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10/12/2011 MINUTESMINUTES REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011 12:00 O'CLOCK P.M. 1. The Historic Preservation Commission meeting was called to order by Paul Denney, Vice Chairman at 12:00 p.m. A. The following members were present: Paul Denney, Vice - Chairman Douglas Cox Ben Vaughan Nancy Anderson David Stewart Britin Bostick B. The following members were absent: Arvin Starrett, Chairman C. Also present were Jeanna Scott, Historic Preservation Officer; and Cheri Bedford, Main Street Manager. 2. Approve previous meeting minutes. (September 26, 2011) Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Nancy Anderson to approve the meeting minutes for September 26, 2011. Motion carried 6 -0. 3. Consideration of and action on the following Certificate of Appropriateness: A. 2 Clarksville Street — Sky Sign — Bowden 's — Bob Bowden presented the petition. Mr. Bowden stated they will be changing the graphics on the sky sign located at 2 Clarksville. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Britin Bostick to approve the COA. Motion carried 6 -0. B. 9 East Plaza — Itsy Bitsy Spider — Robin Weems presented the petition. Ms. Weems stated she will be utilizing the sign from the previous location. The sign will not be back lit, and there will also be window graphics. Motion was made by Douglas Cox, seconded by Ben Vaughan to approve the COA. Motion carried 6 -0. C. 25 North Main Street — Time Flies — B.A. Sessums — Alex Pickering with Scott's Custom Signs presented the petition. Ms. Pickering stated they are proposing a blade sign to mounted on the existing bracket along with an under canopy sign and window graphics. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Nancy Anderson to approve the COA. Motion carried 6 -0. D. 36 Clarksville Street — Sugar Shack — H.E. Mackey, Jr. presented the petition. Mr. Mackey stated they will be adding window graphics above the door and two 18 inches in diameter coke graphics on either side of the front door. Mr. Mackey presented a border to the commission which was not placed on the application. Commissioners informed Mr. Mackey he would have to come back to the commission to get approval on the border. Motion was made by Douglas Cox, seconded by David Stewart to approve the COA. Motion carried 6 -0. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Nancy Anderson to recuse Britin Bostick from item 3E. Motion carried 5 -0. E. 208 South Main Street — Bois d' Arc Restaurant — Matthew Coyle presented the ` petition. Mr. Coyle stated they will be setting a cooler on the north side of the property next to the building. The cooler will be painted to match the stripes on the main building. Motion was made by Douglas Cox, seconded by David Stewart to approve the COA. Motion carried 5 -0. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Douglas Cox to return Britin Bostick to the meeting. Motion carried 5 -0. G. 35 Lamar Avenue — Texas and Beyond — Beverly Roberts presented the petition. Ms. Roberts stated they will be adding window graphics to glass just right of the front door. Motion was made by Ben Vaughan, seconded by Britin Bostick to approve the COA. Motion carried 6 -0. Motion was made by Nancy Anderson, seconded by Britin Bostick to recuse Ben Vaughan from items 3F and 5. Motion carried 5 -0. F. 400 Church Street — Holy Cross Episcopal Church — Ben Vaughan, contractor presented the petition. Mr. Vaughan stated please disregard the lighting request for the sign, he will come back to the commission with an entire lighting package for the church. They are proposing to install copper down spouts and handrails. The down spouts will be located where the original overflow scuppers are over the pilasters; currently the overflow of water from the scuppers is draining down the pilasters and causing the wall to sink. Commissioners questioned the placement of the down spouts on the pilasters; it would be less prominent if placed between window and pilaster. Mr. Vaughan stated they would have no problem moving those over. Mr. Vaughan further presented the petition regarding the stainless steel handrails will be replaced with the period handrails with an addition to the door that does not currently have handrails. Motion was made by Nancy Anderson, seconded by Douglas Cox, to approve the COA subject to the down spouts being located to the recessed area between the pilasters and outer windows. Motion carried 5 -0. Motion was made by Britin Bostick, seconded by Douglas Cox to bring Ben Vaughan back to the meeting. S. Presentation by Ben Vaughan regarding safety glass and tint film options. for the Historic District. Ben Vaughan presented tint film options for Historic District businesses and homes. Mr. Vaughan stated the commission has discussed in the past exploring options for film to help with utility cost in historic buildings. Mr. Vaughan presented a product to the commission that would help cut energy cost; the film is applied directly to the inside of the window glass and reflects infrared heat. Mr. Vaughan further stated caution should be used because the material really heats up the glass significantly and old glass can crack under the heat. The commission could make available the information to property owners regarding options of using the film and publish this information to help property owners. 4. Presentation by Britin Bostick of the proposed renovations to the Lamar County Courthouse Parking Lot. Britin Bostick presented the proposed Courthouse parking lot renovations to the commission. Ms. Bostick presented the two options being considered by the Lamar County Commissioners for the renovations. The first option would include removal of the current parking lot on the north side and repave and restripe that area. The second option was to make the north side a green area, with park benches, fountain, trees and sidewalk area. 6 Future agenda items. 7. Meeting adjourned at 1:03 p.m. ' APPROVED THIS 14 DAY OF DECET