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HDC_01 08 2007DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES Monday, January 8, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Sister Cities' Conference Room, City Hall Roll Call Quorum was present being five (5) in number. Members Present: Carolyn Newbern Wesley Walls Kay Tatum Susan Bell Marshall Peters Members Absent: None City Attorney: Debra Weldon Staff Present: Brian Minyard Tony Bozynski Citizens Present: Boyd Maher, AHPP Presentation from Boyd Maher A motion was made to change to order of the agenda so that Boyd Maher, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, could make his presentation first. The motion was made by Wesley Walls and was seconded by Marshall Peters. The motion passed 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. On February 12, a joint CLG/Mainstreet program meeting will be held from 9-12 noon. Members of the historic district commissions are encouraged to attend. In the afternoon, meeting with eh legislators will be scheduled. CLG business meeting will be held on the 13th. The 2007 Arkansas Preservation Conference will be held on November 8-10. The national Trust conference is in Minneapolis St. Paul October 1-6, 2007 1 Approval of Minutes November 13, 2006 A motion was made by Commissioner Marshall Peters to approve the minutes as corrected and was seconded by Commissioner Kay Tatum. The motion was approved with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. Deferred Certificates of Appropriateness DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LITTLE ROCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION 723 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Phone: (501) 371-4790 Fax: (501) 399-3435 STAFF REPORT ITEM NO. 1. DATE: December 11, 2006 APPLICANT: Todd Raney, City Homes ADDRESS: 519 East Capitol Avenue COA Changes to south, east and west facades, air conditioner unit REQUEST: placement, and roof renovations The applicant has asked this item to be withdrawn on December 1, 2006. The bylaws state that an item may be withdrawn five days before the hearing and that the Commission must authorize the withdrawal by a motion in the public hearing. Staff supports the withdrawal of this item. COMMISSION ACTION: January 8, 2007 Brian Minyard, Staff, made a brief presentation about the applicant desiring to withdraw that application. Commissioner Marshall Peters made a motion to grant the withdrawal and Wesley Walls seconded it. The motion was approved with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. Certificates of Appropriateness None. 2 Other Matters a Chair Carolyn Newbern asked some time to speak on an item. She stated that she had regrets concerning the November meeting. She continued that the commission should think more about what is being considered and remember that the options of deferral are always available and should be asked for more often. In addition, that when more sketches, colored sketches, etc., needed to clarify the application, that the commissions should ask for them and a deferral may be needed to have them prepared. She also stated that color sketches should be asked for in all submittals. The commission should pay more attention to staff recommendations and consider them more fully. b Ordinance revisions: Discussion arose over the number of commissioners, who is ultimately responsible for sending the notices and hardship cases. The state of Arkansas states hardship to be on the owner, but others state the hardship is on the property. In other words, if the project is not viable and the property value would not be there, it is a hardship on the property. But if a property owner could not afford to do the maintenance, it would be a hardship on the owner. c Preservation Plan strategy: timetable; facilitator A letter is to be sent to the incoming mayor, Mark Stodola, to introduce the topic of the preservation plan for the City of Little Rock. Chair Newbern and Staff are to draft a letter to be sent. Money has been requested to be included in the city budget for the preservation plan. The National Trust can give small grants to bring people in to discuss preservation plans. The consensus was to explore this possibility. It was also mentioned that in the preservation plan, quarterly informational educational meetings should be held for the general public. d Enforcement updates: No changes since the last meeting. e Surveys for MacArthur Park & Central High: The MacArthur Park is under contract and Central High should be under contract soon. f Street signs /toppers for MacArthur Park: Staff has been working on the street toppers and Public Works has responded with size and other criteria. Should be able to order soon. g Election of officers: Commissioner Walls nominated Carolyn Newbern as Chair and Kay Tatum seconded. No others were nominated. Carolyn Newbern was reelected Char with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. Commissioner Walls nominated Marshall Peters as Vice -Chair and Susan Bell seconded. No others were nominated. Marshall Peters was reelected Char with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. h Retreat : Tuesday January 25th is the date of the retreat to be held at Carolyn Newbern's House. The retreat will start at 4:00 p.m. and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Staff will invite Mayor Stodola from dinner. Staff is to send letter to the new Board of Directors and send copies of the guidelines. The topics of discussion at the retreat could include the preservation plan, ordinance revisions, code of ethics, meeting of the 3 historic district commissions, (CZDC, NLR. LRHDC) and grants. 3 2007 Calendar: the calendar was presented and a motion was made by Commissioner Peters to approve. Commissioner Walls seconded and the calendar was approved with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes and 0 absent. VI. Adjournment There was a motion to adjourn by Commissioner Walls and was seconded by Commissioner Tatum. The meeting ended at 8:42 p.m. Attest: Chair Date