Heritage Commission

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Heritage Commission Contact: Michelle Sadlier 360.753.8031 Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:30 PM Room 207 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Davies called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 9 - Chair Holly Davies, Vice Chair Dwayne Harkness, Commissioner Tamara Hayes, Commissioner Benjamin Helle, Commissioner Kat Kelly, Commissioner Garner Miller, Commissioner Sheila Swalling, Commissioner Stephen Austin and Commissioner Suzanna Pratt Excused: 2 - Commissioner Rachel Newmann and Commissioner Nicholas Vann OTHERS PRESENT City of Olympia Historic Preservation Officer Michelle Sadlier Office Specialist/Minutes Recorder Stacey Rodell Arts Commission Liaison Marygrace Jennings 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.A 17-0449 Approval of March 22, 2017 Olympia Heritage Commission Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Jennings announced the consultants for the Arts Commission-supported Gateways project will be at the Harbor House this Saturday to speak to the public about the project. Ms. Jennings stated there will some digging work being done by Capitol Lake for the stormwater drainage system for the 1063 Building downtown (11th & Capitol Way). The local tribes have been notified. City of Olympia Page 1 Heritage Commission Meeting Minutes April 26, 2017 Commissioner Helle announced the WA State Archives month theme may be “Strange Washington”. 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 6.A 17-0450 Introduction to Cultural Resource Management Ms. Sadlier provided a brief overview of regulations that address the protection of cultural resources, including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). She noted that for all, the key questions are: 1. What resources do you have in the project area that may be of tribal interest, prehistoric or historic archaeology, or buildings and structures that are 45/50 years old or older? 2. What kinds of impacts might your project have on these resources? 3. How are you going to avoid those impacts or mitigate against unavoidable impacts to known resources? 4. How are you going to avoid impacts to resources discovered during construction? Commissioner Kelly addressed the technical side of cultural resource management. Some of the points discussed included: 1. Methods of conducting archaeological surveys and testing & 2. Examples of cultural artifacts and features The information was received. 6.B 17-0451 Update on Preservation Month: Olympia Oysters - This Place Matters This business item was discussed during business item 7.C. 6.C 17-0452 Election of Heritage Commission Officers Ms. Sadlier reviewed the roles of the Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Kelly expressed interest in the Chair position. Commission Austin expressed his interest in the Vice Chair position. Commissioner Hayes moved, seconded by Commissioner Swalling, to appointment Commissioner Kelly as Chair of the Olympia Heritage Commission. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Miller moved, seconded by Commissioner Kelly, to appointment Commissioner Austin as Vice Chair of the Olympia Heritage Commission. The motion passed unanimously. 7. REPORTS City of Olympia Page 2 Heritage Commission Meeting Minutes April 26, 2017 7.A Downtown Committee - None 7.B Heritage Review Committee Commissioner Miller and Vice Chair Harkness reported on a proposed project located in the Ward Building that the Committee approved with conditions. 7.C Outreach Committee Commissioner Helle reported on a recent Committee meeting about Historic Preservation Month and the chosen theme of Olympia Oysters. They discussed possible activities for the month-long celebration. They also discussed planning for 2018 Historic Preservation Month. 7.D Policy & Ordinance Committee - None 7.E Preservation Award Committee The Committee will start planning in June for Preservation Awards. 7.F Survey & Inventory Committee The Committee will be meeting soon to discuss the Downtown inventory survey. 7.G Staff Ms. Sadlier reported she will now have a formal inspection role for projects that have conditions from the Heritage Review Committee to ensure the conditions have been appropriately addressed before the applicant receives a Certificate of Occupancy. 8. OTHER TOPICS - None 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:51 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3