Historic Preservation Commission

Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission July Meeting Minutes DATE: July 12, 2017 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Council Chambers, City Hall 118 Hillsboro Avenue, Edwardsville, IL 62025 I. CALL TO ORDER Jen called the meeting to order at 7:00 II. ROLL CALL Present: Tom May, Bob Nickrent, Kurt Ackerman, Andrew Payne, Joe Hutton, Jennifer Wilkins Associate Members: Cindy Reinhardt Excused: Katherine Biarkis, Debbie Caulk, Casey Weeks, Jeannea Coyle, Cheryl Jett III. COA DESIGN REVIEW a. COA #1 Location: 516 East Avenue Owner: Patty Freymuth Project: Demolition of existing garage and construction of new garage - Jennifer referenced the discussion from the June meeting - Walt presented the submissions from the homeowner in response to the HPS requests - Walt showed the pictures from the homeowner nd - Joe made a motion to approve; Kurt 2 - Kurt, Joe, Tom, Bob, Andrew, Jennifer all approved 118 Hillsboro Avenue P.O. Box 407 Edwardsville, Illinois 62025-0407 Tel 618.692.7500 www.cityofedwardsville.com b. COA #2 Location: 1024 Ruskin Avenue Owner: Ellen Ladd Viehmann and Steve Viehmann Project: New storage shed - The homeowner presented his project as stated in the coa - The committee reviewed the garage and siding material - Jen clarified the picture and the materials used - Kurt stated that a carriage style door be used - Bob made a motion to accept the COA with amendments made; Horizontal wood lap siding, open eves, no nd window in gable ends. Joe 2 . - Kurt, Joe, Tom, Bob, Andrew, Jennifer all approved c. COA #3 Location: 211 W. Franklin Ave. Owner: William & Denise Levora Project: Install 0.44 thickness vinyl siding and aluminum fascia - Joe suggested that we break the COA into 2 parts nd - Joe made a motion to separate into fascia and siding COA; Bob 2 - Item one is siding. Thisckness is acceptable, corners and trim should be thicker - A discussion followed about whether to accept the COA without knowing the material used. - Andrew clarified that it is within the bounds of the HPC to do discovery - Joe made a motion to deny item one and do discovery on the original siding and verify window and door trim. - Kurt, Joe, Tom, Bob, Andrew, Jennifer all approved - Joe made a motion to deny item two due to HPC policy stating it cannot be done. - Kurt, Joe, Tom, Bob, Andrew, Jennifer all approved  d. COA #4 (Informational Review Only) Location: 1310 North Main Street Owner: Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Project: Maintenance work – painting trim and tuckpointing - Joe did a walkthrough of the building. He stated that the bulk of the work was on the interior. He suggested the old windows in the gables be salvaged. He said the brink had been tuck-pointed previously and that more maintenance needs to be done. Joe suggested a sample panel be made and inspected of the brick. - Kurt stated that the mortar would need to be lime due to the era of the building. - Kurt and Joe will further review the tuck-pointing. IV. CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS HPC - Mrs. Zimmerman had a question about the status of the Mannie Jackson center and the status of Rusty’s. - She also voicedher concern about the triplex across from Klingle House. She said that it needs to be consistent that the material used need to be appropriate for the period. - Jon Parkin, Madison County Museum Superintendent, attended the meeting to inform the HPC of some future work coming up on the museum. He noted that the windows will ned to be restored V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF HPC MEETING in June - It was noted to edit the June minutes to include Mrs. Zimmerman’s comments regarding zoning and TIF money. - Joe motioned to approve, Kurt 2nd VI. FINANCIAL REPORT - Kurt gave Walt his receipt for the window books he purchased VII. CORRESPONDENCE - None VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Attaboy letters - Cindy recommended a letter for a house in Leclaire but needs to confirm the address. A letter to Bin 51 was also suggested b. Historic Districts and Landmarks updates i. Stephenson House- None  ii. Brick Streets- None iii. Downtown- Walt informed the HPC the status of the public safety building and that the HPC will be asked for input on the exterior of the building. Cindy also asked is the mural would be salvaged. Jen is planning to attend the ASC meeting to discuss mural preservation. iv. Leclaire- Friends of Leclaire had their icecream social, they will be at the market and Parkfest is th October 15 . v. St. Louis Street- None IX. OLD BUSINESS a. Design guidelines review comments - Jen asked what the next steps are. Bob suggested the HPC should amend and approve the changes b. Nominating Committee - Kurt will be Treasurer, Andrew will be Secretary, Jennifer will be Chair and Tom will be Vice Chair. nd - Bob made nominations and to approved. Joe 2 . - All approved X. NEW BUSINESS - Walt agreed to share the budget with Kurt - Tom and Jen mentioned possible members. XI. ADJOURNEMENT: NEXT MEETING IS Wednesday, August 9, 2017 - Kurt made a motion to adjourn at 8:48; Tom 2nd. 118 Hillsboro Avenue P.O. Box 407 Edwardsville, Illinois 62025-0407 Tel 618.692.7500 www.cityofedwardsville.com