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ASHLANDHISTORIC COMMISSION
ELECTRONIC MEETING
Meeting Minutes
January5, 2022
Community Development/Engineering Services Building – Electronic Meeting
CALL TO ORDER:
Hovenkamp called the electronic meeting to order at6:01pm.
CommissionersPresent:Council Liaison:
ShostromShaun Moran
WhitfordStaff Present:
Von ChamierBrandon Goldman;PlanningManager
HovenkampRegan Trapp; Permit Technician II
Swink
Emery
Skibby (Late)
Commissioners Absent:ALL PRESENT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Shostrom/Swink m/sto approve minutesforDecember 8, 2021.Voice vote. ALL AYES.Motion passed.
PUBLIC FORUM:
There was no one wishing to speak.
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT:
Councilor Moran was present but there were no updatesto give.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Marking Ashland Places Update- Jennifer Longshore
The MAPS project is in its final stages and has been worked on for several years by a myriad
of Commissioners from the Public Arts Commission and the Historic Commission. Fivebronze
medallions will be placed around town at different historical sites within the next few months.
Jennifer has extended an invitation to the Commission to work together with the Public Arts
Commission in the next phase. She went over the historyofthe projectand gave an overview
of the work done by the artist.
Seated member quorum discussion
Goldman gave the staff report regarding the quorum requirement. The quorum requirement is
half of the seated members plus oneand would decrease based onseated members. Any
change to Chapter 2.24 would require an ordinance amending the code and would need to be
approved by Council. Only the City Manager can direct an ordinance amendment andit would
need to be written by staff and approved by the Council.
The Commission will continue to recruit people but would like to make the change of quorum
requirements to no fewer than 7 and no more than 9.
Von Chamier/Whitford m/stodirect staff to write an amendment to chapter 2.24 of the
MunicipalCodeonquorum requirements(tomatch Tree Commission)o be submitted to
theCityManager. ie;Half the number of seated Commissioners plus one but no less than
four. Voice vote. ALL AYES. Motion passed.
Community Center
Chair Hovenkamp addressed Councilor Moran regarding an update on the Community Center.
Councilor Moran gave the latest updates and encouraged the Commission to reach out to
George Kramer, who is the chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee for the Community Center.
Goldman gave an update onwhat the Ad-Hoc recommendation was regarding the “moment
frame” on the interior of the building. This building is individually listed and SHPO would need
to be notified if there were changes to the interioror exterior.If the Commission chooses to
draft a letter, it willneed to be forwarded to the City Manager for review, as this item is not
listed on any upcoming Council meetings.
The group discussed the following:
TheCity Council has worked 2-3 yearsto try and bring these buildings back up to codeand
these buildings need a lot of work as they have not been updated since the 80’s.
Theyemphasized that if this project moves forward in this way, it will ruin the aesthetic of the
buildingand was disappointed that there was no public input taken by Council on this subject.
Because the building is on the national register of historic places, the Commission stressed the
importance of letting the Council know their recommendations. They remarked thatthe effort
should be put into saving the building both inside and outside so that visually, it maintains its
historic integrity. The group stressed that this is a public building and should be maintained as
such.
Skibby/Swink m/s for Hovenkampwilldraft a letter to Council regarding Commission
recommendations for the renovation (both interior and exterior) of the Community Center. This
letter will be brought back(for review) to the full Commission at a future meeting. Voice vote.
ALL AYES. Motion passed.
Historic Preservation Week – PastForward
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Historic Preservation Awards scheduled for Tues, May 17@12:30
Pioneer Hall has been reserved(with indoor or outdoor option)
Historic Preservation month discussion was postponed until February’s meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting is scheduled forFebruary 2, 2022 at 6:00pmvia Zoom.
Shostrom/Whitford m/s to adjourn meeting of January 5, 2022
There being no other items to discuss, the meeting adjournedat8.12pm
Respectfully submitted by Regan Trapp