Committee Minutes
Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission
1405 First Avenue North
P. O. Box 13876
Grand Forks, ND 58208-3876
701-772-8756
Minutes
January 12, 2010
6:30 p.m.
City Hall
Present: Marsha Gunderson, Chair, Sharon Bures, Chuck Flemmer, Gordon Iseminger,
Sylvia Kloster, Cory Lien, Dale Sickels, Sandy Slater, Judy Swisher
Others: Peg O’Leary
Motion:
to approve the minutes of the December 15, 2009 meeting as presented. (Sickels, Kloster)
Motion carries.
Red River Valley Community Action
1529 Robertson Court, built 1952 – RRVCA proposes to use federal grant funds to repair the roof around the chimney, paint interior areas, and add a wood storm window to the south window. The house is not on the National Register, is not individually eligible, and is not in an historic district.
Motion:
to concur with a determination of no historic properties affected by the proposed work at 1529 Robertson Court. (Sickels, Slater)
Motion carries.
Gordon Iseminger arrived at this time.
Office of Urban Development
614 7
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Avenue South, built 1893 – Federal funds will be used to paint the exterior of the house and complete interior work. The house is not on the National Register, is not individually eligible, and is not in an historic district.
Motion:
to concur with a determination of no historic properties affected by the proposed work at 614 7
th
Ave. S. (Slater, Bures)
Motion carries.
Chair Report
– Marsha Gunderson
Downtown Design and Review Board – The DDRB will host a meeting at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, to invite downtown owners/operators to form a joint committee to review issues, such as window signage, that affect downtown.
Chuck Flemmer arrived at this time.
Coordinator Report
– Peg O’Leary
Meeting Time – A reminder that meetings will begin at 6:30 instead of 7:00 p.m. from now on.
Donor Forms – Members completed donor forms for Nov-Dec, 2009
WPA Cemeteries Nomination – A revised draft of the nomination has been submitted by the contractor and forwarded to the SHPO for comment.
County Courthouse Repair Project – Ed Nierode, County Director of Administration, requested HPC advice on a Courthouse repair project for which the grant deadline was December 31, 2009. No federal funds are involved.
The project involves a stone step, in the exterior stairs leading to the east (primary) entrance, that is broken and cannot be mended. Also, the sand foundation of this stairway has eroded and requires attention. The county proposes to remove the stone treads and pour a concrete foundation to support the stairs. They will then reconstruct the stairs using the same treads but replacing the broken stone with a new stone, closely matching the existing stone. The original quarry is closed, but they have found a quarry with very similar stone. Gunderson and O’Leary concurred with this approach to fixing the steps and so did Lorna Meidinger and Tom Linn of the SHPO.
UND Nomination – O’Leary received notice today that the federal reviewer wants either a new map or a more definitive verbal boundary description. O’Leary will rewrite the verbal boundary description. It was noted that the reviewer used her full 45 days plus to formulate this request.
Downtown Brochure – O’Leary distributed a rough draft of the downtown brochure for comment from the members. A printer’s proof will be available for comment before the final run of the brochures.
Prairie Harvest Building Project, 300 block of S. 4
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Street, west side – It was noted that the County approved the use of the parking lot for this project.
FY10 CLG Budget Deadline – The grant request is due in Bismarck on Friday, Feb. 19. O’Leary asked commissioners to think about projects for 2010. Discussion included possible nomination of The Kegs building and the Williams Brothers Pipeline building, and a Riverside Neighborhood brochure. It was noted that CLG grant money generally would not be used to individually nominate private residences. Members discussed whether there are more surveys to be done and talked about ways to protect structures already on the National Register of Historic Places.
Motion:
to adjourn. (Lien, Bures)
Motion carries.
Meeting adjourned. 7:45 p.m.
The next regular meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, in A101 City Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Peg O’Leary
Coordinator