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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.04.2022 HISTORICAL COMMISSION ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA Regular Meeting October 4, 2022 Convened: 4:04 Adjourned: 4:59 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:04 PM by Chair Mcafoos 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance led by Chair Mcafoos. No invocation was said. 3. ROLL CALL Board Member Krissta King, Board Member Mike Menard, Board Member Betty Jo Stark, Board Member Judy Biglin, Board Member Mike Middlebrook (Virtually), Vice-Chair Melanie Trewyn, Chair Richard Mcafoos Present Commission Member Krissta King, Commission Member Mike Menard, Commission Member Betty Starke, Commission Member Melanie Trewyn, Chair Richard McAfoos, Environmental Resources Assistant Director Mike Middlebrook (virtually) Staff Kori Benton, Historic Preservation Officer, Erin Taylor, Associated Planner, Corey Barnes, Planning Technician & Staff Secretary & Staff Secretary and Ciara Forbes, Legal Representative . Excused Commission Member Judy Biglin 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair McAfoos made an announcement to please silence all electronic devices. Historical Commission Tuesday, October 4, 2022 4:00 PM 2 | P a g e 5. PUBLIC COMMENT None 6. MINUTES A. Approval of the July 5,2022 Historical Commission Meeting RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Commission Member Krissta King SECONDER: Commission Member Betty Starke AYES: Richard McAfoos, Betty Starke, Mike Middlebrook, Melanie Trewyn, Mike Menard, Krissta King. NAYS: None EXCUSED: None 7. ITEMS FOR ACTION / CONSIDERATION A. OLD BUSINESS 1. Historic Sign Kiosk Pilot Program Update STAFF PRESENTATION: Kori Benton, Planning Manager, SLC Planning Division, made a presentation. Mr. Benton wanted to introduce and welcome the newest member of the SLC Planning Department, Ms.Erin Taylor, to the board members. Also, wanted to introduce Nancy Bennett, President of the St. Lucie Historical Society & St. Lucie County Regional History Center. Mr. Benton spoke about the progress towards the future Historic Sign Kiosk. Mr. Benton stated that he was working on launching a pilot program with guidance and historical content and has collaborated with Nancy Bennett and Erin Taylor on the initial stages of talking with stakeholders, and drafting text exhibits for a peer review and other County stakeholders. Mr. Benton explained that the first Kiosk to launch is expected to be the "Edwin Binney Kiosk" showing background history and content. Nancy Bennett is currently getting documents together to help explain Edwin Binney's legacy. Mr. Benton started to discuss the location where the Edwin Binney Kiosk would be placed, based on the previous board meeting, the location would be at the Fort Pierce Yacht Club property, but more locations were found after visiting other county locations. The Regional History Museum Center on the southeast corner could be a possibility, Kori Benton stated and began to talk about good parking lot spaces and how the museum has other attractions to visit as well. Kori Benton wanted to get the endorsement from the Historical Board to help honor the new prime location for the Edwin Historical Commission Tuesday, October 4, 2022 4:00 PM 3 | P a g e Binney kiosk and to get the county too as well. Kori Benton gave a dimensional standard of 28'' x 42'' (inches). Also stated he will be working with the help of Nancy Bennett to help incorporate the Crayola embellishments on the Kiosk. COMMISSION DISCUSSION: Chair Mcafoos asked Kori Benton if the Edwin Binney Kiosk was within the fencing of the property. Mr. Benton stated it is within the fencing area of the museum. Chair Mcafoos wanted to confirm the area as well. Mr. Benton explained the decision would be best to keep the Kiosk on a county property so we can closely monitor the new Kiosk in a long-range plan, as other kiosks began to develop. Chair Mcafoos wanted to put on the record that he was highly in favor of the waterfront Fort Pierce Yacht Club location and thinks having the Kiosk outside the museum will draw people to other exciting locations within the county. Reaching out to the community elsewhere will be beneficial, as the public is already heading to the museum to learn about history, whereas remote sign kiosks are a great tool. Ms. King inquired about a timeframe for the other kiosk to be started. Mr. Beton replied the plan would be the year 2023, based on other variables. Mr. Benton gave a plan of approach after Edwin Binney Kiosk. Next would be to start with the White City Kiosk in White City Park next, then Indrio Road Schoolhouse Kiosk which has a location on Emerson Ave. and Indrio Rd. Ms. Stark stated that there should be a sign on display close to the bridge (Or US-1) letting people know about the kiosk. Nancy Bennett stated that she's thrilled about having a kiosk at the museum and stated to Chair Mcafoos that the kiosk would be a lot safer too. Ms. Bennett stated putting a sign on or close to the bridge would be difficult as FDOT might not approve it. Vice-Chair Trewyn loves the prime location of the Kiosk but asked if it could be made into something that's Kid- Friendly. Vice-Chair Trewyn thinks it should be more interactive instead of seeing just a bunch of text, Crayola tends to lead with kids and the adults can read the adult side of the information. Ms. Bennett explained to Vice-Chair Trewyn that the museum has become more and more kid-friendly through the years and has incorporated a lot of kid activities for the kids. Chair Mcafoos asked how many kids tend the museum yearly. Ms. Bennett gave a "last month" count of around 300 kids. Kori Benton stated that he would continue to work with Nancy Bennett and also reach out to FDOT. Chair Mcafoos also agrees that working with signage throughout FDOT is a large undertaking and very challenging. Mr. Benton mentioned the potential for a future Historical Commission Meeting, if properly noticed and adequate space were available, a possible public meeting held at the museum. The Commissioners acknowledged the limited meeting space at the Museum. Historical Commission Tuesday, October 4, 2022 4:00 PM 4 | P a g e B. NEW BUSINESS 8. MEMBER MATTERS Chair Mcafoos stated that the word "Peer Review" should be removed from the presentation as the Historical Commission is not subject to Peer-Reviewer and would like different wording. Chair Mcafoos stated that there are multiple different funding and grants that could maybe help, saying reaching out to public sources could help fund these kiosks. Mr. Benton stated that there could be space at the museum for maybe one or two trees for shading, so maybe the ERD Department could help too. Commission Member Mike Middlebrook agreed as well. Chair McAfoos asked if line items 8 (Member Matters) and 9 (Discussion) could be consolidated into one item. Commission Liaison Corey Barnes stated that he will consolidate the items. Mr. Benton spoke about the BOCC reorganization meeting because of the three members of the Commission whose terms would be expiring this year and would be encouraged to reapply if they like. Chair McAfoos agreed with Mr. Benton and also encouraged Commission members to reapply if they wish to continue being on the Commission. 9. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 4:59 RESULT: APPROVE MOVER: Chair Richard McAfoos SECONDER: Melanie Trewyn AYES: Commission Member Krissta King, Commission Member Mike Menard, Commission Member Betty Starke, Commission Member Melanie Trewyn, Chair Richard McAfoos, NAYS: None EXCUSED: None Historical Commission Tuesday, October 4, 2022 4:00 PM 5 | P a g e