Design Review & Preservation Board, Middletown

Chair Jeff Bianco (’20) Middletown Vice-Chair Members Secretary Nicholas Fazzino (’21)(’21) Bruce Plumley (’20) Brian Kronenberger Thom Pattavina Christina Wasch(’23) (’22) Maria Madsen Holzberg (’21) Design Review & Members Richard Marilyn Pelletier Catherine Mills (’21)(’23) MarcusMiddleton Jammie Johnson (’23) Vacant Fazzino (’21) Vacant(’22) (’21) (’21) Vacant (’22) Preservation Board Alternates Staff Kellin Atherton (’23) Shanay James O’Connell (’21) Fulton (’23) AICP, Director of Land Use Marek Kozikowski, Ex- Officio Mayor Ben Florsheim REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 Virtual on WebEx 6:00 P.M. The meeting was held both virtually and in-person. Members of the public had access via https://webex.com, the WebEx application, and via telephone. Start: 6:04 PM End: 9:05 PM 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:04pm. 2. Public Comment for Items on the Agenda None. 3. Old Business None. 4. New Business 4.1. 135 High Street. Reconstruct a portion of the house and construct a new garage. Applicant: Chris Maher/James Fowler (Contract Purchaser) SPR2021-164 Chris Maher, Architect and James Fowler, contract purchaser, presented the proposal. The new structures include an additional garage and a portion of the building that was conventionally framed will be replaced with a post and beam structure to match the rest of the building. Elevations of the replacement structure were presented. Wood cedar will be used to match the rest of the structure. The garage will be board and batten with carriage style doors. Motion to table the application until garage elevations are submitted by Wasch. The motion was not seconded. Motion to approve the proposal subject to reviewing the proposed elevation of the garage by Mills, seconded by Plumley Voting in Favor: Bianco, Plumley, Mills, Wasch, Kronenberger Passed 5-0 Director Kozikowski confirmed with the Board that he will email the garage renderings to the board and if there was any concern, that it will be reviewed at a future meeting. 4.2. 73 Main Street. Historical Structure Rehabilitation Tax Abatement Review. Applicant: Amy Brodeur SPR2021-165 April Brodeur, applicant, and Joseph Samolis, Director of Economic and Community Development If you require special accommodations for any meeting, please call the ADA Coordinator at (860) 638-4540, (voice) or (860) 638-4812 (TDD/TTY), or the Town Clerk’s Office at (860) 638-4910 at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled meeting. Page 1 of 7 presented the application. The rehabilitation project includes repairing and/or replacing the existing roofing, gutters, windows, carpentry and millwork, and painting the exterior. Plumley wants to ensure that any existing windows that can be salvaged should be preserved. Likely keep the color the same but may consider other similar colors and sage green. Motion to approve the restoration as presented providing that the restorations are compliance with the dept of interior standards and bring back the colors if they are changed by Kronenberger, seconded by Wasch Voting in Favor: Bianco, Plumley, Mills, Wasch, Kronenberger Passed 5-0 4.3. Adoption of the 2022 Regular Meeting Schedule Motion to approve the 2022 regular meeting schedule made by Plumley, seconded by Kronenberger Voting in Favor: Bianco, Plumley, Mills, Wasch, Kronenberger Passed 5-0 5. Minutes 5.1. Minutes of the September 8, 2021 meeting Motion to approved the September 8th minutes by Kronenberger, seconded by Mills Voting in Favor: Bianco, Plumley, Mills, Wasch, Kronenberger Passed 5-0 5.2. Minutes of the September 15, 2021 meeting Motion to approved the September 15th minutes by Kronenberger, seconded by Plumley Voting in Favor: Bianco, Plumley, Mills, Wasch, Kronenberger Passed 5-0 6. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda None. 7. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 6:47pm. Respectively submitted, Marek Kozikowski, AICP Director of Land Use Page 2 of 7  Appendix 1 135 High Street Page 3 of 7  Appendix 2 73 Main Street Page 4 of 7 Page 5 of 7 Page 6 of 7 Page 7 of 7