[Landmark Commission on June 6, 2022.]
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WELL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 6TH, AND THE TIME IS 4:00.
WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON ZOOM.
IS PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLICK.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER KERSTING.
PRESENT. VICE CHAIRPERSON LANG.
PRESENT. CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SWANSON.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER WOOD IS ABSENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS IS JOINING US RIGHT NOW.
STAFF MEMBERS, PRESENT ARE MYSELF, CATHERINE GORMAN.
OK. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ANY OF THE CASES WE HAVE TODAY? SEEING NONE.
AND SO. 22 YES. OK, SO WE WILL.
THAT'S FAIR. SO, CATHERINE, WE'LL TAKE A PAUSE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR ALTERNATE UP TO SPEED BECAUSE HE'S ON ON ZOOM, RIGHT? CORRECT. MILTON, YOU'LL BE VOTING FOR THAT CASE, WHICH IS 22LC-022.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE ALL LEGAL.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING? ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, CATHERINE? NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.
OKAY. SO MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS, CASE 22LC-018, WHICH IS 1207 MARKET AVENUE D IS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
YES. THIS IS 1207 MARKET AVENUE D.
THERE WERE SEVEN PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.
NOTED THAT NONE OF THOSE WERE RETURNED.
IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO RETAIN NEW WINDOWS.
THIS WORK OCCURRED WITHOUT A PERMIT AND A RED TAG WAS ISSUED IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.
PHOTOS OF THE HOUSE BEFORE AND AFTER THE WORK ARE INCLUDED IN EXHIBITS A AND B OF THE STAFF REPORT.
THE NEW WINDOWS ARE A VINYL WITH A ONE OVER ONE LIGHT CONFIGURATION.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
PAGES 2-4 OF YOUR STAFF REPORT.
STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
SPECIFIC CONDITION OR CONDITION ONE.
ALL VINYL WINDOWS SHALL BE REPLACED WITH WOOD WINDOWS WITH A TWO OVER TWO LIGHT CONFIGURATION.
HOWEVER, IF THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE REQUEST DOES CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS SPECIFIC CONDITIONS LISTED AS SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE IN STANDARD CONDITIONS, TWO THROUGH FIVE ON PAGE FOUR OF YOUR STAFF REPORT SHOULD BE APPLICABLE.
AND NOW WE HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS.
THIS IS AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THESE ARE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST.
AND THESE ARE THE BEFORE AND AFTER.
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS BEFORE.
AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THAT'S THE CURRENT WINDOWS THAT WERE REPLACED.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT.
OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I'M GATHERING FROM THIS REPORT THAT THE NUMBER OF WINDOWS IS EIGHT WINDOWS? TEN. TEN WINDOWS? YES MA'AM. TEN WINDOWS OKAY.
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ALL TEN OF THOSE WINDOWS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REQUEST.NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN OMITTED FOR REASONS BECAUSE IT'S ON A LESSER? CORRECT. IT'S THE ENTIRETY OF THE HOUSE.
YES. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. CASTRO OR MR. CASTRO IS AVAILABLE.
MRS. COMEAUX OR MR. CASTRO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY.
HI MY NAME IS CHELSEA COMEAUX.
OKAY. AND IF YOU COULD SIGN IN MRS. COMEAUX? CUTE LITTLE HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT. TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO CONVINCE US THAT WE NEED TO LET YOU DO.
WE NEED TO MAKE THIS DECISION FOR YOU.
THEY HAD A LOT OF CRACKS AND HOLES IN IT.
I COULD NEVER GET IT TO RETAIN THE AC.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S REALLY HOT DOWN HERE.
SO MY HOUSE WOULD NEVER STAY COOL AND.
IS IT? SO I HAD GOTTEN THE WINDOWS AND I HAD ALREADY THOUGHT THAT THE I MEAN, SO FAR THE PEOPLE WHO I'VE TALKED TO HAVE BEEN GREAT. BUT WHEN I FIRST TALKED TO STATEWIDE REMODELING, I HAD THOUGHT THEY HAD GOTTEN THE PERMIT BEFOREHAND.
I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.
AS FAR AS I KNEW EVERYTHING WAS GREAT.
I DID NOT KNOW I NEEDED TO DO THIS TO UPDATE MY WINDOWS.
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU INSTALL THESE WINDOWS? NOVEMBER 2020.
OKAY. SO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. COMEAUX? NO.
IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS? YEAH, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE, AND SIGN IN.
FOR THE RECORD, IT'S KIERA KING.
AND I COME FROM STATEWIDE REMODELING WE'RE THE REMODELERS WHO DID THE WINDOWS.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO TELL THE COMMISSION? YES. SO I'M COMING INTO THIS LATE INTO THE GAME, I'M THE NEW PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DID APPLY FOR THE PERMIT BACK WHEN WE ORIGINALLY FIRST SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH HER, AND FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS SOME SORT OF DELAY IN GETTING THE PERMIT APPROVED.
WHOEVER WAS IN THE PERMITTING OFFICE AT THE TIME HAD REACHED OUT VERY LATE AFTER WE HAD ALREADY INSTALLED THE WINDOWS SAYING THAT THEY APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE PERMIT AND HAD SORT OF OWNED UP TO THAT FAULT OF NOT APPROVING IT IN A TIMELY MANNER.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF OUR VENDORS AS FAR AS THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR HER TERRITORY AND NONE OF OUR VENDORS MAKE IMPACT RATED WINDOWS IN THAT WOOD LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE SUGGESTED TO ALL OF US IS THAT WE PAINT IT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WOOD SO IT CAN STILL STAND UP AGAINST THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT, BUT ALSO GIVE HER THE SAFETY THAT SHE WOULD NEED IF THERE WERE A STORM TO COME IN.
OKAY. I'M JUST CURIOUS, DOES THE COMPANY AS A PRACTICE REALIZE THAT THEY NEED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT BEFORE THEY START WORKING? ABSOLUTELY. BEFORE THEY START ANY WORK? ABSOLUTELY. THIS ISN'T AN ABNORMAL THING FOR US.
WE ALSO DO BATHROOMS AND WE PULL THOSE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO HAVING IT NOT APPROVED IS KIND OF UNNORMAL FOR US.
THEY'LL APPROVE IT JUST AS THEY WOULD ANY OTHER JOB.
ONE OTHER QUESTION, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A NEW REPRESENTATIVE SO YOU WEREN'T THERE IN REAL TIME, BUT WAS THE COMPANY AWARE THAT THE HOUSE WAS IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THAT THERE ARE GUIDELINES FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THAT THOSE APPLY TO THAT PROPERTY? SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE BALL WAS DROPPED, AS FAR AS MY UNDERSTANDING, FROM THE SALESMAN TO THE HOMEOWNER TO THE COMPANY, NOBODY AT THAT POINT HAD REALIZED IT WAS IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT.
AND THEN I'M ASSUMING AT THE PERMITTING PART IT WOULD BE DENIED AT THAT SENSE FOR US TO FIND OUT.
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IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE THROUGH HER OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVELY.IF NOT, THEN IT WOULD COME BEFORE LANDMARK.
IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER THAT.
OKAY. SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THAT'S GENERALLY THE PROCESS.
SO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, IF YOU WILL, HOW THIS WORKS.
SO BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND TALKING TO US.
YEAH. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR IT TO BE DENIED OR APPROVED.
WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT WE ALSO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, HER NEIGHBORS.
OKAY. SO THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A SEPARATE APPLICATION PROCESS.
SO IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING ELSE, THEN YOU WOULD MAKE AN APPLICATION, COME THROUGH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AND PLANNING, AND THEN YOU'D GO THROUGH THE TYPICAL CHAIN OF COMMAND TO GETTING SOMETHING ELSE APPROVED.
SO AS A WHOLE, THE COMMISSION CAN'T SPEAK TO ANY ALTERNATE PRODUCT, ONLY WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US, WHICH IS EITHER ALLOW OR NOT ALLOW THESE WINDOWS BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE REPORTS.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HI. I WAS JUST GOING TO.
THIS HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THIS HAPPENED, CORRECT? MM HMM. NOW THERE'S TEN WINDOWS.
HOW MANY WINDOWS ARE ACTUALLY VISIBLE FROM THE STREET? I'M COUNTING.
JUST ONE. WELL, YOU'VE GOT YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT ACTUALLY TWO ON THE I THINK THAT'S THE.
SO THE ONE ABOVE THE DOOR WE DID NOT REPLACE.
HOW MANY ARE ON, I BELIEVE THE WEST SIDE? FOUR. FOUR.
YES. YOU CAN SEE THEM IN THE PHOTO, AT LEAST I'M SAYING FOUR.
OKAY. NOW MM HMM. SO PERHAPS THERE'S A COMPROMISE THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED WHERE WE HAVE, FOR INSTANCE, THE FRONT ONE AND THE TWO MOST FORWARD WINDOWS TO THE STREET ON EACH SIDE BE IN COMPLIANCE AS OPPOSED TO ALL OF THEM AROUND THE HOUSE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ANY KIND OF A COMPROMISE OR NOT.
NOW, IS THAT SOMETHING WE GENERALLY ALLOWED BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THIS ONE IS NOT IT'S ALL ORIGINAL STRUCTURE? IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT A REAL QUICK QUESTION.
DO YOU GUYS STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL WINDOWS? NO. NO WE HAVE A DUMPSTER OUT BACK AND THEY GET TAKEN OUT EACH NIGHT.
WELL SO MANY OF THESE WINDOWS ARE PRETTY COMMON IN SIZE, YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S A DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER TIME, ISN'T IT? IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR APPLICANT? NO.
THE OTHER TWO ARE ON THE BACK.
I GUESS WHEN THEY HAD MOVED THE HOUSE THEY HAD AN ADDITION IN THE BACK, LIKE A LITTLE WASHROOM.
AND I THINK THOSE ARE THE TWO EXTRA WINDOWS.
THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THOSE.
THOSE WERE THERE WHEN I HAD PURCHASED IT.
WAS THE HOUSE BY CHANCE ON THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE? IT'S ON ZILLOW.
OH, WELL THEN THERE'S PROBABLY FAIR DOCUMENTATION BECAUSE THE RULES AS THEY APPLY IS WHEN YOU PURCHASE AN HISTORIC PROPERTY OR PROPERTY IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT BECAUSE IT COULD BE LANDMARK, WHICH WOULD ALSO APPLY OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT, YOU ARE PERMITTED TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN WHATEVER IS ON THE HOUSE WHEN YOU PURCHASE IT.
WHEN YOU WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL.
AND THE IDEA IS JUST TO PRESERVE THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE AS A WHOLE IT INCREASES THE PROPERTY VALUES FOR EVERYONE WHEN WE DO, IF NOT, PEOPLE WILL START ENCLOSING PORCHES AND YOU GO BACK TO THE SEVENTIES.
SO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OK THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE ON THE LEFT OR ON THE RIGHT?
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NO. SEEING NONE.OKAY, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CASE 22LC-018, 1207 MARKET STREET.
I MOVE THAT WE DENY CASE NUMBER 22LC-018 PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
IS THAT? DID I GET THAT? IS THAT. WAS THAT STATED RIGHT? IN OTHER WORDS, YOU.
YOU AGREE TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL? YES. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR.
SECOND. SOME PEOPLE LIKE ME MAY BE ON SINUS MEDICATION AND ARE MISSING IT OK.
[LAUGHTER] SO WE HAVE A MOTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SECOND TO HER MOTION, IF SHE WILL APPROVE IT, THAT WE ALLOW THE WINDOWS IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, THAT THE RESIDENT CLAIMS WERE ON THE HOUSE WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE HOUSE, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING WE AFFORD ANY NEW OWNER THAT BUYS THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THEY ARE OMITTED FROM THIS DECISION TODAY.
SO WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO IS AGREE TO THAT AND RESTATE THE MOTION.
I BELIEVE IT WAS SARAH'S MOTION.
HAD TWO WINDOWS WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE HOUSE.
I'M TRYING TO THINK HOW TO TO ALLOW TWO WINDOWS IN THE BACK PENDING VERIFICATION.
BUT YOU'RE STILL DENYING THE REQUEST? OKAY. THE OTHER EIGHT WOULD BE DENYING WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE TWO THAT WERE ON THE HOUSE WHEN SHE BOUGHT.
I'M SUGGESTING CAN WE MAKE THAT AMENDMENT.
YES. TO ALLOW THOSE PENDING VERIFICATION WITH STAFF? YES. THAT'S A GREAT AMENDMENT.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.
VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. WELL, WE'RE MOVING ON TO CASE 22LC-019, WHICH IS 1117 MARKET.
STAFF IS REQUESTING A DEFERRAL.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER CASE 22LC-019.
SHARON'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SARAH'S MADE THE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR. THAT WAS UNANIMOUS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO CASE 22LC-022, 2202 STRAND.
21. AND WHAT? DID I MISS ONE? YEAH. 21.
LET ME BACK UP. MOVING ON TO CASE 22LC-021.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE ANTIHISTAMINES BEFORE A MEETING.
[LAUGHTER] OK. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSION, GETTING BACK ON TRACK.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CASE 22LC-021 1317 MARKET A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
SIX NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RETURNED.
THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE RAILING IS DESIRED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT CONFORMANCE.
THE DESIGN STANDARDS STATE THAT AN ORIGINAL PORCH SHALL BE MAINTAINED.
THE APPLICANT HAS NOT PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT THE HOUSE PREVIOUSLY HAD PORCH RAILINGS.
THE APPLICANT HAS EXPRESSED A SAFETY CONCERN.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION, DUE TO NON CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE REQUEST.HOWEVER, THE LANDMARK COMMISSION FINDS THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE APPROPRIATE SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE, THE APPLICANT SHALL CONFORM TO THE DESIGN MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT INDICATED IN ATTACHMENT A OF THE STAFF REPORT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATION.
ITEMS TWO THROUGH SIX ARE STANDARD AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES.
AND THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED DRAWING SHOWING THE PROPOSED RAILING.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE PICTURES FROM THE 1969 SURVEY.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY.
WELL, WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. AGUIAR OR GASA CONSTRUCTION IS AVAILABLE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND SIGNING IN, PLEASE.
I'M THE LANDLORD FOR 1317 MARKET.
OKAY. WE REALLY WANT TO JUST ADD THE HANDRAILS TO KEEP IT WITH THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION JUST FOR TO KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY AND THE INSURANCE HAPPY BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY PRESSING FOR THE HANDRAILS BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN THREE STEPS ON THE FRONT TO GET ON TOP OF THE PROPERTY AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES. AND IT'S MY FIRST HISTORICAL PROPERTY, SO I'M TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.
IT REALLY DOES. AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE APPEALING FROM THE STREET.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR PROPERTY MANAGER? HAVE YOU SUBMITTED A DRAWING OF ANY KIND FOR A RAIL? THE ONLY.
WHO DID THE DRAWING? I DIDN'T CHECK THAT OUT.
THE DRAWING WAS DONE BY RIVERA'S DESIGNS.
IS THAT A 42 YEAH IT'S A 42 INCH RAIL WE CAN BRING IT DOWN TO WHATEVER MEASUREMENTS.
I JUST KNOW THE INSURANCE WANTS IT AT THE HIGH OF 34, 32 INCHES, I BELIEVE.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS AWARE THAT IT'S IN AN HISTORIC DISTRICT AND SO THE RULE OF BRINGING IT UP TO CODE DOES NOT APPLY? YEAH, BUT BECAUSE I RECENTLY PURCHASED IT, THEY'VE BEEN GIVING ME A LOT OF PRESSURE AND I WANT TO REDO THE FRONT PORCH.
I MEAN, THE PROPERTY DOESN'T HAVE VERY GOOD STREET APPEAL, SO WE'RE TRYING TO REDO IT AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT THE BEST WE CAN FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO RENT IT IN THE FUTURE OR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THE PROPERTY.
HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR A WINDSTORM CERTIFICATE FOR IT? YES. THAT VERIFIES IT IS AN HISTORIC PROPERTY.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY'VE BEEN RAISING MY PREMIUM BECAUSE OF IT.
IT'S ONLY I THINK IT'S LIKE 2.6 INCHES, 2.6 FEET TALL.
SO IF ANYONE FALLS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE SENIORS, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LIABILITY THERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS.
AND IT LOOKS GOOD AND APPROVED BY THE GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION.
DID YOU SAY THAT THIS RAILING WAS APPROVED BY OR RECOMMENDED? NO, YEAH, IT WAS RECOMMENDED.
I BELIEVE THAT'S HOW IT'S APPROVED, NORMALLY.
I'M NOT TOO SURE. IT'S MY FIRST TIME.
MY CONTRACTOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, BUT HE HAD FAMILY ISSUES, SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
SO OH OKAY. YEAH, WE'RE COMMONLY CONFUSED, BUT YEAH.
OKAY. WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER ON ANOTHER.
SO THAT'S THE ONE HE RECOMMENDED TO ME.
OH, GOOD. OKAY. SO WE JUST NEED TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, IT WAS NOT GALVESTON HISTORIC FOUNDATION.
OKAY. IT WAS A PLANNING DEPARTMENT HERE AT GALVESTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FOR THE APPLICANT? I JUST [INAUDIBLE].
YES, WELL, I'M JUST AS A LIABILITY ISSUE I WOULDN'T.
AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T GO AGAINST YOU KNOW, IT GOES AGAINST THE RULES AND ALL THAT.
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AND I GO AGAINST, YOU KNOW, IT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING WE AGREE TO.SOMETIMES THERE ARE RULES THAT WE NEED TO RECONSIDER FOR A DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE? SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE LANDMARK COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-021.
STATE THAT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
SO I'M GONNA LET DONNA REIN ME IN IF IT'S NOT PERMISSIBLE.
STEPHANIE GO AHEAD. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU, STEPHANIE.
MILTON, COULD YOU SPEAK AND SEE IF WE CAN HEAR YOU? MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WITH ZOOM.
OH, NO, WE CAN'T HEAR MILTON EITHER.
WELL, STEPHANIE, COULD YOU PUT IN THE CHAT WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? AND I'LL READ IT OUT. SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMEONE TO HELP US.
I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE MOTION UNTIL WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT MRS. LANG HAS TO SAY.
SHE TYPES PRETTY FAST. I ASSURE YOU.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SECOND THIS MOTION BEFORE WE HAVE DISCUSSION? WE DO NOT HAVE A SECOND.
OK MOTION FAILS AND WE'RE GOING TO ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND AGAIN, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO MY FIRST STATEMENT.
THAT'S I'LL LET DONNA REIN ME IN.
I THINK DOUG BRINGS OUT A REALLY GOOD POINT.
IT MAY NOT REACH A 42 INCH HEIGHT OR A 48 INCH HEIGHT.
IT WOULD LOOK MORE APPROPRIATE TO AN HISTORIC PROPERTY.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CAN WORK WITH YOU ON WHAT IS.
IN OTHER WORDS, I'M MAKING A MOTION THAT WE ALLOW HIM TO HAVE A HANDRAIL, BUT ONE THAT HE HAS WORKED WITH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER ON AND THEN RETURN TO LANDMARK FOR FINAL APPROVAL. WELL, I THINK IF YOU'RE ASKING HIM TO GET A DESIGN THAT THE H [INAUDIBLE] OFFICER IS IN LINE WITH, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY HE WOULD NEED TO COME BACK.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. DISCUSSION? I LOVE THIS LITTLE HOUSE WITHOUT THE RAILING, BUT I AGREE THAT IT IS A SAFETY RISK TO HAVE A HOUSE OF RAISED TO ANY.
I MEAN, MOST OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES LIKE DOW CHEMICAL, FOR INSTANCE, WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN DIE FROM A FOUR FOOT FALL FROM SOMETHING AS LOW AS FOUR FOOT.
SO I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.
SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ALLOW SOMETHING TO GO FORWARD IN THIS CASE.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE.
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ALL IN FAVOR.STEPHANIE, COULD YOU VOTE? I THINK THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR.
THERE WAS A COMMENT BY MS. LANG I WANT TO SAY THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO READ OUT.
I CAN READ IT. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVERAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLES THAT SUBSTANTIATE A LACK OF RAILING, WHILE NOT MANY IN GALVESTON, THERE ARE SOME, AND THIS TYPE OF PORCH STYLE SANS RAILING THAT ARE SEEN PLACES EAST OF GALVESTON ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS.
THE HEIGHT OF THE PORCH IS NOT RAISED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT IT CONFLICTS WITH CODE.
AND I THINK NOW, YOU GUYS, IF THAT'S THE END OF THE DISCUSSION.
WELL. I THINK WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THOSE ISSUES AND REASONS.
SO WE'LL GO FORWARD WITH A VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ALLOW THIS PROPERTY TO PUT RAILINGS UP THAT ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, ALTHOUGH NOT ORIGINAL TO THE PROPERTY FOR REASONS THAT ARE OBVIOUS RAISE YOUR HAND.
I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT MS. LANG VOTED IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY. COULD WE DO A SOUND CHECK, STEPHANIE AND MILTON? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.
VERY GOOD. CAN YOU HEAR? YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU, MARISSA.
THE NEXT CASE, DOUG WILL STEP ASIDE.
HE HAS A CONFLICT WITH THIS ONE, AND OUR OTHER ALTERNATE WILL PARTICIPATE, IF WE CAN HEAR HIM.
OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CASE 22LC-022 2202 STRAND AVENUE B.
ALL RIGHTY. SO THIS IS AS STATED 2202 STRAND, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE WILLIAM MOODY BUILDING, REQUESTS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP PENTHOUSE AND DECK AND A STREET LEVEL CANOPY.
THERE WERE SIX PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.
SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IN ORDER TO MODIFY THE WILLIAM MOODY BUILDING IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN THE 1880S, I BELIEVE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT RENOVATIONS.
AS PART OF THESE RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
METAL PENTHOUSE ROOF, METAL TUBE HANDRAILS ON THE BALCONY CANOPY AND THEN THE OVERALL METAL CANOPY STRUCTURE OF BEAMS, PIPE COLUMNS, ETC..
PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
STAFF FINDS A CANOPY TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ABOVE DESIGN STANDARDS.
THE APPLICANT'S SUBMITTAL DEPICTS A VERY SIMPLE FLAT CANOPY, WHICH WILL ALSO SERVE AS A WALL CAP BALCONY WITH SIMPLE HANDRAIL DESIGN AND CANOPY COLUMNS WHICH ARE QUITE MINIMAL AND DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE FAÇADE OR BLOCK IT.
AGAIN REFERENCING THE PROPOSED PLANS THE PENTHOUSE IS VERY SMALL IN SCOPE.
IT'S NOT EASILY VISIBLE FROM THE STREET GENERALLY SPEAKING.
THE DECK IS NOT VISIBLE AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING ROOF PARAPET.
STAFF DOES HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED BOARD AND BATTEN SIDING.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS REQUESTS BE APPROVED WITH SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE, WHICH WOULD BE THE EXTERIOR MODIFICATION, SHALL CONFORM TO THE DESIGN MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT IN ATTACHMENT A , I ACCEPT THE PENTHOUSE WALL SHALL BE STUCCO INSTEAD OF BOARD AND BATTEN PLUS SPECIFIC CONDITIONS TWO THREE IN STANDARD CONDITIONS, I BELIEVE FOUR THROUGH EIGHT. AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS FOR YOU.
SO HERE THIS IS THE BUILDING ITSELF.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE ARE THE ARCHITECT'S DRAWINGS AND ISOMETRIC RENDERS SHOWING WHAT THE PROPERTY WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH THE BALCONY AND HANDRAILS.
AND YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE LITTLE BIT OF THE PENTHOUSE STICKING UP TOWARD THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.
THERE'S ACTUALLY ONE I BELIEVE IS TO THE, WHICH DIRECTION IS THAT?
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CATHERINE, HELP ME OUT HERE.[LAUGHTER] ROOF GARDEN IS TO THE WEST.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NONE. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE OWNER, MR. BASSETT OR THE ARCHITECT, MR. EASTERWOOD, WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
YES, MA'AM. BRAX EASTERWOOD 123 25TH STREET.
THANK YOU TO STAFF DANIEL AND THE COMMISSION TODAY.
OTHERWISE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
THIS BUILDING, WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUILDING.
COLONEL BUBBIE'S, FORMERLY KNOWN AS.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD AN APPROVAL ON THIS PROPERTY SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
AND THE CANOPY WAS PART OF THAT APPROVAL.
AND SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK NOW.
THERE'S THE ONE CHANGE FROM THEN TO NOW, AND THAT'S JUST THAT THE CONSTRUCTION AS IT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY WAS A CONCRETE PLANK DECK. AND NOW WE'VE GONE TO A WOOD DECK THAT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE WELL, WE'RE MODELING IT AFTER THE BUILDING THAT THE GRACIE'S MOVED FROM BACK TO.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE CORNER OF 23RD AND STRAND.
SO IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WITH WOOD JOIST AND A MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOF.
AND THEN AS FAR AS THE PENTHOUSE GOES, WE'RE FINE WITH CHANGING THAT TO A STUCCO FINISH.
BUT WE'RE LUCKY IN THAT THE PARAPET THERE IS PRETTY TALL.
SO IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THERE USED TO BE A FOURTH STORY ON THE BUILDING AND SO THAT PARAPET WAS CUT AT AN ELEVATION THAT ALLOWS US TO HIDE IT PRETTY MUCH COMPLETELY, REALLY.
AND THEN I GUESS THE LAST THING ON THAT WOULD WELL, NOT ON THE CANOPY ITSELF.
PART OF OUR APPROVAL PERMIT APPROVAL CONDITIONS WERE TO PROVIDE THE CANOPY, THE FIRE MARSHAL, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE EXIT OUT OF THE BUILDING, THE FIRE MARSHAL THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO HAVE ANOTHER WAY FOR TENANTS TO GET OUT ONTO THAT BUILDING, ONTO THAT SURFACE AND OR IN WORST CASE SCENARIO, HAVE TO USE A LADDER FROM THE THIRD LEVEL.
SO HOW MANY UNITS ARE IN THAT BUILDING? IN THE WHOLE BUILDING? EIGHT. EIGHT.
EIGHT UNITS, FOUR ON EACH FLOOR.
PLUS THE STORE. BUT SOME OF THEM ARE TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS, CORRECT? YES, THERE ARE BIG ONES.
YEAH. SO THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, SHOULD YOU NEED TO.
MM HMM. MM HMM. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BRAX. NO, NO.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO NOTE TO MR. BASSETT THAT THE ONCE FORMER COLONEL BUBBIE'S HAS TURNED INTO QUITE A GEM ON THE STRAND.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
IT PROBABLY TOOK ABOUT TEN TIMES LONGER THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS.
[LAUGHTER] SO WE APPRECIATE IT.
I APPRECIATE IT. SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS CASE? NO. OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CASE 22LC-022 2202 STRAND.
SARAH. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE 22LC-022 WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE UPPER PENTHOUSE IS STUCCO INSTEAD OF THE WHATEVER IT WAS. THANK YOU.
DISCUSSION? NO. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE.
MILTON, ARE YOU VOTING? YOU'RE VOTING ON THIS ONE IN FAVOR? YEAH IN FAVOR. YES.
CASE 22LC-023 1306 HARBOR VIEW REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.
FOR THIS 24 NOTICES WERE SENT.
ONE RETURNED THAT ONE IN FAVOR.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.
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CONSTRUCTED IN 50 OOPS LET ME GET MY GLASSES.THE HOUSE IS LOCATED IN THE HARBOR VIEW SUBDIVISION.
THE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED NEIGHBORHOOD IS IN THE WORK OF HOUSTON LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT HERBERT SKOGLAND, WHO PLATTED A CURVILINEAR STREET ALONG THE BAY THAT ENDS IN A CIRCLE OF HARBOR VIEW CIRCLE AND CONNECTS THE OTHER PRIMARY STREETS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE HOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT THOMAS PRICE, GALVESTON'S BEST MODERNIST ARCHITECT.
AND IT WILL BE HEARD AT CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 23RD.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
OKAY. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME PICTURES PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT OF THE INTERIOR COURTYARD.
PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
I KNOW THIS IS A LANDMARK, BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS APPLICATION FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE OWNER IS PRESENT, AND LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL.
NOT THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DWAYNE JONES.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF GALVESTON'S HISTORICAL FOUNDATION.
BUT THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FOUNDATION.
IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE.
THOMAS PRICE'S WORK IS RAPIDLY BEING OBLITERATED ON THE ISLAND AND MANY OF THEM DISAPPEARING.
[LAUGHTER] THOSE GARDENS AREN'T QUITE RIGHT.
IS THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR THE SAME ARCHITECT, BY CHANCE? NO, IT'S NOT AND THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR IS A LANDMARK, ISN'T IT? YEAH. YEAH. HOW FASCINATING TO SO IT'S A 1960 AND THIS ONE'S 1958.
THAT ONE WAS DONE BY FOR THE PAUL'S FAMILY.
IT WAS DONE OUT OF AN ARCHITECT, A YOUNG ARCHITECT OUT OF HOUSTON.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. JONES? NO.
THAT'S ALL ORIGINAL? THAT'S NOT ORIGINAL BUT IT'S ORIGINAL [INAUDIBLE] FOR ME.
BUT THE REST OF IT IS PRETTY ORIGINAL.
THE HOUSE IS ONE BIG OPEN ROOM.
IT HAD SHOJI SCREENS THAT DIVIDED UP THE LIVING SPACES FROM THE OTHER SPACES.
THE MAYO'S FAMILY HAD FOUR CHILDREN AND TWO BOYS TWO GIRLS, AND THEY BUILT THE HOUSE IN 58.
WOULD ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? DON'T GO TOO FAR DWAYNE. OKAY.
WELL, I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CASE 22LC-023 AS A LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
DOUG, MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK.
EXCELLENT. DO I HAVE A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NO. OK. THIS IS FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL WHO GETS FINAL APPROVAL.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THAT WAS UNANIMOUS.
CASE 22LC-024 31 CEDAR LAWN REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.
ANOTHER REQUEST, OF COURSE, 27 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT.
THREE OF THOSE RETURNED. ALL THREE OF THOSE IN FAVOR.
COURT RECORDS INDICATE THAT DR.
WILLIAM AND FRANCIS FLETCHER HOUSE WAS STARTED IN 1926, COMPLETED IN 1927.
AT THE TIME, THE CEDAR LAWN SUBDIVISION WAS RELATIVELY NEW.
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I BELIEVE THE FLETCHER HOUSE WAS ONLY THE THIRD ONE TO BE BUILT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.OF COURSE, CEDAR LAWN IS KIND OF KNOWN FOR ITS UNUSUAL STREET LAYOUT, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY W.L.
MOODY, I BELIEVE THE SECOND AND HIS S BROTHER-IN-LAW, CLARK THOMPSON.
I BELIEVE HE MAINTAINED A PRIVATE DENTISTRY PRACTICE AFTERWARD IN GALVESTON FOR 46 YEARS .
MS. FLETCHER WAS ACTIVE IN THE GALVESTON GARDEN CLUB, PILOT CLUB AND TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
AFTER THE FLETCHER'S OF THE HOUSE WAS OWNED BY NOT THE DR.
NATHAN AND LORI PEPPER IN THE 1950S.
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS ARTICLE FROM THE TIME NOTED IS A SPANISH MEDITERRANEAN STYLE THAT COST $7,500 TO BUILD ORIGINALLY, AND ALSO NOTES ITS UNIQUE APPEARANCE AND STYLE IN THE ISLAND. THE PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
PLANNING COMMISSION WILL AGAIN HEAR THIS REQUEST AT THE JUNE 7TH MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DECISION.
THEY WILL HEAR THE REQUEST IN THE JUNE 23RD MEETING.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH STANDARD CONDITION ONE.
I'M SORRY, DANIEL. SO HERE WE HAVE THE PHOTO OF THE HOUSE AS IT SITS NOW. OF COURSE, IT IS UNDERGOING RENOVATION AT THE MOMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NOW HERE WE HAVE SOME MORE PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT OF THE EXTERIOR AND SOME OF THE INTERIOR KIND OF I CALL THEM VISTAS.
VERY INTERESTING HOUSE INSIDE AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND HERE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
[LAUGHTER] AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS REQUEST FOR STAFF? NO. WELL, WE'LL ASK THE APPLICANT.
MR. JONES IF HE WANTS TO COME BACK IN STATE HIS NAME, SIGN THE SHEET.
TELL US ABOUT THIS LOVELY PROPERTY.
SO I THOUGHT I'D JUST GET IT ALL OVER AT ONE TIME.
[LAUGHTER] SO IT IS RAPIDLY GETTING TO CLOSE.
IT'LL STILL HAVE A FEW MORE MONTHS TO GO ON IT THOUGH.
THIS IS A REALLY UNUSUAL AND REMARKABLE PRESERVATION STORY.
I STARTED THIS BEFORE I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A PANDEMIC.
I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE STARTED IT.
SO IT WAS ENCLOSED IN THE LATE 1960S WITH THE ENTIRE BRICK FAÇADE, VERY MODERN AND VERY DIFFERENT.
AND I THOUGHT ORIGINALLY, THAT WAS WHAT ATTRACTED ME, ACTUALLY.
IT HAD BEEN COVERED UP A ROOFTOP DECK FROM THE 1927 HOUSE, AND SHE HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ENCLOSED ABOUT A DOZEN WINDOWS AND DOORS THAT WERE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE. SO IT WAS CREATING A CLIMATE THAT REALLY WASN'T VERY GOOD EITHER.
I WORKED WITH A VERY IMPORTANT AND REALLY POPULAR ARCHITECT IN HOUSTON, DAVID BOUCEK, WHO'S A LONG TIME FRIEND OF MINE A PRESERVATION ARCHITECT WHO IS MORE OF A PRESERVATIONIST THAN I AM.
SO HE PUSHED US TO BE TO DO SOME THINGS, SOME THINGS THAT I MIGHT NOT HAVE DONE.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH TAKEN IT BACK TO THE 1927 APPEARANCE WHEN IT WAS FINISHED WITH STUCCO, AND WITH SOME TILE ROOFS WHICH ARE NOW OVER THE WINDOWS AND DOORS, KEPT A NUMBER OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE SIXTIES, INCLUDING THE DOUBLE GARAGE AND SO FORTH.
THERE WAS A HOUSE BUILT IN 26, 27 AND THEY IMMEDIATELY ADDED A LITTLE HOUSE TO THE BACK, WHICH WAS FOR HER FATHER, MRS. FLETCHER'S FATHER, WHO LIVED THERE, AND THERE WAS AN ARCADE BETWEEN THEM.
SO I KEPT THOSE LEAVING THE HALLWAY, A NEW HALLWAY, TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE THAT IT WAS THERE BEFORE.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO TOUR IT ON THE HOME TOUR.
YES, THAT'S ONE OF THE PEPPERS SON THE LAST DAY OF THE TOUR, I THINK IT WAS, THAT HE WAS ON IT.
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HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT IT WAS WHEN HE LIVED THERE.ALL RIGHT. I'M GLAD Y'ALL GOT TO SEE IT. IT WAS ON THE SECOND WEEKEND OF OUR HOMES TOUR HERE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL. I WAS GOING TO SAY IF ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM, BUT I GUESS NOT.
DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS CASE? NO. THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CASE 22LC-024 MAKING RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL FOR A LANDMARK. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? SARAH.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 22LC-024 FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR A LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
OKAY. SECOND. SHARON SECONDED IT.
I THINK WE'RE ALL EXCITED TO SEE YET ANOTHER HISTORIC HOME SAVED AND PRESERVED FOR ALL TIME.
RIGHT, AS WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE JANUARY, NO NOT JANUARY, JULY 18TH.
YEAH JULY 18TH, OUR NEXT MEETING IS CANCELED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CASES.
THE MEETING AFTER THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE HOLIDAY AND SO IT CANCELED.
OKAY. AND THEN SO WE'RE OFF UNTIL THE WONDERFUL. [INAUDIBLE] NOT THAT I DON'T ENJOY BEING WITH Y'ALL BUT.
OKAY. NEXT MEETING IS JULY 18TH.
BECAUSE OUR CALENDAR YEAR FOR ATTENDANCE GOES JANUARY TO DECEMBER 31ST, I THINK MIDYEAR IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR ATTENDANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND ALTERNATES.
WHAT IS ALLOWED, WHAT'S NOT IS ALLOWED.
ALSO, CAN WE GET AN UPDATE WHERE EACH OF US ARE ON OUR ATTENDANCE STANDING AND THEN ALSO HAVE A Q&A IF ANY OF THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS OR ALTERNATE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE WANT TO ADD TO THE AGENDA.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO ADD FOR DISCUSSION? I DO WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL ADDRESSED THIS FOR A NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS LAST MEETING AND DEFERRED ACTION FOR SIX MONTHS.
SO WE NEED EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE CLEAR WHAT THE RULES ARE AND WHERE WE STAND ON THAT, BECAUSE IT WILL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER REALLY GOING.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT WE WERE SICK THIS DAY OR GONE THAT DAY AND IT'S NOT VERY MANY.
I THINK WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 20 MEETINGS PER YEAR OR 21 MEETINGS PER YEAR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.