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Full Agenda Packet HISTORIC COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 FOURTH FLOOR TRAINING ROOM 416 MUNICIPAL BUILDING 18 NORTH JACKSON STREET JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 5:15 p.m. 1.Call to Order. 2. Comments from the Public. 3. Minutes of the August 23, 2010 regular meeting “C” 4. Update on Discussions with Gazette. 5. Hedberg Library Request to Digitize the “City on the Rock River.” 6. Resignation Discussion. 7. Matters Not on the Agenda. Monday, September 13, 2010. 8. Next Meeting – 9. Adjournment. ** “C” Indicates an item that the Historic Commission will take up under Consent Agenda. Please call Tera Barnett (755-3085, barnettt@ci.janesville.wi.us) if you are unable to attend the meeting. City of Janesville Historic Commission Minutes August 23, 2010 Community Development Conference Room 4th Floor 18 N. Jackson St., Janesville, WI Present: Dan Atwood, Bruce Dennis, Tim Maahs, Janine Peterson, Susan Thompson. City Absent: Staff: Brad Cantrell, Gayle Price Kim Friedrichs, Ken Wolf. Call To Order. 1. Dan Atwood called the meeting to order at 5:17 pm Comments From The Public: 2. Jackie Wood had several comments: a.House Tour Flyer th b.Woman’s Mural Dedication, August 26 at 5:00 pm at the Courthouse. Christine Lidbury is guest speaker and a reception follows the program. c.There is a Traditional Building Conference being held October 20 – 23, 2010 in Chicago. You can go to traditionalbuildingshow.com for more information. d.The Lovejoy home situation is grave with the deterioration of the property as well as Grace Hall. Perhaps a discussion should take place related to the zoning of the property. Jackie stated the neighborhood wants to know more about the zoning. Brad Cantrell stated he would check into it and get back to Jackie. Jackie also talked about making the property more saleable perhaps tearing down Grace Hall considering the damage because of the hole in the roof. There was additional discussion related to the status of foreclosure of the properties. Jackie hoped the Historic Commission would support more discussion about the property. Minutes of the July 26, 2010 Regular Meeting “C”: 3. A motion was made by Tim Maahs and seconded by Susan Thompson to approve the consent agenda with two corrections to the minutes: Tim Maahs was not at the meeting and should have been recorded as absent along with a correction to item 6b. Motion approved. Review of Janesville Historic Commission 2009-2010 Annual Report: 4.A few adjustments were made to the document. Dan asked commission members to contact Tera with any changes to their biography. He also noted that there needed to be information added for Kim Friedrichs the newest commission member. Update on Discussions with Gazette: 5.Dan Atwood stated he submitted the required materials on August 2, 2010 and has not heard back from the Gazette yet. He will keep the Commission updated on the progress. Review of Tallman Arts Festival: 6. a.Was slow in morning and late afternoon. b.At least 100 people went through the house. c.It would be nice to have a banner to put on the tent for the Historic Commission. d.The Commission needs to find a tent, table and chairs. e.We should create a file with a check list of what we do for the Fair as well as the items we bring for display. We may want to consider making new displays. Matters Not on the Agenda: 7. a.The Tallman House is on the agenda for the City Council meeting tonight specifically discussion and vote on the extension of the Tallman House lease for 2 years and introduction of a 2010 note issue of $25,000 for repairs that include the roof, cupola, soffits, gutters, and chimneys. b.Dan Atwood asked if anyone would be attending the October Historic Preservation workshops in Lake Geneva. He mentioned he would be attending if anyone wanted to car pool. c.Dan Atwood reported he met with Christine Moore today and will get with Tera regarding the cross referencing of the Downtown Guidelines with the Downtown Overlay District Plan. Christine needs 22 copies for September DDA meeting. d.Dan stated is has been in contact with business owners to form a team to support the work that needs to be done related to the Downtown Historic Overlay District. Jim Alverson and Britton Graft have agreed to serve. Dan will be approaching others as well. e.Dan distributed some of Rich Fletcher’s photos of the Tallman House. Rich wanted the Commission to see them. f.The commission recognized Brad Cantrell for his years of service to the City of Janesville. Commission members thanked Brad for his dedication to historic preservation in the City of Janesville. Brad thanked the commission and stated he enjoyed his service to Janesville and continued support of historic preservation by the commission. Next Meeting: 8.Monday, September 13, 2010 Adjournment: 9.A motion was made by Susan Thompson and seconded by Tim Maahs to adjourn the meeting at 5:59 pm. Motion carried.