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HDC_02 06 1992MINUTES LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 6, 1992 5:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairman Thomas Johnson. A quorum was present - Mr. John Bush, Mr. Carl Menyhart, Ms. Jeanette Heinbockel and Mr. Thomas Johnson. Also present was City Attorney Steve Giles. The Chairman asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. A motion was made by Commissioner Bush to approve the minutes as received. Commissioner Heinbockel seconded. Motion carried. All ayes. Commissioner Bush made a motion to rearrange the agenda. Commissioner Menyhart seconded. Motion carried. All ayes. Discussion of 1990 Certified Local Government Grant Project - Central High Survey Phase I Cheryl Nichols, Executive Director of the Quapaw Quarter Association, explained the status of the Central High Survey. Terry Burruss, contractor for the survey, had received several deadline extensions and still not completed the project. Ms. Nichols stated that she had attended a meeting January 30 with Randy Jeffery, Barbara Lindsey - Allen and Ken Grunewald of the State Historic Preservation Office and Molly Satterfield, staff for the Historic District Commission, and that all agreed to call a halt, ask Mr. Burruss for all materials and assess the situation. Mr. Burruss had turned materials in to the State Historic Preservation Program on January 28, 1992. The consensus of the January 30 meeting was for the Quapaw Quarter Association to use the remainder of the 1990 Central High Survey funds to clean-up and complete 300 forms, which is about one-half of the original project. There was brief discussion about contracts and continuing any working agreement with Mr. Burruss. It was stated that Mr. Burruss had been paid 50% of the total survey monies. Ms. Cathy Buford, Director of the Historic Preservation Program was present and commented that the Central High Survey was a good project and that it was unfortunate it ran into problems. Mr. Giles stated that the City would need to modify its contract with the Quapaw Quarter Association. Minutes - Historic District February 6, 1992 Page Two Commissioner Heinbockel made a motion to accept the proposal of the Quapaw Quarter Association completing 300 (or more) approved forms by May 1, 1992 using the $4,500.00 remaining in the 1990 Certified Local Government Grant Budget. Commissioner Bush seconded. The vote was taken. Motion carried. All ayes. Discussion of 1991 Certified Local Government Grant Budget The Commission discussed a proposal suggested by Ms. Nichols by letter for a new allocation of 1991 Certified Local Government Grant funds, taking $7,320.00 from the Central High Survey II and adding it to the Downtown Commercial Building Survey. Ms. Buford stated that totally abandoning the Central High Survey may be a problem and she suggested taking the remaining $2,680.00 for completing Phase I of the Central High Survey. Commissioner Heinbockel made a motion to approve that $7,320.00 be added to the Commercial Building Survey (for a total of $11,855.00) and that the remaining $2,680.00 be used in some form toward completing Phase I Central High Survey and that the Quapaw Quarter Association submit a proposal for that project. Commissioner Bush seconded. Motion carried. All ayes. Mrs. Ethel Ambrose, Central High neighborhood resident, was recognized and said she was gravely concerned the Central High Survey not be lost and that the project goes forward at some point in time. Discussion and Recommendation of 1992 Certified Local Government Grant Proposals Staff submitted three projects for potential funding for 1992. 1. Model Block Housing Handbook - $5,000.00 2. Condition Report for Over the Jumps - $1,800.00 3. Historic District Guidelines - $8,200.00 Mr. Tim Polk, Assistant Director of Neighborhoods and Planning, explained the Model Block Housing Handbook to the Commission. Ms. Becky Witsell, representing Friends of the Carousel, requested a $2,000.00 grant for a condition and paint analysis for the Over the Jumps restoration. Minutes - Historic District February 6, 1992 Page Three The third project proposed was to revise the existing MacArthur Park Historic District Guidelines and to produce a set of guidelines for the Hillcrest Historic District. Commissioner Heinbockel made a motion to submit the three projects to the Historic Preservation Program for consideration. Commissioner Menyhart seconded. The vote was taken. Motion carried. All ayes. National Register Nomination Recommendation Mr. Ken Storey, representing the State Historic Preservation Program, presented a description and brief history of two properties for the Commission to make recommendations towards nomination to the National Register. The properties were (1) the Kahn- Jennings House at 5300 Sherwood and (2) the Arkansas Power and Light Building at 9th and Louisiana. Commissioner Menyhart made a motion for a recommendation of ,aft, approval toward nomination of the Kahn - Jennings House and the Arkansas Power and Light Building to the National Register of Historic Places. Commissioner Heinbockel seconded. The vote was taken. Motion carried. All ayes. There was brief discussion about upcoming ordinance revisions and the Commission's authority to institute proceedings requiring property owners to maintain their structures. Mr. Giles stated his research indicated that the Commission only has the power to review proposals. There being no further business, the Commission adjourned.