HomeMy WebLinkAboutBHPCMinutes_2012_07_12Brookings Historic Preservation Commission
July 12, 2012
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday, July 12,
2012 at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall. Members present: Dennis Willert, Janet Gritzner, Les Rowland
and Father Ryan Hall. Pam Merchant, Mary Bibby and Tom Agostini were absent. Shari
Thornes, City Clerk, was also present.
Chairperson Rowland called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m.
Agenda: A motion was made by Willert, seconded by Hall, to approve the agenda. All present
voted yes, motion carried.
Minutes: A motion was made by Willert, seconded by Hall, to approve the May minutes. All
present voted yes; motion carried.
Next Meeting: Thursday, August 2nd at 5:00 p.m. was the suggested meeting date. Staff will
confirm with other members.
NEW BUSINESS
2012 Mayor’s Awards: Several suggestions were made at the meeting. Those present
decided more time was needed to research possible nominees. The deadline was extended to
July 27th. Nominee suggestions:
• Old Market (former First Bank & Trust Building) for Commercial Adaptive Reuse. It was
built in 1958, therefore is ELIGIBLE per the 50 years old rule.
• The Brownstone, 313 Main Avenue for Commercial Interior Restoration
• HOLD UNTIL 2013 - 1001 6th Avenue – “Lockhart House” – Residential Overall
Restoration – The property owner is very excited to be nominated, but didn’t feel it
would be done by September 27th. Definitely a nomination for next year!!!
• 726 6th Street, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Accessibility in a historic building.
• 715 2nd Avenue, Gary & Mariecil Aguiar – skin restoration & new addition (nominated
by property owner).
The combined awards event is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 27th at the
Brookings High School. The BHPC awards will combine with the Human Rights Committee and
the Brookings Committee for People who have Disabilities.
Commercial District Brochure Redesign & Printing. The State Historic Preservation Office is
awarding the Brookings HPC an additional $4100 that another CLG couldn’t spend. Rowland,
Willert and Thornes brainstormed on potential projects and a redesign/reprint of the
Commercial District Brochure rose to the top. The brochure is out of print and SHPO doesn’t
typically fund brochure reprinting; however, they agreed to allow funding for redesign/reprint.
However, the money must be spent by August 31st. Three graphic designers are submitting
proposals by this Friday and final selection must be made by next week. Everyone will see
their mock-up submissions; however, the tight timeline won’t allow for approvals at regular
meetings. Staff will utilize the executive committee to make final design decisions and BHPC
proofers for editing.
Pioneer Park Commemorative Plaque. Dianne Ammann is coordinating a commemorative
event for the Pioneer Park Bandshell on July 22nd. Mayor Reed agreed to present a
proclamation. She’s also working on a commemorative plaque of the bandshell and is
requesting funding support from the BHPC. The proposed wording is as follows: Brookings
Band Shell, 1937, Albert Pugsley, architect, Clayton M. Fassett, builder, WPA Project: $4,586,
First Band Concert in Band Shell June 11, 1937. The Commission agreed to provide up to $400
for the plaque. Staff will coordinate on plaque design.
UPDATES/REPORTS
Preserve America Signs. Rowland and Thornes will contact SDSU officials regarding the
installation of the five SDSU Preserve America signs (McCrory Gardens, Ag Museum,
Administration, Sylvan Theater, Horse Barn).
Real Estate Workshop. Details are firming up for the accredited real estate workshops –
Deadwood on September 26th and Brookings on September 28th. The BHPC will participate in
the advertising campaign for the Brookings location.
Preservation Partner Reports:
• State Historic Preservation Office: Jason Haug, State Preservation Director: “The big news
I have is that my wife has accepted a job in Willmar, MN so we will be moving sometime in
August. I don’t know when my last day will be yet, but it will most likely be by the end of
August at the latest but hopefully earlier than that, depending on when we sell our house.
We’re very excited as this means we’ll be moving back home and closer to each of our
families.”
• Preserve SD: Kate Nelson, Executive Director: “Obviously the biggest change has been
the new Executive Director. I started on May 7, and I’m currently working Mondays and
Thursdays in the office. There may be a few HPC members who were around when I was
still working for SHPO (2005-2009) so they may recognize the name. I took 2 ½ years off to
be a stay-at-home mom, but it’s been great to get back into preservation work in South
Dakota. We also moved the office up to Pierre, and right now I’m working within the SHPO
offices. My contact information is below if anyone wants to contact me.
We have launched a Facebook page and are slowly building a grassroots advocacy base
there – search for Preserve South Dakota. We would love it if HPC members would find us
and “like” us!
PSD is in the process of revamping our website. You can check that out at preservesd.org
and let us know what you think.
We recently finished a stabilization/rehab project at the Jones Building in Whitewood (near
Sturgis and Deadwood). The building was in danger of collapse in 2009, so we took
ownership of the building, stabilized and rehabbed it, and now it’s up for sale. We’re
hoping that it will once again be an asset in Whitewood’s downtown district. There are
pictures on our website if anyone is interested in the story.
We’re also working on a membership drive, and I would appreciate it if you could give a
letter/membership form to the HPC members for their consideration. I could email you
PDFs, or if your meeting isn’t until later in the week, I could mail you hard copies. Which
would work better for you?
We are also looking for a few new board members. If anyone is interested in serving on the
PSD board, let me know and I can get them in touch with our board president, Troy
McQuillen in Aberdeen, for more information.
Thanks for getting in touch! If you ever want me to come to an HPC meeting and give a PSD
update in person, let me know. I haven’t been to Brookings in a long time and could use a
road trip!”
Historic Properties Reports
• Brookings Commercial Historic District –One of the plaques is missing. The installer only
found 58 of the 59. Former Watson Clinic, between Powershop & Post Office, is the missing
one.
Announcements/Correspondence/Communications/Calendar
July 18-22 National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum, Norfolk, VA
Sept 13 City Volunteer Reception, SDSU Performing Arts Center, 5-7 pm
Sept 28 Real Estate Workshop – Brookings
Sept 27 Mayor’s Award Event
Oct. 30-Nov 3 National Trust Conference, Spokane, WA
Dec. 6th Mayor’s Holiday Party, McCrory Gardens Visitor Center, 5-7 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Submitted by Shari Thornes