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August 7, 2024
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way
5:00PM CALL TO ORDER
Chair Scharen called the meeting to order at 5:00PM
Commissioners Present: Council Liaison:
Shostrom Jeff Dahle
Skibby (ZOOM) Staff Present:
Emery Derek Severson; Planning Manager
Repp Regan Trapp; Admin Support
Scharen
Whitford
Brouillard (ZOOM)
Commissioners Absent: Bonetti
READING OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Land Acknowledgement was read by Scharen.
(5:05) APPROVAL OF AGENDA (5 min)
Commissioner suggested amendments to Agenda.
No suggested amendments.
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(5:10) APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 min)
Minutes of July 3, 2024
(5:15) PUBLIC FORUM (15 min)
There was no one in the audience wishing to speak.
(5:30) LIAISON REPORTS (5 min)
Councilor Dahle gave liaison report. Items discussed were:
Thanked the Committee for all the work they have done. He went on to say that it’s nice
see that the work they are doing is really dialed in.
Community Center and Pioneer Hall should be completed by late winter 2025 if all goes
well.
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Severson gave the staff report. Items discussed were:
Alice Peil Walkway is complete, and the Committees recommendation of additional
lighting was incorporated.
Next month there will be a presentation regarding climate friendly areas.
(5:45) PLANNING ACTION REVIEW (20 min)
PLANNING ACTION:PA-T1-2024-00241
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 27 N Main St
APPLICANT/OWNER: Alessandro Circiello
DESCRIPTION: A request for a Site Review for an exterior change to a Historic Contributing
building. Changes include replacing the existing window with an accordion style window with a
new standing height bar on the left side of the entrance and replacement of the existing awning
with a retractable awning. The entrance itself is to remain unchanged. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
DESIGNATION: Downtown; ZONING: C-1-D; MAP: 39 1E 09 BB; TAX LOT: 8400
Applicants present:
Alessandro Circiello (Café Lumina), applicant of 27 N. Main was present to discuss the
application.
After a brief staff report at the July 3 meeting explaining the details of the proposal, applicant
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Alessandro Circiello discussed the proposal noting the wood tones proposed, removal of the
soffit, keeping the stone veneer to better relate to the adjacent façade and using stones
removed below the window to raise the level of stonework on the columns by about one foot.
Circiello also noted that he was applying for a city beautification grant. He explained that there
will be a retractable awning that will extend out four- to five-feet, and that the windows will be
accordion-style, trimmed in dark wood or copper rather than aluminum. HPAC members
discussed the proposal focusing on the following points:
Skibby questioned that there were only color renderings and no scalable, architectural
drawings or cross-sections of the proposal.
After concerns were raised that the board and batten treatment as presented seemed
too primitive, it was suggested that a solid color would help. It was noted that the boards
are a solid color in walnut, and that the bats were shown in a lighter, contrasting color.
There was
discussion of what color the stain would be on the walnut, with emphasis on selecting a
single color and having a monochromatic treatment, rather than contrasting bats. (
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Shostrom summarized the discussion and suggested that the existing treatment of the
building is not historic, and the current proposal is an incremental improvement when
the remainder of the building (i.e. the Little Tokyo space) is not being fully addressed.
Emery discussed the awning, removal of the soffit and restoring the full window height
and expressed hope that the columns can ultimately be restored. Shostrom expressed
his preference that the awning be a stationary installation rather than retractable.
Skibby noted that originally there were awnings that tipped forward, whereas these will
unroll out. Emery concluded that he liked the design as submitted and had no issue
with any of the details and felt that it was great as is. (
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Repp/Whitford m/s to recommend approval of this application with the changes
agreed to by the applicant during the July and August discussion and reflected in the
August 7 submittal materials (). Voice vote: All AYES. Motion
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passed.
(5:55) DISCUSSION ITEMS (10 min)
A. Review Board
B. Attendance Report
C. Butler-Perozzi Fountain update – Whitford
Whitford is on the Committee to restore the Butler-Perozzi Fountain. They have raised
93% of the funds needed! Some of the money raised will go into a fund to save
towards maintenance and repairs.
The architects from ARG came up with an estimate of $35,000 to get to the next
phase. Shostrom has been in discussion with the architects, marble specialists and
pool contractors to discuss the most important details of this project.
Skibby requested that we find the original photos of the fountain in our digital files.
D. Recap/takeaways from City Council meeting on July 16 -Chair Scharen
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Chair Scharen presented the bullet points to Council that Severson put together and
went on to present to them that it would be nice to have a small budget for outreach
in the Historic District. Severson discussed that the Committee suggest that they ask
for a share of the monies from the TOT Tax. The Committee will go back through the
goals discussed over a year ago and decide what the most important are.
ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting is scheduled September 4, 2024 (time TBD) at, 51 Winburn Way
There being no other items to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 6:00PM
Respectfully submitted by Regan Trapp
Applicant’s Figure 1.
Lumina frontage as proposed.
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Applicant’s Figure 2.
Lumina frontage as proposed.
Applicant’s Figure 3.
Lumina frontage as proposed in context with adjacent Plaza businesses.
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Applicant’s Figure 4. Proposed mechanical hood venting as viewed from Calle Guanajuato.
Staff Photo of the building as view from Calle Guanajuato for comparison with Figure 4.
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Applicant’s color & material sample submittal
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