Heritage Commission

CITY OF LACONIA HERITAGE COMMISSION Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 5:00 PM City Hall - Armand A. Bolduc City Council Chamber Accepted March 3, 2022 2/9/2022 - Minutes 1. Call to order Jane Whitehead called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. 2. Salute to the flag The commission saluted the flag. 3. Roll call Scott Ringer attended via Zoom, Mark Haynes, Catherine Tokarz, Jane Whitehead were present. Also seated at the table was Marjory Wilkinson, who has applied to be a member of the commission. 4. Recording secretary Mackenzie Theberge 5. Staff in attendance Planning Director Dean Trefethen 6. Acceptance of Minutes from previous meeting 6.I. Acceptance of Minutes for November 10 C. Tokarz made a motion to approve the minutes with revisions, S. Ringer seconded the motion. All voted in favor. 6.II. Acceptance of Minutes for January 12 C. Tokarz made a motion to approve the minutes, M. Haynes seconded the motion. All voted in favor. 7. City Council Liaison Report M. Haynes discussed that there hasn't been anything specific to the commission but the city council has a busy agenda dealing with solid waste and searching for new city management. M. Haynes briefly discussed about the Historic Overlay District and Heritage Commission and how they are different. J. Whitehead agreed and that they both have common goals. 8. Planning Board update D. Trefethen briefly discussed that the Walker building, 49 Elm Street, has been demolished. There hasn't been any update as to what will be going there.  different. J. Whitehead agreed and that they both have common goals. 8. Planning Board update D. Trefethen briefly discussed that the Walker building, 49 Elm Street, has been demolished. There hasn't been any update as to what will be going there. 9. New business 9.I. Election of Officers The commission will delay the election of officers for now. 9.II. Regional Heritage Workshop J. Whitehead discussed about the workshop that occurred last meeting. J. Whitehead asked the commission what were the main takeaways from the round table discussion and what does the commission envision for the future meetings. Members of the commission discussed the important notes from the previous meeting and their preferences. J. Whitehead mentioned that she would like to have Mae Williams to expand the historic resource survey. The commission would agreed to start the expansion with Lakeport first. M. Haynes suggested that if there is a need to increase to start formulating ideas soon for budget purposes. C. Tokarz asked when Mae Williams was paid, D. Trefethen is unsure and will double check. The commission agreed to contact Mae Williams to get a timeline and other specifics. J. Whitehead asked D. Trefethen if he had found a venue for the museum. D. Trefethen has yet to find a venue. The commission agreed to discuss further at the next meeting. 10. Old business 11. Public comment There was no public to comment. 12. Other business J. Whitehead briefly discussed about the Lakeshore Redevelopment Commission meeting that she had attended. J. Whitehead mentioned they are having another meeting and asked for a volunteer to attend the next meeting to report back to the commission. M. Wilkinson volunteered to attend the meeting. M. Haynes stated that the city will be in the know regarding the state school. C. Tokarz mentioned that in two years the Laconia Congregational Church will be celebrating their two- hundredth birthday. There will be a notice in the news paper for those to identify the people who have passed. S. Ringer asked if the most recent agenda and minutes can be put onto the website under the commissions page. M. Theberge will look into it. M. Theberge confirmed with S. Ringer that she monitors the commissions email. S. Ringer asked J. Whitehead if the commission could establish a social media presence. D. Trefethen  S. Ringer asked if the most recent agenda and minutes can be put onto the website under the commissions page. M. Theberge will look into it. M. Theberge confirmed with S. Ringer that she monitors the commissions email. S. Ringer asked J. Whitehead if the commission could establish a social media presence. D. Trefethen briefly explained that their has been discussions about commissions having their own informational Facebook page. 13. Adjournment C. Tokarz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, S. Ringer seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 6:02 pm.