Full Agenda Packet
HISTORIC COMMISSION AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
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 March 28, 2011 regular meeting “C”
4. Discussion with Jackie Wood about Space & Equipment in Old Towne Mall for May
Expo.
5. Update on April 13 DDA Town Hall Meeting.
6. Nominations for Historic Preservation Awards.
7. Update on May Expo/Workshop.
8. Matters Not on the Agenda.
9. Next Meeting – April 25, 2011.
10. 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
March 28, 2011
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Community Development Conference Room 4 Floor
18 N. Jackson Street, Janesville, WI
Present:
Dan Atwood, Bruce Dennis, Britten Grafft, Susan Thompson, Gale Price, Tim Maahs
Absent:
Janine Peterson, Bob Kimball
1.Call to order. Dan Atwood called the meeting to order at 5:17 pm
2.Comments from the Public: None
3.Minutes of the March 14, 2011 Regular Meeting “C”: A motion was made by Susan
Thompson , seconded by Tim Maahs to approve the consent agenda with corrections.
Motion carried.
4.Discussion of the April 13, 2011 DDA Town Hall Meeting. Dan Atwood stated that
there was no discussion necessary. Tim Maahs informed commission that he will not be
able to participate in the April 13 meeting.
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5.Nomination forms for the May Workshop: Dan Atwood requested that we extend the
deadline. Gale Price outlined that there would be ample time to do so and
recommended an extension to the 18 of April, allowing data to be included with our
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meeting packet prior to the April 25 Historic Commission meeting. Dan Atwood had
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grammatical changes to the nomination forms and will direct those to Tera Barnett
directly to have the website updated. Discussion moved to the draft designs that were
provided to the group. Everyone really liked them. We clarified that this is for the 2010
Calendar year, so an adjustment would be made to the header. Gale Price is going to see
if it is appropriate to have the City Manager sign along with the Historic Commission
Chair. All liked the idea of having the City Seal added to the document. Bruce Dennis
made a motion to extend the date for nominations, second by Tim Maahs, motion
carried.
6.Report on Contacts for May Expo: Dan Atwood informed everyone that Beneficial
Insulation was back on the docket for a booth. They requested close to the Main Street
entrance for both sound and ease of moving their equipment. Michael Bolster will be
presenting a short program on porches, and then open up the discussion in more of a
Q&A format. Terrill Remodeling has been added as a exhibitor. Jackie Wood will be
present at our April 11 meeting to work with the commission to finalize space/layout in
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the Old Towne Mall for the expo. Tim Maahs will follow up with Jackie Wood to
determine when the Mall would be open for exhibitors to set up. Britten Grafft stated
that she was still unable to reach the Sutterlins to determine if they would like to
participate.
The following is the schedule as agreed to by the Commission:
8:30 am – Expo opens to the public
9:00 am – Opening Remarks delivered by Historic Commission Chair
(Back Stairwell)
9:15 am - Prairie Craftsman Presentation – lower mall
10:00 am – break
10:15 am - Michael Bolster – lower mall
11:00 am – break
11:15 am – Adlers – lower mall
12:00 pm – break
12:15 pm - Citizens for Preservation (Rich Fletcher Group) lower mall
1:00 pm – Expo closes for this year.
7.Discussion regarding rooftop solar panels in a historic district. Gale Price stated that
the installation of solar panels require building permits because of the extra weight that
they put on the roof of any building. Gale Price stated that the Historic Commission
should be studying this in preparation for future requests. Susan Thompson inquired if
we knew what the State Historical groups position was as related to the installation of
the panels on historic properties. Gale Price requested that we investigate this and bring
this to our next meeting. Gale Price stated that we have to balance what we can
recommend as to not burden the requestor with excessive costs.
8.Matters not on the agenda: Commission requested an update from Gale Price on the
status of the Lovejoy mansion. Gale Price stated that it has become public knowledge
that the property owner has recently filed for bankruptcy which has the potential to
make any progress for reversing damage done to date a much more complicated process
from the City’s perspective. Dan Atwood provided a newspaper clipping that states
that the property will be sold at Sherriff’s sale on May 4, 2011.
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9.Next meeting – April 11, 2011
10.Adjournment: a motion was made by Bruce Dennis and seconded by Susan Thompson
to adjourn the meeting at 6:26 pm. Motion carried.