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Home My WebLink About1999-10-19 Historic District Board SummaryHISTORIC DISTRICT BOARD October 19, 1999 - 7:00 p.m. *** AGENDA*** Kenai City Hall Chair Michael Huhndorf 1. ROLL CALL: 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 18, 1999 4. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 5. HISTORIC BOARD REVIEW: 6. NEW BUSINESS: , OLD BUSINESS: a. Committee Reports Visitor Center Exhibit-- Old Town (Richard) Battle of Kenai Research (Huhndorf) · Explore land acquisition for exhibit opportunities in Old Town (Kluge) Research Heritage program and funding possibilities. (Clausen) · Old Town Video (Gray/Moore) Walking Tour Exterior Sign (Huhndorf/Kebschull) b. Gold Rush Interpretive Sign 8. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Administration 9. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 10. BOARD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: 11. INFORMATION: a. Kenai City Hall Telephone Extension List b. "The Alliance Review"-June/July 1999 c. "The Alaska Association for Historic Preservation"- October 1999 d. "Preservation Advocate News"- October 7, 1999 e. Letter of Resignation for Cecelia Richard 12. ADJOURNMENT: HISTORIC DISTRICT BOARD OCTOBER 19, 1999 - 7:00 P.M. I{ENAI CPPY SAI.L CHAIR MII{E H~JSNDORF, PRESIDIN(i Miantes ITEM 1 • ROLL CALL Members Psesent: Dorothy Gray, Ethel Clausen, Bill HIuge, Emily DeForest, Michael Huhndorf A1so PreseaL: Councilman Joe Moore, Contract Secretary Barb Roper PPEM Z• APPROVAL OF AQENDA Gray requested a discussion of board members' term expiration dates be added under New Business. Agenda was approved with the addition. ITEM 3• APPROVAL OF ~iITTEB -- Jaauary 18, 1999 No corrections and/or additions were noted and the Minutes of January 18, 1999 were approved as written. ITEM 4: PERSONS PRESENT SCI~DIILED TO BE BEARD -- None I1"EM b: ffiSTORIC BOARD REVIEW -- None ITEM 6• 1'iEW BUSINESS 6-a. Board Member Tesm P~xpiratioas Gray announced her term would be up in 2000 and she would not be seeldng reappointment. Discussion took place on term expirations and it was asked if the 2000 term ended at the begiinning of the year. Roper provided a list of term expiration dates and noted term expirations were at the end of the year. It was also noted that HIuge and DeForest's terms expire at the end of the year 1999. The terms for the remaining membera would expire at the end of 2000. ITEM 7• OLD BIISINESS 7-a. Committee Reports Visitos Ceater Eshibit - Old Town (Richard~ - It was noted Cecelia Richard resigned from the Board, therefore, no report was made. He added, Kathy Tarr and Marilyn Kebschull would continue to work on the sign. ITEM 8• REPORTS 8-a. City Council - Moore announced that Pat Porter and Bill Frazer were elected to the City Council. Moore noted he would be accompanying Mayor Williams and Councilman Bookey to Anchorage for a meeting with the Anchorage Visitors and Convention Bureau. Discussion would be on a center in Kenai. A lengthy discussion took place on the FAA lands. Moore noted the property would be surveyed to assure the boundaries. Moore aiso noted no soils testing was done to date and no transfers would be made until that is accomplished and any cleanup is done by the FAA. 8-b. Admiaistratioa - No report. ITEM 9: PER80N8 PRE8ENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None ITEM 10: BOARD OUESTIONS AND COMMENT3 Chairmaa 8uhndorf stated he took two ladies on the walldng tour and they both suggested to the Visitors Center that he make a tape. Huhndorf added, he had not heard anything more on the issue. Emilq DeForest stated Judy Bittner asked if there were any more funds for signs. Gray reported the sign project was completed a couple years ago and there was no additional fixnding. Moore reported the walldng tour signs had been taken down and stored at the police station for the winter. Dorothq Gray requested Administration send Roger Meeks a sympathy card for the loss of his wife Francis. Gray noted the Meeks' were instrumentai in getting Old Town Kenai its start. Roper was asked to pass the request on to Kebschull. Gray reported the Russian Rectory restoration project was completed to every detail and it was very beautiful. Gray stated she would arrange a tour during the summer HDB meeting but in the meantime would share her photo joumal of the project. ITEM 11 • INFOItMATIOIQ 11-a. Keasi Citq Ha11 Telephone E4cteasioa List 11-b. "The Alliaace Review° - Juae/Jnlq 1999 11-c. "The Alaska Association for Hiatoric Preservation" - October 1999 11-d. "Preservatioa Advocate News" - October 7, 1999 HISTORIC DISTRICT BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 19, 1999 PAGE 3 11-e. Letter of Resigaatioa for Cecelia Richard ITEM 12: ADJOURNMENT Gray MOVED to adjoum. Motion SECONDED by DeForest. Meeting adjoumed at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara L. Roper, Contract Secretary HISTORIC DISTRICT BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 19, 1999 PAGE 4