Item 2 - 8.3.2016 Minutes DRAFT
CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD
August 3, 2016
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room
6:00 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the August 3, 2016 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:
Deborah Yin
Eric Budd
Briana Butler
Fran Sheets
*John Putnam, *Planning Board representative without a vote
Ronnie Pelusio, absent
STAFF MEMBERS:
Debra Kalish, Senior Assistant City Attorney
James Hewat, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Planner
Holly Opansky, Landmarks Board Secretary
William Barnum, Historic Preservation Intern
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Interim Chair D. Yin declared a quorum at 6:00 p.m. and the
following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by D. Yin, seconded by B. Butler, the Landmarks Board approved (4‐0, R.
Pelusio absent) the minutes as amended of the June 1, 2016 and June 23, 2016 board
meetings.
3. SELECTION OF LANDMARKS BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR POSITIONS
F. Sheets nominated D. Yin as Chair, seconded by B. Butler. Motion passed (4‐0) electing
D. Yin as Chair..
D. Yin nominated F. Sheets as Vice Chair, seconded by B. Butler. Motion passed (4‐0)
electing F.Sheets as Vice Chair..
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
No comments about items not on the agenda.
5. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION APPLICATIONS
ISSUED AND PENDING
Statistical Report
Matt Appelbaum, Council Member, shared the City Council’s interest in enhancing
connection with the city’s boards and commissions, noting that he and City Council
Member Jan Burton are leading this effort and form the subcommittee. He elaborated on
avenues to communicate and work effectively with council. Some of the strategies
included were:
o Submitting topics of interest onto the City council’s January retreat agenda, so
that they may be considered for the upcoming work plan.
o Communicating, either as an individual or as a board, via written message (email
or letter), to a City Council member; this is especially helpful to highlight a
board’s case on the council agenda, because the packets can be lengthy.
o Watching the City Council agendas and board members placing themselves on
the agenda via staff, is preferred to board members speaking during public
participation.
o Creating a board manual (or one‐pager) similar to the Library Commission’s that
highlights the structure of the group, i.e. quasi‐judicial, topics addressed, the
current members, the number of hours of participation.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public hearing and consideration of an application to designate the house and a portion
of the property located at 479 Arapahoe Ave. as a local historic landmark, per Section 9‐
11‐5 of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981 (HIS2016‐00122). Owner / Applicant: Katherine
Toan Merlin / Mark Gerwing
Ex‐parte contacts
E. Budd, B. Butler, F. Sheets, and D. Yin saw the case in Landmark design review
committee (Ldrc) and made site visits to the property.
Staff Presentation
M. Cameron, presented the case to the board, with the staff recommendation that the
Landmarks Board approve the requestto forward the application to the City Council
with a recommendation to designate. .
Applicant’s Presentation
Kate Toan Merlin, 479 Arapahoe Ave., spoke in support of landmark designation. She
shared her enthusiasm for rehabilitating the house.
Mark Gerwing, 3675 Silver Plume Ln., spoke in support of landmark designation. He
explained the reasoning for proposing a partial landmark boundary of the property due
to the timing of addressing the accessory building. Mr. Gerwing mentioned plan is to
remove the accessory building and build another modestly sized building, but due to
the existing duplex zoning, this will take more time and the applicant would like to
proceed.
Board Discussion
Motion
On a motion by F. Sheets, and seconded by E. Budd, voted and approved (4‐0) that the
Landmarks Board recommend that the city council designate the house and portion of
the property at 479 Arapahoe Ave. as a local historic landmark, to be known as the
Higman House, finding that it meets the standards for individual landmark designation
in Sections 9‐11‐1 and 9‐11‐2, B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff memorandum dated
August 3rd, 2016 as the findings of the board.
B. Public hearing and consideration of an application to designate the building and
property located at 2949 Broadway Street as a local historic landmark, per Section 9‐11‐5
of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981 (HIS2015‐00121). Owner / Applicant: ALR
Investments, LLC / Michael Bosma
Ex‐parte contacts
E. Budd, recused himself from this case because of a possible conflict of interest; He lives
450 ft. from the property and is the president of the Homeowners Association of his
condominium complex which is within 300 ft.
B. Butler saw this case in the LDRC.
F. Sheets has no ex‐parte contacts.
D. Yin saw this case in Ldrc and lives in the neighborhood and walks by frequently.
J. Putnam was part of the planning board’s June meeting that reviewed this case.
Staff Presentation
J. Hewat, presented the case to the board, with the staff recommendation that the
Landmarks Board approve the request.
Applicant’s Presentation
Michael Bosma, 1885 Quince Ave., spoke in support of landmark designation. Though it
took longer than anticipated, because of the site review and landmark designation
process, he believed that a much better product was achieved as a result of the process.
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Motion
On a motion by D. Yin, and seconded by B. Butler, voted and approved (3‐0) that the
Landmarks Board recommend that the city council designate the property at 2949
Broadway Street as a local historic landmark, to be known as the Hulse House, finding
that it meets the standards for individual landmark designation in Sections 9‐11‐1 and 9‐
11‐2, B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff memorandum dated August 3, 2016, as the
findings of the board.
C. Public hearing and consideration of a demolition permit for the house and accessory
building located at 870 University Ave., a non‐landmarked building over 50 years old,
pursuant to Section 9‐11‐23 of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981 (HIS2016‐00103). Owner /
Applicant: 870 University Ave., LLC / Chris Gray
Ex‐parte contacts
E. Budd, B. Butler, F. Sheets, D. Yin, and J. Putnam and made site visits to the property.
Staff Presentation
M. Cameron, presented the case to the board, with the staff recommendation that the
Landmarks Board approve the request for partial demolition.
Applicant’s Presentation
Chris Gray, 890 Toedtli Dr., Boulder, 80305, architect, spoke in support of partial
demolition.
Board Discussion
Motion
On a motion by F. Sheets, and seconded by D. Yin voted and approved (4‐0) that the
Landmarks Board approve the demolition permit application for the building located at
870 University Ave. finding that, due to a loss of architectural integrity, the property is
not eligible for landmark designation, and adopt the staff memorandum dated August 3,
2016, as the findings of the board. The Landmarks Board recommends that prior to
issuance of the demolition permit, staff require the applicant to submit to CP&S staff for
recording with Carnegie Library:
1) A site plan showing the location of all existing improvements on the subject
property;
2) Measured elevation drawings of all faces of the buildings depicting existing
conditions, fully annotated with architectural details and materials indicated on
the plans.
7. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
A. Historic Resource Survey Plan – M. Cameron presented the final Historic Resource
Survey Plan to the board.
B. Update Memo
C. Subcommittee Updates
8. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
Approved on _______________, 2016
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________, Chairperson