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Home My WebLink About11/12/2012 - Regular Agenda Packet - Landmark CommissionAGENDA LANDMARK COMMISSION Regular Meeting Monday, November 12, 2012, at 5:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Hear Visitors. At this time, the Chairman will open the floor to citizens wishing to address the Commission on historic preservation issues not already scheduled on today’s agenda. The citizen presentations will be limited to three minutes in order to accommodate everyone who wishes to address the Commission and to allow adequate time for completion of the agenda items. The Commission will receive the information, ask city staff to look into the matter, or will place the matter on a future agenda for discussion. (A recording is made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record). 3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve Meeting Minutes.  December 12, 2011 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion of the powers and duties of the Landmark Commission. (JP) 5. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items – A Landmark Commission member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. 6. Adjourn. Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Design Review Board of the City of College Station, Texas will be held on the Monday, November 12, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Administrative Conference Room, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. The following subjects will be discussed, to wit: See Agenda Posted this the____day of________________, 2012 at____p.m. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By _____________________________ Sherry Mashburn, City Secretary By _____________________________ David Neeley, City Manager I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Design Review Board of the City of College Station, Texas, is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, in College Station, Texas, and the City’s website, www.cstx.gov. The Agenda and Notice are readily accessible to the general public at all times. Said Notice and Agenda were posted on__________, 2012 and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. This public notice was removed from the official posting board at the College Station City Hall on the following date and time: ______________________ by _________________________. Dated this _____ day of____________, 2012. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By_____________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me on this the day of_______________, 2012. ______________________________ Notary Public- Brazos County, Texas My commission expires:_________________ This building is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive service must be made 48 hours before the meeting. To make arrangements call (979) 764-3541 or (TDD) 1-800-735-2989. Agendas may be viewed on www.cstx.gov. MINUTES LANDMARK COMMISSION Monday, December 5, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. College Station City Hall Council Chambers 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Commission Members Present: Chairman Gaines West, William Lancaster, Joseph Williams, Hillary Jessup, M.D. Marshall, Jason Loyd, Jerry Cooper and Susan Irza Staff Present: Assistant Director Molly Hitchcock, Principal Planner Jennifer Prochazka, and Staff Assistant Mandi Alford Member Absent: None Others Present: Mrs. Lancaster AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call meeting to order. Chairman Gaines West called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear visitors. None AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consider absence request. None AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes for May 23, 2011. M.D. Marshall motioned to approve the meeting minutes; Hillary Jessup seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (8-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation, possible action, and discussion of the powers and duties of the Landmark Commission. (JP) Principal Planner Jennifer Prochazka gave a brief overview of the powers and duties. No action was taken on this item. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding amended Landmark Commission Rules of Procedure. (JP) Ms. Prochazka gave a brief over view of the Rules of Procedures. While in discussion Mr. West brought up amending the frequency of when the Commission meets. Ms. Prochazka suggested the Commission meet annually, and on an as needed basis. M.D. Marshall motioned to amend the frequency and on as needed basis of when the Commission meets; Joseph Williams seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (8-0). AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation, possible action, and discussion related to an update on the Southside Area Neighborhood Planning process. (JP) Susan Irza questioned if there was flexibility of homeowners whom want a district and those who do not. No action was taken on this item. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items – A Landmark Commission member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. Hillary Jessup wanted to know if there was a way the Commission could be notified when a home in Southside is being demolished or remodeled. M.D Marshall suggested that there be a sign up sheet for bringing refreshments to meetings. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Adjourn. Hillary Jessup motioned to adjourn the meeting; Jerry Cooper seconded the motion, which passed unopposed (8-0). Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. ___________________________ Gaines West, Chairman ATTEST: ___________________________ Mandi Alford, Staff Assistant 1 Duties and Responsibilities Established by the City of College Station for the purpose of enhancing the City’s ability to identify and protect historically and/or culturally significant districts, areas, sites, buildings and structures by bringing expertise from the community in those areas related to the designation of Historic Preservation Overlay Districts and protection of the contributing elements within them. Membership The Landmark Commission shall consist of seven regular members and two alternate members. Six of the regular members and the two alternate members shall be appointed by the City Council. The seventh regular member shall be the Chairman of the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee or his designee. The members of the Board shall be appointed for three year terms. Following initial appointments and staggered terms, two members shall be appointed each year. Council shall appoint the following to the Landmark Commission: a. One member shall represent one of the following fields or professions: 1) History 2) Archaeology b. Two members shall be the owners of the following: 1) Property in the City of College Station Historic Marker Program or 2) Property within a Historic Preservation Overlay District c. Two members shall represent any combination of the following fields or professions 1) Architecture 2) Landscape architecture 3) Urban planning 4) Historic preservation specialist d. One member shall represent one of the following fields or professions: 1) Banking, finance or economics 2) Real estate 3) Law e. One alternate member shall represent the membership criteria identified above in subsection b.; at least one alternate has to be an owner of property with a marker or a property owner of land platted prior to 1970. f. One alternate shall represent any of the fields identified above in subsections a, c, or d.; at least one alternate has to be an owner of property with a marker or a property owner of land platted prior to 1970. Meetings On call by Chairman. Authority City Ordinance No. 3110 adopted on September 11, 2008