MINUTES
TOWN OF NORMAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CONFERENCE ROOM C, CITY HALL
100 EAST PHOENIX AVENUE
NORMAL, ILLINOIS
REGULAR MEETING
September 14, 2004
7:00 p.m.
Members Present
Bruce Warloe, Nancy Armstrong, Kathy Smith Whitman, Bob Ward, Anne Matter
Members Absent
Kathy Burgess
Others Present
Associate Planner, Lauren Kerestes, Debbi Whitehouse, Office Associate, Geoff Fruin Administrative Assistant, Mark Peterson, City Manager, Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Olson, Mr. Mark Edwards, Old House Society.
Call to Order
Ms. Matter called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and noted a quorum was present.
Minutes
The minutes of the August 10, 2004 meeting were approved as submitted. Ms. Armstrong moved to approve, Ms. Matter seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
CA-04-09-28, 304 W. Virginia, Replacement of gutters, downspouts, soffit, and fascia on house and garage.
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Olson, were present to speak about the improvements to their home. Mr. Olson said he would like to replace the downspouts & gutters for better drainage. Mr. Olson said he is also wanting to replace the soffit and fascia that has rotted. Mr. Olson said he would like to replace the soffit with Azek bead material.
Ms. Matter said she would like to look at the house gutter, downspouts, soffit, and fascia replacement as one certificate and the garage as another.
Ms. Matter asked if the damage on the soffit was from the leaking gutters. Mr. Warloe spoke saying from looking at the pictures, most of the damage is on the perimeter which the gutters would have caused.
Mr. Warloe asked if the new gutters would be rounded like the existing ones. Ms. Matter agreed that she would like to see the existing gutters replicated.
Ms. Smith-Whitman spoke saying she would like to see the same profile with the fascia & soffit.
Mr. Warloe moved to approve with shapes and sizes to be replicated as best as possible. Ms. Armstrong seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Olson spoke and showed pictures of how the tree is growing into the garage. Mr. Olson said the garage does not have gutters, and he would like to put them on. Mr. Olson said he would also like to remove the fascia and soffit, he also added that the roof eaves would have to be clipped so that it misses the tree. He also noted that the corner that would be reconfigured is on the northwest corner of the garage and not visible from the street.
Ms. Armstrong moved to approve with the reconfiguration of roof & gutter
and Azek being used on the garage. Mr. Ward seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
CA-04-09-29, 404 W. Virginia, Windows and door replacement & BG-04-09-05, 404 W. Virginia, window & door replacement.
Mr. Campbell has already completed this work, thinking that the commission had previously approved it, but in fact, they had not. Ms. Matter concluded that Mr. Campbell did not go though the proper course of action, and Mr. Campbell is in violation of the ordinance.
Ms. Smith-Whitman made a motion that to see what options are available with our Legal department and Mr. Campbell to pay any fines or fees related to this. Ms. Matter seconded.
A motion was made to deny all Certificates and Bone Grants for this
property by Ms. Matter, Ms. Smith-Whitman seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
604 Broadway:
Mr. Mark Edwards of the Old House Society was present to speak about the property at 604 Broadway. Mr. Edwards said Mayor Koos’ contacted him to get some idea of some options for 604 Broadway. Mr. Edwards said that Old House would not be interested in restoring the house as a single-family residence, but distributed some information about turning the property into a museum and what the costs would be. Mr. Edwards said it would be extremely difficult financially, because there is so much work to be done.
Mr. Matter spoke about other options for the home. Ms. Matter was concerned about any historic value of this property, and asked Ms. Kerestes if some research could be done to find out. Ms. Kerestes said she would contact Bill Walters, one of the authors of “The Legacy” to see if he might be able to do some research this property.
Mr. Edwards also spoke about the possibility of moving the home to property owned by ISU and having it as a museum at that location. Mr. Edwards added that so much of the house is not original and it would be too expensive to re-create.
Ms. Matter said she would like to see some research done on this property and have a special meeting set up to discuss it further.
Mark Peterson, City Manager, spoke saying that the property owner of 604 Broadway would really like to get moving with this and have either the house move or demolished soon. Mr. Peterson indicated that there is very little time to hold him off and that the commission would need to make a decision at the special meeting.
Ms. Kerestes said the earliest it could probably be moved was in November. Mr. Peterson spoke about the options for this home and what the Council’s reaction could be.
A special meeting was set for September 23, 2004, at 12:00 p.m. to
discuss it further and Ms. Kerestes is to have some information documented
about the property’s historical value.
Other Business
CA-04-08-25 (expedited) 620 Normal Avenue: Approved
CA-04-09-27 (expedited) 613 Normal Avenue: Approved
Ms. Kerestes said the consultants they have hired for the south side
architectural survey would start in late October and hope to conclude the
survey in May 2005.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mr. Ward moved that the meeting be adjourned at approximately 8:28 p.m. Ms. Smith Whitman seconded. The motion carried 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbi Whitehouse
Office Associate