Historic or Architectural Review Board

HISTORIC/ARCHITECTURAL BOARD Historic and/or Architectural Advisory Board City of Cortland January 14, 2014 A Regular Meeting of the Historic and/or Architectural Review Board will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, in the Mayor’s Conference Room at City Hall at 8:00 a.m. Present: Chairman Linda Kline, Commissioners Dan Dineen, Leslie Wineburg, Pam Abbott, Mary Ann Kane, Richard Stock Absent: Commissioner Pam Abbott Staff Present: Deputy Chief William Knickerbocker, Confidential Secretary to the Mayor, Shellie Blaisdell Approval of the December 10, 2013: Motion to approve the minutes of the December 10, 2013, as submitted Motion by: Comm. Dineen Seconded by: Comm. Stock Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Item #1 – 32 Church Street – Cortland Free Library – (Jon Carnes) – Install New Roof over portico Proposal: o Full removal of the asphalt shingle roof over the portico. The new roof will closely match the roof that was original to the building. o Roof will be a a new standing seam roof o Material is metal. The metal pans and flashing will be a coated copper product by Revere Copper. o Color: Freedom Gray Applicant Jon Carnes was present for the meeting. Motion by: Comm. Stock Seconded by: Comm. Dineen Approved: Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Decision of Commission: MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL AS SUBMITTED. CITY OF CORTLAND – JANUARY 14, 2014  HISTORIC/ARCHITECTURAL BOARD Old Business: o 77 Main Street – is in court. They have removed the sign and the business is no longer there. o Clock Tower – Owner is not happy when they were told of the sign regulation. Jessica Crawford is the new tenant and has scheduled a time to meet with Linda Kline. Linda will work with the tenant. New Business: Linda Kline introduced a public art program commission that Sheila Cohen has announced. It will provide artwork throughout the community and incorporate the history of the city and the community. o Comm. Dineen will sit on the committee. Comm. Kline was approached by Mayor Tobin in regards to consideration for combining the 2 commissions (Planning and Historical). The thoughts are to streamline the process of both commissions. o The thoughts from the Historical Commission are confusion. Feels there is a clog in the system. Do not see the logic of combining the two commissions and oppose the consideration. o Ann Doyle, city resident, stated she went to a Common Council meeting and spoke in support of keeping the commissions separate. Adjournment: Motion by: Comm. Stock Seconded by: Comm. Kane Approved: Ayes – 4 (Comm. Wineburg was not present for adjournment vote) Nays – 0 I, LINDA KLINE, CHAIRPERSON OF THE HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CORTLAND, NY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT SAID RESOLUTION(S) WERE ADOPTED AT A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF CORTLAND, NY, HELD ON THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2014. ______________________________ LINDA KLINE, CHAIRPERSON CITY OF CORTLAND – JANUARY 14, 2014