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HDC_09 11 2006DEPARTMENT 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, September 11, 2006, 5:00 p.m. Sister Cities' Conference Room, City Hall I. Roll Call A Quorum was present being five (5) in number. Members Present: Carolyn Newbern Wesley Walls Kay Tatum Marshall Peters Susan Bell Members Absent: none City Attorney: Deborah Weldon Staff Present: Brian Minyard Tony Bozynski Citizens Present: none II. Approval of Minutes a. August 21, 2006 A motion was made by Commissioner Kay Tatum to approve the minutes as corrected and was seconded by Commissioner Wesley Walls. The motion was approved with a vote of 3 ayes, 0 noes and 2 recused (Marshall Peters and Susan Bell). b. July 10, 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 3 ayes, 0 noes and 2 recused (Susan Bell and Wesley Walls). III. Deferred Certificates of Appropriateness a. None 1 IV. New Certificates of Appropriateness a. None V. Other Matters a. Set area of impact for Fountain in MacArthur Park A discussion was introduced about setting the area of impact for the upcoming item of the fountain to be located in MacArthur Park. The commissioners, after being shown an aerial photo with a one hundred a fifty -foot radius superimposed over the site, decided that the area of impact was contained within the MacArthur Park boundaries and that no adjoining property owners would be required to be notified. Marshall Peters made a motion to set the area of influence 150' from the object and require two signs to be posted on the site. Wesley Walls seconded and the motion passed with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes. b. Homeowner /investor handbook A comment was made to add the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas on page 16 with the appropriate summary of their organization. Distribution of the document was discussed and the following were mentioned: Real estate office that work in the areas, the Downtown Partnership, Myra Jones, the liaison with the Little Rock Realtors Board, neighborhood associations in the area, posting on the internet, copies to the City Board, Southside Main Street, QQA. A wide distribution of a postcard to area residents should be investigated. c. Ordinance revisions Debra Weldon presented a copy of her first draft to the committee for its review. d. Preservation Plan strategy: timetable; facilitator Tony Bozynski, Director of Planning and Development, stated that he had been in discussions with the City Manager's office to proceed with a Preservation Plan. Staff would like to hire a consultant to guide the proceedings. Staff will add this item to the budget requests of the 2007 budget year. e. Presentation of Stifft Station District It was discussed by the commission and decided that the commission did not need to vote concerning the Stifft Station Districts presentation to the State Review Board. Staff will request Sandra Taylor Smith to make a presentation to the Commission about the district. f. Enforcement updates The three items were discussed: 501 East Seventh, 1419 Commerce and 420 East Ninth. A certified letter was mailed to 420 East Ninth Street on September 11, 2006 informing the owner of the window air conditioner units that are in violation of the code. 2 g. Surveys for MacArthur Park & Central High It was reported by staff that the consultant had been selected for the MacArthur Park survey and should start soon. h. Street signs /toppers for MacArthur Park Staff has proceeded with the design of the signage. The commission has asked Staff to consider street sign toppers instead of the entrance signs. Brian Minyard, Staff, stated that he would -need to get with Boyd Maher, AHPP, to approve a change in the CLG grant particulars. i. Plaques for Dunbar neighborhood Commissioner Susan Bell elaborated that the five National Register Dunbar plaques, recently reported in the Arkansas Democrat - Gazette, were partially paid for by a grant from the Little Rock- Housing and Neighborhood Programs, awarded through the Downtown ,Neighborhood Association. Homeowners matched the grants by fifty per cent. j. Clarification of terms for HDC members (real v. web site) Mr. Minyard reported to the Commission on the terms and expiration dates as referenced by the appointment resolutions. He referenced the state law about the terms and the fact that it does not state exactly how they are to be staggered. The city website needs to be updated. The commission requested that Staff send a letter to the owners of 1301 Cumberland for an update on the agreed upon changes to the COA. The topic of time limits for completion or commencement of COA's were discussed by the Commission. It was decided by the commission to add it to the Staff Recommendations on a case -by -case basis. VI. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Marshall Peters and seconded by Wesley Walls. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25. Attest Date 3