Historic Preservation Commission

MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO February 6, 2020 3:00 PM Town Hall I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 3:05 pm. II. ROLL CALL Present: Katy Welter, Vic Kuklin, Suzy Kelly, Dan Cartwright, Nancy Locke, Jo Reese, John O’Brien Staff: Mark Doering, Joel Benson Public: Susan Nies III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approved unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 2, 2020 Approved unanimously. V. PUBLIC COMMENT Susan Nies was present and expressed concern over the potential loss of the stone arch and wall on the school property located between Pinon and Chestnut just East of N. Court Street. She noted that her father Shorty Nies built the wall in the 1930’s and Suzy Kelly noted that for years school pictures were taken at that location. The HPC will draft a letter to the School requesting consideration for its preservation. VI. BUSINESS ITEM A. Residential Survey – 1. A kick off conference call was held with representatives of the State Historical Fund and Front Range Associates. The scope of work, budget, list of submittals and deliverables and schedule were reviewed. 2. All the proposed properties were reviewed and the list narrowed to 30 properties. B. Architectural Guideline Subcommittee 1. Dan reviewed the upcoming Trustee work session scheduled for Tuesday February 11, 2020 at 6pm. 2. Nancy made a motion, amended by Suzy to “Recommend to the Trustees that the Architectural Design Guidelines (ADG) be implemented as a guideline with the intent that the ADG’s be developed into a requirement over time.” Motion carried unanimously with Katy recusing herself due to a perceived conflict.  C. Grants update 1. Katy reported that the CHRAB program manager site visit went well and that 100’s of photos have been digitized to date. D. Saving Places Conference discussion 1. Nancy Locke reported to the board her experiences at the 4 day conference. She went to a mock commission hearing where the demo permit for “Trader Tads” was discussed as an example. VII. Staff updates - none VIII. Next Meeting 1. Next meeting scheduled for 3pm, March 5, 2020 in the Town Hall. VIIII. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm Respectfully Submitted: __________________________________ Katy Welter, Chair