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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 4/1/2003 - Landmark Commission The City of McHenry Landmark Commission Meeting Minutes April 1, 2003 The meeting was called to order at 7:18 PM by Pat Schafer at the McHenry Municipal Center. Members present: Marya Dixon, Karen James,Pat Schafer,Dawn Johnson,Gretchen Thomas and Sue Hendrickson Greg Lofgren, Judy Franks. Members absent, Ilene Wiedemann, Lori Wilhelm. Merle Janssen arrived at 8:40 pm. • Guests Present: March 4, 2003 Meeting Minutes: Gretchen Thomas moved to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2003 meeting. Marya Dixon seconded no discussions and the motion carried. Treasurer's Report: The following was noted: The commission's requested credit of$136.20 by the city to the general fund was applied. This was from excessive charges for copies made by city staff. The new price of$0.05 was agreed upon for any copies city staff does for the commission. It was also noted that a deposit of$100.00 was given to the commission from McHenry Savings Bank for a donation towards the coloring books. Karen James moved to approve the treasurer's report; Gretchen Thomas seconded the motion carried. _ Facade Grant Report: Gretchen Thomas moved to approve the Façade Grant Report,Marya Dixon seconded,there was no discussion and the motion carried. Business: Petersen Barn and Silos: The auction for items belonging to Bob Petersen will be conducted on April 5, 2003 at 9:30 am at the farm. Greg Lofgren obtained a copy of the auction list and noted that he will be in attendance. He also stated that a number of residents have offered to donate unused farm items to the Petersen Farm Museum when it is established. Dawn Johnson reported that Pete Merkel is attempting to find a way to cover the exposed silos on the farm. He will let the commission know how the Parks&Recreation department will proceed. Further discussion followed regarding how the commission will continue with the creation of the museum. Greg Lofgren will also follow up on the process of physical donations to the museum. CLG: Dawn Johnson noted that a copy of the city ordinance was sent to Catherine O'Connor in Springfield; however no further communications have taken place. Historic District Survey: Pat Schafer,Judy Franks will follow up on the received surveys and draft the newsletter that will be sent to citizen's within the proposed district. Krumholz Farm: Pat Schafer reported that she, Greg Lofgren and as viewed the Krumholz farm and that there were a number of items left in the barn that the commission should preserve. Greg Lofgren will work with Pete Merkel on the transfer of items to the Petersen Farm. The following motion was made: Gretchen Thomas moved not to deny the demolition of the structure on the Krumholz property. Dawn Johnson seconded no further discussion and the motion carried 1 Resident Interview Forms: The following motion took place: Judy Franks made a motion to accept the design of the Resident Interview Form;Sue Hendrickson seconded no further discussion and the motion carried Resident Bill Nye requested an interview; a copy of the interview form will be forwarded to him so he can prepare for the interview. Dawn Johnson will have copies of the interview form made by city staff and placed in the storage area of the Alderman's Conference room for easy access. Sub Committee Reports: Plaguing: Marya Dixon brought in the first application for official plaguing under the city's ordinance for the"Count's House". Members will be invited to visit the house, follow the procedures outlined in the ordinance to finalize the process before submitting the request to the city council. Greg Lofgren will score the home and inform the commission's sub-committee. Chamber of Commerce: Marya Dixon and Gretchen Thomas reported that the submission of the tour flyers were revised and submitted to the Chamber of Commerce for the annual year in review circular. A copy was presented to the commission, and all agreed that it was well done, kudos to Marya and Gretchen! Walking Tour Brochures: Marya Dixon and Gretchen Thomas will continue with the draft of the brochure. It will then be passed along to Dawn Johnson for design completion. Coloring Book: Donations from local businesses and citizens are being received and deposited into the commission's general fund. Sue Hendrickson reported on the compilation of the book. City staff is obtaining a waiver for Colin to release his drawings for the book. A distribution instruction sheet for the teachers will be created by Gretchen Thomas. Coloring books will be given to District 15 for distribution to the elementary schools. The submissions will be due back by May 1, 2003 and the gallery will be put together on May 5, 2003 in the lobby at city hall. May 10, 2003 at 10:00 am the students and parents will be invited to view the gallery along with the Mayor and city council. PR was discussed and Gretchen Thomas will be handling the press release. A certificate of appreciation will be created and distributed to all children that submit a drawing; Dawn Johnson will create and obtain signatures from the Mayor and Aldermen. 2 New Business: `— Demolition Requests: A request from Doug Martin regarding the following properties was received. 4103 W. Elm and 4502 W. Elm. After reviewing the pictures sent by Doug the commission made the following motions: Gretchen Thomas made a motion not to deny the demolition request for 4103 W. Elm St. Judy Franks seconded no further discussion and the motion carried Gretchen Thomas made a motion not to deny the demolition request for 4502 W. Elm St. Sue Hendrickson seconded no further discussion and the motion carried County Preservation Meeting: Gretchen Thomas reported that the meeting was good. Her home along with the"Count's House"and Landmark School won awards. An application for nominating scenic roads in McHenry County was obtained and discussed. This issue will be tabled until the coloring books are off the"to-do" list. Other: Gretchen Thomas submitted a proposal to realign the Main Street Historic District to its original boundaries. It was noted that Mayor Althoff removed a number of properties including Landmark School from the District because of a conflict with the proposed TIF District. Now that the TIF District is in place,the original boundaries should be reinstated. Some discussion followed and this issue will continue during the month. Greg Lofgren reported his continued investigation for guidelines from cities in Illinois that have L. successfully obtained Historical Districts. Some discussion regarding this followed. Greg Lofgren also compiled a listing of organizations that the commission belongs to. This was distributed to members of the commission for review. McHenry County Preservation meeting: Pat Schafer reported that Nancy Fike offered to have the commission host the September 24, 2003 meeting at the McHenry Masonic Temple. Some discussion followed, this will be discussed further in future meetings. A new events calendar was requested by Gretchen Thomas. This will be completed and distributed at the May 2003 meeting. It was noted that membership on the commission is down by one. Discussion followed regarding who might be interested in joining the commission. Guests: Kathy Miller and Mary Kay Welter attended the commission meeting. Ms. Miller requested assistance with choosing colors for the façade of her home. The house is located on the corner of Main and 4th, a Victorian circa 1901. Gretchen Thomas made some color suggestions and volunteered to assist the homeowner with colors. Pat Schafer motioned for adjournment at 9:25 pm, seconded by Karen James, no further discussion and the motion carried. 3 Since there was not a quorum at the May 13, 2003 meeting, the following commissioners; Merle Janssen, Marya Dixon, Judy Franks, Sue Hendrickson, Pat Schafer, and Guests; Greg Lofgren and Garhart Rosenburg remained to have an informal discussion. Ge hRvoe Al Abe1J 1. Petersen Farm- on May 5 at the City Council Meeting,three representatives of the Bob Petersen Estate presented the Bill of Sale and key to the Petersen Home, to the City and Landmark Commission. Greg Lofgren summarized the future of the farm. • A joint responsibility for the Parks and Recreation Dept. and the Landmark Commission. • An inventory of the items remaining on the farm is needed, the digital camera would be best. • Planning the uses of the buildings, ex. storage, office, etc. • Security of the entrance to the buildings and who is authorized to that responsibility. • Scheduling an open house, tours, etc. • All of the above scheduled as a mid summer project. 2. Historic Survey- Marya and Gretchen reviewed the surveys and re-outlined a smaller area to achieve positive results. 3. CLG—an April 30, 2003 meeting was scheduled at the city municipal bldg. by Dawn and the guest was Catherine O'Connor from the Illinois Preservation, Springfield. Joe Napalitano and Doug Martin, as well as the LMC's Dawn Johnson, Pat Schafer, Marya Dixon and Gretchen Thomas attended this presentation. Catherine O'Connor outlined the corrections in the ordinance that had to be changed to qualify for acceptance. These were noted and will be reviewed by the LMC. These corrections have to be proposed for acceptance by city council. She also shared a variety of information that would be useful. Doug Martin copied this info for each LMC member to have. 4. Plaguing Requests - The Just 4 Fun Roller Rink is a leased property. Pat stopped by the building to acknowledge their request and to insure future communication. Marya will be helping with this committee. 5. Walking Tours - Dawn is working on revising the leaflet. 6. LMC membership - Greg Lofgren handed in his reapplication to the commission. Our guest Garhart Rosenburg is attending the meeting to understand the goals of the commission express his interest in joining. 7. Fiesta Days - it was discussed as a good idea to have a booth at the Art in the Park, on July 19. Application must be handed in ASAP. It was suggested to participate in the parade. 8. Cemetery Walk- Sept. 13, five gravesites are to be selected and background history researched. One suggestion was the Button House. Pat will obtain a cemetery director for help. 9. Slides to Video Tape- Dawn has a lead on a professional who can supply the facts and expense on this project. We received a request from the McHenry County Community College to give a visual tape tour of McHenry History. 10. Greg Fisk- called about the way to search the background on his home, located at 1502 Richmond Rd. On the N.E. corner of Broad St. and Richmond Rd. He is restoring it. 11. Coloring Book- Good job to all on LMC, especially Sue and Gretchen. May 10, was the gallery show this was a Saturday, with a very low turn out. Basically we achieved a lot, involving the community. 3 kA 3, ;z0e, _ 44d - fct_ it3 J3K2y? 71 1-1.ti (fte-f-ct-t