS EFFORTS.
THE BIDS FOR THE DIGITAL CAMERA WILL BE SUBMI1 ED.
LORI WILHELM MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 8:55 PM, DAWN JOHNSON
SECONDED THE MOTION, AND THE MOTION CARRIED.