Minutes; Historic Preservation: January 2011

Evansville Historic Preservation Commission
Minutes
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 7:00 P.M.
3rd Floor, City Hall

Present: Dennis Wessels, Steve Christens, Rich Modaff, Betsy Ahner, Rick Schuch, John Decker
Absent: Steve Culbertson
Also Present: Chad Holpin, and Jim Brzezinski, a representative of Ms. Kufahl

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chair Rich Modaff. Motion by Christens to waive the reading of the November 17, 2010 minutes and approve them as read. Second by Wessels. Motion carried.

Applications – Appearances

9 W. Liberty St. – the work to be done includes insulation, replacement of siding with cement board and replacement of single pane windows with thermo pane windows. Soffit and fascia work will also be done. The appearance of the house and windows will not be changed. Motion by Christens to accept the application. Second by Wessels. Motion carried.

321 W. Liberty St. – the homeowner showed photos of a garage located behind the home and explained the work he wanted to do to replace the roof and raise the walls of an addition at the rear of the garage. He will also be installing three windows and matching siding. This will make the one car garage more functional and make the roofline of the addition match that of the garage. Motion by Christens to accept the application. Second by Wessels. Motion carried.

Old Business
There was nothing new to report on the HP Ordinances.

Administrative

a. Grove Society – Decker reported there will be a new Civil War exhibit opening on May 20.
b. HPC Document Management – nothing new
c. Landmark and Historic Districts – the Grove Street Historic District and the South First Street Historic District have both been approved at the state level and forwarded on for national approval. The completed application for the Eager Cemetery Memorial will be reviewed at a meeting on February 18, 2011. Several of the Eager family members may be attending that meeting. The applications for St. Johns Church and Lake Leota Park will be considered in May.
d. Plaque Program Applications – once the new Historic Districts are approved at the national level there may be several homeowners who would like to have plaques placed on their homes.
e. Remembrance Day – on January 26 at 6:30 pm there will be a program at the Eager Free Library on Civil War clothing that will be period appropriate for the Ball to be held in May. On Feb. 12 the library will host Abe Lincoln’s birthday party from 6 – 8 pm.

Other Business

Commission members were asked if the meeting time could be moved to 6:30 pm instead of 7 pm for future meetings. Those present agreed to the change.

A motion to adjourn was made by Wessels and seconded by Christens. Motion carried.

The minutes of the Evansville Historic Preservation Commission are not official until approved by the Commission.