HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES January 22, 2018

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1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES A regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was held in the Chizmar Room, 1st Floor, Juanita Helms Administration Center, 907 Terminal Street, Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting was called to order at 5:32 p.m. by Rebecca Hurbi, Chair. MEMBERS PRESENT: Rebecca Hurbi, Chair Patty Peirsol Molly Proue Amy Viltrakis MEMBERS EXCUSED: OTHERS PRESENT: Martin Gutoski, Vice-Chair Alexa Green, DOWL Engineering Jackson Fox, FMATS Kellen Spillman, FNSB Community Planning Melissa Kellner, FNSB Staff Representative A. ROLL CALL B. MESSAGES 1. Chairperson's Comments Ms. Hurbi welcomed Ms. Proue and Ms. Viltrakis to the Commission. 2. Staff s Comments Ms. Kellner welcomed the guests and new Commissioners to the meeting. 3. Citizen's Comments None C. *MINUTES The minutes of the December 19, 2017 meeting were not available for approval. They will be available at the February 26, 2018 meeting. D. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*) on agenda. Consent Agenda items are not considered separately unless any Historic Commission member or citizen so requests. In the event of such request, the item is returned to the general agenda. MOTION: VOTE: Moved by Ms. Peirsol, seconded by Ms. Viltrakis that the Agenda and Consent Agenda be approved. No objections MEETING AGENDA AND CONSENT APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION

2 Page 2 of 5 E. NEW BUSINESS 1. Minnie Street Corridor Memorandum of Agreement Alexa Greene, DOWL Alexa Green, DOWL Engineering, addressed the Commission. She gave a brief summary of the Minnie Street Corridor project and the Memorandum of Understanding for the project. Ms. Green invited members of the Commission to attend a meeting on February 6, 2018 at the FMATS Office to learn more about this project. Mr. Spillman gave a brief overview of this project as he recalled it. Mr. Fox described for the Commission several of the alternative designs for this project. The Commission was not able to make a motion to direct the Chair of the Commission to attend meetings at FMATS. Ms. Proue has a conflict of interest as she is employed by DOT as a Cultural Resources Specialist and is not able to comment on DOT cases. This item will be moved to the February 26, 2018 meeting agenda. 2. HISP Richardson Hwy MP 351 Interchange Ms. Proue disclosed a conflict of interest with regard to this item. This item will be moved to the February 26, 2018 meeting agenda. F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. NOAA demolition of range rate and transmitter building Ms. Kellner gave a brief overview of this project. She provided the Commission with answers to the questions that were posed at the December 2017 meeting with regard to this project. Ms. Peirsol requested permission to visit the site and take photographs. Ms. Proue suggested that this Commission put into their correspondence letter to NOAA that they would like to see a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with specific reference to photography. To avoid an issue with ex-parte contact, Ms. Kellner recommended that Ms. Peirsol contact NOAA directly and request a visit as a public citizen rather than as a member of this Commission.

3 Page 3 of 5 MOTION: Moved by Ms. Proue, seconded by Ms. Peirsol that this Commission send a consultation response specifying that this Commission would like the documentation to be available at the State Historic Preservation Office and that the documentation include photographs of both the exterior and the interior. Also, this Commission concurs with the Area of Potential Effect (APE) and their findings of fact. VOTE: No objections 2. Highway signage letter of support Mike Dalton Ms. Peirsol addressed the Commission. She conveyed to the Commission a discussion that she had with DOT regarding erecting the sign. Ms. Peirsol stated that at one point the sign was going to be placed by DOT. Since then, funding has become an issue. Ms. Peirsol stated that she is organizing another effort to erect the sign. The sign will be placed at one mile Dalton Highway. She will continue to follow-up on this topic and report back. Ms. Peirsol clarified that DOT will be installing the sign. Ms. Kellner advised the Commission to not get involved in fundraising for the sign. Additionally, she advised the Commission to be cautious when attending other meetings regarding this topic so as not to violate the Open Meetings Act. 3. Discussion: Community approach to demolition of historic properties Ms. Kellner addressed the Commission regarding this item and gave a brief overview of the topic. Ms. Hurbi commented that it was suggested at the last meeting that in the process of updating the Historic Preservation Commission plan, an ordinance be introduced that would require notification to this Commission before demolition of any historic properties. Ms. Peirsol suggested that someone work on this to develop concepts that can be presented to the Commission as the HC Plan is being updated. Further discussion ensued regarding this item. It was decided that this item will be placed on the next agenda for further discussion. 4. CLG Grant projects a. Salcha-North Pole area historic building survey Ms. Kellner reported that the appropriating ordinance for this item passed at the Assembly on January 11, Ms. Viltrakis added that Mr. Lawrence was very supportive.

4 Page 4 of 5 Ms. Kellner stated that she is working to finalize the Request For Proposal (RFP) for this project as well as the Pioneer Park nomination. Ms. Kellner explained for the Commission the RFP process. The Commission should expect a closed session at the February 2018 meeting to review the two proposals. Ms. Kellner requested that Commissioners report their hours worked on all of these projects to her. She further clarified that for reporting requirements, she needs dates and amount of time worked one each specific project. She will provide an update in the packet next month for review. b. Riverboat Nenana preservation work Ms. Viltrakis queried what type of work could she do to accumulate hours with relation to this project. Ms. Hurbi stated that we should know more once the RFP s are finalized. c. Pioneer Park nomination This topic was touched on during conversations with the two previous grant projects. G. CORRESPONDENCE 1. DOT: Richardson Hwy MP Passing Lanes follow-up Ms. Kellner provided the Commission with additional research completed by Tom Gamza with regard to this project. Ms. Kellner conveyed that Mr. Gamza will follow-up with this Commission when he has answers to some of the questions that the HC posed to him. 2. Sec. 106 review: 1101 Dennis Road Ms. Kellner briefed the Commission with regard to this topic. No action is needed at this time. It may be added to a future agenda. H. COMMISSIONER S COMMENTS Ms. Peirsol queried the letter from the State of Alaska regarding the National Alliance of Preservation Commission which was included in the packet. Ms. Kellner clarified that this item was included in error. The topic was not advertised. It will be included in the February packet for discussion. Ms. Peirsol commented that she has made a phone call to a prospective Commissioner for the North Pole seat. Ms. Peirsol suggested that each Commissioner submit a brief biography so that it is known where each other s area of expertise is.

5 Page 5 of 5 Ms. Viltrakis and Ms. Proue thanked the Commission for welcoming them on board. I. AGENDA SETTING UNFINISHED BUSINESS J. ADJOURNMENT a. Minnie Street Corridor Memorandum of Agreement Alexa Greene, DOWL b. HISP Richardson Hwy MP 351 Interchange c. NOAA demolition of range rate and transmitter building d. Highway signage letter of support Mike Dalton e. Discussion: Community approach to demolition of historic properties f. CLG Grant projects 1. Salcha-North Pole area historic building survey 2. Riverboat Nenana preservation work 3. Pioneer Park nomination The next meeting will be on February 26, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.