Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting

Monday, March 16, 2026 Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting Page A. ROLL CALL CHAIR Ned Warnick VICE CHAIR John Anderson MEMBERS Allison Munch-Rotolo Kayli Riggs Matthew J. Root Katy Whalen B. MINUTES 1. Minutes of special meeting of February 9, 2026 3 02.09.2026 HPC Special Meeting Minutes DRAFT.pdf Please review the attached minutes from the previous regular meeting for approval. C. REGULAR BUSINESS 1. Partnership with Washington State University History Class 8 Commissioner Anderson has been working on a list of questions and interviewees for a partnership with Dr. Charles Weller's history class at WSU. People and Questions.docx 2. Red Brick Road Capital Improvement Program 10 The attached was included for the Capital Improvement Program. 2027-2032 CIP Project Sheet_Red Brick Road Monument.pdf 3. Commissioner Remarks This is a time for Commissioners to bring items to the Commission for information or Page 1 of 10  discussion. D. OTHER BUSINESS E. UPCOMING MEETINGS 1. April 20, 2026 2. May 18, 2026 3. June 15, 2026 F. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 of 10  CITY OF PULLMAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Special Meeting Minutes February 9, 2026 The City of Pullman Historic Preservation Commission held a Regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026, in Council Chambers, City Hall, 190 SE Crestview, Building A, Pullman, Washington with Chair Ned Warnick presiding. ROLL CALL: Present: Anderson, Munch-Rotolo, Riggs, Root, Warnick, Whalen Staff: Goodwater, Medeiros WARNICK Called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and called roll. MOTION Munch-Rotolo moved to approve the Special meeting minutes of January 12, 2026, as prepared by staff. Seconded by Root and passed unanimously. REGULAR BUSINESS Warnick asked for nominations for a new 2026 Chair and Vice- Elect a Chair and Vice Chair Chair for the Commission. Munch-Rotolo nominated Warnick as Chair and Anderson as Vice-Chair. MOTION Munch-Rotolo moved to appoint Warnick as Chair and Anderson as Vice-Chair. Seconded by Root and passed unanimously. REGULAR BUSINESS Warnick called upon the applicant to come speak to the Pre-Application Meeting for Commission. 1105 NE Monroe Street Rob Cassleman Cassleman introduced himself and his two sons as the owners 209 NW Sunrise Drive of the property. He stated that the house needs repairs, Pullman, WA 99163 replacement, or restorative care. He is seeking their approval and advice on how to do that. He shared photos and informed the Commission of proposed changes and repairs. The chimney is damaged and is in danger of collapsing. He would like to lower the height from 8 feet to approximately 6 feet and cap it, wrap it with cultured stone or remove it entirely down to roof level. He also wants to replace the windows that don’t match and refurbish original ones. The kitchen and living room windows are not original to the home. There are at least two or three different styles of windows currently and he wants to make it more uniform to look like the original windows. Medeiros answered code questions from the applicant regarding the chimney by stating that she will pass on other Page 3 of 10 Historic Preservation Commission February 9, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 questions to the city building inspectors and have them get in touch with the applicant. Munch-Rotolo said the chimney is on the back of the house and isn’t visible so she opined that it isn’t an important character defining element. She suggested not introducing a new material but changing the height or removing would be ok. Warnick opined take down the damaged part, replaster and cap the chimney; Root concurred. Anderson suggested the applicant minimize modern elements. Munch-Rotolo said the kitchen window is incompatible with the home, not original or historic and should be replaced. Warnick stated that the front window on the left is the closest to the original style and suggested the applicant should try to match the others to that. The large picture window is foggy and the owner would like to replace it. Warnick and Root suggested just replacing the glass to lower the cost. They answered a question by stating that double- or triple-pane glass is ok to use. Munch-Rotolo suggested avoiding the replacement windows looking new; no bright white vinyl or sliding glass doors. Wood that looks like it would fill a garage sized opening. Commissioners told the applicant a Certificate of Alteration (CoA) would be needed to replace the windows in the front of the house but they can look at all repairs and replacements at the same time if they want feedback. The Commission decided that the chimney is an emergency repair and can be done without a CoA. REGULAR BUSINESS Staff provided the 2023 City of Pullman code of conduct to the Review the City of Pullman Commissioners and asked that they review and sign the Code of Conduct document. REGULAR BUSINESS 2026 STANDING GOALS: Update on 2026 HPC Goals • List additional properties on the Pullman Register of Historic Places. o No additional properties. • Apply for a CLG (Certified Local Government) grant. o Staff said they will have another round of applications this year. These will open late February or early March and be open through May. They are still waiting for funding for last Page 4 of 10 Historic Preservation Commission February 9, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 year’s grant; however, they can apply for this year’s coming grant as well. Staff will have more details in the coming weeks. Root suggested historic inventories. • Include Historic Preservation Commission feature articles in the Community Development newsletter and Community Update. o Staff suggested Women’s History Month o The Rico’s nomination form is not complete enough to review at this time. o Root suggested highlighting Franklin School o Future topic – award or what major preservation accomplishments were made by public. • Enhance and expand education and outreach efforts through local partnerships. o Anderson sent the material regarding this to Commissioners and is waiting for comment. The Commission will discuss this again in March. • Hold a historic walking tour. o The Commission chose a tentative date of June 27, 2026 at 5pm. o Whalen suggested framing it around the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. • Pursue professional development opportunities for Commissioners. o No update. • Work with DPA on listing individual properties and creating a local historic district. o No update. • Review of Special Tax Valuation properties for compliance. o Root will start in mid-march/spring break. • Provide a yearly public presentation. o No update. The last meeting it was suggested highlighting Rico’s history without it being mostly about the form directions. • Recognize Historic Preservation Month in May. o Munch-Rotolo will speak with the mayor about the installation date and then form a committee at the next meeting. May 1st is a possible date. She said they should start thinking about public recognition for historic preservation and the home owners doing restorations. That could be Page 5 of 10 Historic Preservation Commission February 9, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 a highlight or presentation for Historic Preservation Month. • Provide a presentation to City Council. o No dates have been decided but staff will check on this. • Review of the Historic Preservation webpage: o Staff asked for the GIS staff to update the historic inventory map. She is not aware of the status of that at this time. ANNUAL GOALS: • Work towards establishing a monument for the Red Brick Roads. o Staff said T-Mobile has the Hometown Grant, which is ongoing about twice a year. It will award up to $50,000 for “shovel ready” projects and proposals must include plans, budget, timeline, anticipated impacts, and five letters of support. Lowe’s does a hometown grant as well. Staff said the Commission should start a proposal for one or both of these grants and then send it to the grant’s manager for review. o Munch-Rotolo said the College Hill Association (CHA) posted part one of a two- part social media post on the anniversary of the Pullman Herald 1907 editorial in which they characterized the Red Brick Roads as the most dangerous street in the county and part two will be regarding the WSU projects for the site. The design and the site plan for the monument was approved by the City of Pullman but it is expired. • Hold events for the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. o The Planning committee has met twice since the last HPC meeting. The suggestion was to focus on multi-day or multi-week events around the four freedoms from Franklin D Roosevelt’s speech. Ideas for events are as follows:  Partnering with Parks and Recreation’s (Parks) concerts in the park series to show a movie (1776 or Hamilton). This normally would cost $700 a movie, however, if Parks buys a certain number of movies, they get a discount. It won’t be officially with Parks since the movie Page 6 of 10 Historic Preservation Commission February 9, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5 isn’t considered family friendly, but they will still share the savings benefits.  The Pullman To Go and Gather event that was done last year will be America’s Potluck this year. A date and time have not been set yet. The hope also is that they could possibly build a community cookbook from this event.  A children’s talent show and a reading of the Declaration of Independence would start the fourth of July celebrations; partnered with the Chamber of Commerce. More information can be found at america250wa.org. REGULAR BUSINESS Staff submitted the CLG annual report and answered a Commissioner Remarks question saying she doesn’t know if the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation publishes that data. UPCOMING MEETINGS March 16, 2026 at the new 6 p.m. time – Whalen will be absent. April 20, 2026 – Warnick will be absent. May 18, 2026 – No conflicts noted. MOTION Munch-Rotolo moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Root and passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 p.m. ATTEST: Chair Community Development Director Secretary Page 7 of 10 People and questions for oral history project August 2025 In all cases, we should ask when the people started their activities in Pullman and when they ended. For people who started elsewhere, it’s worth asking what they found different about Pullman; for people who went elsewhere after they left Pulman, it’s worth asking what they found new in their new place. We should also ask everybody if they have suggestions for other people to interview. Category / Suggested People Suggested Questions City Officials and Other Officials What positions did you hold in Pullman John Sherman Describe your major responsibilities Pete Dickinson What do you think were the most Mark Workman significant changes that occurred in Kevin Gardes the city while you were here Greg Colvig What were the most significant changes in Rich Dragoo city government while you were here Scott Adams (hospital administrator) WSU officials The same questions pertain to these people Olivia Yang as to people who worked for the city Bobbie Ryder Architects/Designers What training and education did you have Kathy Ankerson before you came here What were the major common design elements in Pullman How did design elements change; to what do you attribute those changes What were the major design elements you used in your work Realtors/Developers/Contractors What training and education did you have Rafik and Mary Sue Itani before you started working in Pullman Duane Brelsford How did the real estate market change Dick Domey during your time in Pullman Glenn Petry What were the characteristics of properties in Pullman and how did they change What did you contribute to the real estate market and to changes in properties Business Owners In what business sector did you own Roger Johnson businesses Mitch Chandler How did your business change during the Anita Hornback time you owned it Page 8 of 10 PEOPLE AND QUESTIONS FOR ORAL HISTORY PROJECT PAGE 2 How did the business climate in Pullman change during the time you owned a business Community Leaders and Volunteers Describe your community involvement Glenn Johnson (he was on the hospital How did the community change during board for a long time before becoming your involvement mayor) We are focused mostly on volunteer Jon Anderson (the real one, not me and activities; what motivated you to not the musician; he was on the school volunteer board, the hospital board, the board of the Whitman County Historical Society) Karen Keisling (I know she was a mayor, but she has been involved in a lot of community activities as well) Page 9 of 10 PROJECT Red Brick Road Monument DEPARTMENT Community Development STATUS In Previous CIP FUND 001 - General Fund FUNDING Grant Dependent LOCATION Near the intersection of NE Palouse Street and NE Maple Street PERCENT DESCRIPTION This proposal involves the installation of a monument pedestal measuring approximately 18" wide by 18" deep by 60" tall. This pedestal will display honorary plaques commemorating the listing of the Red Brick Roads on both the National Register of Historic Places and the local Pullman Register of Historic Places. In addition to the monument, two benches facing downtown and landscaping would be installed. The pillar would be clad in either brick or stone. This proposal is supported by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). Contributions donated so far include $3,000 from the College Hill Association, and $500 from Allison Munch- Rotolo. Donations and grants will continued to solicited to complete this project. JUSTIFICATION & IMPACT This project has been languishing since 2017, when the first iteration of a monument was proposed. The plaques are already in the possession of the HPC. A site plan for an earlier monument was approved in 2017, but only one bench was ever installed. This project would clean up public spaces and fixtures, and implement weed management. The monument site is currently in a state of disrepair. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOAL This proposal is supported by Comprehensive Plan Goal CD 1 which in part states "create a strong community identity" and Policy CD 1.7 which in part states "with a focus on pedestrian amenities, landscaping, public art, and active use". This proposal is also supported by Goal CD 3 which states "Promote the historic identity of Pullman and the surrounding area through preservation of historic and cultural resources" and Policies CD 3.1 which in part FUTURE OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (estimated annual cost) Personnel Maint. & Operations Equipment Other ANNUAL 0 0 0 0 0 ESTIMATED PROJECT COST SCHEDULE 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 TOTAL Planning/Design 0 2,000 0 0 0 2,000 Land Acquisition 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Construction 0 26,000 0 0 0 26,000 Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ≤5% Contingency n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 TOTAL 0 0 28,000 0 0 0 28,000 Staff Contact: Ariel Medeiros Email: ariel.medeiros@pullman-wa.gov Page 10 of 10