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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Date: Nov. 3, 2020 Time: 3:00 pm Location: City Hall Conference Rm. #3 (for staff) and virtually via GoToMeeting webinar (for all others)
Members Present: Richard Berg (Chair), Craig Britton (Vice-chair), George Randels, Kathleen Knoblock, Walter Galitzki and Michael D’Alessandro.
City Council member/HPC liaison Monica Mickhager
Members Absent: Kathleen Croston
Staff Present: John McDonagh, Senior Planner and Suzanne Wassmer, Land Use Development Review Specialist
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Approval of Minutes Minutes of the October 6, 2020 Regular meeting approved (6 in favor, 0 opposed)
Approval of the Agenda The November 3, 2020 meeting Agenda was approved unanimously (6-0).
Correspondence/Attachments: Staff had sent to HPC (via email) NAPC’s The Alliance Review, Spring 2020.
Appearance of Fairness: None.
Public Comment (for any non-Agenda items) No public comment was offered for any non-Agenda item.
Old Business
A. HPC20-019, NW Maritime Center monument
signage
Exec. Director Jake Beattie, NW Maritime Center (NWMC), together with NWMC staff
and reps (including Jeff Hogue, Anika Colvin, Ron Muller, Steve Oliver, et al) returned
as representatives for their proposed monument sign project.
NWMC shared results of their Oct. 16 “mock-up” sign demonstration that most HPC
members viewed individually. NWMC reps recapped how this signage was just one
aspect of their campus “refresh” effort and their 2008 monument sign efforts.
Staff reviewed relevant and adopted Sign Guidelines, noting that none prohibited the
sign outright including its off-site location. Consistent with adopted guidelines, signs
that exceed 20 sq. ft. in size are automatically subject to HPC review and
recommendation. This sign’s height was lowered by NWMC from 19’ to 18’ to be
consistent with the adopted guidelines. Sign material would be aluminum and be
internally lit using dimmable LED.
Staff noted a higher level of Sign permit review would be triggered for the off-site
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
location but that it was a separate and distinct process from HPC’s role in Historic
Design Review.
After questions and comments by HPC members, both in support of the sign and
voicing concerns, HPC recommended approval as presented (3 in favor, 2 opposed, 1
abstained).
New Business None.
Other Business None.
A. Report on recent Main Street CDBG/HUD
loan reviews
HPC member G. Randels and staff (J. McDonagh) reported on Main Street’s review and
approval recommendation for 2 recent CDBD/HUD loans. The 2 applications passed on
to Council include efforts at the Belmont Hotel and the Terry Building. No action was
required or needed by HPC in these matters. The report was for informational only.
B. Continued Review or draft Guidelines for:
• Windows; and,
• Non-Residential Exterior Lighting
HPC continued review and edits of the draft guidelines for Windows and Non-
Residential Exterior Lighting.
Announcements: None.
Next Scheduled Meeting: Dec. 1, 2020
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.