HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES A regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was held in the Chizmar Room, 1st Floor, Borough Administrative Center, 907 Terminal Street, Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Rebecca Hurbi, Chair. MEMBERS PRESENT: Martin Gutoski, Vice Chair Rebecca Hurbi, Chair Patty Peirsol Amy Viltrakis (telephonically) MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Molly Proue Excused LaJuana Williams Melissa Kellner, FNSB Staff Representative Laura McLean, FNSB Recording Clerk Janet Matheson, Architect Casey Woster, True North Sustainable Development Solutions (TNSDS) A. ROLL CALL B. MESSAGES 1. Chairman's Comments 2. Staff s Comments Ms. Kellner welcomed Janet Matheson and Casey Woster. Ms. Kellner announced that the travel grant to Des Moines, Iowa for the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum has been awarded and this Commission is one of the recipients. Funding will be for one (1) staff member and one (1) Commissioner. The Forum will run July 18 th to the 22 nd. 3. Citizen's Comments C. *MINUTES 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.
Page 2 of 5 Moved by Ms. Piersol, seconded by Mr. Gutoski to reorder the agenda to accommodate the two guests attending the meeting that the Agenda and Consent Agenda be approved. Moved by Mr. Gutoski, seconded by Ms. Peirsol to remove the minutes of February 26, 2018 from the Consent Agenda. Ms. Peirsol commented that on page 3 of 5 of the minutes, her comment should read Ms. Peirsol commented that this Commission has been asking for applications. rather than building permits. Moved by Mr. Gutoski, seconded by Ms. Viltrakis to approve the minutes as amended. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. CLG Grant projects 1. Salcha-North Pole area historic building survey Ms. Woster addressed the Commission and queried if this project would resemble the project that was completed last year regarding the Fairbanks inventory. Ms. Kellner stated that the reporting out will be the same. The difference is that there is not and existing inventory to work with in this area. The Commission discussed the areas that will be surveyed and what those boundaries should be. Ms. Woster stated that she will try to have this information for the next meeting. The Commission further discussed this topic. 2. Riverboat Nenana preservation work Ms. Kellner reported that this project is up in the air due to several different factors at Parks and Rec. The first is whether or not they will have funding to meet their match requirements. The other is that following a structural engineers review, it is possible that no one will be allowed to set foot on the Nenana this summer because they will be conducting other repairs. Ms. Kellner will keep this Commission apprised as things develop.
Page 3 of 5 3. Pioneer Park nomination Ms. Matheson addressed the Commission and provided an excerpt from her bid proposal. Ms. Matheson described for the Commission the work that she has done to date as well as work that she intends to perform in the future. Ms. Matheson stated that for the next several weeks she will be making appointments with various individuals in the community to discuss this issue. She invited members of the Commission to join her if they so wish. Either way she hopes to attend every meeting of this Commission for the next six months to provide updates. After further discussion, Ms. Peirsol volunteered to work with Ms. Matheson. Ms. Kellner offered to help facilitate some of these meeting. Mr. Gutoski suggested that Ms. Matheson get in contact with Dave Jones at Parks & Rec. b. Minnie Street Corridor Memorandum of Agreement Alexa Greene, DOWL Ms. Kellner reported that DOWL and the rest of the consulting team held an Open House at City Hall. The event was very well attended. Ms. Kellner commented that she has reservations with the Commission signing the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). She stated that the memorandum itself is to participate in the process. She further commented that she would not want this memorandum to suggest that the Commission or the Borough or the Administration agrees to whatever is the result of the process. After further discussion, it was decided that the Commission will not sign the MOA until more information is provided by DOWL. c. HISP Richardson Hwy MP 351 Interchange The Commission discussed this topic briefly. The Commission decided to not comment as there are no historical structures affected. d. NOAA demolition of range rate and transmitter building Ms. Kellner reported that she did receive a response to the questions that this Commission had previously asked. The Commission discussed this topic briefly and were satisfied with the information provided. e. Discussion: Community approach to demolition of historic properties
Page 4 of 5 Ms. Kellner reminded the Commission that discussion of the Mason Temple demolition is not allowable as it was not specifically advertised for today s meeting. Mr. Gutoski disagreed with Ms. Kellner. Ms. Peirsol reiterated the need for the City of Fairbanks to require a longer time period before demolition so that other agencies such as this one can get involved in the process. Ms. Peirsol gave a brief recap of the events that transpired with regard to the Masonic Temple demolition. Mr. Gutoski expressed his opinion with regard to the demolition of the Masonic Temple. Ms. Peirsol spoke to some items from the demolition that the owner would like to provide to the Historic Preservation Commission and gave a recap of the events that transpired to this point. Further conversation ensued. This item will be continued at the April 16 th HC meeting. f. Reporting hours for grant projects Ms. Kellner reminded the Commissioners to track their time spent on each of the grant projects and be prepared to report hours at the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS a. Bailey Bridge and Band Building DOE s Ms. Kellner stated that this item was accidently bumped from the last meeting. It is not a DOT project. Mr. Gutoski commented that he felt the Army should have been able to provide better documentation than they did. Ms. Kellner stated that she did forward this request for additional information but did not receive anything in a timely manner. She suggested moving this item to the April meeting. The Commission concurred. Ms. Kellner will also see if Ms. Cook is available to attend as well. E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS F. NEW BUSINESS G. EXCUSE FUTURE ABSENCES
Page 5 of 5 H. COMMISSIONER S COMMENTS / COMMUNICATIONS Chairpersons Comments Commissioners Comments Mr. Gutoski spoke to some of the ideas that are being discussed to combine several of the exhibits at Pioneer Park into one massive museum. Ms. Peirsol stated that the Dalton Highway signage project is moving forward slowly and gave a brief summary of events that have transpired to date. Ms. Viltrakis did not have anything to add. Ms. Hurbi did not have anything additional to add. I. AGENDA SETTING Communications to the Commission a. Minnie Street Corridor Alexa Greene, DOWL b. Community approach to demolition of historic properties c. Demolition permit applications d. CLG Grant projects 1. Salcha-North Pole area historic building survey 2. Riverboat Nenana preservation work 3. Pioneer Park nomination e. Reporting hours for grant projects f. Bailey bridge and band building DOE s Elizabeth Cook J. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting will be on April 16, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.