HDC_12 07 1979MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
M I N U T E S
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
DECEMBER 7, 1979
4:00 P.M.
MR. JOHN JARRARD, CHAIRMAN
MR. ROBERT CONNER
MS. BETH FOTI
MR. SAM STRAUSS, JR.
MR. GEORGE WORTHEN
MR. MIKE DOOLEY
OTHER PARTICIPANTS: MR. BUDDY VILLINES
This emergency meeting was called by the Chairman of the Historic
District Commission in order to discuss the alternatives for
proceeding with the proposed Historic District Ordinance. The
two (2) approaches identified at the last Public Meeting included
either changing the State Enabling Legislation to make it less
restrictive or redrafting the proposed Ordinance to conform with
the State Act while at the same time formulate guidelines to lessen
the possible impact of having to review an unmanageable number of
applications.
Mr. Buddy Villines, the City's Director of Governmental and Legis-
lative Affairs, explained that the upcoming special session of
the Legislature would deal principally with a prepared list of
issues. He indicated there was a possibility that some extraneous
items could be reviewed, although they would need to be absolutely
noncontroversial and should be presented with full support of at
least the local entity. He advised that we proceed with a legis-
lative package for a future submittal involving other local govern-
ments as well as special interest groups sensitive to our cause.
The Historic District Commission voted to move forward by recon-
structing the Ordinance draft to conform with the State Act, and
directed the Staff to prepare a copy for review at its next regu-
larly scheduled meeting.
The Commission also voted to contact the Arkansas Preservation
Program to solicit their assistance in receiving a State Attorney
General's opinion on the legality of the existing Ordinance draft.
The next meeting of the Historic District Commission will be
held on Tuesday, January 8, 1980, in the Second Floor Conference
Room of City Hall.