Historic Preservation Commission

AGENDA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO February 3, 2022 3:00 PM In-person Meeting will be held at the Buena Vista Airport’s 2nd floor conference room with alternate zoom link availability for the public to also attend virtually. To participate in Public Comment and/or Public Hearings you must attend in-person or use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81327370379?pwd=NkpteWFxNmRYU2U4TkVBVGRGTG94QT09 Meeting ID: 813 2737 0379 Passcode: BuenaVista I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. AGENDA ADOPTION IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 2, 2021 V. PUBLIC COMMENT VI. BUSINESS ITEMS A. 2022 officer elections B. Forest Service building 410 E Main National register C. ADG trustee presentation D. CGL Grant application E. my-BV.com website F. Historic preservation month discussion G. Saving places conference H. Updates from related organizations and general discussion I. Next meeting date and location: VII. STAFF UPDATES A. Joseph will be primary HPC liaison moving forward with Mark’s support as needed. 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 December 2, 2021 3:00 PM In-person Meeting will be held at the Buena Vista Community Center at 715 E. Main Street with alternate zoom link availability for the public to also attend virtually. To participate in Public Comment and/or Public Hearings you must attend in-person or use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/95118280381 Meeting ID: 951 1828 0381 Passcode: 20212021 Listen via phone at: 1-720-707-2699 Meeting ID: 951 1828 0381 Passcode: 20212021 I. CALL TO ORDER John O’Brien called the meeting to order at 3:03 pm. II. ROLL CALL John O’Brien, Melanie Roth, Nancy Locke, Vic Kuklin, Jo Reese, Suzy Kelly, Katy Welter, Dan Courtright, and Mary Therese Anstey, attended in person. III. AGENDA ADOPTION Melanie moved and Jo Reese seconded. The motion passed unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 4, 2021 Melanie noted that it would have been helpful to spell out the recommendation to the tenants to retain the existing windows but replace the glass and that Melanie would be available to pick up any salvage historic glass. Suzy Kelly moved to approve as amended, and Vic Kuklin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. V. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment. VI. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Public hearing on 121 S. San Juan. Mark Doering introduced the applicant, Owen Lentz, who presented his application for local landmark application for the property located at 127 S. San Juan. This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov Mr. Lentz shared his and his spouse’s Kathy Lentz’s personal history of visiting and eventually moving out to the area and purchasing the property. Mr. Doering presented the staff report and recommendation regarding 127 S. San Juan, including review of the 16 criteria in the BV municipal code, at least two of which must apply for the local landmark nomination to be approved. Suzy Kelly moved to recommend local landmark nomination of 127 S. San Juan based upon criteria 1, 6, 9, 13, and 16, and Jo Reese seconded. The motion carried unanimously. B. Review of a National Register Application for 410 E. Main Street Mark described the letter he received from History Colorado requesting that the HPC review the national register nomination form for 410 E Main and make a recommendation as to whether or not History Colorado and the National Park Service should approve the nomination. John moved to complete the national register nomination review report form by recommending that the building be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A and C. Melanie seconded. Katy recused herself as the property owner. The motion carried unanimously. John noted that this is the first national register nomination the HPC has reviewed, and Mark noted that it might be valuable to incorporate a process into the code. C. CLG Grant application. Mary Therese noted that the draft application will go in soon and the final is due on 1/14/22 D. Architectural Design Guidelines webinar — recap Attendees of the webinar noted that Dan did a great job and there was very substantive participation in the discussion from other, similar towns. He shared that the experience was very positive and that it would be helpful to discuss when we check in the Board of Trustees. Joseph Teipel said that we are tentatively scheduled for the Board of Trustees on March 8. E. 2022 officer elections – John noted that the elections will be held at the next meeting This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov  F. Holiday schedule — we will skip the January meeting and meet again on February 3, 2022 G. General discussion. There was a renewed discussion about the Pearl Theatre building. Suzy has had discussions with the owners, but it’s future is unclear. Joseph shared that My-bv.com is growing and offered to coordinate a meeting with Jo Reese. John shared that History Colorado was offering scholarships for attendance at the Saving Places Conference, with applications to come from the Town and due by the end of January. BV Heritage received its State Historical Fund grant for over $200,000. Historic St. Elmo also received a State Historical Fund grant for the Cash Williams Building (the old undertaker’s building). Christmas Opening will happen at the Heritage Museum, 10 - 4. Nancy also mentioned that the local landmarking ceremony was very nice, and wished to eliminate the local landmarking fee. VII. STAFF UPDATES - none VIII. ADJOURNMENT. John adjourned the meeting at 4:39. This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov