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2022-12-08 Historic Preservation Commission MinutesCITY OF EDMONDS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Summary Minutes of Regular Meeting December 8, 2022 LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, CALL TO ORDER, AND ROLL CALL Chair Vogel read the Land Acknowledgement and called the meeting of the Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission to order at 5:30 p.m. Commissioners Present Larry Vogel (Chair) Jeremy Mitchell (Vice Chair) Katie Kelly Tim Raetzloff Sam Spencer Commissioners Absent Chris Deiner-Karr David Preston MINUTES: Staff Present Michele Szafran, Planner Others Present Dave Teitzel, Edmonds City Council Representative Approval of November 9, 2022 HPC Minutes The November 9, 2022 HPC minutes were approved as presented. AGENDA ADDITIONS/CHANGES None. REQUESTS FROM THE AUDIENCE There were no audience comments. NEW BUSINESS Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 8, 2022 Pagel of 3 City Email Policy — Ms. Szafran reviewed the policy that all emailing between city boards, commissions, and staff must be done through city emails. Chair Vogel noted that it is possible to have the emails forwarded to another email address; however, if you want to respond, you need to go into the city email account. 2. City account password reset instructions — Ms. Szafran reviewed these procedures. UNFINISHED BUSINESS HPC Calendar Update — Ms. Szafran explained that 1000 calendars have gone to print and should be back at the middle of next week. Chair Vogel said he wanted to make sure that the City Council members each have one. Chair Vogel and Commissioner Spencer and indicated they would help distribute the calendars to merchants and department heads. Chair Vogel expressed appreciation for the assistance of Brad Shipley for the final formatting of the calendar. ACTION ITEMS Extended Agenda — There was discussion about items to possibly include as extended agenda items including resurrecting The Preservationist newsletter, walking tours, and recognizing properties not on the Register. Councilmember Teitzel gave an update on the concrete weir and the repair of erosion issues. The City wants to save part of the weir for historic purposes and have some signage to let people know about the history. There was some discussion about whether the Commission needs to recognize it as a historic structure/site. Ms. Szafran reviewed the process for nominating something as a historic site. There was consensus to investigate nominating the weir as a historic structure/site and a desire to preserve as much of it as possible. Ms. Szafran will send a link to Commissioner Spencer who will follow up on the nomination process. There was a question about whether the timing of this designation matters in relation to the repairs being done by the City. COMMISSION CHAIR COMMENTS Chair Vogel is looking forward to doing great things together in 2023. He is happy to continue serving as Chair and to move forward with getting the newsletter going again, getting walking tours going, and adding things like the weir and other properties to the Register. He thanked Vice Chair Mitchell for serving as Vice Chair. He wished everyone a safe, successful, and peaceful holiday season. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Commissioner Kelly thanked Chair Vogel for taking on the Chair position again. She wished everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Commissioner Spencer said he was looking forward to working on the weir matter. Vice Chair Mitchell referred to the 106 review of the cell tower that was brought up at the last meeting. He said he had reviewed what triggers something from removing itself from historical preservation designation as outlined in federal code and Edmonds code. He reviewed the process if there is a 106 designation. Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 8, 2022 Page 2 of 3 Councilmember Teitzel thanked the commissioners for the work they do and wished everyone a happy holiday. Chair Vogel recognized the hard work the Council does and thanked Councilmember Teitzel for being present. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:14 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 8, 2022 Page 3 of 3