05.01.13 LB Minutes - DRAFT
CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD
May 1, 2013
1777 Broadway, City Council Chambers
7:30 p.m.
The following are the summary minutes of the May 1, 2013 City of Boulder Landmarks Board
meeting. A digital recording and a permanent set of these minutes (maintained for a period of
seven years) are retained in Central Records (telephone: 303-441-3043). You may also listen to
the recording on-line at: www.boulderplandevelop.net.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Kirsten Snobeck, Vice-Chair
Liz Payton
Nick Fiore
Kate Remley
*Bryan Bowen *Planning Board representative without a vote
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Mark Gerwing, Chair
STAFF MEMBERS:
Susan Richstone, Deputy Director of Community Planning & Sustainability
James Hewat, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Planner
Nicholas Wharton, Historic Preservation Intern
Juliet Bonnell, Administrative Specialist
1.CALL TO ORDER
K. Snobeck
The roll having been called, Acting Chair declared a quorum at 7.38 p.m. and
the following business was conducted.
2.DISCUSSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PLAN, INCLUDING COMMENTS ON THE CURRENT PROGRAM AND
DISCUSSION OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN.
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Susan Richstone, Deputy Director of Community Planning & Sustainability, City of
Boulder,
commented on the use goals and objectives in a plan and items to think about when
reviewing this plan.
s Historic Preservation Program
1)Establish a long-
preservation program.
Good Mission Statement. Aligns with historic preservation ordinance.
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This is a high level mission statement, which should include proactive verbiage
with goals of looking forward.
First bullet is great; perhaps modify to ensure that all three adjectives are of
Equal
importance.
Should the board have the power to determine what is significant? At some point
the entire city will be 50 years.
Create a plan looking forward as to what the city will look in 30, 40, 50 years.
Collaboration between historic preservation and planning; rules are too neutral
going into meetings with the public
Try to show that historic preservation is not trying to save the entire city.
2)Increase Public Outreach and Education
This goal should be the TOP priority.
Start more workshops and festivals to include hands on
activities that involve the public.
There should be more proactive engagement with the community.
Piggy back on other city activities.
Know your audience. Are they interested or are they just there as a requirement?
Be a repository for several items; i.e. create webinars on the top 5 issues.
Create a better website to include videos, workshops, tours and the top 5 issues.
3)Foster Community Support for Historic Preservation
This goal has quite a bit of overlap from goals 2 and 3.
verbiage as some ideas seem a little one-way.
Communication should be a two-way street: interact/engage- i.e. annual meetings
with historic district residents (provide opportunity for open dialogue and hold
meetings elsewhere).
Implementation Plan: Booths, workshop demonstrations (like Greeley), two-way
communication, and go to the neighborhoods; piggyback on other city events.
Raise the idea of the program by advertizing program more and becoming part of
the neighborhood.
Staff should interact with neighborhoods on a semi/annual basis. Perhaps branch
out to have monthly LB Meeting in other public areas.
4)Ensure Clear, Predictable and Consistent Review Processes
Remove the wording in italics as it seems one sided and negative.
Still needs consideration but reworded to show what we are trying to
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achieve.
Create windows matrix to help public/board ease through process and perhaps even apply
to guidelines
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Discussions with owners in historic districts on remaking of design guidelines.
Regular meeting with residents in historic districtsto continueand foster dialogue---
reat owners and stewards of the structures NOT renters of city property (Include this as
a point in Section 1).
Guidelines seems as outdated HOAs (Current residents have NO connection).
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Explore enforcement procedures in
More implementation of enforcement needed.
other communities.
5)Continue to Emphasize the Relationship Between Sustainability and Historic
Preservation
This section has quite a bit of overlap from other goals.
Promote and reward for sustainability (i.e. keeping instead of replacing).
It might be nice to increase Green Points for keeping historic building.
Address more stringent 2012 Building Code Requirements.
(In the
Title of goal).
It would be nice to have energy models of average size historic home.
6)Foster a Dynamic Historic Preservation Program
The title is redundant title. Suggestion: Chaupport for a Dynamic
Historic Preservation Program.
Emphasis on who should be supporting the Historic Preservation Board/Program.
Define third bullet point; i.e. the support for the program not the board.
This section is not the strongest; it might be wise to merge main ideas into first goal.
7)Offer Additional Incentives to Encourage the Preservation of Historic Buildings
We need to promote and publicize the current and existing incentives.
Should there be
subsidizing for improving? Perhaps through City funds using buffer
funds or loans?
Look to other cities to see what has worked (i.e. revolving fund) however; be
sensitive to subsidy of high-value properties when there are other needs, such as
affordable housing.
3.MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND
CITY ATTORNEY
4.DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
5.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
Approved on June 5, 2013
Respectfully submitted
Chairperson
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