MINUTES
TOWN OF NORMAL DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION
CONFERENCE ROOM C CITY HALL
100 E. PHOENIX AVE.
NORMAL, IL
REGULAR MEETING
January 10, 2005 @ 4:00 p.m.
Members Present:
Rick Kentzler, Dennis French, Pam Locsin, Rebecca Landau
Members Absent:
Mark Comerford
Others Present:
Lauren Kerestes, Associate Planner, Wayne Aldrich, Downtown
Re-Development
Debbi Whitehouse, Office Associate, Kathy Wilcox, Dirk DeWerff, Mercy
Davison, Town Planner, Roger Taylor, Jeff Tarter of Johnston Contractors,
Larry Maschhoff of Bank of Illinois, and Mike Sparks, Brian Davies, and Dave
Burnston of Farnsworth Group.
Call to Order:
Mr. Kentzler called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and noted a quorum was present.
Minutes:
The commission approved the minutes of the regular meeting on December 13, 2004. Mr. French moved, seconded by Ms. Locsin. The motion carried 4-0.
CC-05-01-01, 117 E. Beaufort, Repair work to bottom half of west elevation
Mr. Aldrich explained when the Subway building was demolished, the bottom
half of Mr. Taylor’s building at 117 E. Beaufort was exposed. Because the
Subway property is planned as a walkway/alley, the side of Mr. Taylor’s
building would be highly
visible and would need to be repaired.
Mr. Roger Taylor, owner of the building at 117 E. Beaufort, was present
to speak about
the 2 proposals that he has received for either tuckpointing the existing
brick that was exposed on the bottom half of 117 E. Beaufort or cement
plastering the exposed portion to match the top half of the wall that was
above the one story Subway building.
Mr. Taylor said he prefers to tuck-point the bottom half.
Mr. Kentzler had a concern about how the tuck-pointing would be finished off. He asked Ms. Kerestes to pursue details for this.
Mr. French motioned to approve with the best solution, Mr. Taylor may choose, Mr. Landau seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
The Bank of Illinois
Mr. Aldrich introduced Mr. Larry Mashoff, Bank of Illinois, along with
Farnsworth
Group, Mr. Sparks, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Burnston, and Mr. Tarter from
Johnston Contractors.
Mr. Sparks spoke about the proposed new Bank of Illinois Building on E. College Ave. Mr. Sparks presented preliminary drawing of the building that would have a least 3 floors. The Bank of Illinois would house the 1st and 2nd floors, while the 3rd floor office space would house the Farnsworth Group. The proposed building would be approximately 52,000 square feet. The main entrance is proposed to face east and front the parking area.
Mr. Davies discussed the percentage of windows there would have to be in the building. Mr. Kentzler mentioned the natural slope of the property, and how they may take advantage of that in their design. Mr. Sparks said they would have more detailed drawings when they come before the commission next month. The proposed start date on the building is June 1st, 2005.
Ms. Kerestes said the preliminary drawing would be reviewed by staff.
Other Business:
Mr. Kentzler welcomed the two new members of the commission Mr. DeWerff and Ms. Wilcox will replace Mr. Feid and Ms. Oberholtzer.
Mr. Kentzler discussed some of the ordinances with the commissioners and said at the February meeting the commission would still need to address the sign issues. Also Mr. Kentzler discussed grant program procedures for the new members.
Adjournment:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Ms. Locsin moved, seconded by Mr. French. Motion carried 4-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbi S. Whitehouse
Office Associate