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HPAC Committee Minutes
February 7,2024
4:00PM – 6:00PM
Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way
4:00PM CALL TO ORDER
Hovenkamp called the meeting to order at 4:01
Commissioners Present: Council Liaison:
Hovenkamp Jeff Dahle - Absent
Repp Staff Present:
Emery Derek Severson; Planning Manager
Skibby - Zoom Regan Trapp; Admin Support
Scharen
Whitford
Commissioners Absent: Bonetti
Shostrom
READING OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Land Acknowledgement was read by Hovenkamp.
(4:05) APPROVAL OF AGENDA (5 min)
Commissioner suggested amendments to Agenda.
o Peter Finkle was added to the agenda to discuss his ideas on Historic Preservation
Week.
o Hovenkamp suggested moving the Review Board until the end of discussion items.
(4:10) APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 min)
Historic Commission meeting of December 6, 2023
(4:15) PUBLIC FORUM (15 min)
There was no one in the audience wishing to speak.
(4:30) LIAISON REPORTS (5 min)
Councilor Dahle was absent, so no report was given.
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Severson gave the staff report. Items discussed were:
The Oregon Heritage Tourism Workshop.
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An upcoming workshop on Storytelling will happen on Wednesday February 21 that Peter
Finkle will be speaking at. Committee members are encouraged to attend.
(4:45) DISCUSSION ITEMS (10 min)
A.Review Board – Committee agreed to keep doing review board but make better use of
their time. It will be scheduled every other week and if something comes up in between,
staff will email all members to see if they can attend.
B. Public Arts Crosswalk Art Proposal
Ken Engelund and Peter Finkle discussed this project with Committee members. The
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goal of this project is to finish before the 4 of July and PAC will need to go to the City
Council for approval. The artist will work with a 10’ x 26’ area for their project and the
city will oversee the project and the artist. There will be an RFP sent out with guidelines
to artists. Engelund suggested that the PAC Include the historic significance of the
project in the RFP.
o Skibby commented to move carefully on this and to respect the Native
American village that once was there and the original Mill that was the basis
of Ashland’s development. Shostrom would agree that the plaza is not the
place for this to happen.
o Repp, Scharen, and Emery voiced their approval of moving the project
forward.
Repp/Emery
C. Historic Preservation Month
Decide on the date for the awards ceremony – Dates were not decided on and It
was suggested that a weeknight after 5PM or a weekend would draw more
attendees.
Talk about locations – The Bandshell has been reserved for May 21 & 22. Trapp will
investigate reserving the Railroad Park Gazebo for a ribbon cutting for Marking
Ashland Places to happen the same week as the awards.
What will events look like if there are fewer projects to award?
Peter Finkle was in attendance and discussed his ideas with the
Committee. He would like to plan a dedication/ribbon cutting for the 5
bronze medallions as part of Historic Preservation Week. The Chamber of
Commerce would like to promote this dedication.
Tour of a Historic Home or QR codes placed on homes to see the history
as part of Preservation Month.
Staff looking into approval of a flyer for the Medallion presentation.
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D. Subcommittee Reports
Map II Subcommittee – Nothing to report
ODOT Rockwork Subcommittee
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o Rockwork subcommittee will meet Monday February 11. They will come
back to the HPAC to share their recommendations.
(5:00) PLANNING ACTION REVIEW (20 min)
PLANNING ACTION:PA-T1-2024-00223
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 51 Winburn Way
APPLICANT/OWNER: Department of Public Works/City of Ashland
DESCRIPTION: A request for Site Design Review approval to replace the ‘Alice Applegate Peil
Walkway’ stairs behind the Community Development & Engineering Services Building at 51
Winburn Way. These stairs provide a pedestrian connection from Granite Street to the
downtown plaza. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial Downtown and Single
Family Residential; ZONING: C-1-D & R-1-7.5; MAP: 39 1E 09 BB; TAX LOT: 14800 & 7100
There was no conflict of interest or ex-parte contact indicated by the Commission.
Severson gave the staff report for PA-T1-2024-00223.
Jason Strait with City of Ashland Public Works discussed the project with the Committee. The
project includes a 4’ wide stairway (black in color) and handrails on both sides.
ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting is scheduled March 6, 2024, at 6:00pm at, 51 Winburn Way
There being no other items to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 5:37pm
Respectfully submitted by Regan Trapp