OKAY, OKAY. I'M GONNA PUT IT ON THERE. YEAH. AND IT WILL MATCH THE HOUSE AND THE TIME PERIOD.
[Landmark Commission on April 20, 2026.]
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WELCOME TO THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION.TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026, AND THE TIME IS 4:00.
WE WILL START THE MEETING OFF WITH ATTENDANCE. COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
PRESENT. VICE CHAIRPERSON BOURGEOIS. PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER CHASTAIN IS ABSENT. CHAIRPERSON CLICK.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER FITZ. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER LANGDALE.
PRESENT. COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON. PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SVENDSEN. PRESENT. AND COMMISSIONER THIERRY AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHARON LEWIS ARE ABSENT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH OUR CASE TODAY? NO. OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. DID EVERYONE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 16TH? DOES ANYBODY SEE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED OR ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. WE WILL ACCEPT THOSE AS PRESENTED. IS THERE PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY NON AGENDA ITEMS THAT'S HERE.
NO. OKAY. MOVING ON. NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE ONE CASE 22LC-005.
A REQUEST FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AT 2420 MECHANIC.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A WALL MURAL.
65 NOTICES WERE SENT ZERO RETURNED. BACKGROUND THE EXISTING MURAL WAS APPROVED BY THE LANDMARK COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 17, 2022. AT THAT TIME, THE MURAL HAD BEEN STARTED WITHOUT LANDMARK COMMISSION APPROVAL, AND THE APPLICANTS ONLY REQUESTED APPROVAL OF THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN COMPLETED.
THE REQUEST IS NOW TO COMPLETE THE MURAL AS DESIGNED BY THE ARTIST CATHERINE STROUD.
SUMMARY THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A WALL MURAL TO BE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN WALL OF A ONE STORY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE SERGEANT BUILDING, NORTHWEST CORNER OF MECHANIC AND 25TH STREET.
THE 2006 DOWNTOWN SURVEY DOES NOT PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTION DATE FOR THE BUILDING AND EVALUATES IT AS AN INTRUSION, WHICH DISTRACTS FROM THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DISTRICT.
SANBORN MAP RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE ONE STORY ADDITION MAY DATE TO BEFORE 1889, BUT HAS BEEN HEAVILY MODIFIED AND NO DECORATIVE FEATURES EXIST ON THE SOUTHERN WALL. PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
CONFORMANCE STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS.
THE SUBJECT SITE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HISTORIC FEATURES THAT MAY BE OBSCURED BY THE MURAL.
THE MURAL DEPICTS STYLIZED WAVES AND IS IN KEEPING WITH GALVESTON'S ENVIRONMENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE AND STANDARD CONDITIONS TWO THROUGH FIVE.
WE HAVE SOME PICTURES, SO THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE MURAL AS IT'S LOOKED SINCE 2022.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS WHAT'S PROPOSED TO COMPLETE THE MURAL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES TO THE EAST SOUTH AND WEST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU, CATHERINE.
DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. OKAY. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC005.
APPLICANT HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT? OKAY. YEAH. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU CAN COME UP HERE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN FOR US PLEASE. MELODY VAN KAY, I AM THE OWNER OF ISLAND SALT AIR AND WE HAVE JUST REALLY WE REALLY ENJOY IT. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BRIGHTNESS AND A LITTLE BIT OF FUN AS I COME INTO THE BUILDING EVERY DAY.
AND IT REALLY, IT'S JUST, IT'S, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT DONE.
SO I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THAT'S A TURTLE ISN'T IT? YEAH. OKAY. SO IT'S LIKE THE BACKGROUND FOR THE TURTLE AND CATHERINE PAINTED THE TURTLE AS WELL.
OH, COOL. SO THEY GO TOGETHER. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO. OKAY. STATE YOUR NAME AND SIGN IN, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS CATHERINE STROUD, THE ARTIST FOR THE MURAL.
AND OBVIOUSLY, AFTER FOUR YEARS OF THINKING ABOUT IT IN ITS COMPLETED STATE.
I WOULD BE VERY EAGER AT THIS POINT TO SEE IT FINISHED.
YEAH. FOUR YEARS LATER, FINISH THE JOB. THANK YOU.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CATHERINE? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TODAY? NO. OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE 26LC005 AND ASK FOR A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION.
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I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 26LC005 PURSUANT TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.I'LL SECOND. OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO.
OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES. THAT WAS EASY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS MAY 4TH.
MAY 4TH. MAY THE 4TH. OKAY. THE TIME IS 4:05.
THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.