All right. >> [clears throat]
» Well, we have a quorum here, so I'll call to order
the Historic Preservation Commission meeting
of July 27th, 2026. First on the agenda is approval of the
minutes from the June 22nd meeting. Everyone read them? Do I have any
motions to approve the minutes? >> Make motion to approve.
» All right. Second? >> I'll second.
» All right. Thanks, Shauna. All those in favor say aye.
» Aye. >> Aye.
» Public Relations and Education Committee, it did not meet. Is that
correct? I don't even think the chair is here.
And the District Committee >> We did not meet.
» Did not meet, but the COA Committee did to meet.
My goal, 800 Cincinnati Street, if you'd like to introduce the demolition.
» Yep. So, St. James Church is here. They are demolishing or submitting
application to demolish a utility structure uh on the property. Uh it's
kind of a stand-alone uh boiler room that I don't think has been used since
the '90s or the early 2000s, so the '90s. Um it's just out uh
it's outlived its use. Um and it's causing now
um problems with the pavement around it.
The tunnel that connects to the to the church back is is kind of sagging in a
couple spaces, so we want to demolish the building, fill in the tunnel,
backfill for the parking lot, and uh repave um
repave that structure. I'll get to the overhead map.
Uh you can see right there on your screen. It's indicated there by the red.
It's not attached to um the main school. It kind of sits out
on its own, so this one was pretty straightforward. They're
um essentially asking for approval for the demolition on site. And then in
addition, they are asking uh that we waive the uh 60-day waiting period. That
is not a parameter that we set. Typically,
that's what Board of Works does for structures that don't pose a safety
or health threat to the public. Um but because um
because this is a utility structure, um
I had the conversation with David ahead of
the application that that he could ask for us to waive the that 60 days. Now,
commission could oppose a week, they could oppose 2 weeks, they could oppose
30 days, they can waive it. It's kind of you you're not held by the Board of
Works standards. Board of Works just sets a standard that if it's not um
if it's not a threat to public safety, then they then they uphold the 60 days.
But typically, those are on structures that have some that we might be able to
move the house or remove um details from inside the house, kind of
like what we did up at the um the house that the Catholic church owned
up on South Street. So.
If there's any questions, this one was a pretty
pretty straightforward um
there's some pictures here from the utility
or from the structure. Sorry, excuse me. Any questions?
» This one's kind of something happened in the ground.
» [clears throat] >> Uh and this was recommended by the C-Bay
Committee for approval.
» And do you want to explain your position?
» Uh as a member of St. James, I'm I guess
I'm recusing myself of it. Um this is a structure that
when we did the grant or the old school historic preservation grant, walked
around the building with um
Division of Historic Preservation Archaeology, they excluded it from the
grant because they knew that it would at some point in time need to to be come
down and they did not want to put it under their covenants.
So, um so >> [clears throat]
» It it does have you know, a few things that could be
salvaged off of it at this time, but it is a structure that's been in
deteriorating condition for a long time. >> When the COA committee did meet as you
said, um
we agreed to uh approve the demolition and wave uh 60-day period both.
Um with the school schedule coming up, it made sense to
wave this structure that is not contributing and it's
pretty much out of view. It's it's barely visible, right? Um
and some of the materials could be salvaged, right? So,
the petitioners would like to say anything else. They provided some good
documentation in our packet. Got a couple pages worth.
There's any questions from the commissioner if you guys like to say
anything, it's up to you.
» I think Michael Carver and what we discussed except with the COA committee.
» Perfect. Are there any Yeah, right.
landscape view. I think you're seeing the picture of the
structure that's not aesthetically pleasing.
And a safety concern to us. >> If this structure was attached to the
school, this would be a much different conversation, but because there is a
separation from the building, this one's a
» Yeah, and frankly, it's utility is kind of left its it
in history, right? >> Yep.
» Um so >> With the removal of the smoke stack
years ago, if that's what it indicated what it was,
you know, that's that's what kind of made it a landmark. With the
removal of that, there is not much history left.
» Any questions or comments from the commission?
I have a motion. >> I'll make a motion.
» All right. Would anyone like to second? >> I'll second.
I'll second the point. >> Any seconds? All those in favor say aye.
» Aye. >> Aye.
» All those opposed? Motion carries.
» Approved with waving the 60 days, correct?
» Yes. And the demolition both. >> Thank you.
» I think it's both actions, right? >> Demolition and
» Clarify that we voted Should we vote twice on that?
» No, you can Essentially, that's a caveat of the approval. We're approving the
demolition and waving any kind of You could just say any kind of waiting
period. So, it It's one and the same.
» Next to staff report. >> Yep. So, um I'll get you out of here
quick. The only real question I have is a couple times
um this meeting time at 7:00 p.m. has come up
as to why we have it this late. Um so, I'm going to without a full commission,
I'll probably send an email ahead of next month's meeting, but we could
potentially um move this meeting to 5:30, 6:00 p.m.
start, anything that's earlier if that works for the majority. We can have a
conversation about how many votes it would do. We don't actually have to vote
on it in um in the ordinance. It just states that if
we have business, we have to we have to meet once a month. Doesn't indicate a a
day or a time. Um so, we use this time for um to attend
after work. Uh anyone to attend after work. Um
you know, people are still working that are on this commission, and so um you
know, if 5:30 doesn't work, or 3:00 doesn't work, or noon doesn't work, or
whatever. But I think for the purposes of starting the conversation, we would
probably be looking between 5:30 and 6:00 start time. Just to bring it down a
little bit earlier if that works for the group, but I'll send an email out Uh
ahead of next month's meeting. Speaking of next
month's meeting, if we don't have a CFA, next month will be the Harn Museum. So,
we'll keep this day and time. However, if we do have a meeting this meeting in
here next month, I'll need to move the Harn meeting to a different day.
So, I'll probably send out a Doodle Poll or something to see what day and time
would work best for the majority of us. >> So, right now it's the 24th?
» It is the 24th, yeah. Yep.
» Great. >> So, that's it.
» Awesome. All right. Is there any comment from the
public?
Do I have a motion to adjourn? >> I'll motion.
» Second. >> Second.
» Thanks, Julie. All those in favor say aye.
» Aye.