[00:00:01] WELL, IT'S FOUR O'CLOCK, 4:01, WE HAVE A QUORUM IF WE'RE READY TO START. [Landmark Commission on February 7, 2022.] OK. YOU OPEN UP MY NOTES. SO WE'RE ALL READY TO START? [INAUDIBLE] OK. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF A LANDMARK COMMISSION. TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, THE YEAR 2022, AND THE TIME IS 4:01. LET'S START WITH ATTENDANCE. COMMISSIONER ALBERSTADT. INDICATED HE IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLICK. PRESENT. [INAUDIBLE]. PRESENT. VICE CHAIRPERSON LANG. PRESENT. LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER MCLEAN IS ABSENT FOR NOW. CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON. PRESENT. MS. STETZEL-THOMPSON. LOOKS LIKE ABSENT. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER WOOD. PRESENT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS IS ABSENT. AND [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE MYSELF, CATHERINE GORMAN, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OFFICER PATRICK COLLINS, PLANNING TECH AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY DONNA FAIRWEATHER. OK, GREAT. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE CASE FOR GETTING READY TO HEAR? SEEING NONE THEN WE'LL MOVE ALONG. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO READ OVER THE MINUTES. DO YOU SEE ANY CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE, THE MINUTES STAND APPROVED AS PRESENTED. OK, SO MOVING ON TO MEETING FORMAT. [INAUDIBLE] MEETING REMINDERS THAT IT'S BEST TO WATCH THE MEETING IN GALLERY VIEW ALLOWS YOU TO SEE ALL OF YOUR COMMISSIONERS AT THE SAME TIME. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOURSELF MUTED UNLESS YOU'RE SPEAKING OR MAKING A MOTION. AND WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU PHYSICALLY RAISE YOUR HAND IN ORDER TO GET THE CHAIR'S ATTENTION BEFORE SPEAKING OR MAKING A MOTION. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE CALL. WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK WILL ASK THAT YOU USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TO INDICATE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK. AND THIS IS OUR LAST VIRTUAL MEETING, OUR SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY IS CANCELED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CASES AND THEN OUR FIRST MEETING IN MARCH, MARCH 7TH WILL BE BACK IN PERSON IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. YAY. YEAH. LET'S GET BACK TO REGULAR. CATHERINE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED? OK, SO MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED HEARINGS, THE FIRST CASE THAT COMES UP IS CASE 22LC-001, 1311 18TH STREET. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS. SIX NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED. [INAUDIBLE] REQUESTING TO INSTALL 21 SOLAR PANELS ON THE WEST AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE ROOF. MORE INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AS ATTACHMENT B. PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS CONFORMANCE. THE ROOF STYLE IS A FRONT GABLE [INAUDIBLE] PYRAMID. THE SOLAR PANELS ARE NOT PROPOSED FOR THE STREET FACING ROOF PLAINS. THE SOLAR PANELS WILL BE AS FAR BACK ON THE ROOF AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE VISIBILITY. THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOLAR PANELS WILL BE MOUNTED FLUSH BELOW THE RIDGELINE WITH BRACKETS AND MOUNTING RAILS. THERE'S NO INDICATION OF THE FINISH OF THE SOLAR PANELS, BUT THE DESIGN STANDARDS ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE MATTE BLACK FINISH. STAFF FINDS THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS WITH CONDITIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION THE APPLICANT SHALL CONFORM TO THE DESIGN, MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT INDICATED IN EXHIBIT B WITH THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION. A, THE SOLAR PANEL FINISH SHALL BE MATTE BLACK. ITEMS 2-6 ARE STANDARD, AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES. I'LL NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, THAT COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS HAS JOINED US. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON HAS ALSO JOINED US. THANK YOU. MY COMPUTER IS BEING VERY SLOW TODAY, SO I APOLOGIZE. HAVING THE PICTURES UP IN JUST A MOMENT. AND COMMISSIONER KERSTING, IS IT POSSIBLE TO OPEN YOUR CAMERA? I'M DRIVING RIGHT NOW, SO I'M TRYING NOT TO JUST FOR SAFETY'S SAKE. OK. AND THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS IS THE PLAN FOR THE SOLAR PANELS. [00:05:02] PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH. AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. OK, I WILL SAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON SOLAR PANELS FOR ANY CASE THAT'S EVER COME TO THIS [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE, IT WAS EXCEPTIONAL. EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS CASE? SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING IS MR. KLAUS OR REPRESENTATIVE AVAILABLE TO TALK? [INAUDIBLE] THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FOLKS SIGNED IN. MR. KLAUS HAS RAISED HIS HAND AND ALSO MARK STELLER-- MARK STELLA. OK, LET'S SEE, I WILL ALLOW THOSE TWO TO SPEAK. OK, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNMUTE ON YOUR END AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. IF YOU COULD BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME. HELLO, I'M DIANE KING WITH SUNPRO. AND-- [INAUDIBLE] I'M GETTING SOME FEEDBACK. OK. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M DIANE KING WAS SUNPRO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR US AND THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. MARK DID AN AMAZING JOB, [INAUDIBLE]. AND HE'S THE PERMITTING COORDINATOR, SO HE DID ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS AND SUBMITTED EVERYTHING TO YOU GUYS AS REQUIRED. WELL, HE DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB MAKING OUR JOB EASIER BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS IN THAT REPORT THAT WE NEEDED TO SEE. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION WITH? MARK, MAYBE? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN PLEASE APPROVE IT? [LAUGHTER] NOW, ARE WE STILL WAITING FOR MR. STELLA TO--. OK. AND THE REP IS ALSO ON MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE], SO. IF Y'ALL ARE WONDERING WHO HE IS, HE'S THE PERSON WHO WORKED WITH HIM TO SELL THE PROJECT. OK. AND THIS IS KURT, THE HOMEOWNER, I'M JUST HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. MR. KLAUS IS A SWEET LITTLE HOUSE YOU HAVE THERE. THANK YOU, I LIKE IT, I GUESS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WAS A RESCUE HOME BY THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION SOMETIME IN THE MID 90S. I THINK I'M THE THIRD OWNER SINCE THAT RESTORATION TOOK PLACE. MM-HMM. IT'S A SWEET LITTLE COTTAGE. ARE WE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM MR. STELLA OR ARE WE? HE'S ACTUALLY ON A PHONE CALL, SO I THINK HE LOGGED IN, BUT HE'S BUSY AT THE MOMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO WAIT A FEW MORE MINUTES? ARE YOU READY FOR I GUESS WE'RE READY FOR YOU ALL. OK. WELL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS CASE BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-001. [INAUDIBLE] LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS CASE? ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION? [INAUDIBLE] SARAH SECONDED IT. OK, WELL, LET ME FINISH MY MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CASE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. SARAH, YOU SECOND THAT. YES, I SECOND THAT. OK. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. NOTE FOR THE RECORD, THAT MILTON ALBERSTADT WILL BE THE VOTING ALTERNATE TODAY. OK. COMMISSIONER CLICK. IN FAVOR. VICE CHAIRPERSON LANG. IN FAVOR. CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON. IN FAVOR. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON. IN FAVOR. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. IN FAVOR. COMMISSIONER WOOD. IN FAVOR. COMMISSIONER ALBERSTADT. IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PASSES. WONDERFUL. GOOD LUCK--. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE OH, THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS YOU'RE GOING TO DO TO IT. SO, OK, MOVING ON WITH THE MEETING, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOUG'S TOPIC THAT HE BROUGHT UP. SO I'M ASSUMING WE WANT TO DEFER THIS UNTIL DOUG IS WITH US? WE CAN DEFER IT TILL THE MEETING IN MARCH. [00:10:02] OK, GREAT. THEN WE HAVE YEAR END STAFF REPORT OR YEAR END REPORT FOR STAFF FOR LANDMARK. [INAUDIBLE] ON THE AGENDA, IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE YEAR END REPORT, IT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF PACKET. IT JUST [INAUDIBLE] THE WORK THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DONE FOR THE PAST YEAR. [INAUDIBLE] ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT YOU HAVE AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU SPENT DEDICATED TO THE LANDMARK COMMISSION. I LIKE SEEING HOW MUCH OF IT IS-- HOW MUCH ARE ABLE TO APPROVE IN HOUSE WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO LANDMARK, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. I THINK THE PUBLIC IS REALLY WELL SERVED WHEN THINGS CAN BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED. IT JUST EXPEDITES EVERYTHING. OK, SO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE STANDARDS FOR THE STAR COMPANY. NUMBER FIVE-- NUMBER THREE FIRE STATION. LET ME PULL UP THE POWERPOINT ON THAT. LAURA'S ON THE [INAUDIBLE] GHF. MORE OPTIONS--. OK. OK, LET ME OK, LAURA, YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVATED ON OUR END. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION IF YOU'D LIKE, I'LL GIVE JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS. OF COURSE, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE FIRE STATION AT 2828 MARKET. SORRY, I'M TRYING TO GET SOME PICTURES UP HERE. SO THE FIRE STATION A GALVESTON LANDMARK, IT WAS DESIGNATED SOME YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN THROUGH A COUPLE OF PROPERTY OWNER CHANGES SINCE THE CITY OWNED IT. GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION HAS DONE AN AMAZING REHABILITATION AND IT'S REALLY SAVED THE BUILDING FROM FROM IMMINENT COLLAPSE. SO. LOOK AT THAT. IT'S NIGHT AND DAY. [INAUDIBLE], IT'S AMAZING. IT'S JUST AMAZING. SO THE HISTORIC FOUNDATION WAS CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SELLING IT EVENTUALLY. THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE DESIGN STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO THIS BUILDING, SINCE IT'S SO DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE, THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC IN THE STANDARDS TO ADDRESS AN INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING LIKE THE FIRE STATION. SO DWAYNE AND LAURA AND I HAVE PUT TOGETHER THESE DESIGN STANDARDS. WE JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE THE STANDARDS TO THE COMMISSION TODAY AND THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING IN MARCH FOR AN OFFICIAL ADOPTION. AND WHAT WE WOULD DO IS ADOPT THESE STANDARDS INTO THE DESIGN STANDARDS AS AN APPENDIX. OK. LAURA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? WE JUST, AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, WHATEVER WE DO THESE REHABILITATIONS OF BUILDINGS IN GALVESTON AND WE SELL THEM, WE USUALLY PUT RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON THEM. SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE IN LINE WITH CITY STAFF AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION ON WHAT WE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AND WHAT IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS BUILDING. SO THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH, WITH CATHERINE. SO IT'S A SET OF STANDARDS TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMON CHANGES THAT FOLKS WOULD MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN MAKING TO THIS BUILDING, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, DOING SOMETHING LIKE ADDING BALCONIES OR CANOPIES WINDOW MODIFICATIONS. AND OR MODIFICATIONS, IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE USED FOR A COMMERCIAL USE, SO WE WANTED TO BE SURE AND ADDRESS SIGNAGE. FENCES AND WALL AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS, BECAUSE IT DOES COME WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LAND OUTSIDE. IS THIS KIND OF LIKE A COVENANT THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY CATHERINE ? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? IT'LL BE-- IT'S DIFFERENT, SO THE FOUNDATION WILL CARRY THEIR OWN COVENANTS, BUT THE STANDARDS. GOT IT. IT'S REALLY COOL. DOES ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, OTHER THAN I LOVE IT. YOU'LL BE SEEING IT [INAUDIBLE] IN AN OFFICIAL STAFF REPORT FOR ADOPTION INTO THE [INAUDIBLE]. OK. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA OF THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH? WE WERE NOT MEETING MID-FEBRUARY, BUT WE SHOULD BE MEETING IN CHAMBERS THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH, FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD AS A DISCUSSION ITEM AT THAT TIME? [00:15:02] SEEING NONE. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE ADJOURN? NO. ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. SEE YOU THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH, FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH IN CHAMBERS ON TWENTY FIFTH STREET. THANKS, EVERYBODY. [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK SO. THANKS, EVERYBODY. HEY, CONNIE. YES, [INAUDIBLE] LET YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE AT THAT MEETING. [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE THE STAFF MEMBER IN CHARGE. OK, GOT IT. THANK YOU. BYE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.