HomeMy WebLinkAbout071123 HPC Special MinutesHISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Date: July 11, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Location: City Hall Council Chambers (for staff and most committee members) and
virtually via GoToMeeting webinar (for Michael D'Alessandro))
Members Present: Richard Berg (Chair), Craig Britton (Vice -chair - virtual), Kathleen Knoblock, George Randels, Michael D'Alessandro, Walter
Galitzki, City Council member/HPC liaison Monica MickHager..
Members Absent (excused): Kathleen Croston
Staff Present: John McDonagh, Senior Planner
Guests: Sean Hegstad, Architect— Haven Design Workshop; Dale King, Project Mgr. - Faber Construction; Jag and Conjee Sandhu, owners.
Topic
Motions/Recommendation/Action
Call to Order
Chair Berg called the meeting to order at
10:00 am.
Approval of June 6, 2023 Minutes
As this was a Special Meeting, no review of
the past meeting's minutes (6/6/23) was
permitted. They would be reviewed at the
next Regular Mtg. on Aug. 1, 2023.
Correspondence/Attachments:
None.
Appearance of Fairness:
None
Public Comment (for any non -Agenda items)
No Action Required.
No virtual hands were raised. No members of the public were in attendance to offer in-
person comments.
New Business
A. HPC23-014, 1136 Water Street — 50 room hotel with on-site surface parking
As this was an initial review of the
Applicant Presentation: Architect and Agent Sean Hegstad presented the site plan and
schematic plans, no formal action was
preliminary hotel building elevations. The proposal, as clarified by Sean, is for a 50 room, 4-
taken by the HPC. They did express
story hotel with on-site surface parking for eleven (11) vehicles. The existing on-site, 1 story
support for demolition of the existing
building (the Sanderling Building) would be demolished to make room for the new hotel
building with a Waiver from compliance
construction.
with certain Historic Preservation code
provisions (PTMC 17.30). HPC also
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Topic
Motions/Recommendation/Action
Staff: McDonagh stated that today's purpose was for HPC to preliminarily review the
expressed support (without a formal vote)
schematic hotel elevations, ask questions and provide the architect with direction on how to
that staff explore accommodating rooftop
best meet the city's adopted guidelines.
elements (like an elevator penthouse) in
the maximum height limit allowed here
Committee: HPC members asked numerous questions of the architect and project manager.
(46').
While not fully inclusive questions raised included:
1) Are colors being used from the pre -approved palette? -Applicant, yes;
HPC asked that the architect refine the
2) Will noise from rooftop mechanical equipment affect Uptown properties? — No, they
design based on the question(s) raised and
should be far enough distant;
return for further review at the Aug. 1,
3) Is the proposed building height appropriate? —At 46', the height is allowed by code;
2023 Regular Meeting.
4) Describe the window design and material — proposed are horizonal sliders; 5) Could the
east fagade have openings? — No, with zero setback allowed the building code prohibits it).
A key question posed by several members was could the building's "flat plane" be
modulated? Staff responded yes.
Public Comment: No virtual hands were raised, and no members of the public were in
attendance to offer in-person comments.
Old Business
None.
No action necessary.
Other Business/Announcements:
Recap of 6/29/23 Virtual Training on Best Practices for Historic Preservation Committee Staff to provide materials from the webinar
Meetings at the Aug. 1, 2023 meeting.
Next Scheduled Meeting: August 1, 2023
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
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