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CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD MEETING
ACTION MINUTES
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
Virtual meeting
The following are the action minutes of the August 3, 2022 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 at 303-441-3043. You may also listen to the recording on-line at www.boulderhistoricpreservation.net.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Abby Daniels, Chair - present
John Decker, Vice Chair - present
Chelsea Castellano - present
William Jellick - present
Ronnie Pelusio - present
Laura Kaplan, Planning Board representative without a vote - present
STAFF MEMBERS:
Kristofer Johnson, Comprehensive Planning Manager - present
Lucas Markley, Attorney, City Attorney’s Office - present
Marcy Gerwing, Principal Historic Preservation Planner – present
Clare Brandt, Historic Preservation Planner – present
Aubrey Noble, Historic Preservation Specialist / Landmarks Board Secretary – present
Faith Hamman, Historic Preservation Intern – present
Brenda Ritenour, Community Engagement Senior Manager and Moderator - present
1. CALL TO ORDER [00:00:00 audio minutes]
The roll having been called, Chair A. Daniels declared a quorum at 6:01 p.m. and the following business was
conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES [00:04:15 audio minutes]
On a motion by A. Daniels, seconded by R. Pelusio, the Landmarks Board approved (5-0) the minutes from the
July 6, 2022 Landmarks Board meetings.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS [00:05.00 audio minutes]
The following members of the public spoke:
1. Josh Gwyther
2. Tiffany Gwyther
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND
PENDING [00:08:00 audio minutes]
• Statistical Report for July
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5. 3122 8th St. - Stay expires Oct. 30, 2022 [00:22:48 audio minutes]
o C. Brandt provided and update on the stay-of-demolition, which included a site visit on July 29,
2022.
o On a motion by R. Pelusio, seconded by W. Jellick, the Landmarks Board moves (4-1, C.
Castellano dissenting) to schedule a hearing to consider adopting a resolution to initiate the
process for landmark designation pursuant to Section 9-11-3 of the Boulder Revised Code,
1981 or alternatively issue a demolition permit pursuant to Section 9-11-23 B.R.C, 1981
for 3122 8th St.
6. 568 14th St. - Stay expires Oct. 30, 2022 [01:01:20 audio minutes]
o C. Brandt provided an update on the stay-of-demolition. The owner has scheduled a structural
engineer to assess the building and that information is anticipated to be complete by August.
o The board took no action.
7. 1804 Mapleton Ave. – Stay expires Dec. 5, 2022 [01:12:29 audio minutes]
o C. Brandt provided an update on the stay-of-demolition, including answers to zoning questions that
had come up at the site visit on July 22, 2022.
o The board took no action.
8. MATTERS [01:34:20 audio minutes]
• NAPC Conference Recap
a. Aubrey Noble, John Decker, and Bill Jellick shared their experiences at the National Alliance of
Preservation Commissions.
J. Decker:
- Cincinnati Historic Preservation Action Plan surveying the city’s resources. Interesting
that they have never done this before despite having accomplished so much.
- Affordable Housing in historic buildings. Over the Rhine has found a balance between
gentrification and supporting the diversity of the neighborhood so the benefits flow in
different directions.
- A group of urban artists called Blank. does large scale projection art programming
around the city. Interested in coordination between the Landmarks Board and the arts
commission to partner in the future.
- Would like to involve public engagement in new district decision making.
W. Jellick:
- Interested in engaging the community in preservation planning. Key point from Denver:
Use Mentimeter software to collect information from the public through voting on
interest topics.
- Would like to explore alternative materials discussion particularly related to hardie
board and cementitious siding on historic structures.
- Murals are an interesting way to engage people by enhancing buildings through the arts.
A. Noble:
Short video on San Antonio’s deconstruction ordinance and city owned structures to repurpose and
salvage historic materials.
- R. Pelusio suggested an idea to form a mutually beneficial partnership with Resource
Yard or another architectural salvation location in Denver. The board is interested in
exploring deconstruction and diversion requirements in Boulder and think this could be
another great thing to add to the program’s wheelhouse.
• Retreat follow up
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a.M. Gerwing shared the Agreements from the retreat, which will be added to the beginning of the
meeting slides. Staff and the board discussed the use of the hand raise function.
•Check in on work plan for 2023
a.M. Gerwing spoke about limited staffing this fall as she will be out on parental leave. During this
time, the program will focus on core services, including Administrative reviews, LDRC meetings,
Landmarks Board meetings, referrals (Land Use, Building Permit, Enforcement) and the Certified
Local Government Report. The sole “special” project will be to submit a State Historic Fund grant
application to install a sign at the Second Baptist Church. In 2023, it is anticipated that the Historic
Preservation Program will begin two special projects: revising the demolition code and a project to
evaluate establishing a new Civic Area Historic District.
b.W. Jellick shared a list of Board Initiatives. A. Daniels requested that the list be kept “live” and that
the board discuss 1-2 at the end of each meeting.
9.DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
•Staff and the Landmarks Board members discussed agreements around virtual meetings and Zoom’s
hand raise function.
10.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:11 p.m.
Approved on September 7, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________________________, Chairperson