Lombard Historic Preservation Commission

Village Hall Village of Lombard 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Lombard Historic Preservation Commission Rita Schneider, President Tom Fetters, Eileen Mueller, Brigitte O'Brien, Lyn Myers, Pat Poskocil, Marcy Novak, Jennifer Henaghan, Stephanie Zabela, Bob Wardzala and Lynn O'Donnell Leslie Sulla Ex-Officio Member - Leslie Sulla Village Liaison - Sharon Kuderna Village Liaison - Tami Urish Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:30 PM Lombard Village Hall - Community Room Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Chairperson Schneider called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Chairperson Schneider led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call Present 7 - Tom Fetters, Eileen Mueller, Lyn Myers, Patricia Poskocil, Marcy Novak, Stephanie Zabela, and Lynn O'Donnell Absent 3 - Brigitte O'Brien, Jennifer Henaghan, and Bob Wardzala Also present: Sharon Kuderna, Village Clerk, Village Liaison; Tami Urish, Planner I, Staff Liaison. Member of the Public: Mark Stoner, RATIO Public Hearings There were no public hearings. Business Meeting Approval of Minutes On a motion by Commissioner Fetters, and seconded by Commissioner Mueller, the minutes of the July 17, 2018 were approved with no changes. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Village of Lombard Page 1 Lombard Historic Preservation Minutes September 11, 2018 Commission Certified Local Government 180198 National Register of Historic Places Application - Lilacia Park Chairperson Schneider summarized the grant process and indicated that all the proposals received were over the budgeted amount. In addition, the Village Attorney noted an error in the grant agreement between the Village of Lombard and The State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources in which under the project budget the Professional National Register application preparer was allocated $4,500 and not the entire grant amount. The Village Attorney recommended that the discrepancy be corrected. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) was informed of the incorrect allocation and sent an amendment on September 11th with a new allocation for the preparer as $13,500 with an in kind contribution of $1,500 required with the total grant amount as $15,000. The Commissioners discussed options. On a motion made by Commissioner Poskocil and seconded by Commissioner Fetters to reject all proposals and re-advertise a revised Request for Proposals for a professional preparer of the National Register of Historic Places application for Lilacia Park. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8- Rita Schneider, Tom Fetters, Eileen Mueller, Lyn Myers, Patricia Poskocil, Marcy Novak, Stephanie Zabela, and Lynn O'Donnell Absent: 3- Brigitte O'Brien, Jennifer Henaghan, and Bob Wardzala The revised RFP will be advertised September 14, 2018 with a deadline of September 28. A special meeting to review the submitted proposals was set for Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall. Commissioner Myers discussed the revisions to the RFP including the emphasis that all records are in one location, clarify resources available and the list of every lilac in the park is cataloged and updated in 2018. Chairperson Schneider stated that she was given the date of November Village of Lombard Page 2 Lombard Historic Preservation Minutes September 11, 2018 Commission 22, 2018 to have the complete application submitted to the State for consideration at their February meeting. However this date is Thanksgiving Day which needs to be corrected by the State. Chairperson Schneider opened the meeting for public comment. Mr. Stoner summarized his company’s background and experience as indicated in their proposal. Mr. Stoner stated that a deadline for the application of late November/early December would not be a problem for his company. Chairperson Schneider stated that the application findings will be based on criteria A only and will not include criteria C. Criteria C would require extensive research on Jens Jensen, the landscape architect, in which the budget does not provide Adjournment On a motion by Commissioner Poskocil and seconded by Commissioner Myers, and all were in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Village of Lombard Page 3