Historic Preservation Commission

IDAHO FALLS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Regular Meeting Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:00 p.m., Annex Conference Room Minutes Attending: Hereschell Mynarcik, Carrie Athay, Renee Magee, Catherine Smith, Roxane Mitro, Julie Williams, Kim Smith, Rachel McMurtrey Meeting called to order at 12:02 p.m. Minutes: Kim made a motion to approve the May 3rd meeting minutes. Julie seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Booth at Farmers Market: The Commission members that were at the Booth at the Farmers Market this past weekend thought it went well. There were a lot of surveys done, however a majority of people that completed surveys were from Ammon or were new residents to Idaho Falls. Brent is working on the surveys collected at the library on Saturday. Hersh, Renee, Kim, and Brent will be at the booth this Saturday. Brent will be there early to set up and Rachel said she would try to make it as well. June Walking Tour: Heresh explained that there are 12 homes total. He explained the route and homes that were to be viewed from the outside and which homes could be entered. The route is approximately ¼ of a mile. There will be information at each house and some pictures. There will also be refreshments at 3 of the homes. It is a non-guided tour. Participants will need to register and then they are on their own, they do not have to follow the suggested route. They can walk it or drive it. IFDDC would like to advertise. Brent will e-mail the flyer to Catherine. Carrie will also advertise. Registration is at the Alturas School. There was additional discussion regarding boards and pictures. The Commission will be stationed at each home that cannot be entered and will rotate every 2 hours, so that they can do the tour and take a break. There will be cheat sheets with information on each house. Historic Preservation Plan - Public Outreach: There was public outreach at the Farmers Market and Library this past Saturday. There were a lot of surveys completed. The main interests were raising awareness, more tours, and more information in general, more plaques, and more information on social media, and just general educational interests about preservation. A majority of the survey participants thought preservation is a good thing, some did not have an interest or see a need for preservation. Brent is still compiling the data from the surveys and will report to the commission when he is finished. Updates The Civic Auditorium is moving forward with remodeling the interior. Brent has not had an opportunity to attend the meetings, but does not think there is much to report. The Odd Fellows Building and the Jacobs building projects are moving forward without grant money. The Commission discussed the design of the two buildings. Roundtable Discussion The National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference is in San Francisco this year from November 12th through the 18th. There was a discussion regarding the sign and photo for the Conference. The Commission decided to have the picture taken in front of City Hall. Julie handed out the posters for the Preservation Idaho’s Monthly “Walk About Idaho Falls” Tour. The next regular meeting will be July 5th at 12:00. Hersh adjourned the meeting at 12:45. Respectfully, Naysha Foster, Recording Secretary