Lombard Historical Commission

Village Hall Village of Lombard 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Lombard Historical Commission Rita Schneider, President Tom Fetters, Eileen Mueller, Brigitte O'Brien, Richard Anstee, Lyn Myers, Pat Poskocil, Jack Jones, Marcy Novak, Jennifer Henaghan and Stephanie Zabela Leslie Sulla - Ex-Officio Member Village Liaison - Tami Urish Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:30 PM Village Hall - North Landing Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance President Rita Schneider called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. Rita Schneider led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call Present 10 - Rita Schneider, Jack Jones, Patricia Poskocil, Marcy Novak, Tom Fetters, Lyn Myers, Eileen Mueller, Richard Anstee, Brigitte O'Brien, and Stephanie Zabela Absent 1 - Jennifer Henaghan Also present: Leslie Sulla, Ex Officio of the Lombard Historical Society and Tami Urish, Planner I, Staff Liaison. Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Pat Poskocil and seconded by Lyn Myers, to approve the minutes of the meeting on October 21, 2014 with the correction of Local Landmarks, Local Landmark Survey from: The motion carried by an unanimous vote that the Village Board accept the Village of Lombard Architectural and Historical Survey subject to the following corrections to 355 East Parkside: the words “reconstructed or reconstruction” to replace the words “restored or restoration” and “field stone/concrete” to be added to the foundation material listed. Replace with: The motion carried by an unanimous vote that the Village Board accept the Village of Lombard Architectural and Historical Survey subject to the following corrections to 355 East Parkside: the words “restored or restoration” to replace the words “reconstructed or reconstruction” and “field stone/concrete” to be added to the foundation material listed. Village of Lombard Page 1 Lombard Historical Commission Minutes January 20, 2015 The next meeting will be held on January 21, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall. Replace the date with January 20, 2015. The motion passed by a unanimous vote with the aforementioned corrections. Public Participation There were no members of the public present. Chairman's Remarks Rita Schneider provided an update on 101 W. St. Charles Road (Lombard Hotel). A new owner purchased the building with the intention of renovating the second floor as offices and maintaining the third floor as a ball room. The new owners are also interested in pursuing National Register of Historic Places and local landmark status for the building. The Intergovernmental Agreement of the Carriage House Expansion was signed and serves as an agreement for extending the repayment of the loan until 2016. Tami Urish is to serve as the staff liaison for the Historical Commission. Reports A. Local Landmarks - Eileen Mueller No updates at this time to report on. B. Finance - Richard Anstee The budget year 2014 for the Historical Commission and the Historical Society concluded under budget by about $2,400 or 1.7%. The result is attributed to good cost management by the Society staff and some salary slippage early in the year. The 2015 budget has been negotiated at $154,485 with an approximately 3% increase over the 2014 base. The 2015 budget allows the Society to make some key personnel changes and includes support for the Commission’s initiatives including Local Landmark recognition, Part 2 of the Architectural Survey, the Mueller Heritage Award and the funds to support a National Registry Site designation. Also, tree trimming and lawn care are also fully funded for the cemetery. Village of Lombard Page 2 Lombard Historical Commission Minutes January 20, 2015 C. Personnel - Pat Poskocil Pat Poskocil reported that Alison Costanzo, a part-time employee for the museums has resigned in order to accept a position of Executive Director with the St. Charles Heritage Center. The remaining museum staff has been reconfigured. Nicole Louis, also a part-time employee, was offered and accepted a full-time position as Director of Education & Exhibits created by combining the two part-time positions. Lauren Szady has accepted a part time museum assistant position. The Museum staff is in need of a bookkeeper for approximately eight hours per month. D. Ex-Officio Report - Leslie Sulla Leslie Sulla reported on the Lombard Historical Society’s activities including: • The Community Memorial Site for Bill Mueller was dedicated on Oct. 31 - Bill’s birthday. At least 70 people, including mayors from nearby towns, came out to honor Bill. Stop over anytime to see the beautiful gazebo. • 474 people came to the Carriage House for Jinglebell Jubilee. • Nicole spoke to the Wheaton Women’s Club about the Underground Railroad and Peck. • Natalie taped a segment about LHS on Schoolscape. • A photographer from “Partners”, an Illinois Farm Bureau publication, came to the Peck today to take photos for an article about the Homestead as an Underground Railroad site. • The October grand opening of the new permanent exhibit at the Carriage House was well attended. Come see the artifacts from the DuPage Theatre as well as other items and photos from Babcock’s Grove/Lombard history. • Timeless Tales is a new quarterly venture with the library - a children’s librarian reads classic books at the Carriage House for story time. • Sat, 1/24: Bootleggers Bash - 1920s themed party - 7pm at Remedy Pub (behind Pete’s Market). Caricaturist, photo booth, Village of Lombard Page 3 Lombard Historical Commission Minutes January 20, 2015 tarot card reader, dance instruction, beverages, and food! Costumes are not required. Purchase tickets at the Carriage House or at the Ladies Room Boutique. $50 for LHS members & teetotalers. • Thurs, 2/26: Music of the Civil Rights Movement. 7pm at Peck House - free, RSVPs requested. E. Lombard Cemetery - Tom Fetters No updates at this time to report. A meeting was scheduled on November 11, 2014 with most of the committee members unable to attend. Another meeting will be rescheduled in the spring. F. National Register Work for Sheldon Peck Homestead Pat Poskocil reported that the committee is strategizing the appropriate time to resubmit the application. G. Heritage Award - Lyn Myers Lyn Myers suggested an email campaign to solicit nominations for the 2015 Award. Names of new members to join the review committee were discussed. Planner's Report Tami Urish distributed copies of a power point document listing the existing local landmarks and the process for acquiring the status. Suggestions were made and it was determined that Lyn Myers and Tami Urish would work together on some revisions by the next meeting. Unfinished Business New Business 150019 2014 Annual Report Review of the Historical Commission's 2014 Annual Report to the Village Board. Rita Schneider distributed copies of the Annual Report she had Village of Lombard Page 4 Lombard Historical Commission Minutes January 20, 2015 prepared and will contact each Commissioner individually for feedback. 150020 Election of Officers Per the Commission By-Laws, the members must elect a Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary in January of odd-numbered years. Tom Fetters conducted the election by requesting nominations. Richard Anstee moved to nominate Rita Schneider as President, Brigitte O’Brien as Vice-President and Lyn Myers as Secretary, Pat Poskocil seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Adjournment The next meeting will be held on April 21, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall. On a motion by Eileen Mueller and seconded by Lyn Myers, and all were in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Village of Lombard Page 5