HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-01-18 Historical Commission Meeting Draft
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Historical Commission
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 2:00 PM
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2300 Virginia Ave
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Fort Pierce, FL 34982
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Planning & Development Services Department
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Conference Room One
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CALL TO ORDER
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Chairman, Charles Hayek called the meeting to order at 2:13 PM
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ROLL CALL
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Jack Connolly ................................... Commission Member (arrived at 2:40 pm)
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James H. Moses ............................... Commission Member
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Philip S. Steel ................................... Commission Member
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David Heffelfinger ............................. Vice Chairman
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Charles Hayek .................................. Chairman
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MEMBER ABSENT:
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Hilda “Ruth” McSween ...................... Commission Member
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Marjorie Harrell ................................. Commission Member
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STAFF PRESENT
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Heather Lueke .................................. Assistant County Attorney
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Kara Wood........................................ Planning Manager
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OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
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Toni Monokian
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1. Review and approval of Minutes
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Mr. Hayek called for a motion to approve the minutes from the September 21, 2010 meeting.
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Mr. Heffelfinger moved that the minutes be approved; Mr. Moses seconded the motion and it
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passed unanimously.
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2. Items for Consideration or Action
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A. Draft invitation to coordinate with other historic preservation organizations
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The Commission voted at the September 21, 2010 meeting to have Jim Moses prepare a
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draft letter to other historical organizations around the County to initiate communication.
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Members made suggestions for edits to the letter and decided that the letter should be
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signed by Chairman Hayek and sent to the following organizations:
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City of Fort Pierce Historic Preservation Board
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St. Lucie Historical Society
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Port St. Lucie Historical Society
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Steam Locomotive Association
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White City Improvement Club
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Lincoln Park Main Street
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Fort Pierce Main Street
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St. Lucie Village
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Mr. Steel suggested that the groups be invited to the next Historical Commission meeting
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and made a motion to initiate that invitation. Mr. Heffelfinger seconded the motion and it
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passed unanimously. It was decided that the invitation would be included in the letter.
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B. Robinson House update
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Mr. Hayek informed the group that the property was listed for sale at $250,000 and when he
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contacted the realtor he was told that the building could be demolished. Ms. Lueke clarified
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that this property had already been designated on the local register so the Historical
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Commission would need to review any application for demolition. Mr. Connolly agreed to
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contact Anthony Westbury at the St. Lucie News Tribune and see if he would write a story
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on the status of the house to create local interest.
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C. Historical Commission Mission Statement
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Mr. Moses said that he had requested this item to be on the agenda so the Commission
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could be clear what their intent would be in future meetings. In discussing the possibility of
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designating more properties, Mr. Steel asked how many in the County would be eligible. Ms.
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Wood said she would email the spreadsheet of properties surveyed on the Florida Master
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Site File. Language for a possible mission statement was further discussed. Mr. Moses
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made a motion to adopt the following: “Representing the generations to come by honoring
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the generations of the past.” The motion was seconded by Mr. Steel and it passed
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unanimously.
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D. Methods of noting historic designation of properties
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Ms. Wood summarized that, while historic properties in the City of Fort Pierce are not
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indicated as such in a title search, this is likely due to how they were designated collectively
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within districts. Properties designated as historic in the County are done so individually by
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resolution that is recorded in the public record, so this information is identified by a title
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search prior to purchase.
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Mr. Steel agreed to talk to Indian River State College about having students create a project
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of designating potentially historic properties in the unincorporated County and will report
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back to the Commission at its April meeting.
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E. Certified Local Government status
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Ms. Wood summarized the purpose of the CLG program and that the Historic Preservation
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Ordinance was drafted so that the County would be eligible for CLG designation. She
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pointed out that, since the main advantage of becoming a CLG is to get funding for projects,
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it would be better to wait until the County has an inventory of eligible properties before
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applying. Once there is a longer list of historically designated buildings, it would be more
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advantageous for the County to be a CLG and eligible for grants set aside for these local
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governments.
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3. Member Matters
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Mr. Connolly asked if the Commission wanted to meet more often than quarterly. The
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Commission decided that once Mr. Steel has a response from IRSC about the possibility of
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a student project to designate properties, then there would be a decision about an earlier
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meeting. Pending that feedback, the next meeting could be in 45 days.
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4. Chair Matters
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None
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at
The next meeting date for the Historical Commission will be on
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2:00 PM in Planning and Development Services Conference Room 1
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The meeting adjourned at 3:35 PM
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