Item 5E - Update Memo1
DATE: September 5, 2018
TO: Landmarks Board
FROM: James Hewat and Marcy Cameron
SUBJECT: Update Memo
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) Forum – July 18-22, 2018
The biennial NAPC Forum was held July 18-22 in Des Moines, Iowa. Landmarks Board
member John Decker and staff members James Hewat, Marcy Cameron and Holly
Opansky attended. Update at meeting.
Civic Area – East Book End
The Landmarks Board will held a study session to discuss the Civic Area East Bookend
Plan from 5-6 p.m. on August 1, 2018 in City Council Chambers, prior to their regular
meeting. The surveys of non-designated properties in the study area over 50 years old is
complete and the results will be presented at the Sept. 5 Landmarks Board meeting. The
information will provide documentation of those sites and help inform decisions made
as part of the East Bookend Plan. Visit the Civic Area webpage for current information
on the project: https://bouldercolorado.gov/civic-area/east-bookend-of-the-civic-area.
Harbeck House
Jeff Haley, Parks and Recreation Planner, provided an update to the Landmarks Board
at its August 1, 2018 meeting about the department’s process for exploring options for
the future use and ownership of the designated Harbeck House. Visit
https://bouldercolorado.gov/parks-rec/harbeck-bergheim-house for more information.
Atrium Building
The Atrium Building will be considered as part of the East Bookend Planning effort.
Historic Boulder has agreed to continue keeping the March 2015 application to
landmark the Atrium on hold as exploration of these options continues. Update at
meeting.