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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Landmark Commission - 07/24/2014 MINUTES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS JULY 24, 2014 COMMISSION MEMBERS: STAFF: Dr. James Klein, Chairman Miguel S. Saldafia, AICP, Senior Planner Dr. Mark Robbins, Vice Chairman Linda Williams, Recording Secretary Kim Charba Laura Commons Marie Guajardo Karen Howden* John Olson t Leo Rios* Albert Soto* Sean Thorson t *Absent The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Dr. James Klein, Chairman. The roll was called and a quorum was declared. Dr. Klein expressed thanks to commissioners in attendance since it had been several months the commission met because of not having a quorum. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: r There were no minutes for approval. i DISCUSSION ITEMS: Reali nment of Membershi Composition as S ecified bv Ordinance A roved bv Citv Council on IX July 15.2014. Effective July 21, 2014: Ms. Commons asked how will the new ordinance affect which members would be retained and which ones would be realigned. Dr. Klein stated that the commission had previously discussed how the Ile realignment would be handled since several members would be terming out. All Miguel SaIdaAa, Staff Liaison, addressed the commission. Mr. SaidaAa provided a brief overview of the newly adopted ordinance that realigned the membership of the commission. Mr. Saldaha stated the new ordinance decreased the membership from fifteen (1 ) to eleven (11) and the quorum from nine (9) to six(6). Mr. SaldaAa continued the required competencies were also realigned to two(2) historians, two (2) history teachers were removed, one (1) licensed real estate person, one (1) registered architect, one (1) structural or civil engineer, one (1) title searcher or land surveyor and five (5) regular members. Mr. Saldaria stated at present, the commission has ten (1 0) members, and as soon as possible, the competency of an engineer will be appointed since there is a person who is interested in being appointed and was also a former member of the commission. Dr. Klein requested Staff to notify i Secretary staff that the commission recommended appof nt of the applicant that would fill the competency f engineer. Mr. Saldaha stated that even though several members currently serving are ineligible for reappointment due to term limits, they will continue to serve until after the November election when reappointments/new appointments will be made. Mr. Saldaria explained that due to State Law, City Council can take no official actions until after the November election and the new council is seated; which means the first official meeting with new members would be possibly in December. Landmark Commission Meeting July 24,2014 Page 2 Stat s Report pD Mpoating the Bound Volumes of the Landmark Commission: Dr. Klein stated that a number of commissioners had'independently reviewed some of the bound binders, and as part of the review, the property addresses were goggled to verify if they were still on site. Dr. Klein continued the binders have not been updated in twenty years and most likely a lot of the structures have been demolished or in such disrepair that to repair them would too costly. Dr. Klein stated out of the thirty binders, seven or eight have been reviewed and, at this point, he was not sure if the binders were still at City Hall or have been moved to another location. Mr. Saldaha stated he would confirm if the binders are still at City Hall or have been moved to Development Services and report back at the August meeting. RC of Boftli-- cili Dr. Klein stated several months ago he received an email with an attached photograph from Anthony Gavlik, a former member of the Landmark Commission. Dr. Klein continued the photograph was of the RC Cola Bottling facility and Mr. Gavlik thought it was an interesting building and possibly had some historical signifi cance. Dr. Klein stated the building is located at 1625 South Alameda and is the current location of McInturf s Custom Glasshaus. Dr. Klein stated according to Ms. McInturf, property owner, the building was built in the early 1930s and she felt it would be a good candidate to be included on the Landmark Commission's "Potential Landmark Designation Listing." Ms. McInturf indicated she would like more information about the process and what would be involved and how much time would be involved. Mr. Olson stated he was very familiar with the property because his family owned the vacant corner lot next to the property. Mr. Olson continued that the building is definitely art deco; which was added to the original building. The art deco adds a great distinctive flair to the building. Mr. Olson 50 continued he was in favor of designating the building because it was first mechanical bottling plant in the III' city. Dr. Robbins asked if the property was possibly on the 1930 Sanborn Map and Mr. Olson stated in the 1930s, there was very little at that location, so the property probably was not included on the map. After continued discussion, Dr. Klein stated if the owner was really interested in having the building listed, he suggested inviting the owner to the August or September meeting and commissioners concurred. Discussion ensued regarding if it would be worth the effort to designate the property if the original building had been altered and Mr. Olson stated even if the building had been altered, it would still be significant since it was the first bottling plant in the city. Dr, Klein requested staff to provide information as to the process to the owner to see if she was really interested in pursuing the designation for the property; and based on her response, the commission can extend the invitation to either the August or September meeting. A Dr. Robbins informed commissioners about an upcoming workshop hosted by the Nueces County Historical Commission and sponsored by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). THC will conduct an "oral history workshop" sometime in October at the Del Mar for Economic Development Center off of Kostoryz Road. The workshop will be opened to the public at no charge. Dr. Robbins stated he did not have the definite date, but he should have more definite information by the August meeting. Dr. Robbins J, stated he would like to see as many historical groups attend the workshop since it will be in our city, ee After all comments and discussion concluded, and there being no further business, the m ting adjourned at 5 p.m. *aS. S a& Se i Lind Williams Migue S. SaidaAa, AICP, Senior Planner ci Sec Rec ing Secretary Staff Liaison to Landmark Commission