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December 21, 2010
A special meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in City Hall. Members present: Ryan Hall,
Janet Gritzner, Dennis Willert, Mary Bibby and Les Rowland. Pam Merchant was absent.
Shari Thornes, City Clerk, was also present.
Chairperson Willert called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. A motion was made by
Bibby, seconded by Hall, to adopt the agenda. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Preserve America Signs. The Commission reviewed the latest round version of the
signs and made a number of design and narrative changes. Staff will send changes to
the state staff.
Review and possible formal comment on the City/County Governmental Center -
Phase 2/ Exterior Site Plan & Elevations, 11.1 Review Case Report . The City Council
approved the project budget at its December 14th meeting. Therefore, significant design
reductions are no longer anticipated.
A motion was made by Bibby, seconded by Hall, to agree with the findings of the case
report contingent on implementation of the following design recommendations:
1) As illustrated in the enclosed revised elevations presented by the architect on
November 19, 2010, include the use of belt coursing on the courthouse to visually
reduce the height of the building at the first floor level, add a third floor belt
course at the lintels (top of the windows) that extends the width of the facades as
well as a secondary course at the vertical division of the windows and repeat the
stucco panels that go between the first and second floor windows on the north
and west facades on the east elevation that face historic homes. Adding the belt
courses to the stucco elevations will visually reduce the height of the walls and
the stucco panels will also break up the massing of the east facing facade more.
Stepped and recessed elevations add a lot of character to the building, as well as
breaking up the massing.
2) Replace the diagonal with parallel parking on Third Street to be consistent with
past and present patterns of the neighborhood and downtown.
3) Align the sidewalks to visually and physically maintain the patterns of the Central
Residential Historic District and Brookings Commercial Historic District.
Sidewalks should still be aligned even if the diagonal parking is installed by
curving the sidewalks back at the corners.
4) If budgetary concerns do not permit completion of a sculptural element on
elevated north façade, the Commission recommends the area be left blank until
funds are available to install something of artistic or historic relevance.”
All present voted yes; motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
Submitted by Shari Thornes