2019 03-28 Meeting Minutes
HI STOR I C P RESERVATI ON
COMMI SSI ON M EETI N G
T hursday, M ar ch 28, 2019 at 4:30 P M
C ity Council Chamber s, C ity Hall
33 E. B roadway, M eridian, Idaho
1. Roll-C all Attendance 4:36 pm
x B laine J ohnston, P resident x J acy Nary
x D awn C ronk o K ourtney Mc B ride
Via phone J osh E varts, Vice P resident E dward L andis
o J ody A ult o C ouncilman Ty P almer, E x-Officio
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Motion by J. Nary; second by D. Cronk to adopt the agenda – all ayes – motion
carried.
3. Approval of M inutes [Action I tem]
A. F ebruary 28, 2019 Regular M eeting M inutes [Action Item]
Motion by J. Nary; second by D. Cronk to approve the minutes – all ayes
– motion carried.
4. Approval of the M onthly F inancial S tatement [Action Item]
A. O pen G ov F inancial Repor t
Motion by J. Nary; second by D. Cronk to approve the financial report – all
ayes – motion carried.
5. Historical S ociety and Histor y C enter Update by L ila Hill
Tabled
6. New Business [Action Items]
A. P artnership with M eridian Arts Commission for M eridian Art Week
J. Nary volunteered to assist with this partnership.
B. National Alliance for P r eservation Commissions C AM P
B. Johnston and J. Evarts can attend. H. Blackstone will send details to
these commissioners (J. Ault in case she is interested in attending) once
she has them.
7. O ld B usiness [Action Items]
A. Historic B ar ns of M eridian C alendar
*Sometime during this discussion J. Evarts ’ phone call was dropped. All
future items of discussion were tabled, but reports were shared.
B. L ogo D iscussion
Tabled
C. S tudent C ompetition
Tabled
D. M eridian History C our se
Tabled
E. P ine S tr eet S chool Signage
Tabled
F. Historic P reser vation M onth 2019
Tabled
G. Current Applications
Wagner F arms Tabled
P ast P rojects F ollow Up Tabled
8. Repor ts
A. National Register Nominations
1. B ase B udget f or F Y20
H. Blackstone informed present commissioners that their Fiscal year
2020 budget won’t be increased and that they will need to re -
evaluate their line item allocations to accommodate a potentia l
National Register Nomination.
2. P rioritize Current P otential P roperties
H. Blackstone asked commissioners to consider how they would
individually prioritize properties to nominate so that the commission
could determine the priority list at their next meeting.
B. Neighbor hood Conser vation O verlay Distr icts
Tabled
C. P reser vation Idaho Nomination
H. Blackstone updated the commission that the nomination will be mailed
tomorrow.
D. P roper ty P hoto Use
H. Blackstone is updating the walking tour app with the recent property
photos that HPC has taken.
E. Comprehensive Plan Update Report
H. Blackstone updated the commission that when she has a draft
of the Comprehensive Plan chapter that contains their
content/policies she will share that chapter with them for their
review/input. As far as she knows, no policies have been
removed that impact the commission. Comments from
commissioners can be added with track changed and then sent
back to her.
F. Childr en's M useum of Idaho
J. Nary updated that March 16 th was the opening of the outdoor
exhibits, including the cabin that HPC helped to bring to the museum.
G. Ada C ounty Historic P reser vation C ouncil Report
H. Blackstone attached the recent minutes from Ada County Historic
Preservation Council and will continue to include those in HPC packets
for commissioners to reference.
9. Next M eeting: T hursday, April 25, 2019 at 4:30 pm
10. Adjournment
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