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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.hpc.19920212HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Minutes of February 12, 1992 Meeting was called to order by chairman Bill Poss with Donnelley Erdman, Les Holst, Jake Vickery, Roger Moyer and Martha Madsen present. ~~ and Karen. Day were excused. MOTION: Roger made the motion to approve the minutes of Dec. 11, 1991; January 8th and January 22, 1992 minutes as submitted; second by Les. Ail in favor, motion carries. Presentation by Jon Busch, Aspen trolley project. Jon: The studies over the year have recommended Galena Street as the cross town shuttle. Four modes of transportation were considered for the shuttle: regular bus, special bus, horse drawn wagons, electric trolley. The trolley was selected and since the Rio Grande was an SPA they would review everything together. Route: To the post office and up by the teen center, Galena circling around the skating rink. The system will accommodate as many as 4 vehicles. It is designed to operate on a five to seven minute headway. There would be a vehicle in site at all times going one way or the other. The downtown idea there are two tracks from Cooper to the courthouse. The proposal for the storage barn is at the Rio Grande property. Donnelley: I am concerned about the above grade support. Here we are doing undergrounding. Jon: There are only two wires, one over each track and they would be 18 to 20 feet high. We did look at battery powered and they would have to be changed out every six hours. Bottom line it is not practical. You have choices, a cleaner environment with the expenses of having overhead wires which is historic accurate or you can go with something that is diesel powered or natural gas powered that is not an renewable energy source. Roger: I think this is something that we might want to think about at another date. Donnelley: This can only be considered as part of the entire comprehensive plan and cannot be looked at without considering everything involved. Les: I have in mind a battery system that is coming out. Bill: Possibly the battery packs would eliminate the cables. 309 E. HOPKINS - LILY REID Roxanne: The applicant is addressing the relocation issue tonight. At the last meeting the Board requested that the applicant tell you specifically what other sites that they were looking at to relocate Historic Preservation committee Minutes of February 12, 1992 the cottage too. There are two issues the bond and to clarify condition six. Larry Yaw, architect for project: During the construction period we are temporarily relocating the little victorian to the recommended site Seventh and Main Street until about February. The site is available and it is a neighborhood with a victorian character to it. We will put a skirt around it and will build some steps up to it to make it look permanent. Roxanne: Your motion originally said it would have a Seventh Street orientation. This plan indicates a Main Street orientation. Larry: We think it should face Main Street just like its parent street now. Our recommendation is that it become a member of the street. Don: The east wall is not an attractive facade so if the building frontage faces Seventh Street it would be presenting a secondary facade to Main Street. I would say you could consider the Main Street frontage. Larry: In researching sites the City had none. Roger: What other sites did you look at? Jim: I checked the MLS and most of the comments that came up were that the owners did not want to interrupt the sale of the property or the hassle or liability. Roger: What about Mrs. Paepcke's property on Hopkins? Jim: I did not talk with her but contacted the larger areas. Bill: I would like to deal with this site since this is proposed and if something else comes up we can deal with that later. Les: I only care that the building will survive wherever it is. The closer it is the better it will work. Roger: They were told to look for a site that was closer and not on Main Street period. The discussion was to sit it on the back of the lot. I will talk to Mrs. Paepcke about her lot. Larry Brooks, owner: Ryberg will be moving this house and it is more important to me as the owner to retain the integrity of this house than you. There are not a lot of 9,000 ft. lots available. I want to move along with this project. Historic Preservation Committee Minutes of February 12, 1992 MOTION: Donnelley made the motion that regarding condition #5 of the final development approval that the location and site of alternate #1 on Seventh Street and Main presented by Hagman Yaw be approved pending Roger Moyer contacting Mrs. Paepcke about the availability of her lot for relocation on Hopkins; second by Jake. Motion carries: Vote: Yes, Joe, Bill, Don, Jake Roger. No, Les. Larry Yaw: If the area is available we want the ability to come to you on an emergency basis due to time constraints. Bill: You could work out your temporary relocation with the Project Monitor. Les: I need to discuss what the building is going to be sitting on. Larry Yaw: We need to get our soil tested on this particular area to determine what it will sit on. Basically it would be between wood and concrete block; if necessary we will put in a foundation in to keep it from moving. There will be a fence built also. Les: The building in Emma along the highway is starting to crack due to vibrations from the highway. Bonding Issue Larry Yaw: 100,000 bonding is appropriate and you can write it anyway you want. This bond basically says that this building will be rebuilt and feel that is an adequate amount. In addition to the bond Ryberg is fully insured for the actual moving part. The building will be completely documented. Donnelley: We are talking about two things bonding and carrying the required insurance. If both are met that certainly is adequate. Larry Yaw: The form of the bond would be a matter between the city Attorney and Gideon Kaufman, our attorney. We would be happy to provide proof of insurance. Joe: I would clarify that in addition to the 100,000 and the insurance the owner would be responsible to have the building fixed in any event. This is a guarantee that the first $100,000 would be provided and that Larry Brooks would fix it anyway as his personal obligation. Larry Yaw: We are monitoring the building as we speak. Joe: That way they can detect deterioration. Historic Preservation Committee Minutes of February 12, 1992 Bill entertained the motion that HPC endorse the bond financial security of $100,000 with the condition that any additional owners insurance requirements be worked out with the city Attorney and Staff and that the building be monitored by the Project Monitor and owner. Don: I so move; second by Roger. Ail in favor, motion carries. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Joe: I had concern about review over public projects such as the West Hopkins employee housing project. If you are concerned about mass and scale look at some of the projects that the Housing Authority is doing. Setbacks are violated and no sidewalks etc. and inadequate parking. Should we be reviewing these projects. Roxanne: Yes but it has not been codified yet. Roger: I have brought this up before and feel we should review employee housing projects. MOTION: Bill made the motion to direct Staff that a resolution be brought back to HPC for the next meeting initiating a Landuse Code amendment regulations for an HPC review over public works projects according to our development review standards; second by Joe. Ail in favor, motion carries. RESOLUTION 92-1 HPC GOALS MOTION: Bill made the motion to table resolution 92-1 until the next meeting February 26th; second by Don. All in favor, motion carries. MOTION: Bill made the motion to adjourn; second by Don. favor, motion carries. Ail in Worksession after the meeting on 700 W. Francis Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Kathleen J. Strickland, Chief Deputy Clerk