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WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.
[Landmark Commission on February 20, 2023.]
TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2023, AND THE TIME IS 4:05.AND WE WILL START WITH ATTENDANCE.
OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE MINUTES.
DO YOU FIND ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE? NO. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. CATHERINE, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED.
OKAY, GOOD. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON WITH THE ELECTION OF THE VICE CHAIR.
AND SO I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME ALTERNATES UP ON THE DAIS, THE DAIS TODAY.
ARE THEY ALLOWED TO VOTE? NOT FOR THE CHAIR OR THE VICE CHAIR.
SO ONLY COMMISSIONERS ARE VOTING ON THIS, ONLY REGULAR MEMBERS.
EACH PERSON IS NOMINATED WILL BE ASKED IF THEY ARE VOTED AND ELECTED, WILL THEY ACCEPT THAT POSITION? IF THEY DO, THEN WE'LL GO FORWARD WITH THE VOTE IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE NOMINATED.
ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR AND I'M GOING TO START WITH MY OWN NOMINATION.
I'M GOING TO NOMINATE SARAH MOORE CLICK AS VICE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? BECAUSE WE ALL LIKE YOU.
OKAY, SO I HAVE TO ASK IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, IF YOU ARE ELECTED, WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS POSITION AS VICE CHAIR? YES. AND I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST FOR THE REMAINING UNFILLED UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE FORMER VICE CHAIR SO THAT IT WOULD COME UP FOR RENEWAL AGAIN IN OCTOBER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
YES, YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOURSELF.
MILTON WE'RE TAKING A VOTE ON [INAUDIBLE] CLICK AS THE VICE CHAIR.
HOW DO YOU VOTE? OH, I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
ABSTAIN. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND . MILTON. HELLO, MILTON.
HELLO? HELLO? HE'S NOT THERE. ALL PEOPLE I KNOW. LET'S GO OLD SCHOOL AND HOLD UP A PAPER.
CAN YOU HEAR US? ANSWER YOUR PHONE. SAY YAY OR NAY FOR SARAH CLICK.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO [INAUDIBLE] MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT IT STILL ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME ANY.
SO ARE WE AGREED TO MOVE ON DONNA? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO NEW BUSINESS ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
TODAY'S CASE, 23LC-002 1416 BROADWAY, WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.
REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.
NOTICES SENT WERE 16 ZERO RETURNED.
THIS IS THE CARL AND HILDA BIEHL HOUSE.
IT WAS DESIGNATED AS A RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 2012 BY THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION.
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IT'S ALSO CONTRIBUTING PROPERTY TO THE EAST AND NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT.IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1916 AND THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND DESIGNED BY NOTED ARCHITECT ANTON F CORN JR.
OTHER REVIEWS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HEAR THIS REQUEST AT THE FEBRUARY 21ST MEETING.
AND WITH ALL OF THE ZOOM CONFUSION, I DIDN'T OPEN THE POWERPOINT.
SO IF YOU'LL GIVE ME A MINUTE.
THIS IS A PICTURE SHOWING THE PLAQUE DESIGNATES IT AS A [INAUDIBLE].
PROPERTY TO THE EAST TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY.
OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THE HOMEOWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE IS PRESENT.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS PROPERTY? SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE CASE 23LC-002 PER STAFFS RECOMMENDATION.
I HAVE A SECOND. SHARON SECONDED.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND JUST TO NOTE, FOR SOME OF OUR NEW THE PROPERTY OWNER REPRESENTATIVE DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE PRESENT FOR US TO GO FORWARD, ALTHOUGH WE CAN AT TIMES SAY WE REQUEST TO DEFER IT BECAUSE WE'D LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
BUT IN THIS CASE, DOES ANYBODY OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON MONDAY, MARCH 6TH.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD FOR A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AMONGST THE COMMISSIONERS? COULD I ASK A QUESTION? IF IT'S NECESSARY OR NOT, I WOULD ASK.
I FEEL LIKE AFTER THE LAST COUPLE OF AND I WAS WONDERING, I KNOW THAT WE ARE A SEPARATE PROCESS AND OUR APPROVAL IS NOT CONTINGENT UPON THE STATE, BUT CAN WE MAKE IT PART OF OUR PROCESS TO ADVISE THE HOMEOWNER THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE TO GO THROUGH THAT APPROVAL PROCESS AS WELL? BECAUSE I'M AFRAID WE GIVE THE MISIMPRESSION THAT WE'RE GIVING THE FINAL APPROVAL AND WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE GIVING THEM LANDMARK APPROVAL, BUT THEY ALSO NEED STATE APPROVAL.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE STAFF CAN.
I'D LIKE TO ASK I HAVE ALSO PROPOSED THIS TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
AS I SAID, THIS IS NOT JUST A GALVESTON PROBLEM.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR PROTECTING AND SO I'M JUST PROPOSING WE'D BE A LITTLE BIT PROACTIVE AND JUST AT LEAST ADVISE THEM, YOU KNOW, HERE'S YOUR REQUIREMENT.
YOU GO FORTH AND DO AS YOU WILL, DONNA.
THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING.
HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY THIS COMMISSION.
HE HAD A LOT OF GREAT FRIENDS.
WE'LL MISS YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SARAH MOORE CLICK FOR THE VICE CHAIR.
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.