Historic Preservation Commission

MINUTES CITY OF POCATELLO HISTROIC PRESERVATION COMMISSON SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 21, 2024 • 6:00 PM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS | 911 NORTH 7TH AVENUE, POCATELLO, IDAHO Vizcarra called the work session to order at 6:04 PM. 1. ROLL CALL. PRESENT: Tabatha Butler, Ruta Casabianca, Ellen Ryan, and Marty Vizcarra. STAFF: Jim Anglesey and Aceline McCulla. 2. APPROVE MINUTES The Commission may wish waive the oral reading of the minutes for the HPC meeting held June 5, 2024, and to approve the minutes as written. It was moved by E. Ryan and seconded by R. Casabianca to approve the HPC meeting minutes as written held June 5, 2024. Those in favor: Butler, Casabianca, Ryan, Vizcarra, and Young. Unanimous. Motion carried. 3. Preservation Projects & Assignments The Commission may wish to discuss preservation projects and updates on assignments. • Community Engagement & Outreach • Historic Homes Tour will be September 9 of the University District. • Brady Chapel the stones have been cleaned and pinnacles are placed, there are • Lasting Legacy tour will be held the last Saturday of September at the Senior Center and a trolley to take people around the Triangle District. • Historic Preservation Plan: Consultant Kirk Huffaker Kirk Huffaker, Consultant for the Pocatello Historic Preservation Plan Vision Statement: The city endeavors to document and designate historic resources from the presettlement period through the most recent historic period. This will guide future preservation efforts that increase value in the community as it evolves, build connection and meaning, and support and encourage building repurposing. Survey Results: Total Respondents: 100; Respondents that completed the survey: 100; Respondents who reside within Bannock County that want to be updated: 60; Updated means: email address; Respondents interested in preservation: 90; Is this a worthwhile goal: 85; Neutral worthwhile goal: 15. Goals Discussion (SHPO wants answered)  Survey and designation  New reconnaissance level  Re-surveys every 20 years (Downtown funded and scheduled) It’s time now.  NRHP  Individual buildings and sites  Historic districts  Other Documentation  Context studies (thematic, stylistic)  Individual site documentation prior to demolition HPC Meeting 8.21.2024 Minutes Page 1 of 2   Educate the public  Workshops  Interpretation – markers and plaques  Exhibits  Tabling at events to raise awareness  Tours  Website  Build Partnerships and Collaborations  Historic Downtown Pocatello Inc.  Bannock Historical Society  Friends of the Brady Chapel  Preservation Idaho  Who else and how?  ISU History, Anthropology, Library  Local Historic Preservation Goals  Community Recognition Awards for businesses/homes that comply with Preservation Code and Policy Consider increasing design review  Wayfinding / Signage  Training (required by SHPO) send people to Reg/Nat’l trainings, bring in trainings. eg. one meeting a year on important preservation project.  Participate in Section 106 as projects arise (required by SHPO) (Nat’l Historical Preservation Act) eg. Highway, Cell Tower going up, above and below ground that would affect +/- for community impacts to get a positive reaction.  Incentives: funds available for awards,  New Policy initiation and/or improvement – local and/or state levels  Cross-departmental integration and training: City creates a policy for buildings built pre-1945, the developer must document the building prior to demolition. Photos, drawings, building information. GOALS Specific Considerations  Land acknowledgement by the City  How to… o “exhibit” historic resources in the community o Build community through increasing connection historic places o Support and encourage building repurposing o Expand the interpretation of traditional history though a new lens o Give meaning to historic places increase value of/in community With no further discussion, Vizcarra closed the work session at 7:37 p.m. Submitted by: Approved on: November l, 2024 Aceline McCulla, Secretary HPC Meeting 8.21.2024 Minutes Page 2 of 2 Pocatello Historic Preservation Plan Pocatello Historic Preservation Commission August 21, 2024 Agenda  Vision Statement  Survey Results  Goals Vision Statement Vision Statement Pocatello established an eclectic and diverse character EDITS from its decades as a significant regional railroad hub and gateway to the northwest. The strong historical and • Scrap the scrappy current presence of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe is a • Drop Gate City pivotal influence on the area’s heritage. Railroad-era • Add gateway to the northwest prominence in the city led to establishment of the historic • Historic and cultural resources downtown, a prominent asset to the city where the city’s • Add tribal presence sentence entrepreneurial spirit is embraced and integrated with • Replace HPC with city historic and cultural resources. The city endeavors to • Use pre-settlement document and designate historic resources from the pre- • Keep repurposing in settlement period through the most recent historic period, • Remove functional museum guiding future preservation efforts that increase value in • Use evolve the community as it evolves, build connection and • Add the word meaning meaning, and support and encourage building • Add increase value of community repurposing. • Get more general at the end Survey Results Public Engagement - Survey Survey 40 Survey Survey Survey Survey Survey Survey Survey - Question 7 Survey Survey - Question 9 Survey - Question 10 Survey Survey - Question 12 Goals Discussion Goals - General  Survey and designation  Educate the public  Build partnerships and collaborations  Local historic preservation goals Goals - Survey and Designate  Surveys  New reconnaissance level surveys (most recently completed is Bonneville)  Re-surveys (Downtown funded and scheduled)  NRHP  Individual buildings and sites  Historic districts  Other Documentation  Context studies (thematic, stylistic)  Individual site documentation prior to demolition Goals - Educate the Public  Workshops  Interpretation - markers and plaques  Exhibits  Tabling at events to raise awareness  Tours  Website Goals - Build Partnerships & Collaborations  Historic Downtown Pocatello, Inc.  Bonneville Historical Society  Friends of Brady Chapel  Preservation Idaho  Who else and how? Goals - Local Program Goals  Consider increasing design review  Wayfinding / Signage  Training (required by SHPO)  Participate in Section 106 as projects arise (required by SHPO)  Incentives  New policy initiation and/or improvement - local and/or state levels  Cross-departmental integration and training Goals - Specific Considerations  Land acknowledgement by the city  How to…  “exhibit” historic resources in the community  build community through increasing connection to historic places  support and encourage building repurposing  expand the interpretation of traditional history through a new lens  give meaning to historic places  increase value of / in community Thank you