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RIGHT. IT'S 532. GOOD EVENING. IT'S 532. WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 6TH, 2026. THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU SEE SEATED BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU ARE HERE THIS EVENING AND WISH TO SPEAK DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES. WE ASK THAT YOU BE CONCISE IN YOUR COMMENTS AND SPEAK ONLY ONCE, IF NECESSARY, TO CLARIFY OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS POSED BY THE AUDIENCE. CITY STAFF WILL BE CALLED UPON TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT WE ALL TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT.
FOCUS ON THE ISSUES. BE CONCISE IN YOUR COMMENTS AND AVOID OVERTALKING THE ISSUE. WE ALL WANT TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY, WHILE MAINTAINING THE HERITAGE AND HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE
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NONPUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS? WE DO NOT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FIRST IS ITEM NUMBER 26-075. FOR MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 2ND, 2026. TRUST. YOU ALL HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THOSE OVER. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.OKAY. LISA MOVES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MARCIA. SECONDS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE A VOTE. THANK YOU. SPEAK TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[HP2026-0018 Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Owner Kristi Baker for Approval of a Historic Marker for the Property Located at 408 N Waddill Street]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER HP2026-0018. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON THE REQUEST BY OWNER KRISTIE BAKER FOR APPROVAL OF A HISTORIC MARKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 408 NORTH WADDELL STREET. AND REINA IS HERE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. YOU'RE GONNA BE BUSY TONIGHT. I AM GOING TO BE BUSY THIS EVENING. SO I BROUGHT MY TEA WITH ME THIS EVENING AND AWAKE TO. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS EVENING WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH HISTORIC MARKER APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 408 NORTH WADDELL STREET. THIS IS THE KING MERRITT HOUSE AND THE HOMEOWNERS ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOME, IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1925. IT WAS A WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE ON A PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION AS A ONE STORY, SIX ROOM HOME TUDOR REVIVAL, ALTHOUGH ORIGINALLY IT WAS ENGLISH COTTAGE STYLE. BUT THEN IT GOT GOT CHANGED A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE. IT IS A MEDIUM PRIORITY, WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS. BUT ALTERATIONS HAVE DIMINISHED THE RESOURCES INTEGRITY. AND HERE ARE JUST A FEW PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES. SO WE HAVE THE ARCHED DOOR, THE BRICK CHIMNEY, SIX OVER SIX WINDOWS, AND FOUR OVER FOUR WINDOWS WHICH WERE CUSTOM MADE FOR THIS HOME FOR THIS PROJECT. AND THEN HERE ARE SOME OF THE ALTERATIONS. SO IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED AROUND 1962. IT HAD EXTERIOR WOOD SIDING COVERED WITH MORTAR MOLDED TO LOOK LIKE BRICK. WOOD FRAME WINDOWS WERE REPLACED WITH ALUMINUM. THE SOUTH SIDE DECK WAS ENCLOSED, BUT THEN, STARTING IN 2024, RESTORATION WAS BEGUN TO RESTORE THE HOUSE TO ITS ORIGINAL ESTHETIC. AND THEN YOU DO HAVE THE FULL HISTORICAL NARRATIVE IN YOUR PACKETS. BUT HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM SOME OF THE PROMINENT FIGURES WHO OWNED THE HOUSE, WHICH INCLUDES LAUREN AND KING. HE WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE KING GROCERY COMPANY. HE ACTUALLY PURCHASED JUST THE LOT IN 1921 AND THEN HAD THE HOUSE BUILT IN 1925. SO HE HAD THE HOUSE FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE HE ACTUALLY PUT THE HOME ON IT. AND HE HIRED JAMES O. WILKES TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE HOUSE. THEN WE HAVE JUDGE EVER W MERRITT.HE WAS ACTUALLY MR. KING'S BROTHER IN LAW, AND HE LIVED IN THE HOUSE WITH HIS FAMILY UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY IN 1943. AND HIS WIDOW THEN LIVED IN THE HOUSE ANOTHER THREE YEARS BEFORE SELLING IT TO CHARLES M COOPER, WHO WAS A JCPENNEY MANAGER. AND THEN HERE ARE A FEW OF THE HOME AS IT LOOKED IN THE PAST. ABOVE IS 1960, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT IS FROM THE 1985 RESOURCES SURVEY. SOME MORE ELEVATIONS OF THE PAST. SO HERE'S SOME THEN AND NOW PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE THE
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CHANGES THAT WERE MADE. AND THIS IS THE CURRENT ELEVATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAYNA WITH RESPECT TO THE. THIS ITEM WOULD LIKE TO PRAISE THE HARD WORK THESE HAS BEEN ON THIS PROPERTY. IT'S REALLY REMARKABLE. I WOULD AGREE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOWS GOING BACK FROM 2 TO 3 IN THE FRONT THERE. AND THEY'RE ALL CUSTOM MADE WOOD WINDOWS. YES. THAT'S FANTASTIC. YES.INEXPENSIVE. WE DO HAVE THE HOMEOWNERS HERE. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO GET UP AND SAY ANYTHING? MY NAME IS KRISTIE BAKER AND YOU CAN COME TO THE MIC, COME TO THE MICROPHONE THERE. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE GRILLED. TALLER. AND MY NAME IS KRISTIE BAKER. AND I PURCHASED THIS HOME. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S BEEN ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A LABOR OF LOVE, I THINK. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS LOVE ALL THE TIME, BUT BUT YES, I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT, IT WAS FULL OF 1960S PANELING, SHAG CARPETING, AND LINOLEUM THROUGHOUT, AND MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL WOODWORK WAS GONE AND THE HOUSE WAS COVERED IN STUCCO AND ALUMINUM WINDOWS. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH OF A CHANGE IT'S BEEN. AND I'M SO EXCITED WITH WHERE WE'VE BROUGHT HER TO TODAY. AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE FOUND THE ORIGINAL WINDOWS INSIDE SOME OF THE WALLS AND WE TOOK THEM TO, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY OLD, BUT A VERY WISE CARPENTER THAT I FOUND THROUGH REFERRALS IN EAST TEXAS. AND HE BUILT EXACT REPLICAS OF THE ORIGINAL SINGLE HUNG WINDOWS, AND WE PUT THEM BACK EXACTLY AS THE HOUSE ORIGINALLY WAS. SO IT WAS TRULY, I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE SHE CAME INTO HER OWN. SHE SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE DID ORIGINALLY. VERY CLOSE, AS CLOSE AS I COULD GET HER WITHIN REASON. NOW IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES LIVING IN THE DISTRICT THAT ARE TAKING THE TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY TO TO REPAIR THESE HOMES, TO MAKE THEM AND TO RESTORE THEM, TAKE THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY ARE AGAIN, A JEWEL OF THE CITY. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. THANK YOU. I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WATCHING KRISTIE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THE PAINSTAKING MEASURES AND TRULY THE LABOR OF LOVE THAT SHE WENT THROUGH TO RESTORE IT TO ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER IS JUST IT'S REMARKABLE. CHRISTY ALSO SHARED IT ON OUR CHESTNUT SQUARE HOLIDAY TOUR OF HOMES THIS PAST YEAR, WHEN SHE WAS JUST ABOUT KIND OF FINISHED. AND SO IT WAS SUCH A TREASURE FOR YOU TO SHARE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND TO SHOW THEM WHAT YOU HAD DONE, YOU KNOW, TO RESTORE THAT PROPERTY. SO WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS ON MY WALKING ROUTE, AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO WALK BY THERE. AND SHE'S GOT, HAVE YOU SEEN THE WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE OR I'M NOT SURE. OH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL RIGHT THERE. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S FUN TO WALK BY AND WATCH WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR KRISTIE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY STAND TO HAVE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY BETTY SECOND, SECOND AND CARRIE WITH A SECOND. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. SO THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, KRISTIE. NOW THE IMPORTANT ONE. ALL RIGHT.
[HP2026-0019 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Kristi Baker for Approval of a Historic Marker Level Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program Tax Exemption (Level I) for the Property Located at 408 N Waddill Street]
THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS ITEM NUMBER HP2026-0019. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON A REQUEST BY KRISTIE BAKER FOR APPROVAL OF HISTORIC MARKER LEVEL HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ZONE PROGRAM TAX EXEMPTION LEVEL ONE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 408 NORTH WADDELL STREET, REINA. SO LEVEL ONE TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 408 NORTH WATER STREET. THE HOMEOWNERS ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THIS. SO AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE CONSTRUCTED IN 1925. WOOD FRAME, PIER AND BEAM. IT'S NOW TUDOR TUDOR REVIVAL, MEDIUM PRIORITY.AND I LOVE THIS AD FOR FOR THE LUMBER COMPANY RIGHT AFTER THE HOME WAS BUILT. RIGHT. OKAY, SO THE CRITERIA FOR LEVEL ONE MEANS THAT THE PROPERTY HAS RECEIVED HISTORIC MARKER
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DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO THE HISTORIC MARKER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. AND THE OWNER DID RECEIVE THE HISTORIC MARKER ON AUGUST 6TH, 2026. AND IT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $10,000 IN BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY, WHICH HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED WITHIN AT LEAST THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE REQUEST. AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, AS SHE EXPLAINED, THEY DID DO CUSTOM WOOD WINDOWS, AND IT TOTALED $31,338. SO IT DEFINITELY MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT. AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST BY THE HOMEOWNERS AND FOUND THAT IT DOES MEET THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LEVEL ONE INCENTIVES. AND THIS INCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR REYNA. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY. MOTION BY MARSHA TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND AND A SECOND BY JAMES. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE SECOND PART OF THAT. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVED
[HP2026-0053 Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Magda Dia & Thomas T Tolan for Approval of a Historic Marker for the Property Located at 404 N Church Street]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER HP20260053. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON REQUEST BY MAGNOLIA AND THOMAS T TOLAN FOR APPROVAL OF HISTORIC MARKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 400 NORTH CHURCH STREET. SO YES, THIS IS HISTORIC MARKER APPLICATION FOR FOUR NORTH CHURCH STREET. THIS IS THE HONEYMOON HOUSE AND THE OWNER IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE FULL PACKET. BUT HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. SO THE CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION PRIORITY CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1914 AND 1916, WOOD FRAME PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION. THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY HOUSE, WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS AND IS AN OUTSTANDING OR UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OR CRAFTED DESIGN. AND HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES OF THIS PROPERTY. A LOT OF THE ORIGINAL WOODWORK. IT HAS THE NOTABLE ORIENTAL INFLUENCE. ASIAN STYLE TRUSSES ALONG THE ROOF LINE HAS A WRAPAROUND PORCH AND AN OVERSIZE DOOR WITH ORIGINAL BEVELED GLASS. AND THEN HERE'S SOME OF THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION, WHICH IS SUPER FUN. IT WAS ACTUALLY COMMISSIONED FOR NEWLYWEDS MR. AND MRS. THOMAS CRAIG BY HER PARENTS, MR. AND MRS. HURD, AS A WEDDING PRESENT. AND SO THUS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE HONEYMOON HOUSE, AND BOTH MR. AND MRS. CRAIG WERE INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF THE HOUSE. IT'S BELIEVED THAT IT'S THE FIRST STRUCTURE BUILT ON THE PLOT, AND IT'S HAD VERY LITTLE STRUCTURAL CHANGES SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION. YOU CAN SEE THAT ON ALL OF THE SANBORN MAPS THAT WE HAVE HERE. AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE NOTABLE HISTORICAL FIGURES AND PROPERTY OWNERS. SO OF COURSE, THOMAS AND CATHERINE CRAIG. MR. CRAIG CAME TO MCKINNEY IN 1907 TO INSTITUTE THE CITY'S FIRST ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN THE INTERURBAN RAILWAY. SHE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE MCKINNEY ART CLUB, AS WELL AS PRESIDENT OF THE CITY'S ORIGINAL CIVIC GROUP, THE OWL CLUB. AND THEN, ONCE HER FATHER PASSED AWAY, SHE AND HER HUSBAND MOVED INTO THE HURD FAMILY HOUSE AND THEN SET ASIDE THE HONEYMOON HOUSE FOR USE BY THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THE REVEREND ROBERT L COWAN. FOR MANY YEARS. AND THEN HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE HOUSE IN THE PAST. SO THIS IS FROM A 1985 IN 2015, AND AGAIN IN 1985. CURRENT ELEVATION. SO IT IS TO JUMP INTO ART STUDIO. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.THANK YOU REINA. EXCUSE ME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR REINA? OKAY. THIS IS FANTASTIC. HOUSE.
REALLY IS. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. APPROVE THE HISTORICAL MARKER. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY CARRIE. AND JAMES RECUSED HIMSELF. AND WE
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HAVE IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S. I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. IT'S FUN TO SEE ALL THE ACTIVITY AT THE HOUSE, AND I'VE ENJOYED. I THINK I'VE DONE AN ART CLASS THERE AT ONE POINT OF. MY GRANDKIDS HAVE. SO WE WE LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW IT'S A HOUSE FULL OF LOVE. IT IS. IT IS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM[HP2026-0070 Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Brad Brown for Approval of a Historic Marker for the Property Located at 417 N Waddill Street]
NUMBER HP2026-0070. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON THE REQUEST BY BRAD BROWN FOR APPROVAL OF A HISTORIC MARKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 417 NORTH WALL STREET. MORAN WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. SO AGAIN, HISTORIC MARKER APPLICATION FOR 417 NORTH WALL STREET. THIS IS THE WILSON HAYNES BROWN HOUSE AND THE OWNER IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE CONSTRUCTION PRESERVATION PRIORITY. SO IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1916 WITH STUCCO PLASTER WALLS ON EXTERIOR BRICK. IT DOES HAVE EXPOSED BRICK SILLS AND A LOW SLOPED MANSARD ROOF WITH DORMER WINDOWS. IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY HOUSE, WHICH MEANS IT CONTINUES, CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS, AND IS AN OUTSTANDING OR UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OR CRAFTED DESIGN, AND IT RETAINS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY. IT'S IN THE CRAFTSMAN STYLE, WITH CLASSICAL DETAILS. AND THEN HERE ARE A FEW OF THE CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES. SO IT HAS WOOD CORBELS UNDER THE ROOF EAVES, ORIGINAL DOOR COLUMNS, FLUTED COLUMN SHAFTS ON THE ENTRY PORCH, AND THE ORIGINAL PORTE COCHERE. AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORIC INFORMATION. AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE FULL PACKET, BUT IT WAS BUILT BY AG WILSON AND THEN ADDISON WILSON. THE THIRD WAS ACTUALLY BORN IN THE HOUSE IN 1919, AND HE WOULD GO ON LATER TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. THE HOUSE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, AND IT DID RECEIVE THAT REGISTRATION IN 1987. AND THEN HERE ARE SOME NOTABLE HISTORICAL FIGURES AND PROPERTY OWNERS. SO AGAIN, AG WILSON, WHO WAS THE OWNER OF THE WILSON TITLE COMPANY, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1860 AND THOUGHT TO BE THE OLDEST CONTINUING OPERATING BUSINESS IN DFW, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK AND THEN ADDISON WILSON, AGAIN BORN IN THE HOUSE, DECORATED WORLD WAR TWO HERO AND A CIVIL ENGINEER WHO ACTUALLY WORKED ON THE FIRST RENOVATION OF THE COTTON BOWL.AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE A FEW MORE OF THE OWNERS. AND THEN SOME PAST ELEVATIONS. AND THE CURRENT ELEVATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU REINA. SO THIS WAS MALLORY'S HOUSE, THE ONE THAT SHE REDID. THAT'S THE HAYNES. SO. WILSON. HAYNES. BROWN. OKAY.
AND THE OWNERS HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING? SO YOU GOT IT FROM MALLORY, WHAT, A YEAR OR SO AGO? TWO YEARS AGO, IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. OH, OKAY. VERY GOOD. IT'S THAT IDLE FOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. LONG TIME. LONG, LONG TIME UNTIL I DON'T KNOW. SHE'S SWEETHEART TALKED HER WAY INTO TO GETTING SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF OF UPGRADING. AND I'M SURE YOU'RE. AS WITH ANY OLD HOUSE, YOU'RE FINDING THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. IT IS FANTASTIC. IT REALLY IS. I FOLLOWED THE WHOLE PROGRESSION ON INSTAGRAM. IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE. DID YOU ALL FOLLOW IT ON INSTAGRAM BEFORE? YOU KNOW, DID NOT JUST SHOWED UP AND IT WAS THERE. WOW. NOBODY KNEW WHERE I LIVE. WELL, NOW PEOPLE WILL KNOW BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PUT A MARKER POTENTIALLY. YEAH, IT'S GOOD FUN, GOOD INTEREST. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'D ASK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE. APPROVE TO APPROVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. JAMES RECUSED HIMSELF, AND IT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY OTHERWISE. ALL RIGHT. CAN I SAY ONE THING? WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC
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DISTRICT. WE'RE WE'RE GLAD THAT Y'ALL ARE THERE. AND AND YOUR HOUSE IS ALSO ON MY WALKING, SO I. DON'T NEED FLOCK FLOCK CAMERAS. HERE IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, WE HAVE BETTY. ALL[HP2026-0073 Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Traci Paulette for Approval of a Historic Marker for the Property Located at 620 W Virginia Street]
RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM I BELIEVE IS ITEM NUMBER HP20260073. CONSIDER, DISCUSS, ACT ON THE REQUEST BY TRACY PAULETTE FOR APPROVAL OF A HISTORIC MARKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 620 WEST VIRGINIA STREET, MARINA. SO YES, THIS IS FOR HISTORIC MARKER FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 620 WEST VIRGINIA STREET. THE HOMEOWNERS ARE NOT HERE THIS EVENING. SO THE CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION PRIORITY. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED ORIGINALLY BETWEEN 1892 AND 1897. TWO STORY WOOD FRAME, PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION ON A MODIFIED L-PLAN. QUEEN ANNE STYLE IN MEDIUM PRIORITY, WHICH MEANS IT CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO LOCAL HISTORY OR BROADER HISTORICAL PATTERNS. BUT ALTERATIONS HAVE DIMINISHED THE RESOURCES INTEGRITY. AND HERE ARE A FEW OF THE CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES. FRONT FACING GABLED ROOF INSET FRONT PORCH BAY WINDOW ONE OVER ONE SASH WINDOWS, SCROLLED BRACKETS. THIS HOUSE HAS A REALLY INTERESTING HISTORY, AS ALL OF THEM DO, BUT THIS HOUSE ORIGINALLY WAS CONSTRUCTED AT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOCATION AT 618 WEST LOUISIANA STREET, AND IT WAS THEN MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN 1914. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S UNUSUAL TO SEE THAT THEY JUST PICKED UP THE WHOLE HOUSE AND MOVED IT, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE THE OWNERS OF THE LOT, THE LARGENT OR THE BARNES FAMILY, THEY WANTED TO KEEP THE LOT, BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT THE HOUSE. SO THEY SOLD THE HOUSE AND TOLD THE PEOPLE TO MOVE THE HOUSE. SO THEY DID JUST ONE ONE LOCATION EVER. YES, ONE LOCATION OVER. SO DIDN'T HAVE FAR TO GO, WHICH WAS PROBABLY BENEFICIAL THAT IT DID HAVE TO GO SO FAR, BUT IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A ONE AND A HALF STORY HOUSE, BUT IT BECAME A FULL TWO STORY STRUCTURE IN 1935, WHEN A FULL HEIGHT BEDROOM WAS ADDED TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THEN IN 2014, NEW SIGNING, A FRONT PORCH EXTENSION AND FISH SCALE SINGLE SHINGLES WERE ADDED. AND THEN HERE IS SOME PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE HISTORICALLY. SO IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED FOR FRANK E WILCOX, AND HE LIVED THERE WITH HIS WIFE UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1904. THAT'S WHEN HE SOLD IT TO JOAN JO BARNES AND HIS FAMILY, WHO LIVED THERE FOR TEN YEARS. AND THEN WHEN HE SOLD IT TO SIMS, CAMERON, WHO WERE NAMING THE HOUSE FOR. THAT'S WHEN IT WAS MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION. AND SIMS CAMERON WAS ACTUALLY THE CITY OF MCKINNEY SECRETARY FROM 1912 TO 1918, AND HE WAS ALSO AN OFFICER OF CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. AND THEN HE ENDED UP BECOMING A CASHIER THERE, THE ASSISTANT CASHIER, WHICH WAS A VERY PRESTIGIOUS POSITION, ACTUALLY, AND HE WORKED THERE FOR 37 YEARS. SO HERE'S SOME OF THAT HISTORICAL INFORMATION. THE CAMERON'S LIVED IN THE HOUSE UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY IN 1958. HIS WIFE REMAINED IN THE HOUSE UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1964. AND THEN THE HEIR SOLD THE HOUSE IN 1965. AND IT CHANGED HANDS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, UNTIL THE CURRENT OWNERS PURCHASED IT IN 2021. YOU CAN SEE THE SANBORN MAPS RIGHT HERE. IN 1920 AND 1967. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WE GO. AND THIS IS THE CURRENT ELEVATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THAT'S CURRENT.I THOUGHT THE NAVY BLUE WAS CURRENT. THEY THEY REPAINTED IT. THEY'VE GONE BACK. OKAY. I THINK THEY CHANGED IT TO WHITE WHEN THEY MOVED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAYNA? YOU'RE BACK. JAMES WITH US. YOU'RE BACK WITH US. I'M BACK WITH YOU.
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ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. I DON'T WANT YOU RECUSING YOURSELF LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD. AND IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM? I MOVE TO APPROVE.CARRY APPROVES. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MARCIA. I THINK. LISA. LISA.
LISA. I HAVE TO BE MORE DEMONSTRABLE WHEN YOU'RE OVER THERE. WE'RE JUST TAKING TURNS.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. JAMES IS BACK IN FULL FORCE. GOOD TO SEE THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE LAST ITEM WE HAVE HERE IS ITEM NUMBER
[HP2026-0074 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by Traci Paulette for Approval of a Historic Marker Level Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program Tax Exemption (Level I) for the Property Located at 620 W Virginia Street]
HP20260074. CONSIDER DISCUSS ACT ON A REQUEST BY TRACY PAULETTE FOR APPROVAL OF HISTORIC MARKER LEVEL HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ZONE PROGRAM TAX EXEMPTION LEVEL ONE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 620 WEST VIRGINIA STREET. RAYNA WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. SO THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR THE SIMS. CAMERON HOUSE IS APPLICATION LEVEL ONE. THE HOMEOWNER IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING. AND AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONSTRUCTION HISTORY. BETWEEN 18921897, TWO STORY WOOD FRAME ON A PIER AND BEAM FOUNDATION MODIFIED L-PLAN AND MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION, 1914 QUEEN ANNE STYLE AND A MEDIUM PRIORITY. AND THEN THE CRITERIA FOR LEVEL ONE HISTORIC MARKER INCENTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE PROPERTY HAS RECEIVED A HISTORIC MARKER DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO THE HISTORIC MARKER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPERTY OWNER DID RECEIVE A HISTORIC MARKER ON AUGUST 6TH, 2026, AND A MINIMUM INVESTMENT OF $10,000 IN BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY, WHICH HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED WITHIN AT LEAST THE THREE PREVIOUS YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE INCENTIVE REQUEST. AND THEY DID REPLACE THE ROOF AND REINFORCE THE FOUNDATION FOR A TOTAL OF $31,552, THE STAFF REPORT AND APPLICATION SHOW DETAILED INVOICES OF THE WORK, WHICH TOTALED $31,552, WHICH AGAIN INCLUDED THE NEW ROOF AND REINFORCING THE FOUNDATION, AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST BY THE HOMEOWNERS AND FOUND THAT IT DOES MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM. FOR A LEVEL ONE INCENTIVE, I DON'T KNOW. TECHNOLOGY IS NOT MY FRIEND. BUT THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, WE WANT TO SEE THE CURRENT VIEW. IF YOU CAN'T COME UP WITH A CURRENT VIEW, BLAME IT ON THE HEAT. THEY'RE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S CHEATING. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAIN ON THIS? I HAVE SO I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED TO SAY THIS, BUT THIS HOUSE IS ON MY WALKING ROUTE TO. BUT IT WAS ON. THIS HOUSE WAS ON THE MARKET FOR A WHILE. IS THAT CORRECT? AND THIS. BUT IT DID NOT SELL. SO THESE OWNERS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR. IS THAT THREE YEARS? IS THAT RIGHT? OR. FIVE 2021 I THINK, BUT I WAS THINKING THAT IT HAD BEEN ON THE MARKET NOT TOO LONG AGO. SO. OKAY. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE HISTORIC MARKER. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THAT WAS LISA. THAT WAS ME. I, LISA WILL SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY FOR APPROVAL OF THE TAX EXEMPTION LEVEL ONE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 620 WEST VIRGINIA STREET. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE END. DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA? DISAPPOINTINGLY, NO. DO THE BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF[BOARD AND MANAGER COMMENTS]
HAVE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS? I THINK CASSIDY WOULD LIKE TO STAY HERE TILL MIDNIGHT AGAIN. YEAH. JUST GET CITIZEN COMMENTS TILL AT LEAST TEN. ALL RIGHT. JAMES, ANYTHING? GOOD MEETING. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS. YEAH, REALLY GOOD THINGS. IT'S JUST EXCITING TO SEE THIS THIS LEVEL OF EFFORT AND TIME PUT INTO THESE BUILDINGS AND THEIR. IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IN THAT CASE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN[00:30:06]
THE MEETING? LISA, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. DO I HAVE A SECOND ABORTION? YES I DO, ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT. AND. UNSURPRISINGLY, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.