Committee Minutes
Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission
1405 First Avenue North
Grand Forks, ND 58203
701-772-8756
Meeting Minutes
October 25, 2005
7:00 p.m.
4895 N. 45th St.
Present: Marsha Gunderson, Chair, Gordon Iseminger, Ted Jelliff, Melinda Leach, Rolf Ottum,
Dale Sickels
Others: John Riske, Kevin Severson, Red River Valley Community Action; Peg O’Leary
Motion:
to approve the minutes of the October 11, 2005, meeting as presented. (Sickels, Jelliff)
Motion carries.
1108 4th Avenue North
, Section 106 review – John Riske
The house was built in 1889. RRVCA proposes to replace two exterior doors, replace the membrane and shingle the roof, add metal gutters and downspouts, and paint the exterior of the house. The house currently has Masonite siding and it appears that only one of the windows is original to the house. The exterior doors are also replacements.
Motion:
to concur that no adverse effect will result from the proposed work at 1108 4th Ave. N. (Jelliff, Sickels)
Discussion:
Members discussed the lack of any original fabric on the house. Ottum said it is unlikely that original siding remains under the Masonite since it’s very hard to apply Masonite over existing siding and so it was commonly removed. Riske said that he would have proposed vinyl siding and new single-hung windows if he had thought the Commission would approve it. He amended his proposal to substitute new 4” vinyl siding for the painting and add replacement single-hung windows along with the doors, gutters, downspouts, and roof work.
Motion fails.
Motion:
to concur that no adverse effect will result from the amended proposal for work at 1108 4th Ave. N. (Ottum, Leach)
Motion carries.
Chair Report
– Marsha Gunderson
Gunderson thanked Connie Triplett and Gerry Groenewold for inviting the Commission to tour their auto restoration shop.
Coordinator Report
– Peg O’Leary
O’Leary asked the Commission to formally approve the payout of remaining FY04 CLG funds to the Riverside Survey contractor. This action has been discussed at previous meetings and has been approved by the SHSND Grants Administrator, Amy Munson.
Motion:
to authorize the coordinator to use remaining CLG FY04 grant funds (approximately $2,130) to reimburse Steve Martens for a portion of the time he contributed to the Riverside Survey project. (Jelliff, Sickels)
Motion carries.
Members toured the facility and enjoyed the refreshments provided by the owners.
Meeting adjourned. 8:30 p.m.
The next regular meeting will be at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, in room A101, City Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Peg O’Leary, Coordinator