Item 2 - 12.02.15 LB meeting minutes - UNsigned
CITY OF BOULDER LANDMARKS BOARD
December 2, 2015
1777 Broadway Street, Municipal Building, Council Chambers Room 6:00 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the December 2, 2015 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:
George Clements, Interim Chair
Briana Butler Fran Sheets
Deborah Yin
*John Gerstle *Planning Board representative without a vote
Kate Remley, Chair (absent)
STAFF MEMBERS: Debra Kalish, Senior Assistant City Attorney
James Hewat, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Planner Lesli Ellis, Comprehensive Planning Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Interim Chair G. Clements declared a quorum at 6:02 p.m. and the following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by G. Clements, everyone in favor of approval, the Landmarks Board approved
(4-0) the minutes as amended of the November 4, 2015 board meeting.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Karl Anuta, 4840 Thunderbird Drive, former Landmarks Board member, stated that he went
to a recent City Council Meeting to request clarification on direction to the Landmarks Board
regarding the Glen Huntington Bandshell, quoting, “Would the Landmarks Board, had all the information been available, have issued or denied the Landmark Alteration Certificate?”
He requested the Landmarks Board postpone the discussion until a later date in order to
review material they were planning to present.
Dan Corson, 757 8th Street, former Landmarks Board member, liaison to Planning Board
when the Bandshell was landmarked. He stated that the designation included the seating in the environmental significance. Mr. Corson gave an overview of Saco DeBoer and his influence in Boulder’s city planning.
Gail Gray, 1123 Spruce Street, President of Historic Boulder, spoke of Boulder’s historic
preservation legacy and concern that the landmarked Bandshell is under pressure of
development. She stated that alteration is putting the entire historic program at risk. Ms. Gray
encouraged the City to follow its own guidelines, highlighting that altering this landmark will set a dangerous precedent. She noted that the lighting ceremony was a great event and
showed that the Bandshell is not an anachronism.
Abby Daniels, 1123 Spruce Street, Executive Director of Historic Boulder, stated that
Historic Boulder considers the benches to be a contributing feature of the landmarked site.
She noted that while the ordinance does not call out the seats, the accompanying memo does call out the amphitheater seating. Ms. Daniels also mentioned that the seats have social and
environmental significance, along with the structure, stone pathways, and retaining walls.
She added that the amphitheatre seating was omitted from the Landmarks Board staff
memorandum dated October 7, 2015.
Kathryn Barth, 2940 20th Street, distributed binders with information about the Bandshell and stated that complete information is very important in making a decision. She described the 1995 acoustical report and structural report evolved into the Landmarks Board and City
Council meetings.
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING
• Statistical Report
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate application to demolish an existing house built in 1957 and, in its place, construct a new 2,500 sq. ft.
house at 2110 4th Street in the Mapleton Hill Historic District, per section 9-11-18 of the
Boulder Revised Code (HIS2015-00254). Applicant / Owner: Angela Feddersen / Katrina
Anastas The case was withdrawn by the applicant prior to the hearing; there was no public
hearing.
6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND CITY ATTORNEY A. Update Memo
B. Subcommittee Update
1) Demolition Ordinance
2) Outreach 3) Potential Historic Districts and Landmarks 4) Downtown Urban Design Guidelines
Kalani Pahoa, Urban Designer, presented an overview of the recent revisions.
5) Band Shell D. Kalish clarified the direction from City Council is to consider the two letters from History Colorado and determine whether that information would have impacted their decision.
J. Hewat gave an overview of the review of City Council’s direction regarding the
Landmarks Board’s Oct. 7, 2015 conditional approval for landscaping changes to
the Band Shell site. City Council asked the Landmarks Board for their
consideration of letters sent by Historic Colorado regarding the eligibility of the Band Shell for listing in the National Register and whether the information would
have changed their votes on Oct. 7.
After discussion, the Board took a poll “Would having this information have changed your vote?” B. Butler – would not have changed her vote
G. Clements – would not have changed his vote
F. Sheets – does not know if she would change her vote
D. Yin – would not have changed her vote
Note that K. Remely was not present at this meeting, nor for this poll.
D. Yin proposed that the City Council review the information in the binder,
determine if there is a reason to re-review the application.
We will transmit this to City Council.
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Approved on , 2015
Respectfully submitted,
Chairperson