Historic Preservation Commission

AGENDA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO May 6, 2021 3:00 PM Virtual Meeting (Meeting will not be held at the Buena Vista Community Center) To participate in Public Comment and/or Public Hearings you must connect to the video conference. Conferencing Access Information: https://zoom.us/j/91956997299 Password: 691731 Listen via phone at: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 919 5699 7299 Passcode: 691731 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. AGENDA ADOPTION IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 1, 2021 V. PUBLIC COMMENT VI. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Commissioner Candidate interview – Mary Therese Anstey B. Ethics lesson learning experience C. Strategic planning updates D. Residential Survey update E. Historic Records Grant discussion F. Updates from related organizations G. Buena Vista Court House landmark application – Set hearing for next meeting H. Next meeting date and location: June 3, 2021 3:00 pm? VII. STAFF UPDATES VIII. ADJOURNMENT This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov  MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO April 1, 2021 3:00 PM Virtual Meeting Conferencing Access Information: https://zoom.us/j/91956997299 Password: 691731 Listen via phone at: 1-650-449-9052 Meeting ID: 919 5699 7299 Passcode: 691731 I. CALL TO ORDER John called the meeting to order at 3:03 pm. II. ROLL CALL John O’Brien, Nancy Locke, Vic Kuklin, Jo Reese, Melanie Roth, Katy Welter were present to start. Suzy Kelly was present at 3:42 pm. III. AGENDA ADOPTION John proposed an additional item for discussion: public request to correct minutes from February 2020. Melanie moved and Nancy seconded the motion to adopt the agenda with John’s addition. The motion passed unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 4, 2021 Jo Reese moved to approve and Dan Courtright seconded, subject to Melanie’s amendments for clarity. The motion passed unanimously. V. PUBLIC COMMENT Katy relayed a request from a member of the public who requested a correction to the February 2020 minutes. The HPC agreed with the correction and Mark said he would forward corrected minutes to the BOT. VI. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Ethics lesson learning experience John shared a story about a prospective buyer of a historic property who solicited advice from John and Katy regarding the likelihood that the building would be deemed historic and/or have a demolition delayed. John stressed that we might be personally liable for giving advice that the buyer would rely upon, possibly to their detriment. Mark stressed that it’s very important for anyone contacted in that way to forward the individual to Town staff. This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov John will look into training options and report back to the board. B. Strategic planning subcommittee schedule looking forward. i. New commissioner. Melanie Roth brought forward a recommendation for a board candidate: Mary Therese Anstey, an architectural historian who worked for History Colorado as a survey coordinator and now has a consulting business called History Matters, LLC. Mark suggested inviting her to a meeting, which John will do. ii. Local landmarking. Suzy reported that the subcommittee submitted the application for local landmarking of the old Courthouse. That application will be reviewed at the next meeting. Suzy also talked to several other property owners about local landmarking and several were interested in doing so. Katy expressed that she and Rick would like to apply to place 410 E Main St on the local, state, and national registers this year. iii. Architectural Design Guidelines. Dan reported that he is going to lead a webinar for History Colorado about the experience creating ADG’s. He will bring the presentation to the HPC before presenting. He will make sure that the ADG’s are accessible on the Town’s website. He would also like to send a copy to local realtors so that they can have it right on their computers to share with prospective clients. iv. Marketing. Jo Reese will set up a meeting of the subcommittee for next week to discuss the steps moving forward. A number of potential opportunities were discussed. C. 305 Chestnut demo permit discussion The commissioners discussed the next steps documenting the property prior to demolition. Melanie recommended that a video of the property is made just prior to demolition once the interior of the building is cleared of all the stored materials. D. Residential Survey update Katy noted that the Chaffee County Courthouse records are opening up and now available for the Simmons. It is expected that the survey project will be completed by the end of the year. E. Historic Records Grant discussion John put together electronic versions of every historic record and distributed them to History Colorado, BV Library, BV Heritage, Mark and Katy. Vic and Suzy met with the BV Library Director, who is open to helping promote the digital archives collection, but may not have the staffing to help with scanning. Katy spoke with the Lake County Library Director, who is happy to share their experience with digital archiving, and also referred Katy to a local digital archives professional named Andrew Woods. Katy will follow up with Andrew. This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov F. Updates from related organizations Vic shared that the courthouse window restoration is more costly than anticipated due to the presence of asbestos. G. Next meeting date and location: May 6, 2021 3:00 pm H. STAFF UPDATES Local landmark plaques are in and look great. John will help to install the first plaque at Nancy Locke’s house, and there was a consensus that the HPC should take photos and inform the public. J. ADJOURNMENT at 4:35pm Respectfully Submitted _______________________ John O'Brien Chair This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov