[Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Kevin and Lori Scott for Approval of a Historic Marker for the Property Located at 618 W Louisiana]
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SUCH A GREAT HONOR. WE'VE ACTUALLY OWNED THE HOUSE SINCE 2012, AND IT'S BEEN UNDER CONTINUAL RENOVATION. AND THE BIGGEST ADDITION WAS THAT CARRIAGE HOUSE. IT WAS ADDED IN 2019. AND SO WE ACTUALLY CONSIDER OURSELVES CURATORS KIND OF OF THE HOUSE. AND IT'S PART OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WE'VE TRIED TO KEEP IT IN THE ORIGINAL CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE AT THE BARNES. BARNES AND THE LARGENT FAMILIES WANTED TO BUILD IT IN AND KEEP IT IN THAT CONDITION. SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS APPLICATION TONIGHT. DID YOU WANT TO SAY, WELL, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JOE BARNES, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, HE ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A 1907 NEWS CLIPPING THAT HE WAS A MULE TRADER AND OWNED THE LARGEST STABLE OF MULES THAT WAS AT THE LOCATION OF DOUG AND LINDA'S SKI SHOP. HE ALSO OWNED TWO GROCERY STORES, AND HE WAS ONE OF THE THREE ALDERMANS WHEN HE WAS AROUND. SO HE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PERSON IN THIS COMMUNITY. GREAT. MORE QUESTIONS? NO. YOU GUYS ARE ON THE HOLIDAY HOME TOUR A COUPLE YEARS AGO, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT WAS THAT WAS ENJOYED TOURING. ITS BEAUTIFUL. YEAH IT'S FANTASTIC HOUSE AND I LOVE THE CARRIAGE HOUSE AS WELL. I THINK THAT WAS A FANTASTIC ADDITION.
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BEAUTIFUL. YOU'VE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB. YEAH. IT'S GORGEOUS. I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON THE CARRIAGE HOUSE, BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL.AND A LOT OF TIMES THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES DON'T GET THE SAME TLC THAT THE MAIN HOUSE DOES. SO YOU ALL HAVE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB AS WE WORKED ON IT. WE ATTEMPTED TO GIVE THE THE FEEL OF THE PROPERTY, BUT MAKE IT MORE MODERN THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW. YEAH, BUT THE PROPERTY IS A LARGE PROPERTY, AND IT NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SPACE FOR VEHICLES AND MODERN LIVING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PUT IT TOGETHER, WE WERE REALLY MINDFUL ABOUT HOW IT WOULD LOOK IN THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, WHATEVER YOU DID, IT MUST HAVE WORKED BECAUSE THE PROPERTY STAYED THE SAME.
BECAUSE THAT WAS THAT DONE BEFORE THIS LAST SURVEY WAS, WAS THAT ADDITION DONE BEFORE THE LAST SURVEY? YEAH, IT WAS DONE 2019. AND IT'S STILL A HIGH. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES OUR CONCERN IS WHEN YOU CHANGE SOMETHING IT MIGHT SHIFT THE PRIORITY. AND BUT IT IT REMAINED IT DIDN'T ALTER THE ORIGINAL HOUSE. WE MADE SURE THAT IT SEPARATED. THERE IS A BREEZEWAY BETWEEN. AND WHEN WE BUILT THE BREEZEWAY BETWEEN WE TRIED TO KEEP ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT WERE AT THE HOUSE AND INCORPORATED BACK THE ORIGINAL BACK INTO THAT BREEZEWAY TO TRY TO KEEP THAT FEEL. BUT SINCE IT'S SEPARATE, THEN THERE WAS A PORCH THERE.
WE BASICALLY IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME PORCH JUST COVERED, BUT ACTUALLY AN ELEVATED WAY TO ACTUALLY DO A BLEND TO BRING IT ALL MORE COHESIVE LOOK TO IT. AND I'LL HAVE TO SAY GEIGER'S HAD SIGNIFICANT OVERVIEW, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR HIS INPUT BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL IN THIS AREA. YEAH, WE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOUSE. THANK YOU. DO YOU ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR REINA? NOPE. AND WHAT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON THIS APPROVAL? OKAY. DO I HAVE A ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR REINA OR ANYBODY? BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SEE IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. OF A HISTORIC MARKER FOR THE PROPERTY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE HISTORIC MARKER.
THANK YOU. CARRIE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION. JAMES. WITH A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE BY RAISING FOR APPROVAL.
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Kobey Seale for Approval of a Rehabilitation Level Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program Tax Exemption (Level II) for the Property Located at 403 Tucker Street]
VOTE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S LET'S MOVE ON TO HP 2025 0029. THIS IS CONSIDERED DISCUSSED. ACT ON A REQUEST BY COLBY SEAL FOR APPROVAL OF A REHABILITATION LEVEL HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT. ZONE PROGRAM TAX EXEMPTION, LEVEL TWO FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 403 TUCKER STREET. YOU'RE BACK. I AM BACK. YOU NEVER LEFT. OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR LEVEL TWO TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATION FOR 403 TUCKER STREET. HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THE CONSTRUCTION HISTORY. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED CIRCA 1920. AND THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE. AND IT IS A MEDIUM PRIORITY HOME WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS.BUT SOME ALTERATIONS HAVE DIMINISHED THE RESOURCES INTEGRITY. BUT STILL A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OR CRAFTED DESIGN. OKAY, SO FOR LEVEL TWO REHABILITATION INCENTIVE, THE FOLLOWING MUST BE MET A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $10,000 IN BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE RECEIPT OF LETTER OF ELIGIBILITY, WHICH WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2025, AND IT WAS OVER $10,000. YOU CAN SEE HERE WHAT THE THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE. SO REPAIR AND REPLACE OF SOME ROTTED WOOD, NEW GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS AND NEW FLOOR INSULATION. AND A VAPOR BARRIER WAS ALSO PUT DOWN. AND THIS IS THE FINISHED PROJECT. AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST BY HOMEOWNERS AND FOUND THAT IT DOES MEET THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND IT DOES CARRY A 50% EXEMPTION FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. AND UNDER THE CURRENT PROGRAM, STAFF ESTIMATES THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES BEING FOREGONE IS APPROXIMATELY $299,914. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PROPERTIES THAT ARE UNDER THAT. OKAY. WE WENT THROUGH THAT LAST TIME WE DID. I THOUGHT I'D NEED TO DO $10,000 WORTH OF WORK. OKAY. HOMEOWNERS HERE, THEY ARE NOT
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HERE THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAINA? DO YOU KNOW THE SECOND STORY WHICH IS WAS ADDED PRESUMABLY AT SOME POINT IN TIME AFTER 2015, I GUESS. DO YOU KNOW, WAS THAT DONE BY THE CURRENT HOMEOWNERS? I'M NOT SURE. OKAY. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? WHEN THE SECOND STORY WAS ADDED AROUND 2010. I DESIGNED IT BACK THEN. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOU ABIDED BY ALL THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT WERE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. NO.OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAINA? ALL RIGHTY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION ON ARCHITECT TO.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. MARSHA, THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
THANK YOU. LISA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYBODY WANT TO COMMENT ON JAMES'S ARCHITECTURAL ABILITIES? IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I AGREE, IT REALLY DOES. DOES WELL. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE. IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. AT THIS TIME, THE
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Kay Pritchett for Approval of a Rehabilitation Level Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program Tax Exemption (Level II) for the Property Located at 501 Board Street]
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. LET US MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. HP 2020 5-0095. CONSIDER DISCUSSED ACT ON A REQUEST BY KAY PRITCHETT FOR APPROVAL OF REHABILITATION LEVEL. HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ZONE PROGRAM TAX EXEMPTION LEVEL TWO FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 501 FORD STREET. OKAY, SO AGAIN, A LEVEL TWO APPLICATION. THIS ONE IS FOR THE ROBERTS HOUSE ON 501 BOARD STREET IN. THE HOMEOWNERS ARE NOT HERE THIS EVENING FOR THIS A LITTLE BIT OF THE CONSTRUCTION HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED CIRCA 1938 AND THE NATIONAL FOLK STYLE. AND IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY HOME, WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS. IT'S AN OUTSTANDING OR UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OR CRAFTED DESIGN, AND IT RETAINS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND CONTEXTUAL INTEGRITY. AND THE CRITERIA FOR LEVEL TWO REHABILITATION INCENTIVE. AGAIN, MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $10,000.IN A LETTER OF ELIGIBILITY, WHICH WAS ISSUED IN JUNE OF 2025. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. REPAIRING AND REPLACING THE ROTTED COLUMNS AND WOOD SIDING, REPLACING OF THE ROOF AND REPLACING OF DOORS AND ALSO PAINT. AND IT WAS MORE THAN $10,000 IN ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS. AND HERE'S SOME MORE IN DETAIL SOME OF THE DAMAGE. AND THEN THIS IS THE COMPLETED PROJECT. AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST BY THE HOMEOWNERS AND FOUND THAT IT DOES MEET THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. IT CARRIES A 50% EXEMPTION FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, AND AGAIN, THE TOTAL, INCLUDING THIS ONE AND THE PREVIOUS ONE OF THE AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE BEING FOREGONE IS APPROXIMATELY $299,914. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR RENA? NOR I? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. I'M SORRY. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE CUPOLA WAS ADDED? IT WAS ADDED, I THINK AROUND 2007. OKAY. 2006 OR 2007 I THINK IS WHEN THE HOMEOWNER TOLD ME IT WAS ADDED. OKAY. DO WE KNOW BY CHANCE WAS THERE, WAS IT A WAS THERE ORIGINALLY A CUPOLA? I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY. I DON'T THINK SO. IS IT FUNCTIONAL? I MEAN CAN YOU ACTUALLY GO UP AND YOU CAN'T OKAY. IT'S JUST SO IT'S JUST IT'S DECORATIVE OKAY. THE THE CUPOLA THAT WAS ADDED, THE SPECS THAT DID THAT I THINK SO YEAH. JAMES WOULD KNOW PROBABLY.
OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE THAT. WE APPROVE THIS ITEM SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY RAISING YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. AND IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT, LET US MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WE ADDED THE SECOND FLOOR IN 2000. MAKE SURE I HAVEN'T SKIPPED
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Kevin Scott of KLS Plus Properties LLC for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a Detached Shed Located at 408 Oak Street]
ANYTHING LIKE I DID LAST TIME. THE NEXT ITEM IS HP 2025 0091. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON A REQUEST BY OWNER KEVIN SCOTT OF CLS PLUS PROPERTIES, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED SHED LOCATED AT 408 OAK STREET. AND YOU'RE BACK. I AM BACK, HERE I AM AGAIN, SO THIS ONE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THIS IS ACTUALLY A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION. IT IS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED SHED AT 408 OAK STREET.[00:15:06]
AND HOMEOWNERS ARE HERE THIS EVENING. HERE'S A PICTURE OF THAT CUTE LITTLE SHED. THIS IS FOR SHED DEMOLITION. THERE IS UNKNOWN CONSTRUCTION DATE FOR THIS SHED. IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON ANY SANBORN MAPS. THE HOME ITSELF WAS BUILT CIRCA 1940, AND IT IS A LOW PRIORITY HOUSE, WHICH MEANS IT TYPIFIES A COMMON LOCAL BUILDING FORM OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OR TYPE, WITH NO IDENTIFIED HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS. IT'S A MODERATE TO SEVERELY ALTERED RESOURCE WITH REVERSIBLE MODIFICATIONS THAT EXEMPLIFIES A DISTINCTIVE BUILDING TYPE OR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. SO HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF WHAT THE SHED CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE. YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNIFICANT LEAN AND DETERIORATION. AND THAT'S ON THE LEFT. THAT'S THE INSIDE OF THE SHED. YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOR IS BASICALLY JUST SOME ROTTED PALLETS. IT'S PART MISSING. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT THAT'S THE EXTERIOR REAR OF THE SHED. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUNDATION THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. AND THEN ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF IT AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT DOOR. YOU CAN SEE THE FOUNDATION IS GONE PRETTY MUCH VERY, VERY DETERIORATED. AND IT'S LEANING SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THERE WE GO AGAIN. AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE DETACHED SHED. IT IS NOT CHARACTER DEFINING OR INTEGRAL TO THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY, AND STAFF DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT WILL ALTER THE PRIORITY RATING OF THE HOME. SO THE BOARD DOES HAVE FOUR OPTIONS WITH THIS APPROVE, APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. DENY OR ISSUE A 90 DAY DELAY AFTER THE 90 DAY DELAY, THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS WOULD BE ISSUED. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM APPROVES THE REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THIS BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAINA? I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST LEAVE IT ANOTHER SIX MONTHS. IT'LL FALL DOWN BY ITSELF. STRONG WIND. YEAH, YOU CAN GET THOSE IF NOBODY HAS ANY. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO HAVE KEVIN LAURIE COME UP AND TALK.I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE SHED. I MOVE, WE APPROVE THE DEMOLITION OF THE SHED. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MARCIA WITH A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE DEMOLITION SHED? RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ARE YOU HERE AGAIN? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE I GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON 0097 NOW, ARE WE NOT? HP 2025 0097 CONSIDER, DISCUSS ACT ON A
[Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Owner Travis Hofeldt for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of a detached garage located at 1505 W. Louisiana Street]
REQUEST BY OWNER TRAVIS HOLFELD FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED GARAGE LOCATED AT 1505 WEST LOUISIANA STREET. YOU. ME. OKAY, SO CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED GARAGE AT 1505 WEST LOUISIANA STREET.ON THE LEFT THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE GARAGE. THE HOME ITSELF IS AN ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE AND WAS CONSTRUCTED CIRCA 1915 OR SO, AND IT IS A MEDIUM PRIORITY HOUSE, WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS. BUT ALTERATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AND IT DIMINISHED ITS INTEGRITY. STILL A GOOD AND TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OR CRAFTED DESIGN. BUT IT'S ALTERED IN SOME WAY. THE DETACHED GARAGE THERE'S NO DEFINITIVE DATE FOR THIS. THERE IS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT THE 1960 SANBORN MAP. IT'S THE FIRST TIME A STRUCTURE APPEARS ON THERE, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT IT'S ACTUALLY THIS PARTICULAR DETACHED GARAGE, BECAUSE THE FOOTPRINT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE ACTUAL GARAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S THE SAME. IT IS DETACHED. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PORTE COCHERE THAT'S ON THE PORCH. THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS.
AND THEN HERE'S WHAT IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LEAN TO IT. IT'S DETERIORATED. AND THEN HERE'S
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THE INSIDE OF IT. IT SHOWS YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THE TOP PORTION. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT ARCHES LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. THAT WASN'T PART OF THE DESIGN. IT'S ACTUALLY BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION HAS SEVERELY BOWED. AGAIN, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, BUT IT DOES BOW UPWARD SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH IS WHAT IS CAUSING THAT SHAPE WHICH ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. AND THEN HERE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE BOWED WALLS AND HOW MUCH IT'S LEANING. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UNDERNEATH OF THE CARPORT AREA, THAT PORTION IS ALSO BOWING UPWARD SIGNIFICANTLY. BECAUSE THIS IS A GARAGE, THERE ARE NO HISTORIC PHOTOS THAT FOCUS ON THE GARAGE OR ANY PHOTOS AT ALL.STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE DETACHED GARAGE. IT IS NOT CHARACTER DEFINING AND IT IS NOT INTEGRAL TO THE HISTORY OF THIS HOME, AND STAFF DOES NOT FEEL IT WILL AFFECT THE PRIORITY RATING OF THE HOME. THE BOARD HAS FOUR OPTIONS YOU CAN APPROVE, APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, DENY OR ISSUE A 90 DAY DELAY AFTER THE 90 DAY DELAY, THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS WOULD BE ISSUED. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM DOES APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR REINA? SO THE CARPORT IS GOING TO REMAIN STANDING. NO. THAT WHOLE THAT WHOLE SECTION, THE WHOLE THING RIGHT THERE. PART OF THE GARAGE.
SORRY, I MISUNDERSTOOD OKAY. IT'S THE PORTE COCHERE THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE THAT IS REMAINING, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE LEFT, JUST PAST THE END OF IT. RIGHT.
SO IT'S LIKE IN FRONT OF IT'S IN THE BACK. IT'S IN THE BACK. OH. IN THE BACK. IT'S HARD TO TELL. SO WE DON'T KNOW IF THE CARPORT WAS WHAT WAS ADDED IN 1960. DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW OKAY. THE FOOTPRINT OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY THERE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE SANBORN MAPS. SO THAT COULD MEAN ANY NUMBER OF THINGS EITHER THERE WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STRUCTURE THERE OR SOMETHING WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ADDED ON TO, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR. OKAY. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A BACK ROOM AT THE BACK OF THAT. THEY COULD HAVE JUST EXTENDED AND ADDED THIS AND PULLED THE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'M FUNDAMENTALLY IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF THIS.
I DON'T THINK IT ADDS HISTORIC VALUE TO THE THE PROPERTY AT ALL. AND IT IS. I DON'T KNOW TO WHAT DEGREE IT IS UNSAFE, BUT I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE. SO REINA, WILL YOU EXPLAIN THE PROCESS ONCE YOU. SO IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT AND THEN THEY REBUILD SOMETHING, WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE TO TO GO THROUGH WHAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS.
DO THEY. SO THAT GOES TO YOU. YES. SO THEY WOULD FILL OUT A SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS WITH THE DESIGN AND THE SAME THING THAT ANY OTHER APPLICANT WOULD GO THROUGH FOR ANY OTHER ADDITIONS. OKAY, ADU OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT'S THE SAME PROCESS. OKAY.
HOW LONG DOES THAT PROCESS NORMALLY TAKE? IS THERE A TIME I MEAN, IS IT SO ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED WE TECHNICALLY, SINCE IT'S RESIDENTIAL, WE TECHNICALLY HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPROVE THAT. IT TYPICALLY DOESN'T TAKE US THAT LONG, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE WORKLOAD AND SUCH. TYPICALLY WE WILL HAVE A PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH THE APPLICANT TO GO OVER THE DESIGNS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO THAT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT MAYBE NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY, WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND WORK WORK ON IT AT THAT TIME. GOOD. TO HAVE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DEMOLITION. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. LISA. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. GOOD. GREAT. SO I THINK THAT'S THE LAST OF OUR ITEMS. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS FAST.
THAT IS NOT DOING MUCH TALKING. SO YEAH, I BET HE DOESN'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY TONIGHT. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD MOVE US TO. DISCUSSION. THE MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION ITEMS. AND THAT
[DISCUSSION ITEMS - No Action Taken]
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WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER 25. DASH 3436 DISCUSS HISTORIC HOME RECOGNITION CALENDAR FOR 2026.WELL IT'S ACTUALLY FOR 2027. IT IS. YEAH. SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 2027 CALENDAR ALREADY. IT SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE TO SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T QUITE HIT 2026 YET, BUT WE DO START THIS PROCESS QUITE A BIT IN ADVANCE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 2026 CALENDAR THAT WE DID GIVE TO YOU ALL WAY BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED ON THIS CALENDAR WAS THAT IT WAS A GREAT DESIGN. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD SIZE, AND PEOPLE REALLY ENJOYED THE LAYOUT AND THE USE OF SPACE ON THE CALENDAR. OKAY. AND SO MOVING IN TO THE 2027 CALENDAR, YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS IS THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO THE NOMINATIONS WILL BE DUE BY MARCH 15TH. YOU ALL WILL VOTE ON THOSE HOMES IN APRIL. SO APRIL 2ND APRIL 3RD IS WHEN THE NOTICES WILL GO OUT TO THE HOMEOWNERS OF THOSE THAT WERE CHOSEN TO BE PART OF THE NEXT CALENDAR. JUNE 1ST FINAL PHOTOS ARE DUE, SO WE WILL WORK WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO GET ALL THOSE DONE IN TIME. THE AD PAYMENT IS DUE ON JUNE 1ST AS WELL, AND THEN PRINTING IS COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ONCE THE PHOTOS ARE ALL IN, TO WORK WITH THE DESIGNER TO FINALIZE DESIGN AND HAVE IT ALL PRINTED SO THAT WE CAN GET IT ALL DONE TO YOU GUYS. SO FOR 2027, WE HAD A FEW SUGGESTIONS. WE THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE HAVING A POTENTIAL THEME FOR THE CALENDAR. SO POTENTIALLY A SPECIFIC STYLE SUCH AS MID-CENTURY MODERN. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU JUST KIND OF FOCUS ON ONE SPECIFIC STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE AS OPPOSED TO JUST, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER NOMINATIONS COME IN, IF WE CAN NARROW IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, WE COULD DO AN AR SPECIFIC HOME, SUCH AS BETWEEN THE 1880S TO 1920S OR WHATEVER TIME PERIOD WE CHOSE. WE COULD HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS, SUCH AS THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS. WE COULD ALSO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD FOCUS ON INTERESTING ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES SUCH AS STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, ORNATE PORCH COLUMNS AND RAILINGS, OR DETAILED CHIMNEYS. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT WE TRY TO NOMINATE HOUSES THAT HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN NOMINATED, AND TO MAYBE GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AFIELD, SO GOING MORE INTO THE HSA AND THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS, AS OPPOSED TO STAYING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE SQUARE. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK AND IDEAS FROM Y'ALL.
I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN YOU SAID, EXCUSE ME, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE HOMES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN NOMINATED RECENTLY, HOW FAR BACK DO YOU YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAY, OH, WELL, THIS HOME WAS IN THE CALENDAR IN 2009, IS THAT FAR ENOUGH BACK OR DO YOU HAVE DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? YEAH. I MEAN, TECHNICALLY IT IS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN NOMINATED BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN IN MULTIPLE CALENDARS, WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE. THERE ARE HOUSES THAT GET NOMINATED EVERY YEAR, WHICH AGAIN, IS ABSOLUTELY FINE. IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS. WE WERE JUST TRYING TO EXPAND IT OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, TO MAYBE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE IN THE HSA OR THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY THINK ABOUT JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN WITHIN THE TREE OF THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY YOU CAN'T NOMINATE, YOU KNOW, A SPECIFIC HOUSE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO NOMINATE A HOUSE, OF COURSE, THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN AND SHOULD. CAN YOU REMIND ME, I THINK I ASKED THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HOME TO BE NOMINATED? DO WE KNOW. SO THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY REQUIREMENTS NECESSARILY OTHER THAN BE WITHIN THE HSA. OKAY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE WITHIN A SPECIFIC YEAR OR ANYTHING LIKE, NO, WE FEATURED HOMES. I THINK THE KIND OF LATEST BUILT WAS IN THE 70S. SO USUALLY PERTAINING TO THAT 50 YEAR RULE 50 YEAR OKAY. GOTCHA.
I LIKE YOUR IDEA OF HIGHLIGHTING THE LEGACY. YEAH. I MEAN, I REALLY LIKE THAT A
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LOT. I DO TOO, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT BRINGS ATTENTION TO THOSE AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU STATED, WHICH I THINK IS MUCH NEEDED. YEAH, I'LL, I GUESS I COULD HAVE SAID THAT TOO. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THIS BOARD AND FEW YEARS BACK, I DON'T REMEMBER, I WAS YOUNG BACK THEN, BUT I, I'M STILL OLD. DEFINITELY THE YOUNGEST PERSON UP HERE. BUT I REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS KIND OF MY PRIORITY. THAT'S WHERE I GREW UP. THAT'S WHERE I STILL LIVE IS IN THE EAST SIDE OF MCKINNEY. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE HOMES ARE HISTORIC AS WELL. AND THAT AREA IS HISTORIC AS WELL. AND I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO CONTINUOUSLY, YOU KNOW, BE THAT PERSON, TO SPEAK UP AND REMIND PEOPLE, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OVER HERE. AND I JUST I'M SO PROUD THAT I NO LONGER HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO SAY THAT. AND I JUST LOVE THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT FROM ALL OF YOU.AND I'M GLAD THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOW BECOMING SOMETHING THAT I COMMENT ON AFTER THE FACT. AND. YEAH, JUST IT'S REALLY IT'S GREAT. I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. SO THE SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS OR THERE'S THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THEY HAVE THEY GO BY DIFFERENT. YES. THERE HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE COULD HIGHLIGHT EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS WITH A COUPLE HOMES. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A FANTASTIC WAY TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, ARE ARE CONSUMERS OF THESE CALENDARS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. YEAH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IT'D BE GREAT TO DO IT. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO DO IT. YEAH, I AGREE, THAT'S TERRIFIC. SO I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW DO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS KNOW THAT THEY CAN NOMINATE THEIR HOUSES? SO WE CAN WE CAN WORK WITH COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE MEGAN. SHE WOULD BE PROBABLY THE BEST PERSON TO GIVE THIS INFORMATION OUT. BUT WE CAN ALSO WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO PUT OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE THE IT IS ON THE WEBSITE ALREADY. YOU KNOW THAT ANY TIME PEOPLE CAN NOMINATE HOUSES FOR THE PROGRAM, BUT WE CAN PUT A LIKE A BANNER OR SOMETHING OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COMMUNICATIONS, YOU KNOW, COMES UP WITH THAT'S THERE, YOU KNOW, BAILIWICK, NOT MINE TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT WE ARE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS WITHIN THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS. OKAY, GOOD. WE ALSO REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. AND IF Y'ALL ARE AMENABLE TO HAVING THIS KIND OF THEME OF THE LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS, I'M SURE WHEN WE REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT THEY WOULD REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THAT AND START NOMINATING HOMES. GOOD. TERRIFIC. REALLY, REALLY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? MEGAN'S BEAT US DOWN. NOW I'M THINKING SHE THINKS. I THANK HER FOR THAT.
THAT'S CERTAINLY BENEFITED ME A GREAT DEAL. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR REYNA AND LET HER SIT DOWN. YOU. LET'S SEE. DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON
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THE AGENDA? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. DO THE BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF HAVE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS? ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? I'D LIKE TO REMINDER BY THE PARADE IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AREA IS DECEMBER THE 13TH, 6:00 SATURDAY? YES. SO GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE THE PARKING IT'S IT'S PRETTY CRAZY. THAT'S HOW I JUDGE HOW POPULAR OR HOW CROWDED IS, IS WHETHER THEY'RE PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OR PAST MY HOUSE. YEAH, WELL, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE DOWN THERE IN FRONT OF AN AND ANDY'S HOUSE. GREAT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND WORKING THROUGH THAT QUICKLY, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HEAD TO COLLEGE STATION HERE IN ABOUT A FEW MINUTES. YES, MA'AM. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN AGAIN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AND THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT
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