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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 7/2/2002 - Landmark Commission The City of McHenry Landmark Commission Meeting Minutes July 2, 2002 The meeting was called to order at 8:45 PM by Greg Lofgren at the McHenry Municipal Center. Members present: Judy Franks, Merle Janssen, Shelly Trost, Gretchen Thomas, Ilene Wiedemann, Dawn Johnson, and Pat Schafer. Members absent: Lori Wilhelm, Karen James. Guests Present included: Sue Hendrickson, Marya. Dixon. June 4,2002 Meeting Minutes: Shelly Trost moved to approve the minutes of the June 4th 2002 meeting. Judy Franks seconded, no discussions noted and the motion carried. Treasurer's Report: Dawn Johnson moved that expenses of$20.00 be reimbursed to Shelly Trost for 4 tickets for a historic tour of Dundee Township. Merle seconded, no discussions noted and the motion carried. The balance in the general fund is $18,881.82. Pat Schafer moved to accept the budget report, Shelly Trost seconded, no discussion noted and the motion carried. Salvage Sale: �.. Greg Lofgren will coordinate with the city to get the items to the booth location for the July 20th sidewalk sale; he will ask them to drop off the items at our location or to place the items outside the storage area for pickup. Pat Schafer will coordinate with Napa to see if the items can be dropped off the night before and stored inside the building. Dawn Johnson reported that the commission had a choice of three locations for our sidewalk sale booth; the west side of the Napa Auto Parts store,the storefront of McHenry Drugs on Riverside Drive and also in front of the small park on Green Street across from the Chamber of Commerce building. Some discussion followed to determine the best location. The commission decided that the Napa Auto Parts location would be the best choice. Advertising for the sidewalk sale was discussed, Shelly Trost, Gretchen Thomas and Lori Wilhelm will handle the classified ad in the NW Herald, and flyers will be designed and printed for distribution to local businesses. Greg Lofgren and Pat Schafer will work together on advertising what the Landmark Commission does for McHenry. The booth attendants sign up sheet was reviewed, Greg Lofgren and Gretchen Thomas will take the earliest shift to set up and price the items. Gretchen Thomas will bring $100.00 for the "bank" on the sale day. Dawn Johnson reported that Pam Altoff suggested contacting Senior Services for help manning the booth during the sale. Discussion followed on pricing details. Dawn Johnson will contact Senior Services to schedule additional help. Field Trips: A discussion regarding touring Galena, St. Charles or Lake Geneva, enabling members to start tours locally and expand as time permitted for commission members. Scheduling for the next few months has created a problem, therefore smaller groups of members will have to go schedule a location and date to take a tour together and report back to the commission. Other Business: Farmers Market: Dawn Johnson reported that the Chamber of Commerce will not be determining an official date until a meeting after Fiesta Days. They are expecting hold it along with the annual craft show in September. Dawn will contact them again at the end of July to find out more information. Phone Tree: An updated phone tree was distributed to all commission members. Historic Resident Interview Form: Gretchen noted that there was nothing to report,the commission members still have to review the form making any corrections and returning it to Gretchen Thomas. Chairman Lofgren instructed commission members to review the form and return it as soon as possible. Commission Sub-Committees: Commission members picked which sub-committees that they would like to be part of and focus their attention on. Discussion followed and a master list will be compiled and returned to the commission for the August meeting. It was determined that all commissioners will work together on projects however;the people listed under the sub-committees will be the responsible parties reporting to the Chairman and commission. Review of commission members responsibilities: Pat Schafer motioned that the position of Secretary for the Landmark Commission be taken by Dawn Johnson, Gretchen Thomas seconded, no discussion noted and the motion carried. Landmark Commission Brochure: Revamping the existing brochure was discussed. Dawn Johnson will recreate the current brochure and return it for editing. Chairman Lofgren reported that the City requested a letter from the commission to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for a Park Development and Boat Access Grant for Petersen Park on McCullom Lake. The plan includes new and expanded parking access, boat access, launch facilities, picnic shelter, washroom and changing facilities, new fishing piers including handicap access, improved lighting, walking path, and landscape improvements. Greg Lofgren will get this off to the Park District. Other Business: Continued Chairman Lofgren showed commissioners a piece of the roofing for the train depot on Main Street. Also included were the color choices that the building owners gave the commission for the trim. Shelly Trost determined that the shingles were not the correct type that the commission suggested to the owners. Greg Lofgren will review prior meeting minutes and establish which shingles were chosen by the commission. The commission decided that since the shingling was already taking place that a trim color should be chosen and reported back to the owner. Xxxx moved to go with Van Deuser Blue, xxxx seconded no further discussion was noted, and the motion carried. Dawn Johnson noted that she had spoken with Suzanne Kotomski and was told that Suzanne had resigned her position on the commission. Dawn also had spoken with Pam Altoff regarding this situation and that an official letter had to be written to Pam's office with a copy to Chairman Lofgren. This information was conveyed to Suzanne immediately and she assured Dawn that a letter would be drafted and forwarded to the appropriate personnel. �-- The Barbian House: Commission members met at the Barbian house and did a short tour prior to this meeting. Suggestions were given to the present homeowner regarding ideas on preservation and repairs for existing problems. The commission will observe and assist Mrs. Miller with any further concerns and questions. Gretchen motioned for adjournment at 10:11,Merle seconded, and the motion carried.