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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Date: July 21, 2020 Time: 3:00 pm Location: City Hall Conference Rm. #3
Members Present: Richard Berg (Chair), Craig Britton (Vice-chair; arrived 3:30) George Randels, Kathleen Croston, Kathleen Knoblock, Walter Galitzki and
Michael D’Alessandro
Members Absent: Staff Present: Senior Planner John McDonagh
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Approval of Minutes Minutes for the July 7, 2020 Regular meeting were deferred to the next meeting.
Approval of the Agenda The July 21, 2020 meeting Agenda was approved unanimously (6-0).
Correspondence/Attachments: None.
Appearance of Fairness: None.
Public Comment (for any non-Agenda items) No public comment was offered for any non-Agenda item.
New Business
HPC20-011, Belmont Hotel, 925 Water St. Simon Little of Studio STL presented on behalf of the applicant. The replacement windows,
A.
doors, expanded staircase and railing were chosen and designed to match materials used in
Alterations to rear façade, lower deck level
2018’s rehab of the deck and upper balconies construction (i.e. thermory wood, crystal lite
stairs windows and doors.
railings, aluminum clad windows). HPC recommended unanimous approval as presented (7-0).
Old Business
KP5 LLC ; 129 Broderick Architects (S. Hill & K. Broderick) returned with revised schematic materials,
A.HPC20-010, Admiralty Apts.-
including (but not limited to) elevations that: Shortened metal canopy on new building (AA#2);
Taylor St.
– Removal and replacement of
Added wall plates for the new canopy cable; Added canopy over existing Taylor St. entry (to
condemned portion of the building (including
AA#1); Confirmed deck material to be similar to those approved for Hastings Landing.
pier and pilings).
HPC members split, without formal vote, on what the appropriate, main exterior material
should be (i.e. Terra-cotta vs. brick veneer). Architects are fine with either but want it
rainscreen compatible.
Architect’s agreed to consider use of double or single hung windows vs. fixed/transom
casement. Also agreed to consider use of round wall plates for canopy guyed rods.
HPC recommended approval, in concept, of the replacement structure, pier and pilings (7-0).
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Staff indicated that the Director’s written decision would likely establish milestones at which
architects were to return with construction drawing in progress (i.e. 60% and 90% CD plan
reviews) for HPC to conduct further of exterior details (i.e. lighting, final window
style/arrangement, canopy design, deck railing, etc.)
Other Business
A. Discussion on anticipating new downtown mural HPC member G. Randels offered to draft a position paper concerning the Black Lives Matter
requests. (BLM) movement and anticipation of new mural requests (both temporary and/or permanent).
While not a formal vote, consensus was unanimous for G. Randels to prepare a draft for
consideration by full HPC at the next meeting.
Announcements: None.
Next Scheduled Meeting: August 4, 2020
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 5 p.m.