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Home My WebLink About2010-12-08 Historic MIN ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION Meeting Minutes December 8, 2010 Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way – Siskiyou Room CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING, 6:00 pm Historic Commissioners Present: Dale Shostrom, Terry Skibby, Keith Swink, Sam Whitford, Allison Renwick, Tom Giordano, Alex Krach, Kerry Kencairn Commission Members Absent: Council Liaison: Russ Sibilger High School Liaison: None Appointed SOU Liaison: None Appointed Staff Present: Planner: Derek Severson; Clerk: Billie Boswell APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Whitford moved to approve the November 3, 2010 minutes as presented and the motion was seconded by Mr. Swink. The minutes were approved unanimously with Mr. Krach and Ms. Kencairn abstaining due to being absent. PUBLIC FORUM: None COUNCIL LIAISON’S REPORT: Mr. Sibilger said the Council would be setting goals at their meeting on January 15, 2011. He also commented that this would be his last meeting. A new liaison would be appointed to begin in January. NEW BUSINESS: Steve Gies from the Ashland Parks Department and Ali True from the Ashland Fire Department explained the Firewise program. Mr. Gies said the Parks Department intends use a grant to upgrade the Parks Building and the old Auto Camp structure and the surrounding landscaping to meet the Firewise standards. This would include replacing the existing comp roof with a metal roof, adding a rock wall and cutting back and trimming the trees and bushes. Ms. Kencairn voiced concern over some of the more contemporary trimming methods described. There was consensus among the Commissioners to support the project feeling it would provide better fire protection to the historic buildings. Commissioners indicated that they believed a standing seam metal roof, with no exposed fasteners, in a brown or bronze color, was compatible for a public building in the context of the upper Lithia Park location, particularly given the low pitch of the roof and resultant difficulties in keeping a composition roof free of moss and flammable debris, and the contact with the ground at the rear of the building. Mr. Sibilger shared that the Council was considering a ban on wood roofs in Ashland as a result of the Oak Knoll fires. OLD BUSINESS: A. Review Board Schedule th December 9 Terry, Keith, Tom th December 16 Terry, Sam rd December 23 Terry, Allison, Dale th December 30 Terry, Alex, Tom th January 6 Terry, Keith, Kerry C. Project Assignments for Planning Actions – Ashland Historic Commission Minutes 1 4/12/2022 BD-2007-01764 160 Helman (Batzer-Comm Bldgs) {Recession Extension approved)} Shostrom/Giordano PA-2007-01939 175 Lithia Wy (formerly 165 Lithia) Archerd & Dresner-Mixed Use Bldg – (Expired 7/25/10) Renwick BD-2009-01288 165 W Fork – New SFR on hillside (Ashley Jensen) (Permit approved-not issued; recession Swink/Shostrom extension expires 2/26/12.) BD-2009-00711 568 E Main St (McKechnie) Cucina Biazzi enclosed dining area (Permit approved-not Skibby issued; expires 8/10/10.) PA-2009-00551 426 A St (Sidney Brown) Mixed Use Bldg (No permit yet; recession extension expires 2/28/12) Giordano PA-2009-00785 255 E Main (Ashland Elks) Balcony on rear (No permit yet; expires 8/27/10.) Swink BD-2010-00156 163 N Pioneer (Intatto Coffee) Coffee shop & roaster (TCO issued 3-17-10) Shostrom PA-2010-00069 175 N Pioneer (Deli) Terrell (no permit) Shostrom PA-2010-00355 550 E Main (Thomashefsky) Hotel/motel – potential window/door replacements (no permit) Skibby PA-2010-00486 820 C St (Ellison) Accessory Structure (no permit) Giordano BD-2010-00446 300 Vista (DeBoer) Elevator (no building final) Whitford BD-2010-01144 963 C St. (Holzshu) New SFR (under construction) Shostrom BD-2010-01065 90 Pioneer/110 Lithia Wy (Singh) Replace doors on Lithia (under construction) Shostrom PA-2010-00993 400 Allison (Robin Biermann) New SFR Whitford/Renwick PA-2010-01239 85 Winburn (Phelps) New Restaurant/Café Shostrom COMMISSION ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Mr. Krach apologized to the Commissioners for missing last month’s meeting, but that, as a private citizen, had written a letter in opposition to the 85 Winburn Way project. Mr. Severson said the Planning Commission review of the project had been continued to th the December 14 meeting. Mr. Whitford shared that a local business person shared with him his concern over parking. Mr. Severson said that staff had included parking mitigation recommendations that the Planning Commission could choose to forward to Council for inclusion in the development agreement. ADJOURNMENT It was the unanimous decision of the Commission to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 p.m. Ashland Historic Commission Minutes 2 4/12/2022