Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingDripping Springs, TX · January 7, 2013
Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Monday, January 7, 2013
Regular Meeting
City Hall, 511 Mercer Street
Dripping Springs, Texas
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chairman Ted Lehr calls the meeting to order at 5:35 pm and takes roll call. Present:
Commissioner Ted Lehr, Chair; Commissioner Kathryn Chandler; Commissioner
Charlie Haydon; Commissioner John Holdridge; Commissioner John McIntosh, Vice
Chair; and Commissioner Karl Seelbach. Absent: Commissioner Gwen Tao. Also
present is City Administrator Michelle Fischer.
II. PRESENTATION BY CITIZENS-none.
III. CONSENT
Discussion and Possible action regarding:
A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes, November 5, 2012
Commissioner Lehr makes a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by
Commissioner Chandler. VOTE: all in favor expect Commissioner Seelbach
abstains. The motion is carried.
B. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes, December 6, 2012
Commissioner Haydon makes a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by
Commissioner Chandler. VOTE: all in favor. The motion is carried.
C. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes, December 17, 2012
Commissioner Seelbach makes a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by
Commissioner McIntosh. VOTE: all in favor. The motion is carried.
IV. BUSINESS
Discussion and Possible action regarding:
A. Meeting of the State Board of Review for the Nomination of the Dripping
Springs Downtown Historic District to the National Register of Historic
Places on January 19, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. in the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Avenue, Austin, Texas-Commissioners
discuss the meeting and a few of them state they plan to attend.
B. Professional Services Provider Agreement Between the City of Dripping
Springs and Klotz Associates for City of Dripping Springs STP MM
CAMPO Project CSJ: 0914-33-065: Mercer Street Pedestrian
Improvement Project, Pending Texas Department of Transportation
Approval-Commissioner Lehr gives a report on the proposal and the review
committee’s comments on it. The committee will be meeting with the project
engineer and manager to discuss the proposal and look at ways to reduce the
costs to stay within the budget.
C. Proposed Collaborative Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs
and the Dripping Springs Community Foundation for Downtown
Revitalization-Commissioner Chandler reports on her meeting with Susan
Santamaria, the foundation president. She reports that the foundation has a
good plan for fundraising, which includes approaching 10-20 major donors,
selling pavers/bricks for the wall near Mercer and Bluff Street, a dinner, and a
fall festival. She reports that Rex Baker is drafting the agreement for the
foundation.
D. Fundraising for Mercer Street Improvement Project-this item was
discussed with the above item.
E. Proposed Amendments to the City of Dripping Springs Sign Ordinance-
Sign Administrator Michelle Fischer reports that the Planning & Zoning
Commission is in the process of recommending some amendments to the Sign
Ordinance and the Historic Preservation Commission may want to recommend
amendments related to the Historic District. Commissioners discuss pole signs,
the cumulative total signable area allowed, and sandwich board type signs.
Commissioners would like businesses in the Historic District to be allowed to
use sandwich board type signs and discussed possible restrictions for them, such
as, they can only be displayed when the business is open; they are not allowed
in the public right-of-way; they must be secured/attached/weighted so that they
don’t fall over from high winds; and they shall not interfere with traffic and
pedestrian flow. Commissioner Seelbach makes a motion to recommend to the
Planning & Zoning Commission to allow sandwich board signs in the Historic
District with restrictions, seconded by Commissioner Chandler. VOTE: all in
favor. The motion is carried.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Regular City Council Meeting, January 8, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
B. Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, January 22, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
C. Regular Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, February 4, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
VI. ADJOURN-Commissioner Lehr makes a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by
Commissioner Seelbach. VOTE: all in favor. The motion is carried and the meeting
is adjourned at 6:31 pm.
Agenda
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P.O. Box 384
Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
(512) 858-4725 (512) 858-5646 Fax
AGENDA
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Regular Meeting - 5:30 p.m.
City Hall, 511 Mercer Street
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Dripping Springs, Texas
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this meeting by calling (512) 858-4725.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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John Mclntosh-Vice Chair Karl Seelbaeh Gwen Tao
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II. PRESENTATION BY CITIZENS
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Discussion and Possible action regarding:
A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes, November 5, 2012
B. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes, December 6, 2012
C. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes, December 17,2012
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Discussion and Possible action regarding:
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Places on January 19, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Center, 4801 La Crosse Avenue, Austin, Texas
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B. Professional Services Provider Agreement Between the City of Dripping
Springs and Klotz Associates for City of Dripping Springs STP MM CAMPO
Project CSJ: 0914-33-065: Mercer Street Pedestrian Improvement Project,
Pending Texas Department of Transportation Approval
C. Proposed Collaborative Agreement between the City of Dripping Springs and
the Dripping Springs Community Foundation for Downtown Revitalization
D. Fundraising for Mercer Street Improvement Project
E. Proposed Amendments to the City of Dripping Springs Sign Ordinanc
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A^. Regular Cit)' Council Meeting, Januaiy 8, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
B. Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, January 22,2013, 7:00 p.m.
C. Regular Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, February 4, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
VI. ADJOURN
Notice is posted in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes,
Annoialed. I certify that the above notice ofmeeting was posted on the hidletin hoard at
City ofDripping Springs City Hal! and the City Dripping Springs srehsite,
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All agenda items listed above are eligiblefor discussion
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Jo Anfi Touchstone, City Secretary
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