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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-1989H~STINOS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of the Meeting of May 17, 1989 Present: Commissioners Malm, Olson, Goderstand, Hoeschen, Simacek and Thorsen. Absent: None The meeting was called to order by Chairman Simacek at 7:30 p.m. 1. The minutes of the meeting of March 29, 1989 were approved by voice vote. 2. Mayor Stoffel administered the oath of office to Richard Thorsen, 705 Vermillion, as Commissioner of the HPC for a three- year term dated from May 1, 1989. 3. Building permit review 218 E. Second (Commercial Historic District) The two story commercial building dates from 1872. The second floor front is the distinguishing character. The storefront was replaced in the 1920s. The only other exposed wall, the east side, was originally a party wall. When the adjacent hotel was torn down in 1979, windows and doors were opened in the wall and a block garage added to the rear. John Grossman presented the rehabilitation plans prepared by Richard Nelson, the contractor. The project included rebuiding the second floor apartments and back half of the ground floor for commercial use, HVAC, wiring and plumbing to meet code. The exterior improvements were reviewed by the commission as follows. a. The existing 1920s storefront will be retained, with the addition of a transom and bulkheads. Paint will be removed and the masonry tuckpointed and repaired. Signage will be above the transom. The original second story windows will be repaired or if necessary, replaced with the same design. b. The block garage will be removed. The east wall will be repaired, tuckpointed and either painted with cement-paint or stuccoed. The existing second floor door will be removed and a window added to the second floor. A new ground floor door will be installed. The existing second floor porch (did not appear original) will be replaced with a deck. 1) The Commission prefers tuckpointing and painting to stucco in order to retain brick texture which is characteristic of downtown. 2) The Commission asked that the new ground floor door be deleted if not necessary for the new use, and that if installed, it be a inobtrusive as possible. 3) The Commission asked for a detail drawing of the deck railings before installation. Commissioner Goderstad moved and Commissioner Malm seconded approval of the plans and release of the building permit with the above conditions. For the motion: 6; opposed: none. 4. John Grossman presented a draft budget for 1990. Commissioner Malm moved and Commissioner Olson seconded taking the budget as drafted to the City Council. For the motion: 6; opposed: none. 5. Commissioner Goderstad reported that printing 5,000 historic brochures in a 6 fold format would cost $674. 7. The Chamber of Commerce requested financial assistance from the Commission for the Front Porch Festival, a day of preservation and community heritage oriented events. After some discussion of its appropriateness, Commissioner Malm moved and Commissioner Olson seconded a grant of $150 to the Chamber for the activity. For the motion: 6; opponsed: none. 8. The meeting was adjourned by voice vote.