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08-B Hist Pres Min 04-13-05 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CITY HALL WEST ANNEX CONFERENCE ROOM 150 1ST STREET S.E. PARIS, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005 12:00 0'CLOCK P.M. 1.The Historic Preservation Commission Meeting was called to order by Vice- Chairman Barbara Wilson at 12:00 P.M. A.The following members were present: Jerry Raper Sue Lancaster Paul Denney Claudia Hunt Alternate:Becki Norment B.The following members were absent: Arvin Starrett, Chairman Ann Rodgers, Secretary Alternate:Brian Wear C.Also present was Lisa Wright, Historic Preservation Officer, and Bethany Golden, Main Street Coordinator. 2. Consideration of and action on the following Certificates of Appropriateness: A. 135 1st Street S.E. - City of Paris, by David Denney of Denney Motion to recuse Paul Denney was made by Becki Norment, Architects. seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 5-0. David Denney explained to the Commission that the requested COA was for a minor revision from what had already been approved. He stated that the doors as originally requested to be designed by Mike Malone were so large and heavy that they would have been difficult to open, so the revised doors will be of conventional size with glass panels and wood trim painted to match the top woodwork. Motion to approve the COA was made by Becki Norment, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 5-0. Motion to return Paul Denney to the meeting was made by Becki Norment, seconded by Sue Lancaster. Motion carried 5-0. April 13, 2005 Page 2 B. Vice-Chairman Wilson advised 634 3rd Street S.W. - Nancy Reynolds. the Commission that this item was dropped, so no action is necessary. C. No one was present on behalf 509 S. Main - Glenn and Lynn Bertelson. of this application to answer questions, so motion to table was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Paul Denney. Motion carried 6-0. 3. Consideration of and action on recommending approval of the following requests for tax exemptions: A.The HPO advised that the COA for 130 Bonham Street - Daniel Atnip. the work listed in the application had already been approved. Motion to recommend the exemption to the City Manager was made by Sue Lancaster, seconded by Becki Norment. Motion carried 5-0, with Paul Denney abstaining. 4. Discussion of and possible action regarding the following structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled “Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures,” to determine whether such buildings or structures can be rehabilitated and designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris: A.. The HPO advised that this Corner of 7th Street N.W. and Henderson property is the apartment complex located next door to the Casa Bonita Apartments. Motion to forward this structure the Building and Standards Commission was made by Claudia Hunt, seconded by Paul Denney. Motion carried 6-0. 5. The HPO handed out Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Officer. the attached report. Vice-Chairman Wilson asked if there was a deadline for exemptions, and HPO advised that the application had to be submitted prior to the commencement of work. Sue Lancaster reported that not all applicants were posting their COAs as required. 6. The HPO advised that the Request items from Board for future agendas. revised Pocket Park proposal was not on the agenda because Arvin Starrett had requested to be present when it was acted upon, so it would be placed on the next agenda. April 13, 2005 Page 3 7.The meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m. APPROVED THIS 11TH DAY OF MAY, 2005. ________________________________ Arvin Starrett, Chairman Historic Preservation Project/Inquiry Status Report DateName/SubjectAddressInquiry/ActionStatus Bethany has been talking with some downtown merchants about possible façade 2/28/05HPCVariousDamaged awningsgrants to redo awnings. Holding back on this one. The property owner has been working with someone on purchasing the property. I have spoken with the potential purchaser and they will be 2/28/05HPOGulf StationInappropriate window panecontacting me to discuss appropriate 3/9/05HPCBrame & S. MainOld Piano in front yardPiano has been removed. CLOSED Code Inspector sent violation notices on 3/28 for 4 vehicles that qualified as junk vehicles and for accumulation of rubbish. Inspector is in court today, so I could not get a current status report this morning. When time expires, if the property owner Gibson Bail Bonds -Accumulation of rubbish, junkhasn't abated the nuisance, a citation will be 3/9/05HPC965 1st Street S.W.vehiclesissued. Have been in contact with potential purchaser. He has asked that the City advise of what the vision for the downtown area is, because he would like to renovate in accordance with that. Visionaries will be 3/11/05Grand TheaterPossible sale of building.addressing this. Sent a letter on 3/31 requesting that he make repairs. Was contacted on 4/8 and advised that a contractor was hired and would begin work within a week or so to 3/29/05Anonymous123 S. MainDilapidated Exterior Featuresmake all necessary repairs. Sign arrived. We need to pick a location, and the grand unveiling will occur during 4/8/05Preserve American/aSignPreservation Month activities. City Council adopted a 60 day moratorium on the issuance of sign permits. A new ordinance will be presented at the May 4/11/05Signsn/aMoratoriummeeting.