Historic District Commission

MANISTEE CITY HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Meeting of Thursday, August 6, 2015 3:00 p.m. - Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan AGENDA I Call to Order II Roll Call III Approval of Agenda At this time the Historic District Commission can take action to approve the August 6, 2015 Agenda. IV Approval of Minutes At this time Historic District Commission can take action to approve the June 4, 2015 meeting Minutes. V New Business Historical Building Information The Commission will discuss building history/plaque pages that are being developed for the buildings in the district. VI Old Business Permit Review At this time the Commission may take action to close out any outstanding permits. VII Public Comments and Communications concerning Items not on the Agenda At this time the Chair will ask if there are any public comments. VIII Correspondence At this time the Chair will ask if any correspondence has been received to be read into the record. 1 IX Reports Main Street/DDA Director Museum Curator Museum Director Planning & Zoning Administrator X Members Discussion At this time the Chair will ask members of the Historic District Commission if they have any items they want to discuss. XI Worksession XII Adjournment 2  MEMORANDUM 231.398.2805 City of Manistee Planning & Zoning Administrator Fax 231.723-1546 dblakeslee@manisteemi.gov www.manisteemi.gov TO: Historic District Commissioners FROM: Denise Blakeslee, Planning & Zoning DATE: July 31, 2015 RE: Historic District Commission Meeting August 6, 2015 Commissioners, the next Historic District Commission meeting will be on Thursday, August 6, 2015. We do not have any requests for the August meeting, but will discuss Historical Building Information that is being developed for the buildings in the district. If you are unable to attend the meeting please call me at 398-2805, see you next Thursday!  HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION Council Chambers, City Hall 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 MEETING MINUTES June 4, 2015 A Meeting of the Manistee City Historic District Commission was held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. Meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by Vice Chair Perschbacher ROLL CALL: Members Present: Aaron Bennett, T. Eftaxiadis, John Perschbacher, Mary Russell, Lee Trucks Members Absent: Dave Carlson, Teena Kracht (excused) Others: Patrick Kay (MS DDA Director), Mark Fedder (Museum Director) and Denise Blakeslee (Planning & Zoning Administrator) The Commissioners welcomed new member Lee Trucks. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION by Mary Russell, seconded by T. Eftaxiadis that the Agenda be approved as prepared. With a voice vote this motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION by Mary Russell, seconded by T. Eftaxiadis that the Minutes of the May 7, 2015 Meeting be approved as prepared. With a voice vote this motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Bennett entered the meeting at 3:14 pm City of Manistee Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes June 4, 2015 Page 1 NEW BUSINESS: Tour of the District The Commissioners toured the district and noted the work that had been completed on the Lyric Theater building and various projects that are in progress. Prior to the meeting staff had receive a copy of the DDA Façade Grant Application for the former H&K Building at 337 River Street. Copies of the application were shared with the members of the commission and it was reviewed during the tour. It was noted that no request has been received from the applicant. OLD BUSINESS When the Commission returned from the tour they discussed closing out permits and the consensus from the Commission is to close out all of the permits for the Vogue Theater. If the Vogue wishes to move forward with any exterior projects that were not completed they can submit a new application. The Commission will not close out the permits for Joe Mathewson, 339 River Street until the corbels are installed in their original location. Staff will review Jim Mathew’s permits against work that has been completed and the commission will discuss closing out permits at the July Meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None CORRESPONDENCE None STAFF REPORTS Patrick Kay DDA/Main Street Director – asked if decks needed approval. Staff said that the Commission must review requests for decks. Two façade grants have been approved H&K Building, 337 River Street and Famous Flynn, 344 River Street. The projects must be started within 3 months of approval and be completed within one year. The DDA hired a new contractor for landscaping and City of Manistee Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes June 4, 2015 Page 2 maintenance services, and the railings on the riverwalk will be painted this year. June 14th is the Back to the Bricks Car Show. Denise Blakeslee, Planning & Zoning Administrator – Spoke about the meeting that is required under the RRC program for City Council and Boards and Commission, prioritizing redevelopment sites and the Community Build of Rotary Park. MEMBERS DISCUSSION Commissioner Trucks – Spoke about his son’s documentary “Call Me Lucky” which will be showing at the Vogue Theater on Wednesday. The Next meeting of the Historic District Commission will be on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by T. Eftaxiadis, seconded by Mary Russell that the meeting be adjourned. Motion passed unanimously. Motion passed unanimously MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:40 pm. MANISTEE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION __________________________________________ Denise J. Blakeslee, Recording Secretary City of Manistee Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes June 4, 2015 Page 3