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Home My WebLink About1995-07-25 Historic District Board SummaryHISTORIC DISTRICT BQARD July 25, 1995 - 7:40 p.m.* ~~ '"~AGENDA*** ' Kenai Council Chambers Chair porothy Gray 1. CALL TQ QRDER 2. APPR4YAL QF AGENDA ~ 3. APPR4VA L ~F MINUTES May 23, 1995 4. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TQ BE HEARD 5. HIST4RIC BOARD REVIEW ~ a. Developm ent in TSH - Vozar & Swain - 929 Mission Street 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Walk Through Shkituk' interpretative Site } b. Survey - Pre-Conference, Set Date c. Accepting Resignation • Rose Ann Mur h pY 7. 4LD BUSINESS a. Preservation Plan b. Mission Street Project Update 8. REPORTS 9. INFaRMATI~N 10. B~ARD QUESTIQNS AND C~MMENTS 11. ADJUURNMENT PLEASE CQNTACT LQRETTA AT 283-7933 IF YQU ARE UNABLE TQ ATTEND S4 WE CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM ~ HIST~RIC DISTRICT B4ARD July 25, 1995 - 7:00 p.m.* ~~~ '~""'MINUTES'"'~ Kenai Councii Chambers Chai r porothy G ray 1. CALL T~ QRDER Members present: Roger Meeks, Wanda Carison, Dorothy Gray, Kim Booth, Michael Huhndorf Members absent: Alan Boraas, Ethel Clausen Also present: Loretta Harvey, Administrative Assistant 2. APPR~VAL OF AGENDA Dorothy Gray suggested the walk through of the Village of Shki'tuk be moved to the bottom of the agenda. Kim Booth maved for approval of the agenda as amended. Roger Meeks seconded. There were no objections. Agenda approved as amended. 3. APPR~VAL QF MINUTES May 23, 1995 Chairperson Gray asked if there were changes or additions to the minutes. There were none. Minutes approved as presented. 4. PERS4NS PRESENT SCHEDULED T4 BE HEARD 5. HISTQRIC B~ARD REVIEW a. Developm ent in TSH - Vozar & Strawn - 929 Mission Street Sandra Vozar, presented the Board with a handout of a siteplan of the proposed development. She explained the Vozars and Strawns had purchased lots 5-7, 15 & 16, and 18-20 in Qld Town. They wished to place 15 small cabins ~20 X 20) on this property and lease them to vendors during the summer months. The existing building, which was formally Jahrig's Electric, would be remodelled and possibly contain a halibut/salmon bake. All buildings would have electricity, and the boardwalks between the cabins will be handicap accessible. Historic District Board July 25,1995 Page 1 Vozar said the developers had discussed naming the different cabins after pioneer families that settled the area. If this would be offensive to anyone, perhaps plaques could be erected that would tell about the history of the area. The cabins will be 2 or 3 sided log, so they will not look exactly alike. The developers did not want a development similar to the Homer Spit. The City had recommended the lots be combined to facilitate the development, but they do not wish to combine the lots, at this time. They are hoping to develop this village in stages, so the cabins will be within the present lot lines. The vendors would be asked to keep an Alaskan theme in the products they offer. The name of the development will be Old Town Village. It will be a first class develppment that will benefit the City. There are more and more tourists coming to the area and they are looking for something to do. This will give the tourists a nice place to visit and spend time in Kenai. Wanda Carlson expressed concern that this village might impact the larger businesses in the area. Sandra Vozar said the idea would be that the larger businesses could have smaller offices in the cabins, like a satellite station for the main office. She hoped to attract, booking agencies, ice cream shops, food vendors, etc. Dorothy G ray noted that when reviewing these develop ments, a landscaping/site plan should be submitted to the Historic Board. She did not have a problem with the development, but was concemed the Board not rule on this item, until all items required by the Kenai Municipal Code ~KMC~ were submitted. Gray was also concemed there were not enaugh parking spaces available at the site. Vozar responded she felt the parking requirements would be adequately met, when the final plan is submitted for the building permit. As far as landscaping, natural vegetation will be utilized, There is a lot of lupine in this area, and other wildflawers would be integrated into the plan. Kim Booth asked how Vozar & Strawn proposed to keep the area from Iooking like the Homer Spit developm ent. Vozar replied the contract would be very specific about what is allowed. All tenants will be charged a grounds fee, so maintenance will be done on a regular basis, by a hired person. Shirley Hatch, caowner of the Burger Bus testified she felt this would be a wonderful addition to the area. There are lots of tourists comin into Kenai, but the need an 9 Y attraction to keep them in the area. Jodi Wilson, co-owner of the Burger Bus, said tourism will continue to grow in Kenai. Historic District Board July 25,1995 Page 2 This will be a wonderful development which will give people something to do while visiting the area. It would create jobs far the community, which is always needed. Chairperson Gray said she was not comfortable dealing with the issue until the criteria as outlined in 14.25 was presented to the Board. Sandra Vozar explained that at this point in the process they were only looking for conceptuai approval. They wanted to see if the Ci would su rt such a ro'ect. ~Y PI~ p 1 They are willing to work with all entities to develop an area which will be of greatest benefit to everyone in the community. Michael Hundorf said he felt a little pensive about the development. He was concemed that a commercial d~veiopment would not necessarily protect the historical values of the community. He thought if it couid be developed with the idea of educating people about local history, this would be good. Kim Booth agreed and felt the developers should work closely with the Kenaitze Tribe and Church in developing educational themes, and interpretative signs that would give a history of what existed in the area. Perhaps a large static display could be developed. Vozar agreed they would like the area to include sculptures, that have to do with Alaska history, fishing, etc. MQTION: R~GER MEEKS M~VED T4 ACCEPT THE PLAN WITH PROVtSI~N THAT 1T SATISFY ALL CITY ~RDINANCES THAT ARE PERTINENT IN THE TSH ZQNE, AND THAT THESE ITEMS BE PROVIDED FOR THE PLANNING AND Z~NING MEETING QF JULY 26. INANDA CARLS~N SECONDED. YDTE: 4 YES 1- N~: MQTION PASSED BY MAJ~RtTY YOTE. Chairperson Gray said she liked the concept of the Alaska village theme, and hoped the developers would maintain that. She had heard many tourists say they enjoyed the non-commercial aspect of the Old town area. She liked the idea of log cabins, and incorporating history by signage, etc. into the development. Historic District Board July 25,1995 Page 3 fi. NEW BUSINESS a. Survey - Pre-Conference, Set Date Loretta Harvey reported the consultants were still trying to obtain General Liability Insurance before signing the contract. As soon as the contract is signed a meeting will be scheduled. b. Accepting Resignation - Rose Ann Murphy The Board officially accepted Rose Ann Murphy's resignation. Chairperson Gray noted there were still two positions available on the Board. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Preservation Plan Board members reported they were still working on their portion of the plan. b. Mission Street Project Update Chairperson Gray reported she had spoken to Keith Komelis, Public V1lorks Director about setting a public hearing on the project. Kornelis said he was working on this. Gray requested this item be continued to the next agenda so the Board could discuss their ideas, before the public hearing. c. Walk Through Shkituk' Interpretative Site This was cancelled due to a sudden downpour. Chairperson Gray said the street crew had done an excellent jab at the site, and they had driven spikes through the poles to keep people from moving them back and driving onto the praperty. 9. BDARD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjou~ed at approximately 9:05 p.m. Respectfully subm itted, , retta H rve dministrative Assistant Historic District Board July 25,1995 Page 4