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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Date: July 2, 2019 Time: 3:00 pm Location: City Hall Conference Rm. #3.
Members Present: Richard Berg (Chair), Craig Britton, George Randels, Charles Paul, Don Schussler, Cate Comerford, Kathleen Croston
Members Absent: None Staff Present: Senior Planner John McDonagh
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Approval of Minutes The draft minutes presented for June 4, 2019 were amended as follows:
Under New Business, Item A, the HPC’s recommendation was amended to
include “or mitigation the appearance of bulk” at the sentence end.
Member’s Absent was amended to indicate the absences were Excused.
As amended, the minutes of June 4, 2019 were approved (7-0).
Approval of the Agenda The Agenda for July 2 was amended to include information under Announcements to
include:
Advise of July 2020 NAPC conference dates in Tacoma;
Advise staff still researching why glass recycling not accepted for Big Belly
containers; and,
Share DSD Director’s Clapp Bldg. decision & advise on 2 items where HPC
recommendations were not adopted.
Correspondence/Attachments HPC members were provided email copies of The Alliance Review, the NAPC quarterly
newsletter.
Appearance of Fairness As his firm represents the applicants for HPC19-020, Chair Richard Berg recused
himself from HPC’s continued review of the project on this meeting Agenda.
Public Comment (for any non-Agenda items) None
Old Business Motions/Recommendation/Action
A. HPC19-020, 1059 Quincy Street Tamara Halligan of Terrapin Arch along with owners, Fritz & Anne Marie Reinman
Rear, side and front façade alterations to a presented revisions to the front façade changes that HPC reviewed in June. As revised,
Secondary SFR a single larger dormer was designed and shown on updated elevations. In general,
HPC consensus was that the larger dormer was more appropriate in scale than the twin
dormer design. HPC recommended unanimously (7-0) that the DSD Director approve
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
HPC19-020 (cont.) the revised single dormer design.
New Business - None
Other Business:
A.Jefferson Transit Tami Rupert, General Mgr. & Leesa Monroe, Operations Mgr. with Jeff. Transit
Discussion of possible trolley purchase for provided information on a new downtown shuttle being considered for purchase and
downtown shuttle service from the Haines service. Same schedule and routes from the Park & Ride would be maintained.
Place Park & Ride.
Staff advised that input from HPC was non-binding for the proposal but that Jeff.
Transit welcomed any feedback they could incorporate into the planned capital
purchase.
After review of sample photos of vehicles under consideration, HPC expressed support
for the concepts while cautioning against any new vehicle being “too gimmicky.”
Public comment echoed this position with a question about why no “all-electric” bus.
Tami responded an all-electric bus costs in excess of $1 million and still would not
provide Jeff. Transit with the minimum range necessary to place into service.
HPC suggested that the vehicle chosen be painted using colors from the approved
color palette.
Announcements: Staff provided HPC with copies of the Director’s decision on the Clapp Building,
explaining why HPC’s recommendation on certain lighting conditions and the
monument sign were not accepted. Staff had not completed research on HPC’s
question(s) about why glass objects were not acceptable for the Big Belly containers.
Staff agreed to finish research & respond at the earliest opportunity.
Next Meeting: August 6, 2019
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 4.35 p.m.