HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ANN PIEPER EISENBROWN, CHAIR Ald. Robert Bauman, Marion Clendenen-Acosta, Brad Hoeschen, Matt Jarosz, Anna-Marie Opgenorth, and Blair Williams Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231, Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov HPC Planners: Carlen Hatala, 286-5722, chatal@milwaukee.gov; Paul Jakubovich, 286-5712, pjakub@milwaukee.gov Monday, March 10, 2014 3:00 PM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall 1. Roll Call Meeting convened: 3:10 P.M. Present: 4 - Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, Jarosz Excused: 3 - Bauman, Opgenorth, Clendenen-Acosta 2. Review and approval of the minutes of January 14 and February 10, 2014. The minutes were approved without objection. A motion was made by Matt Jarosz, seconded by Brad Hoeschen, that this be . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta 3. 131536 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a new two-car garage at 2022 E. Lafayette Place in the North Point South Historic District For Randy Bryant. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals present: Randy Bryant and Cecilia Gore - applicants The Board unanimously felt that the Feb. 18th e-mail was not a written objection. Mr. Jakubovich said that the garage will be ten feet from the east lot line and as close as possible to the side lot line and facing Windsor Place with a shared driveway . The garage will mimic the classical order of the house. The Lafayette elevation faces toward the house. The east elevation is basically a blank wall and that neighbor has recently gotten permission to put up a six foot privacy fence. Two earlier garages were approved in basically this same area. The owner will use high-quality wood City of Milwaukee Page 1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes March 10, 2014 COMMISSION siding and there will be no visible lights on the outside of the buiding, but there may be some recessed lights under the entry doors. The staff recommends approval of the plan as submitted. The garage is not brick because a concern was that making the garage brick may result in too much brick, per Mr. Jakubovich. Opposed: Suzanne Jaquith - 2007A E. Windsor Place - lives in the coach house of the home - information provided was provided Friday evening and is not complete and has other concerns relating to location and construction. There is also no streetscape provided so can't tell how the garage will be visible from the street or drawings involving the apron of the garage. She feels that having the garage in the northwest corner would lessen the effects of the garage and would like that area considered. Heidi Adriansen - 2007 E. Windsor Place - agrees with Mrs. Jaquith and is primarily concerned with the placement (would also prefer the northwest corner) Mr. Bryant and Ms. Gore addressed the Commission and said that the last three garages built in North Point South were wood and not of this quality. Two of those homes were also red brick homes and had wood frame garages constructed. The roofing material will be of high quality, as will the entire garage to mirror the quality of the house. He feels that the molding and trim that one can get with wood, but not with brick, makes the garage exceptional. The Commission encouraged the applicant to work with the neighbor during the construction phase. A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta 4. 131539 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for openable skylight and new second story glass doors on the balcony at 2597 N. Downer Avenue in the Downer Avenue Historic District for Downer Delaware LLC. Sponsors: THE CHAIR The owner would like to enclose the second floor area with glass doors and install a movable skylight over the roof. The doors would have acrylic seams to be more or less transparent and provide the illusion of an entire glass wall, rather than individual doors. The skylight would be able to be opened in fair weather to make the space a four-season room rather than its current seasonal room. A bump would be visible from the street, but it would be minimal, per Mr. Jakubovich. The Commission had previously approved removal of the roof. The staff recommends approval of both projects. Mr. Jarusz would like to see how far the skylight will be above the parapet and also expressed a concern that the window frame does not match the other window frames. With the glass doors there will be no framing. Matt Rinka, Rinka Chung Architecture, said that the drawing presented to the Commission is a CAD drawing and the peak is off-center, so that results in its being lower. Mr. Jarusz wants to get a dimension on the peak. The door frame is on the inside, rather than the outside. City of Milwaukee Page 2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes March 10, 2014 COMMISSION Approved, with the caveat the the dimension on the peak will be obtained by staff. A motion was made by Matt Jarosz, seconded by Brad Hoeschen, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta 5. Discussion and approval of a letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, urging the VA’s use of Section 111 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in order to provide effective leasing mechanisms for the rehabilitation and reuse of the VA’s vacant historic buildings. Other local historic groups have supported this action on the part of the VA . Mr. Williams moved, seconded by Mr. Jarusz, for approval. There were no objections. 6. Updates and Announcements. The insurance company will pay for the carriage doors on the cement block garage application previously heard by the Commission and the owner is very happy. The Cream of the City application is online and staff has identified five candidates. 7. The Following files represent staff approved Certificates of Appropriateness: a. 131511 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for new signage at 333 E. Wisconsin Avenue in the East Side Commercial Historic District for Johnson Bank. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta b. 131541 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for window work and repairs at 2212 E. Kenilworth Place in the North Point South Historic District for Edward and Cathy David. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz City of Milwaukee Page 3 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes March 10, 2014 COMMISSION No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta c. 131549 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new wood fence at 2030 E. Lafayette Place in the North Point South Historic District For Gib Petzke. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta d. 131550 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for brick repair to storefront at 515 W. Historic Mitchell Street in the Mitchell Street Historic District for James Witkowiak. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta e. 131555 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for rear window and door changes at 2698 N. Summit Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Stew Brase and Sharon Reed. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta f. 131607 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a new furnace at 3244 W. McKinley Blvd. in the Cold Spring Park Historic District for Gerald A. Peters. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this City of Milwaukee Page 4 HISTORIC PRESERVATION Meeting Minutes March 10, 2014 COMMISSION Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta g. 131609 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a new central air conditioning unit at 2360 N. Terrace Avenue in the North Point North Historic District for Leni Siker. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta h. 131610 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of three new rooftop central air conditioning units at 1677 N. Farwell Avenue in the Brady Street Historic District for Mimi Trust. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Blair Williams, seconded by Matt Jarosz, that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye: 4- Pieper Eisenbrown, Williams, Hoeschen, and Jarosz No: 0 Excused: 3- Bauman, Opgenorth, and Clendenen-Acosta Meeting adjourned: 4:37 P.M. Linda M. Elmer Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 5