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HomeMy WebLinkAbout012120 Minutes HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Date: Jan. 21, 2020 Time: 3:00 pm Location: City Hall Conference Rm. #3 Members Present: Richard Berg (Chair), Craig Britton (Vice-chair) George Randels, Cate Comerford, Kathleen Croston Members Absent: Charles Paul Staff Present: Senior Planner John McDonagh, City Councilmember Owen Rowe Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action Approval of Minutes Review and approval of the Regular meeting minutes of Dec. 2, 2019 and the Special meeting minutes of Dec. 19, 2019 were deferred to the next Regular meeting (Feb. 4,2020). Approval of the Agenda The Agenda for Jan. 21, 2020 meeting was approved unanimously (5-0). Public Comment (for any non-Agenda items) No public comment was offered. Old Business A. HPC19-040, The Belmont Hotel Special Michael Sullivan of Artifact’s Consulting was present on behalf of the owner & applicant, Valuation request Belmont 1885 LLC. Staff described for the members an approach to reconcile the requested Special Valuation (SV) expenditures with the building permits obtained (or not obtained) for the project. #1. Owner agrees to pay additional permit fees for BLD19-066 using the requested SV expenditure as a basis, not the valuation given on the permit when submitted; and, #2. Owner agrees to remove 3 expenditures from the total SV request due to a lack of securing permits required for that work (i.e. drywall, plumbing and skylight installation). Michael outlined some of the legislative history of SV and cautioned against use of the program as a substitute for normal building code enforcement action. Despite this caution, Michael said the owner agreed with staff’s reconciliation approach. After #1 & #2 are completed, the final SV amount recommended by staff and the applicant total $ 844,200.94. HPC moved to approve the lower reconciled SV amount as recommended by staff (vote was unanimous in favor, 5-0). New Business: A.HPC20-002, 218 Polk St. Exterior walk-in Applicant & building tenant Tina Fink-Sezgun presented her proposal for placement of an refrigerator with compressor exterior walk-in refrigerator (8’ x 8’ x 8’ tall with white metal exterior placed atop a 4” thick concrete pad) with compressor to support expansion and remodeling of the interior space at her adjacent eatery, Owl Sprit Cafe. Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action Based on the project’s location immediately adjacent to the Polk St. ROW, together with its size, height and color, staff recommended that the entire installation (refrigerator and compressor) be enclosed within a wood sided enclosure similar to those previously approved for refuse/recycling containers. Staff based their recommendation on adopted local guidelines for Exterior Mechanical Equipment. Due to the walk-in unit’s size, the enclosure height needs to be at least 8’ 6” which in turn will require submittal and approval of a building permit prepared by a licensed design professional (e.g. architect or engineer). nd HPC moved (C. Britton, G. Randels 2) to approve staff’s recommendation with a revision that allows the compressor to be placed outside the enclosure or on the walk-in roof. Motion was approved unanimously (5-0). Other Business: A.HPC18-009, Jefferson St. sidewalk Public Works Director Dave Peterson was present to outline current concepts for repairs to the Haller Fountain step repairs – Railing options top of Haller Fountain steps. Dave described how as many as 8 existing concrete panels will likely need to be removed and replaced once additional grading is done to allow the replaced top steps to match the replaced sidewalk elevation with a code compliant slope. The new mid- staircase railing would possibly be relocated to be directly uphill of the stairs (perpendicular to the sidewalk) as an aid to downhill travelers entering the staircase. Other options for railings being discussed include a center handrail between the 8’ wide steps for the entire first terrace. Dave advised that no funding exists for that type of improvement at the present time Announcements: A. HPC member Craig Britton’s effort to A. Staff noted that if HPC is requested by the State to make a recommendation on individually list his home on the National Craig’s NHR nomination, he’d simply need to recuse himself from the matter when it Register. was heard. B.HPC members Britton & Randels reported their B.Without making a formal motion or vote, the other HPC members agreed that Craig desire to continue serving as a sub-committee and George continue to serve as sub-committee for the referenced work. on the various- and evolving - franchise equipment installations downtown under (i.e. PUD’s efforts along with other franchise utility providers; HPC18-015). Next Scheduled Meeting: Feb. 4, 2020 Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 4.35 p.m.