Municipality of Anchorage Historic Preservation Commission A G E N D A Thursday, February 17, 2011 5:30 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting City Hall - Conference Room 155 632 West 6 th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska I. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM II. III. IV. CALL TO ORDER MINUTES A. January 20, 2011 OLD BUSINESS A. Action Item Follow-up from January Meeting: 1. HPC Activity Priorities for 2011: Flow Chart hand-out 2. 2011 Funding Priorities and Historic Preservation Fund 3. Pioneer Schoolhouse cost estimate and project funding a. FY2011 CLG grant proposal b. HP Fund un-appropriated monies 4. HPC 2010 Achievements, for approval 5. KABATA / Historic Four Neighborhoods Historic Preservation Plan B. Wireless Station acquisition and preservation proposal (Seth Anderson, AHPI) C. Anchorage Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) update and next steps V. NEW BUSINESS A. Nike Site Summit legislative appropriation request (Jim Renkert, FONSS) B. Project Reviews: Cases HPC 2011-2 and 2011-3, ADOT&PF VI. VII. VIII. IX. COMMITTEE / COMMISSION REPORTS STAFF REPORTS OTHER BUSINESS A. Review of Action Items and Location for March Commission meeting ADJOURNMENT Next Regular Meeting: March 17, 2011
DRAFT Municipality of Anchorage Historic Preservation Commission MINUTES / ACTION SUMMARY Thursday, January 20, 2011 Regular Meeting I. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM A. Present: Bobbie Bianchi Debbie Corbett John Crittenden Elizabeth Grover Darrell Lewis Michelle McNulty, Acting Chair Kim Wetzel, Secretary B. Excused: Julie Jessen (Chair) C. Ex-Officio - SHPO: (absent) D. Assembly Liaison: Ernie Hall (excused) E. Staff: Tom Davis II. III. IV. CALL TO ORDER A. The meeting was called to order at 5:50 pm. MINUTES A. Action Taken: Michelle moved that the Minutes of the December 16 regular meeting be approved. Debbie seconded, none opposed, and the motion was approved. OLD BUSINESS A. HPC Activity Priorities for 2011 1. Hand outs showing proposed AHPC 2011 activity priorities: - 2011 priorities and chairs matrix with priorities #1 - #7 - AHPC ordinance requirements matrix - 11x17 table of 2011 planning priorities comments by Commissioners
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes for January 20, 2011 Page 2 DRAFT 2. Commissioners recommended making the overall municipal framework Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) completion the top 2011 priority, with Elizabeth Grover designated as lead/chair. Commissioners expressed a belief there is enough expertise on the Commission to complete the HPP without hiring a consultant. 3. Elizabeth, Kim, and Michelle explained that the purpose of the HPP is to be a framework tool and guide it lays out the process for how everything gets done. It is an umbrella for more specific plans and strategies. It will include a description of the local inventory and register design, the eligibility criteria, and procedure for designating historic resources. 4. Elizabeth provided a working draft revised HPP project status matrix. She asked for feedback on the outline, revisit what it contains (modify if needed), see if everything needed is there. 5. Elizabeth expressed that an immediate HPP priority will be to clarify the steps of a public involvement / plan approval process. 6. Kim explained that certain items did not make the 2011 priorities list, such as preparation of educational materials, 4th Avenue Theater anniversary, and other initiatives that should come only after completion of HPP. 7. Action Taken: Elizabeth moved that the Commission approve the proposed 2011 priorities matrix as its activity priorities list for 2011 with the friendly amendment to revisit and adjust the priorities after the HPP is under review. Debbie seconded, none opposed, and the motion was approved. 8. Action Item: Michelle to provide to Commissioners the activity priorities Flow Chart that she forgot to bring to the meeting. 9. Action Item: Elizabeth to arrange an HPP project meeting to assess what is done, further flesh out the HPP project tasks, and revise document outline. B. Municipal Historic Properties Action Item Follow-up 1. Discussion of advantages of organizing a Friends of Oscar Anderson House or Friends of Pioneer School House. 2. Mary Flaherty provided and Tom distributed the Oscar Anderson House capital projects / maintenance needs list. 3. Michelle and John will visit SACC tonight to garner SACC support for Oscar Anderson House Museum Program and Pioneer Schoolhouse repairs. 4. Julie Jessen is still working to get on the DTCC agenda to garner similar support from Downtown. 5. Action Item: John is still working on getting a Pioneer Schoolhouse cost estimate.
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes for January 20, 2011 Page 3 DRAFT 6. Action Item: Tom is to arrange meeting with Darrell Hess, and contacts with Purchasing and Maintenance Departments to navigate municipal requirements for contractors / volunteers on Pioneer Schoolhouse. 7. Darrell advised there are ways to cut through red tape on improvements to government-owned facilities. Friends of Nike Site Summit reached an agreement with Feds/Military whereby it could do volunteer work. 8. Action Item: Michelle and Darrell are to find out if the latest round CLG grant could be used for Pioneer Schoolhouse, Oscar Anderson House Program. CLG application is due February 25 and is to be discussed at January 26 Commission planning meeting (work session). 9. Action Item: Tom is to research lease agreements on MOA Properties; provide copies to Kim to compile for HPP. C. Fourth Avenue Theater 1. Elizabeth reported there is no friends group. D. Historic Four Neighborhoods HPP (KABATA Projects) 1. Tom and grants administrator Reneé Stewart under Jerry Weaver have assumed all responsibilities for the 3 KABATA historic preservation projects, including quarterly reporting responsibility. 2. Action Item: Tom to provide most recent quarterly report. 3. Action Item: Tom to share with Commission in the February or March meeting a revised historic neighborhoods preservation plan RFP. E. HPC 2010 Achievements List 1. Action Item: Tom to provide a revised 2010 achievements list. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Commission Secretary 1. During the January 10, 2011 activity priorities meeting Kim had offered to provide minutes of Commission meetings to free up Tom s time 2. Action Taken: Michelle moved that Commission elect Kim as Secretary; Commission approved by consent. 3. Action Item: Tom to provide rough draft minutes to Kim; Kim to edit and then MOA Planning will post revised draft on AHPC web page. B. New CLG Grant Application Round 1. SHPO is providing a second round CLG grant opportunity. 2. Action Item: Michelle to find out how CLG grant can be used. C. Highway to Highway Section 106 Historic Resource Inventory 1. Elizabeth has received approval to share H2H inventory data fields with MOA, in response to a request by MOA Planning as part of its effort to begin work on a local historic resource inventory design. D. Project review case 2011-1, Lake Otis Parkway Safety Improvements
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes for January 20, 2011 Page 4 DRAFT 1. Commission approved comments such that, based on the information available at this time it knows of no historic properties; however, this comment is not a Section 106 concurrence of no impact because there is not necessary information to comment. 2. Action Item: Tom to send Commission comments to ADOT&PF. 3. Action Item: Tom to talk to ADOT&PF again about receiving digital copies of projects for review to expedite Commission comment process. VI. VII. COMMITTEE/COMMISSION REPORTS (none) STAFF REPORTS (none) VIII. ADJOURNMENT A. The meeting was adjourned at 7:16 pm.
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