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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Landmark Commission - 09/24/2015 MINUTES LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI City Hall Council Chambers 1201 Leopard Street September 24, 2015 COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: Laura Commons, Chairman Ernest Bert Rucker, Jr.* Dr. Mark Robbins, Vice Chairman Albert Soto* Jillian Becquet Craig Thompson Kim Charba* Sean Thorson* Tiffani McKinney Nathan Westervelt John Olson* *Absent STAFF: Andrew Dimas, Planning Technician Linda Williams, Recording Secretary 1. Call to Order/Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 4:35 p.m. by Chairman Laura Commons and a quorum was declared. Il. Absences John Olson Ernest Bert Rucker, Jr. Albert Soto (Resigned effective September 24, 2015 Meeting) Sean Thorson Ill. Approval of Minutes f l Motion to approve the August 27, 2015 minutes as corrected was made by Mr. Thompson and seconded by Ms. Charba. The minutes was corrected to remove Ms. Charba as absent. Motion passed l with passed with Mr. Olson, Rucker and Thorson absent and Mr. Soto resigned. r IV. Discussion and Possible Action i Review Grant Submittal to the Texas Historical Commission: Jillian Becquet gave a brief update on cost information using various methods of documenting the binders and creating a website that can be accessed by different organizations and groups. The costs could vary depending on the format that was selected, but based on the information she researched, the total cost would about $12,000.00 to have the information scanned and set up with data sheets and photographs. Ms. McKinney stated if the format presented by Ms. Becquet is pursued, you will be able to access the website and see how many people actually looked at the portal. Ms. McKinney continued that if the structures can be cataloged, the media data can be created to indicate whether the property is no longer available and those properties could be tagged. Dr. Robbins stated that before any type of method is selected, the binders should be updated first. Mr.Thompson asked if anyone had an idea of how much grant funding should be requested to do this project and, after some discussion, it was decided that $12,000.00 would be requested. After further discussion regarding the various methods and what would be the best direction to proceed in drafting the grant application and what information should be included, no official action was taken. Mr. Dimas reminded commissioners again that before the binders are digitized, a comprehensive review should be completed to verify what structures are still remaining and then the notebooks should be updated and digitized. i Landmark Commission Meeting September m`20`5 Page Mr. Thompson reminded commissioners that whatever grant funding is raqueshed, it has to be matched byin-kind services. Mr. Thompson continued that before the commission meets with City Staff, a solid plan should be in place with as much detail as possible. A discussion ensued whether the commissioners volunteering to do part of the work could be for an in-kind match and Mr. Dimas stated that the commissioners would be considered as volunteers and the match has to be with city staff's hourly wages; since the match imdollar for dollar. Ms. McKinney stated since she works with the Corpus Christi Convention and Tourist Bureau, she will research tosee Jany ofthe hotel occupancy tax can beused tomatch the grant funding. Ms. McKinney continued this could be viewed as m gond investment since the website could be used by out of town tourists. K4m. McKinney stated she let the commissioners know the result ofher research before the next meeting. After further diacusoion, it was decided that the subcommittee would meet to draft what should be included in the grant application and present itatthe October meeting for approval. Mr. Dimas reminded commissioners that a quorum will be needed for the October meeting to approve the grant application, since ithas tobesubmitted nolater than November G. 2O15. Plan of Action to Review Properties Contained in the Green Binders: Mr. Dimas stated that once the grant application is submitted, the commission still has to decide on a plan of action of how the binders will beupdated. Mr. Dimas stated there are approximately thirty(30)binders that have to be reviewed and they are located inthe Development Services Department and can bmchecked out. Several commissioners have checked out the binders for review. V. Item tqbescheduled onthe Next Agenda w Approval of the grant application to be submitted to the Texas Historical Commission V|. Public Comment None \/U. Adjournment After all comments and discussion cono|uded, and there being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at6:3Op.m. ` AKdrew Dimas, Planning Technician Date Lin a Williams DatEf 'L Development SemiceeDepo�men< De Se /ioeeDep�rfi_, xant � crSteffLiuisonto Landmark Commission Re- �ng eontary " (Lwo2015\asp245cmowno) �