2011-07-14 Historic Preservation Commission MinutesCITY OF EDMONDS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUMMARY MINUTES
July 14, 2011
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Vogel called the meeting of the Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission to order at 6:15 p.m. in the P Floor
Conference Room of City Hall, 121 — 5th Avenue North. He read the Commission's mission statement.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT
STAFF PRESENT
Larry Vogel, Chair
Diane Cunningham, Administrative Assistant
Fred Bell
Eric Norenberg
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT
Steve Waite
Sue Bauer, Vice Chair
Jennifer Anttila (arrived at 6:15)
Christine Deiner-Karr (excused)
John Dewhirst (excused)
Andy Eccleshall (excused)
Michael Plunkett
Chair Vogel recognized the presence of visitor, Gerry Tays, retired historic preservation planner for the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission
READING/APPROVAL OF MINUTES
COMMISSIONER NORENBERG MOVED THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVE THE MINUTES OF DUNE 9,
2011 AS PRESENTED. COMMISSIONER ANTTILA SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/CHANGES
The agenda was accepted as presented.
REQUESTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
No one in the audience expressed a desire to address the Commission during this portion of the meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Registration Committee
Ms. Anttila advised that the Registration Committee was unable to meet since the last meeting. She said she would contact
the owner of the Red Barn building, once again, to encourage him to place his property on the Edmonds Register of Historic
Places. She said she does not believe anyone on the Registration Committee has contacted the owners of the Edmonds
Theater again.
Education and Outreach Committee
Chair Vogel distributed a draft copy of THE PRESERVATIONIST.
Preservation Planning Committee
Commissioner Waite said the Preservation Planning Committee pointed out some warranty issues with the Carnegie Library,
which have been corrected.
Edmonds South Snohomish County Historical Society
Mr. Bell provided a list of the 15 historic sites where the Historical Society has placed plaques. Four additional plaques will
be placed in the near future. He reported that the plaques on the old Yost Garage and high school are missing. These were
removed when remodeling occurred, and they are working to locate them.
NEW BUSINESS
Commissioner Anttila asked if the City could nominate all or part of the Edmonds Center for the Arts for the Edmonds
Register of Historic Places. Ms. Cunningham agreed to provide Commissioner Anttila with information about the contact
attempts that have been made by the City thus far.
Update on Plein Air
Chair Vogel recalled that Gallery North's Plein Air Program was scheduled to start on June 11th. A representative from
Gallery North had agreed to contact him about places where the artists could set up to paint the beautiful scenery in
Edmonds, but he never heard back. He agreed to call Gallery North for more information.
Update on Historic Survey
Ms. Cunningham announced that the historic survey is complete. The consultant is working to finish the report and will
provide a report to the Commission on September 8th. For Mr. Tays' benefit, the Commission provided more information
about the initial BOLA survey, as well as the survey that was just completed. It was explained that, as a Certified Local
Government, the City was required to conduct a survey to identify properties that are eligible for the Register.
Mr. Tays asked about the Commission's plan for moving from the inventory to actually encouraging property owners to
participate. Ms. Anttila answered that the Registration Committee would send a letter to the property owners and then
follows through with additional encouragement.
Update on Calendar
The Commission viewed the most current draft of the calendar. Commissioner Norenberg advised that just a few more
changes are needed before the calendar is ready to print. Chair Vogel said he prepared text related to Main Street and the
mill for THE EDMONDS PATCH that may be useful for the remaining text blocks. Commissioner Anttila shared some
ideas for enhancing some of the photographs, and she agreed to work with Commissioners Norenberg and Eccleshall to
update them. The Commission set a goal to have the draft calendar ready for printing by the end of September. Ms.
Cunningham agreed to confirm that budget allocated to the Commission by the City Council would cover the cost of printing
the calendar.
Update on Business Cards
Commissioner Norenberg did not have anything to report regarding the business cards.
ACTION ITEMS
Potential Property Nominations
There were no new potential property nominations to discuss during this part of the meeting.
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Updates to Historic Inventory
This item was not discussed.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION CHAIR COMMENTS
Chair Vogel said the next edition of THE PRESERVATIONIST should be ready for publication by the Commission's next
meeting or sooner. The Commission authorized Chair Vogel and Chair Eccleshall to move forward with printing without
bringing the final draft back to the Commission for approval.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
The Commission thanked Mr. Tays for attending their meeting. It was noted that he has extensive experience in historic
preservation and volunteer work.
Ms. Cunningham announced that the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery Board will sponsor "A Walk Back in Time" on July 21St
at 1:00 p.m. The event will include a guided tour around the cemetery.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
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