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06 - RECEIVE REPORTS/MINUTES FROM VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEESItem No. 6 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING CITY OF PARIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14, 2015 4:00 O'CLOCK P.M. 1. The meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Chair Douglas Cox. A. The following commissioners were present: Chair Douglas Cox, Vice Chair Michael Glatfelter, Ruth Ann Alsobrook, and Sherrie Holbert B. Lauri Redus, Beatrice Ardila, and Cindy Allcorn were absent. C. Staff also present: Joey Sleeper, Historic Preservation Officer; Robert Talley, Code Enforcement Supervisor; Cheri Bedford, Main Street Coordinator 2. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. (November 12, 2014) Motion was made by Commissioner Holbert and seconded by Vice Chair Glatfelter to approve the minutes as written. The motion carried 4 -0. 3. Consideration of and action on the following Historic Preservation Tax Abatement Agreement: Le Salon a Paris, 134 North Main St., Steve & Laura Harper Chair Cox introduced the item and called the applicant, Mr. Harper explained that they had purchased the property in 2013 and made exterior renovations to the building and were in need of tax relief. Mr. Sleeper noted that the commission had granted a certificate of appropriateness in 2103 for the renovations which were completed and approved by the City of Paris in 2014. A motion was made by Vice Chair Glatfelter and seconded by Commissioner Alsobrook to approve the item as proposed. The motion carried 4 -0 — CONSENT AGENDA- - [Items appearing on this consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the Commission, with such approval applicable to all items appearing on said agenda. If any Commission member desires to discuss and consider separately any item appearing on the consent agenda, that Commission member may do so by requesting that the item be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item.] 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. Code Enforcement recommends demolition of the following structures: A. 1523 Bonham St B. 260 NW 27th C. 646 SE 8th D. 756 NW 6th E. 564 NW 7th A motion was made by Vice Chair Glatfelter and seconded by Commissioner Holbert to recommend all items for demolition. The motion carried 4 -0. 5. Future Agenda Items No action was taken. 6. Adjournment With no other matters to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Alsobrook and seconded by Vice Chair Glatfelter. The motion carried 4 -0. Meeting adjourned at 4:12 p.m. APPROVED THIS 11 th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2015. Chai Douglas Cox 2 Minutes Traffic Commission City of Paris The Traffic Commission met on Tuesday February 03, 2015 at 5:15 P.M. in the Municipal Courtroom with the following members present: 1. David Ballard 2. Jimmy Hodges 3. Ken Kohls 4. Bill Sanders The city staff was represented by Asst. Chief Randy Tuttle and City Engineer Shawn Napier. In the absence of Chairman Barry Shiver and Vice - Chairperson Susan Hamby, Ken Kohis called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. A quorum was established with four members present. Mr. Kohls then moved to item #2 regarding the approval of minutes from the December 02, 2014 meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Sanders and second by Mr. Ballard to approve minutes of the meeting. Motion carried 4 -0. Mr. Kohis moved to item #3 regarding the discussion and possible action concerning converting one way traffic to two way traffic on Houston from 3rd NW to 6t" NE. Mr. Tuttle informed members that this was discussed at December 2014 meeting and city staff recommended the change. Mr. Ballard made a motion to convert Houston St. from one way traffic to two way traffic from 3rd NW to 6t" NE. A second was made by Mr. Sanders and motion passed 4 -0 Mr. Kohis moved to item #4 regarding the discussion and possible action concerning converting one way traffic to two way traffic on Price St. from 3rd NW to 6th NE. Mr. Tuttle informed members that this was also discussed at December 2014 meeting and city staff recommended the change. Mr. Hodges made a motion to convert Price St. from one way traffic to two way traffic from 3rd NW to 6th NE. A second was made by Mr. Ballard and motion passed 4 -0 Mr. Kohis then moved to item #5 regarding discussion and possible action concerning request to convert 2nd St. from W. Houston to W. Sherman from one way to two way traffic. Mr. Tuttle informed members that city staff had requested this street be converted along with the previous streets considered. After discussion Mr. Sanders made a motion to approve the request to change 2 "d St. from one way to two way traffic from W. Houston to E. Sherman Street. Mr. Hodges made a second to the motion and it carried 4 -0. Mr. Kohls then moved to item #6 regarding discussion concerning converting one way traffic to two way traffic on 1 st St. from Pine Bluff to Lamar Ave and 2nd St. from Pine Bluff to Lamar Ave. Mr. Tuttle informed members that TXDOT had placed the traffic lights at 2nd & Lamar and 1St & Lamar on flash mode for ninety days to study the traffic at these intersections to determine if the traffic light will be needed if 1s' and 2nd street are changed from one way to two way traffic. No action was taken as this was a discussion item only. Mr. Kohls then moved to item #7 regarding discussion and possible action concerning parking on 24th SE between Lamar and Clarksville. Mr. Tuttle informed members that a complaint had been received from Dennis Harper at 41024 th SE regarding parking on 24th SE and he requested consideration be given to place a No Parking Zone on 24th. Joe Iglehart 100 24th SE was present at the meeting and presented a petition with names of ten residents on 24th that opposed any No Parking Zones stating one was not needed at this time. After discussion members took no action and requested that Police patrol the street as much as possible for potential issues in the future. Mr. Kohls then moved to item #8 regarding any old business. Mr. Tuttle informed members that city council had passed a resolution at December 2014 meeting requesting TXDOT to move forward with closing the crossover in 5000 block SE Loop 286 and install a turnaround lane. Mr. Tuttle also informed members that TXDOT had received the request for the traffic study at Paris Towne Center. Mr. Kohis requested update on FM 1497 crossover and was advised that TXDOT is currently working on a plan to address the issue. Mr. Kohls then moved to item #9 regarding any future agenda items. There were none. Mr. Kohls then moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:52pm. A motion was made by Mr. Sanders and second by Mr. Ballard with motion carrying 4 -0.