Historic Preservation Commission

AGENDA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO November 7, 2024 3:00 PM In-person Meeting will be held at the Buena Vista Community Center 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/89243372949 Meeting ID: 886 3617 1969 Passcode: 863698 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. AGENDA ADOPTION IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 3, 2024 V. PUBLIC COMMENT VI. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Pre-COA Discussion: Locke House B. Future Grant Application Planning: Interpretive Signs C. CLG Scholarship Application for CAMP/ CPI Annual Conference D. Updates from Related Organizations VII. STAFF UPDATES VIII. ADJOURNMENT Next meeting – December 5, 2024 This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov  MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO October 3, 2024 3:00 PM In-person Meeting will be held at the Buena Vista Community Center 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/89243372949 Meeting ID: 886 3617 1969 Passcode: 863698 I. CALL TO ORDER Mary Therese called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm. II. ROLL CALL Mary Therese Anstey, Jo Reese, Suzy Kelly, Katy Welter, Bill Bryans, John O’Brien, and Nancy Locke attended in person. III. AGENDA ADOPTION Suzy moved and John second to approve the agenda as amended. The motion carried unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 5, 2024 John moved and Jo seconded to approve the minutes. The motion carried unanimously. V. PUBLIC COMMENT VI. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Informal COA and Demo Permit Review for 205 N. Court St. Jo moved and Suzy seconded a motion to approve the demolition of the non-historic addition, doors, windows, floor and other features as proposed. The motion carried unanimously. B. Reminder: BOT hearing for MU-MS code revisions Mary Therese reminded the Commissioners that the MU-MS code revisions will be on the agenda on October 8, 2024, and all Commissioners are encouraged to attend. C. Updated Interpretive Sign for Parking Lot south of Main Street Mary Therese walked through the proposed interpretative sign describing the former railroad platform. The Commissioners discussed and gave final comments. Mary Therese will finalize and send to the Town staff for finalization. D. Access to Survey Forms/ Reports This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov  HPC will move forward with working with Town to post survey forms on the Town’s website. Jo offered to take the lead on coordinating with Town and will report on progress at the next meeting. E. Future Grant Application Planning: Interpretive Signs John O’Brien presented options for interpretative signs denoting historic buildings as a precursor to applying for third party funding. In the interest of coordinating with the Beautification Advisory Board about these options, John will reach out to Joy Duprey (Beautification Board Chair) to get that ball rolling. F. “CPI on the Road” Nancy Locke and Melanie Roth attended CPI on the Road in Steamboat Springs and shared the highlights from their experience. They also shared that CPI expressed a strong interest in holding CPI on the Road in Buena Vista. In terms of follow-up, Lisa Wagner (BV Heritage Director) has contacted CPI about hosting CPI on the Road about how this is funded. It sounded like 2027 was the realistic time frame for this. Jo and Nancy will plan to meet with Lisa Wagner to discuss submitting the proposal that Jo had put together. G. Updates from Related Organizations Melanie shared that the Pearl has been nominated for the Endangered Places grant again. The winners are announced at the Saving Places Conference in the beginning of February. Katy shared that the McGinnis Gym Reopening will be next Thursday, October 10 at 3:30 pm. Suzy shared that the BV Heritage Founder’s Ball will be on October 19 and tickets are still available. Melanie shared that there is ongoing work at St. Elmo with the help of two State Historical Fund grants. VII. STAFF UPDATES No staff updates. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:45 pm. Next meeting – November 7, 2024 This Agenda may be Amended Posted at Buena Vista Town Hall and www.buenavistaco.gov