Historic Preservation Commission

September 9, 2015 Edwardsville HPC Meeting Minutes I. CALL TO ORDER ~ 7:06 p.m. II. ROLL CALL ~ Kurt Ackerman, Kathy Biarkus, Debbie Caulk, Cara Lane, Bob Nickrent, Cindy Reindhardt, and Casey Weeks Absent ~ Joe Hutton, Cheryl Jett, Rusty Hughes (Resigned), Steve Mudge III. DESIGN REVIEW a. COA #1 Location: 1103 Troy Rd – Leclaire Historic District Applicant: Steve Dorsey - owner Project: Garage roof was rotted and collapsed. Reframed and reshingled roof. (Project already complete.) Discussion: The job was already complete prior to the presentation of the COA. Kurt mentioned that there should be trim around the window and a sill underneath as well as a drip ledge on top. The door and window are not historically accurate (window on the door) (and no muttons on the window, so that it matches what is on the house, one over one windows). Although the vinyl matches the home, the vinyl would not have been approved because it does not comply with the historic guidelines. Motion: Trim around the windows, drip ledge, and window sill; the car garage door should be a carriage style garage door from Kurt, 2nd from Cara; Motion Passed. b. COA #2 Location: 500 N. Main – Main Street Historic District Applicants: Carrington Homes, Inc. - owner Project: Gingham Buffalo – Reconstruct facades on existing structure. Addition of signage. Cellular PVC trim around doors, windows, and parapet wall. Discussion: Cellular PVC (meaning AZAK) is within the historic guidelines. Cindy discussed that this building is over a century old (established by at least 1911), and that the proposed design is not historically accurate. Kurt mentioned that the products and details are historically accurate. Debbie commented that the design was sympathetic to the current architecture. Debbie made a motion to pass the COA, Bob 2nd, Motion Passed c.COA #3 Location: 1109 Lake Ave – Leclaire Historic Districts Applicant: Thomas and Penny May - owners Project: 1.) Demolish existing 12’x20’ single car garage 2.) Construct 24’x20’ two car garage using existing west, south, and north site lines. Garage expansion will be to the east. Discussion: The applicant discussed his plans for a weathervane, similar lighting fixtures to what currently exists, and utilizing carriage doors. Kurt commented that the garage door the applicant that the garage door that looks more like the Pauli’s garage door (which the applicant had a photo of in his application), that would be ideal—no muttons. The applicant also discussed moving the man door to the south side. Motion: Cara to approve, 2nd from Bob; Motion passed IV. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS HPC a. Walter Williams introduced Mr. Walters and we discussed the differences between vinyl (which is not permitted in historic districts) and wood, which is a superior product (for both longevity and repair purposes). V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF HPC MEETING ON August 12, 2015 ~ We’ll revisit this next month once these have been reviewed by HPC members VI. REVIEW AND VOTE ON COA FORM REVISIONS a.Cara observed three items on the Q & A page (the chart was cut off on page one; some of the text from the explanatory paragraph was below the chart, leaving a sentence fragment; with spacing changes, the information should all fit on page 3) ~ Walter commented that this will be one long scrolling page on the web, so the 1st and 3rd items Cara mentioned shouldn’t be a problem. b.Cindy suggested that the lead sentence still contains “major” and should be eliminated. c.Motion to approve the documents with the changes we discussed tonight and for Casey to review one more time before it’s live by Cara, 2nd by Bob; Motion passed. VII. FINANCIAL REPORT ~ N/A VIII. CORRESPONDENCE ~ N/A; Casey did comment about all the press for the Route 66 Festival that Cheryl is planning IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS a.Route 66 ~ Cindy commented that plans are coming together and everything appears to be going very well b.Archi Room update ~ Debbie discussed that an all-medium art contest is planned surrounding the anniversary of the courthouse is coming up in October. To piggy-back on that, Cindy discussed that there will be a Court House dinner on November 8th sponsored by the Madison County Historic Society to also celebrate the centennial. c.Attaboy letters ~ We need to look into getting Rusty’s form letter, and Bob will take over this responsibility. d.Historic walking tours from the farmer's market – next one is September 19th e. Historic Districts and Landmarks updates i.Stephenson House ~ N/A ii.Brick Streets ~ N/A iii.Downtown ~ John Celush’s building is being repainted; Walter commented about the façade questions regarding Mr. Anthony’s building, but he has not received a response. Debbie asked about the Rusty’s building and Walter said there is no movement on that. Walter also talked about the property Karen Zimmerman owns and mentioned that Joe Weber may be helping her with research and then potentially applying for National Landmark status. Walter also mentioned that there will be a meeting on Oct. 15th regarding allocation of funds for residential areas from a TIFF. iv.Leclaire ~ Park Fest will be October 18th; the retaining wall has been repaired; a presentation was done in the Children’s Museum with a Poster outlining the building’s past (with a picture); Cindy asked Walter if he thought HPC would like to share information about educating the public about HPC’s use of a booth. v.St. Louis Street ~ X. OLD BUSINESS a. Meeting with Mayor Patton i.Checklist for COA applicants ii.Informational brochures on windows, siding, etc. (public education) ~ Kurt says that he will spend some time on this iii.State Historic Tax Freeze – education iv.Newspaper articles v.Add restoration resources for our area to IL Landmarks list XI. NEW BUSINESS a.Debbie will serve as the 4th person on the committee (to replace Rusty) b.Debbie also asked about the Anna-Henry house, but Walter reported that the proposal was deemed not viable. c.Kurt will be attending a window preservation summit in Mt. Carol next week. d.Casey will be out of town Oct. 2nd-11th, so contact Bob during that time and taking care of the agenda. XII. ADJOURNEMENT: at 8: 35 p.m. NEXT MEETING IS Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015