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Historical Commission
Tuesday, April 17, 2013, 4:00 PM
2300 Virginia Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34982
Planning & Development Services Department
Conference Room One
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman, Charles Hayek called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM
ROLL CALL
Jack Connolly.........
James H. Moses.....
Susan Enns Stans..
Marjorie Harrell.......
David Heffelfinger...
Charles Hayek........
MEMBER ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT
................... Commission
..................... Commission
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.....................Vice Chair
..:..................Chairman~~4
Heather Young ...................... `~~
Leslie Olson ..............................s
Sarah Smith ................................
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE
Toni MonoMan z'
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Review
Mr. Havek called for a
2. ,~ -Items for
...Assistant
Preservation Officer
s from the March 19, 2013 meeting. Mr.
Ms. Stans 2nd. The motion passed
A. Maintenance oftlje Armed Occupation Act Coquina Rock Fireplace
Chairman Hayek~,dalled for="discussion of the Coquina Rock Fireplace located at 4111 S
Indian River Drive.`
At the last meeting fhe Historical Commission members instructed Leslie Olson, Planning
Manager to draft a letter for signature in order to follow up with the property owner regarding
maintaining the area around the fireplace. Ms. Olson drafted the letter for signature;
however, prior to the letter being signed and sent out, Mr. Jeffrey W. Stanley, the property
owner contacted Mr. Hayek via email regarding the Commission's past offer to help maintain
the site. The owner also informed Mr. Hayek that Ms. Lucille Rights with the St. Lucie
County Regional History Center (formally known as the St. Lucie County Historical Museum)
contacted him to see if she could remove the fireplace from his property; because, she felt
that it would not survive in its current condition and would be better served in the History
museum. However, the property owner was vehemently against the removal of the
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1 fireplace. Instead, he preferred that the Historical Commission members come to assist his
2 lawn maintenance personnel in the cleanup and preservation of the site until he was able to
3 oversee the maintenance himself.
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5 Further discussion ensued, which lead the Commission members to request that Ms. Olson
6 respond to Mr. Stanley's email and coordinate a date for members of the Commission to go
7 out and assist in the maintenance of the site. The board would also like to keep Ms. Rights
8 informed about their efforts and the condition of the fireplace.
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10 B. White City Historic District
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12 Mr. Heffelfinger updated the Commission on his meeting with ttie White City Improvement
13 Club (WCIC) Board of Directors. He felt that the WCIC~oard of directors would be
14 amenable to the idea of establishing a historic district absent of pY p~ y restrictions.
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16 Further discussion ensued on how the Commission ember"s might mtr'oc~uce the idea of a
17 portion of White City becoming a historic districl,~to'the stakeholders m White City. The
18 following was suggested: ; ` ~ ~'~
20 The use of brochures explaining the benefits of a;ht~onc`distnct
21 Surveying the residents of White City in order€toS~et their position on creating a
22 historic district and to identify tithe possible bouridar~es of the district. (The survey
23 would include face to face meetings and/or mail outs ~,
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Holding individual meetings with .t"he members Hof ~,-' he Board of County
25 Commissioners to see if they would';be amenable to the~dea.
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27 C, Election of ~hajr and Vice ChaiF~ ~''~ ~ rE
28 All Board members unanimously';,<voted to retain Mr. Charles Hayek as Chairman and Mr.
29 David Heffelfinger as Uiee Chairmen of the Hisfo'ncaf Commission.
31 3. Member Matters :~~'~~> ,,~'~
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35 4. -'hair Matters ~ ~r~ ~`
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39 5~ Discussion~N~emli~~s and / or Staff
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41 Sarah Smith, Historical'~Commission Secretary gave a brief presentation about a workshop
42 she attended in Sanford Florida. The workshop was on historic preservation and the
43 advantages of becoming a Certified Local Government (CLG). Sarah's presentation
44 included information on the following topics:
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46 The benefits of becoming a CLG
47 Repairing old wood (Materials that can be used for the process)
48 Preservation of old bricks (Proper way to remove mortar from old bricks and
49 different ways to relay them)
50 Stripping and repairing old window sashes
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1 ANNOUNCEMENTS
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3 None
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5 Next meeting date: June 18, 2013 at 4:00 PM
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8 The meeting adjourned at 5:10 PM.
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