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Brookings Historic Preservation Commission
June 5, 2014 Minutes
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at
4:00 p.m. in City Hall. Members present: Leah Brink, Mary Bibby, Dennis Willert, Les Rowland (arrived
4:30 p.m.), Tom Agostini and Janet Gritzner. Shari Thornes, City Clerk, was also present.
Vice Chairperson Brink called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Possible action on a letter of support
for a variance to build a garage at 423 8th Street was added to the agenda. A motion was made by
Bibby, seconded by Agostini, to approve the agenda as amended. All present voted yes, motion carried.
A motion was made by Agostini, seconded by Bibby, to approve the minutes as amended. All present
voted yes; motion carried.
Next meeting: Thursday, July 25th @ 2:00 p.m. (tentative).
Historic Properties Reports:
Commercial Historic District
• 225 Main Avenue – The property owners have decided not to request a variance to build on the
public right-of-way.
• 414 Main Avenue (Chamber Building) and 416 Main Avenue (Jackrabbit Building) - The property
owner is remodeling the entrance to 416 Main and making renovations to 414 Main. This item
may be on the July agenda for review.
Central Residential Historic District
• 912 6th Street – The application is pending a response from the State on the final case report.
University Residential Historic District
• 625 6th Avenue - The owner applied to construct a 24’ x 28’ detached garage at the rear of the
property with alley access. Siding materials will either be wood clapboard or hardy board. The
State ruled no adverse effect; therefore, no further action is required.
• 929 9th Avenue - The owner applied to build an enclosed entrance on the west side of the home.
They also wanted to relocate the existing garage on the lot. The State ruled no adverse effect;
therefore, no further action is required.
• 908 8th Avenue - The owner wishes to remove the original windows and install vinyl replacement
windows. This is a non-contributing house. This is project is pending State response.
Individually Listed Properties
• 423 8th Street – Bob and Pat Fishback, owners, have applied to build a garage which exceeds the
floor area specified in city ordinance. Their application will be reviewed by the Board of
Adjustment on June 17th. The current structure is 16’ wide by 32’ deep and is approximately 23’
high. The proposed structure would be 30’ wide by 32’ deep and 26’ in height. The proposed
new building would be 1,702 square feet, which is 1% of the lot coverage of their backyard. The
new garage would be located two feet south to allow a safe distance from the lot line to save a
tree on the northwest side of the proposed building site.
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A motion was made by Bibby, seconded by Gritzner, stating the proposed garage design is
compatible with the surrounding historic structures in its massing, size, scale, height, width,
proportion, materials, ornamentation, roof shape and setting and recommend support for the
requested variance. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Mayor’s Awards for Historic Preservation. Members discussed various nomination ideas for the 2014
Mayor’s Awards. Suggestions included the Masonic Temple Phase One (first floor exterior), interior
remodeling at the Ram Pub and the Slumberland historic Warehouse remodel. Final decision will be
made at the July meeting.
Local awareness campaign of state and federal preservation incentives (Deadwood Grant, State
Property Tax Moratorium, Federal Investment Tax Credits). At the last meeting Brink suggested more
local promotion be done regarding historic incentives. Ideas discussed included:
1) Newspaper feature article. Mark Kelsey was suggested as a possible property owner to
interview.
2) Small brochure with information on all programs.
3) More education of local realtors.
4) One page disclosure form to be included in local home purchases.
Project & Issue Updates & Final Reports
May 29th Statewide CLG Meeting – Gritzner, Willert, Bibby and Thornes attended the Pierre conference
and all thought it was very good. Brookings is hosting the 2015 meeting. All attendees were supportive
of the BHPC’s proposed state legislation amendment and the SHPO staff will forward the request
through their legislative channels.
Memorandum of Understanding for the 11.1 Review Process. Remaining issues to work out before
presenting the MOU to the City Council for approval are staff approval of projects, applicant wait time,
frequency and number of meetings. Thornes will prepare some options for review at the July meeting.
Volunteer Coffee with Mayor Reed. Brink and Rowland attended the May 16th session and they felt it
lacked an opportunity to share information suggested more reporting structure at future meetings.
They suggested each group be asked to report their topic three projects or issues for the year.
“Now You See It” Column. Gritzner asked if the Commission wanted her to continue with the project.
Yes.
2014/2015 Funding Request. The BHPC’s funding request was approved. One Commission member is
eligible to attend the National Trust Conference in Savannah. Gritzner and Bibby expressed an interest
in attending.
Commission Vacancy. Five applications were submitted for this position. Areas of representation
include architecture, marketing/promotion, and construction management. Rowland and Brink asked
for input regarding the appointment. Thornes will meet with Mayor Reed to select an appointment
recommendation for formal Council adoption.
Closing Streets in University District – SDSU is proposing to close one block of 9th Street and Harvey Dunn
between Medary and 9th Avenue. Commission members said they felt this would have an impact on the
University Residential Historic District and felt it should be reviewed under the 11.1 Review Law.
Announcements/Correspondence/Communications/Calendar
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July 16-20 National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, Philadelphia
Nov 10-14 National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, Savannah
Meeting adjourned at 5:44 p.m.
Submitted by Shari Thornes