2016 11-10E IDIAN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers, City Hall
33 E. Broadway, Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll -call Attendance:
Blaine Johnston, President Dawn Cronk
Ella Kramer Josh Evarts
Edward Landis Jacy Jones
Councilman Ty Palmer, Ex -Officio
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Approval of the October 13, 2016 Meeting Minutes
4. Approval of the Monthly Financial Statement
5. Historical Society and History Center Update by Lila Hill
6. New Business
a. Welcome New Commissioner: Edward Landis
b. 2016 Annual Report Draft for City Council
c. Meridian Library — Local Chronical Project
d. Historic Preservation Month May 2017 Planning
7. Old Business
a. Preservation Leadership Forum Group Membership
b. Fiscal Year 2017 Certified Local Government Grant Follow Up
c. Nominations to National Registry
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d. Learning Opportunities:
i. PastForward Virtual Programming Available
ii. Idaho Heritage Conference September 20-23, 2017 (Boise)
8. Next Meeting: December 8, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
a. December Meeting will be in Meeting Room A due to Construction
b. Discussion of Possible Meeting Topics
9. Adjourn
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CE I HISTORIC PRESERVATION
��W, t 0 AH t:_� COMMISSION MINUTES
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 5:30 PM
City Council Chambers, City Hall
33 E. Broadway, Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll -call Attendance: 5:30 PM
o Blaine Johnston, President x Dawn Cronk
X Ella Kramer x Josh Evarts, Interim Vice -
President
X Edward Landis o Jacy Jones
x Councilman Ty Palmer, Ex -Officio
Others in attendance: Hillary Bodnar, Arts & Culture Specialist; Lila Hill, Historical
Society; Bill Nary, City Attorney
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Motion to adopt the agenda by D. Cronk; second by E. Kramer -- all ayes --
motion carried.
3. Approval of the October 13, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes by D. Cronk; seconded by E. Landis -- all ayes —
motion carried.
4. Approval of the Monthly Financial Statement
Tabled
5. Historical Society and History Center Update by Lila Hill
On file.
6. New Business
a. Welcome New Commissioner: Edward Landis
E, Landis introduced himself to the commission. He was born and raised
in the area and moved back here a few years ago, works over at Gowen
Field in the Air National Guard. There, he started up the Airman's Council
again, so he has a bit of experience.
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b. 2016 Annual Report Draft for City Council
H. Bodnar can send a Word document to the commissioners for revisions
c. Meridian Library — Local Chronical Project
H. Bodnar invited the commissioners to take part in the beta app. She can
send the PDF of the flier to commissioners.
d. Historic Preservation Month May 2017 Planning
- `7f This Property Could Talk" J. Evarts will have a couple different
design drafts ready to present at December meeting.
- Commissioners discussed the possibility of publishing a calendar to
help raise funds for the Historical Society. D. Cronk suggested doing
photo comparisons then/now.
- E. Landis suggested the idea of printing and auctioning photos. Ed
volunteered to take the lead on developing ideas.
- J. Evarts noted that the walking tour app will be live, and suggested
docent led walk from the Vault that teach people how to use the app
and get groups of people walking around town.
- D. Cronk was thinking of other cities that she has visited and some of
the historic/ghost tours that she's been on. These always interest
people; maybe can we do something kind of like this in Meridian? L.
Hill said that she could take J. Evarts and D. Cronk on a tour and share
some history with them that may be useful.
7. Old Business
a. Preservation Leadership Forum Group Membership
H. Bodnar informed the commission that their membership is active as of
November 2016.
b. Fiscal Year 2017 Certified Local Government Grant Follow Up
The commission discussed and determined that a good use of grant funds
would be to go toward the design and printing of the Walking Tour
brochures (combining the two books). J. Evarts and Greg Walker, at
Modern Printers, to meet to discuss printing cost of combining the two
books in to one contiguous book (binding may change, due to number of
pages). B. Johnston and J. Evarts will work together to write grant
application/proposal for commission to review at December meeting.
c. Nominations to National Registry
No nominations brought forward.
d. Learning Opportunities:
i. PastForward Virtual Programming Available
H. Bodnar will send link to the programming.
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ii. Idaho Heritage Conference September 20-23, 2017 (Boise)
D. Cronk it would be advantageous for all of the commission to be
there. H. Bodnar confirmed that she can write a save the date for
the conference as a reminder for commissioners.
Next Meeting: December 8, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
a. December Meeting will be in Meeting Room A due to Construction
b. Discussion of Possible Meeting Topics
- Update on Walking Tour app.
- Walking tour sign design review.
Adjourn
Motion by D. Cronk; second by E. Landis to adjourn — all ayes —motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:22 PM
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HPC — November 10, 2016
After a month of many visitors - due to the early voting across the hall — we have settled back
into the usual number — none to 10 —
Yesterday was a bit unusual — David & Betsy Hansen- both retired district school teachers came
in with a photo that David had received from the MHS athletic director asking him to see it he
could learn who the members of the 1917 championship basketball team were. Was he surprised
when we had lots of information — This was the photo that we built our 2016 Historic
Preservation month display around.
A phone call was received from a descendant of Albert Neal — relative of Dr. Neal — whose
mother had just passed away at 98 & he said there are a lot of early Meridian photos & would we
be interested — I hope I contained my excitement enough to not scare him away! I told him that
anything from or about early Meridian we were very interested in.
We had the originator of the programs for the gifted students at MHS in looking for information
she had previously pasted in a scrapbook & when she had removed the item on the reverse side
of the original scrapbook it was torn.
We had a possible new volunteer who goes back to the early Hudson family at our monthly
meeting and a guest, Ed Biesley who was the mid -high band instructor when my youngest son
was in his band. He just came in, identified himself & joined in.
We have been entered in a Stanley Tools grant program that should we win out of the other
twenty non-profit groups entered — the award would be $10,000 to be used for wooden display
cases — not the metal type that we have. So if you get a plea to vote for this from Rich or myself -
please pass it on to your Facebook list so we might get the most votes in & win!
We voted to again participate in the city Christmas bazaar — we still have books & some
duplicates — and other items that can be available for sale.
And on a personal note — this was read to the assembled group.
"the time has come for me to look at my "bucket list" and make some decisions. I have shared
much about the history of Meridian in the past 26 + years. My typing seems to require more
correction as the years pass! My responsibilities have changed and so I have made the decision to
not provide the weekly historical article for the newspaper after 2016. The editor will receive an
e-mail stating the same info before the end of this week.
Questions?
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Tammy de Weerd
Council President Keith Bird
Council Vice President Joe Borton
Councilman Luke Cavener
Councilwoman Genesis Milam
Councilman Ty Palmer
Councilwoman Anne Little Roberts
FROM: Historic Preservation Commissioners
• Blaine Johnston, President
• Jacy Jones
• Dawn Cronk
• Josh Evarts, interim Vice President
• Ella Kramer
• Edward Landis
Previous Commissioners Serving in 2016
• Robert Mortensen, former Vice President
• Joely Walters
DATE: December 1, 2016
SUBJECT: Annual Historic Preservation Commission 2016 Update
The Historic Preservation Commission experienced a lot of change throughout the
last year. One of the largest changes that HPC has addressed is the retirement of Dr. Frank
Thomason from the commission. Frank has served on HPC for about 25 years, and in the
midst of other changes in his life, stepping away from the commission this year made
sense. Frank continues to be an advocate for history and collaboration between agencies in
Meridian and we celebrate his humble service to our City. Fortunately, Frank's seat was
filled by former City Clerk— and long time staff liaison for HPC — Jacy Jones. Jacy brings
with her years of experience working with the Historic Preservation Commission, organizing
and implementing both phases of the Historic Walking Tour, and a passion for preservation
in her hometown.
More change to our commission came when Commissioner Robert Mortensen chose
to not re -apply for his seat, in order to allow him to focus on other major aspects of his life.
Robert was an advocate for making history accessible to everyone and the commission
hopes to follow through on many of the goals laid out by Robert. Edward Landis filled
Robert's seat and shares a similar passion to maintain the heritage of Meridian and improve
our future legacy. Commissioner Joely Walter's seat, which expired in August, was filled by
Ella Kramer. Joely continues her education at a college in Arizona and Ella jumped in to
HPC after writing their minutes during her summer internship with the City. Ella already has
a number of ideas to share with HPC and we look forward to the great things that she can
do on the commission.
In April, Commissioner Josh Evarts hosted MAC's first public workshop: "A Value
Model of Historic Preservation in Meridian." This workshop was well put together, but the
commission determined that it needed greater advertising. The Meridian Downtown
Business Association recommended a session like this right after work on a weeknight so
that business owners could drop in after work.
The following month, HPC hosted their annual Preservation Month event, but with a
slight twist. The Historical Society graciously allowed HPC to show off many of their
archived items from their storage in the basement. HPC also played Lila Hill's recorded
presentation for "Settlers Make the Desert Bloom," so that she wouldn't have to present
again in person. Having the recording takes a little pressure off of Lila while allowing us to
still share her research with the community. Many visitors were especially interested in the
maps at the archives night, and Lila was able to point out many people's homes and
properties owned by well-known Meridian families. The commissioners and other City staff
offered a lot of great ideas to make next year's Preservation Month stronger and improve
turn out.
In May, HPC also got permission from the Historical Society to run their "If This
Property Could Talk" campaign again. This was a campaign that the Mayor reminded HPC
about, and the whole commission was glad to run the campaign again and see the interest
in the signs throughout our downtown. HPC has since discussed investing more in to "If
This Property Could Talk" and would like to see downtown business owners get more
involved to help in 2017. The commission plans to purchase a -frame signs and coroplast
inserts that can be set out in front of businesses and taken in by business owners. This will
give our businesses more ownership of the campaign and takes a little weight off of
commissioners and the City's Arts & Culture Specialist to monitor and maintain the signs
around town.
HPC continued its partnership with West Ada School District (and Compass Charter)
and MDC to support third grade field trips downtown. While HPC doesn't contribute much
man -power or significant funding, we supported supplies for the volunteers who lead the
tours at City Hall. Our other major partnership with West Ada is through our continued
education courses for Meridian teachers. This year, West Ada took on a larger role and was
able to work directly with other local resources and teachers to offer course registration and
promotion through their online professional development portal. This allowed the course to
have a greater reach, extending beyond third grade teachers alone. The Meridian History
course supports local teachers' professional development. The course was taught by
returning instructors Linda Belthoff and Amy Birch. The intention of the course is to provide
resources, knowledge, and connections for our teachers to build their history curriculum.
Below are a few comments from the teachers who took the course:
"...There are so many things I can take away from this to use for my class, but really beyond that
I expanded my own knowledge and appreciation in my community."
"Thank you for teaching such a fun class and thank you to the City of Meridian for supporting it! I
loved that even though it was geared more to 3rd grade teachers, it was still relevant to other
grade level teachers. Thank you for putting so much thought into it to make it purposeful, relaxed,
and fun. I am definitely going to encourage some of my colleagues to take it, too!"
The class has motivated me and given direction as to how I can develop this history unit to be
kid -friendly! I am developing the unit with the assistance of the materials you gave to us and from
the information from Mrs. Hill. I will definitely be visiting the Meridian Historical Society and
gathering more information to make the unit exciting for me and the kids."
Many of our commissioners were able to get involved in continuing their own
education and development as commissioners and advocates for Meridian. Commissioners
have engaged with local organizations, taken webinars, and more. Some examples include
Jacy Jones taking on a leading role for a local children's museum initiative, which is
intended to focus on the history of Meridian; Dawn Cronk participating in the Heritage
Homes tour offered by Preservation Idaho; and last, but certainly not least, Blaine Johnston
was able to attend the national preservation conference, PastForward, in Houston this Fall.
One of the most humorous ways that HPC has gotten involved took place this summer,
when Blaine and Josh were able to borrow the historic tandem bike from the Historical
Society and participate in the Dairy Days parade representing HPC. This bike took home
third place in the vintage vehicles division, an award that was later presented to the
Historical Society. HPC looks forward to more local opportunities to continue our
development as a commission so that we can better serve Meridian and preserve our
history.
Another big way that we are moving forward to better serve Meridian is by
developing a digital component to the Walking Tour through TourBuddy. This is a free app
that uses geo-location and additional platforms for linking diverse content which will make
the Walking Tour easier for users looking for a bolstered walking tour experience. HPC has
partnered with Nic Herman, Cole Valley Christian senior class president, to develop and
add content to the app before it is piloted. unBound agreed to help support content
development and to check out iPads to downtown history walkers so that everyone can
access and use the app.
We have felt a lot of support from both City departments and outside organizations
this year. We are grateful to all of those who work with us and share our vision to preserve
our history. This year Brian McClure, from Planning helped us map our historic sites
inventory on GIS. Many of these points are outdated, but HPC has requested that Human
Resources place a youth work life skills intern specifically for HPC projects like reviewing
this inventory, collecting data, and building a more robust database for us to input in our
GIS system that can be accessed by City users and eventually converted in to a public
access map document. It is with support from the City, informal community groups and
individuals, and formal organizations that help us reach a broader audience, promote our
history, and advocate to preserve our legacy as a community.
Thank you for your support of the Historic Preservation Commission!
THE LOCAL
CHRONICLE
PROJECT
Calling all students, historians,
educators, and local residents!
Please join us in collectively recording our town's history
(people, places, events, and achievements) by adding
your photos to the Meridian, Idaho chronicle.
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CHRONICLE is a new and free collaborative photo -sharing platform that
empowers people to collectively record history. Photos are added to an interactive
timeline creating a unique photo record and resource.
The Meridian, Idaho chronicle is moderated by unBound of the Meridian Library
and will be featured during Chronicle's official launch this fall!
Stay tuned for a chronicling event coming in November!
Chronicle
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Fax: (208) 334-2774
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Boise, Idaho 83702-7264
Office: (208) 334-3861
Fax: (208) 334-2775
Statewide Sites.
• Franklin Historic Site
Pierce Courthouse
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Office: (208) 334-2844
Fax: (208) 334-3225
Idaho State Archives
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IDAHO CERTIFIED LOCAL
GOVERNMENT GRANT PROGRAM
FY17 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
30 September 2016
Dear Idaho Certified Local Governments,
The Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is pleased to announce that we
are now accepting Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant applications for FY171
We expect federal funds available for FY17 will remain level, which means we expect a
total of just over $70,000 to be available for CLG Grants. This represents 10% of the
total funds available to Idaho for historic preservation from the National Park Service
and the Department of the Interior.
Instructions for submitting an application are in the Idaho Cedified Local Governnnent Grand
Manual, available on-line at the web site of the Idaho State Historical Society:
www. his torrv.idahogov. The handbook contains examples of acceptable projects and
the allocation formula for distribution of funds. SHPO staff are available to assist with
any aspect of the application process.
As a reminder, beginning with FY17, the Idaho Certified Local Government Grants will
be reviewed on a competitive basis. This means that communities will no longer be
guaranteed funding, and it is important that CLGs carefully plan out their proposed
projects and submit a strong application. Please refer to the CLG Grant Manual for
more details on how the CLG Grant applications will be scored by SHPO.
For FY17, the Idaho CLG Grant program will prioritize funding projects in the
following areas: Survey; Historic Preservation Planning; and Commission
Education, with a specific focus on attending the 2017 Idaho Heritage Conference.
Communities can still submit project proposals in other areas; however, SHPO would
strongly encourage CLGs to keep these three (3) priority areas in mind as they develop
their proposals. Additionally, CLGs should refer the new Idaho State Historic
Preservation Plan's Goals and Objectives (attached to this call) as projects are planned.
The anticipated schedule for the Idaho CLG Grant program for FY17 is as follows:
September 30, 2016
Call for Applications Released
December 30, 2016
Applications Due
Mid -February 2017
Awards Announced
March 2017
Contacts mailed to CLGs
June 1, 2017
Project Start Date*
November 1, 2017
Interim Reports Due
May 31, 2018
Project Completion and Publication Drafts Due
June — August 2018
Review and Revision Period
September 3, 2018
Final Products and Reimbursement Request Due
The June 1" Project Start date is dependent on SHPO receiving its notice of funding from
the National Park Service and this date may change on any given year; CLGs will be notified
of any such changes by the CLG Coordinator.
Completed applications must be received b�- SHPO no later than the end of business on
December 30, 2016- Applications will also be accepted via email, provided they are received not
later than end of business on December 30, 2016. Applications must be signed by the City
Mayor/County Commission; however, they may the application sign digitally if desired.
If you need any assistance, or would like to discuss potential projects call please call me as soon as
possible at (208; 488-7471 or email me at pete.lorange ciishs.idaho.goi . I am happy to help in any
way I can.
Sincerely,
Pete L'Orange
Historic Preservation Planner/CLG Coordinator
Idaho State Historical Society
State Historic Preservation Office
210 Main Street, Boise, ID, 83702
(208) 488-7471
Enclosures: FY1- Grant Application form
Idaho CLG Program Handbook
Idaho CLG Grant Manual
Idaho Historic Preservation Plan Goals and Objectives