Historic Preservation Commission

Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission July Meeting Minutes Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2019 Time: 7 pm Place: Council Chambers, City of Edwardsville City Hall, 118 I. Call to Order a. Tom May called to order at 7 pm II. Roll Call a. Brandon Adair b. Ryan Downey c. John Hackett d. Joe Hutton e. Bob Nickrent f. Tom May i. Kerry Smith - Absent ii. Jennifer Wilkins- Absent III. Citizens Wishing to Address HPC a. None IV. Certificate of Appropriateness a. COA #1: 715 Main St. Owner: Madison County Historical Society i. National and Local Landmark ii. Broken to three COA’s for this request 1. Paint Removal 2. Tuckpointing 3. Window replacement a. Window guidelines pgs. 34-37. Wood windows will be placed back into the structure. iii. Paint removal was done back in 2016 and they plan to do the same process. Tuckpointing done as well. iv. Open for Discussion by Bob Nickrent and seconded by Joe Hutton v. C H Masonry & Restoration will do work on the house who has experience in historic restoration. Looking to get finer tuckpointing between the bricks. Looking to use concave joints vs. flat joints. This has been done in the past.  vi. Windows will be rebuilt with as many parts as possible from the original windows. Rebuilding the windows not replacing the windows. Kurt Akerman will be restoring these windows. vii. Joe Hutton suggested a weather struck over a concave joint viii. Vote: Motion to approve by Bob Nickrent. Second by John Hackett ix. Motion passes b. COA #2: 837 Troy Rd. Owner: Ryan Connor i. This was carried over from lasts months agenda. ii. Joe Hutton provided a brief report – Aluminum siding was opened up by the owner. Paint on original siding was in better shape than most. Joe Hutton called Ryan Connor to suggest to remove siding and have a painting contractor repaint the original siding. Joe Hutton believes this would not require the homeowner to bring the bring the siding to bare wood but could simply repaint the wood. This would save on abatement. iii. No new information was provided in order to have a motion iv. This was tabled for next month’s meeting V. Approval of Minutes from HPC Meeting in June a. May Minutes we not available at the June meeting. These will need to be approved at the July meeting. i. John Hackett makes a motion to approve and Bandon Adair seconded ii. Motion carries b. A correction was made on the June minutes i. Joe Hutton makes a motion to approve. seconded by Bob Nickrent. ii. Motion carries. VI. Financial Report a. None VII. Correspondence a. None VIII. Committee Reports a. Attaboy Letters i. A Little Taste of Heaven Bakery – Tuckpointing brought up by Bob Nickrent. b. Historic District and Landmarks updates i. Stephenson House 1. New roof over their smokehouse. Time for replacement of roof and repaired as previous. ii. Brick Streets iii. Downtown  iv. LeClaire v. St. Louis Street IX. Old Business a. Item held in Commission i. 1301 N. Main Street COA (demolition) – Postponed for additional information. X. New Business a. Michael Allen – Preservation Research Office i. Study related to contributing and non-contributing buildings ii. College Street to the North end of the district iii. Work could start in August iv. Professional will be able to guide us to better plan going forward v. Council did approve the contract provided vi. No action needed from HPC b. Roberts Rules of Order i. Last meeting we had a question regarding council members going out to residence as a courtesy to look at the project ii. HPC Commission – Powers and Duties 1. Provide technical assistance to landowners 2. Customer service commission as well 3. Assist with COA’s 4. Section 54-3 a. Section F – Powers and Duties b. Number 9 XI. Adjournment: Next Meeting is Wednesday, August 14, 2019 a. Motion Joe Hutton. Seconded by Bob Nickrent