City of Joliet Historic Preservation Commission Committee of the Whole met April 27.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
CALL TO ORDER
DECLARATION OF QUORUM
Present Brian Bessler, Mary Beth Gannon, Candace Johnson, Sharon Merwin, Aaron Mikottis, Sara Stovall and Ken Spiegel
Absent Quinn Adamowski, Kevin Heinemann, Kailee Lowry and Steven Wright
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
February 23, 2022 Historic Preservation Commission Committee-of-the-Whole Workshop Meeting Minutes
A motion was made by Aaron Mikottis, seconded by Brian Bessler, to approve the February 23, 2022 Historic Preservation Commission Committee-of-the-Whole Workshop Meeting Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Bessler, Johnson, Merwin, Mikottis and Stovall
Abstain: Beth Gannon and Spiegel
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS
This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the Commission members do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the meeting shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
STAFF REPORTS
a. Staff Report
Ms. Bernhard announced that she would give the staff report at the Historic Preservation Commission's regular meeting.
b. Committee of the Whole (COW)
There was no discussion on this subject.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Bernhard introduced the new Commission member, Mr. Kenneth Spiegel. Mr. Spiegel owns a home in the Whitney Terrace Historic District. Mr. Spiegel gave a brief introduction. The staff and commissioners introduced themselves to Mr. Spiegel.
A. Historic Design Guidelines Manual – Review and Discussion
Ms. Bernhard introduced Mr. Doug Kaarre, A Senior Associate with the Lakota Group. Mr. Kaarre is a historic preservation planner with over 20 years of experience.
Mr. Kaarre, Ms. Bernhard and the Commissioners discussed the draft Historic Residential Design Guidelines Manual. At the conclusion of the discussion, Ms. Bernhard stated that next steps would be to make additional, final edits to the document and then hold one to two meetings where residents with designated historic properties will be expressly invited. The Lakota Group is also in the process of completing commercial design guidelines and will send that draft manual for the City’s review soon.
B. Annual Historic Preservation Awards – Review and Discussion
There was no discussion on this subject.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
There was no discussion on this subject.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
This section is for anyone wanting to speak regarding non-agenda items and are allowed a maximum of 4 minutes. It is not a question and answer period and staff, and the Commission members do not generally respond to public comments. The City Clerk has a copy of the public speaking procedures; please note, speakers who engage in conduct injurious to the harmony of the meeting shall be called to order by the Presiding Officer and may forfeit the opportunity to speak.
Ms. Audrey Secko, 205 Crabapple Court, Joliet, IL. Ms. Secko spoke about the deteriorating conditions of the Casseday house.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Sharon Merwin, seconded by Aaron Mikottis, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Bessler, Beth Gannon, Johnson, Merwin, Mikottis, Stovall and Spiegel
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