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Thursday
February 11, 2021
5:30 p.m.
Electronic
Zoom Meeting Platform
IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Electronic Meeting – 5:30 p.m.
Zoom Meeting Platform
Agenda
A) Call to Order
B) Roll Call
C) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda
D) Discussion of revised Historic Preservation plan priorities and annual work plan
E) Review draft Certified Local Government Annual Report
F) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff
Certificate of No Material Effect –Chair and Staff review
1029 Bowery – Clark Street Conservation District (fencing as part of a pool project)
Minor Review –Staff review
737 Grant Street – Longfellow Historic District (roof shingle replacement)
G) Consideration of Minutes for January 14, 2021
Electronic Meeting
(Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8)
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impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of Commission members,
staff and the public presented by COVID-19.
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H) Commission Discussion
Annual Historic Preservation Awards sub-committee
I) Commission Information
J) Adjournment
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Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Memorandum
Date: February 8, 2021
To: Historic Preservation Commission
From: Kevin Boyd, Chair, Historic Preservation Commission
Re: 2021 Work Plan
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) requires the Commission to submit a Work Plan
annually as part of our Certified Local Government agreement. For the current work plan an
effort has been made to align the work we do or want to do with the broader goals of the City
Council as outlined in the Strategic Plan.
The Strategic Plan intends to foster a more inclusive, just, and sustainable Iowa City by
prioritizing the physical, mental, and economic well-being of all residents.
• Advance Social Justice, Racial Equity, and Human Rights
• Demonstrate Leadership in Climate Action
• Strengthen Community Engagement and Intergovernmental Relations
• Invest in Public Infrastructure, Facilities and Fiscal Reserves
• Foster Healthy Neighborhoods and Affordable Housing Throughout the City
• Enhance Community Mobility for All Residents
• Promote an Inclusive and Resilient Economy Throughout the City
For this current version, I’ve tried to incorporate all the feedback. If I missed something or you
had thoughts since we last discussed, please be prepared with some with specific language that
you’d like us to incorporate. We can just add it in at the meeting on Thursday.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
2021 Historic Preservation Work Plan
The Historic Preservation Commission annually updates its work plan. This year we aligned our
work around the goals that the City Council outlined in the Strategic Plan.
Advance Social Justice, Racial Equity, and Human Rights
Recent Accomplishments
Civil Rights Grant. This two-part project with grant funding from the National Park Service was
completed with the successful listing in the National Register of Historic Places of both the Tate
Arms and the Iowa Federation Home. Educational signage and digital online materials were
also created. The research and information from the project will continue to be used in future
presentations to educate and inform the public
Short Term Goal
Get clarity from the City Council on staffing a subcommittee charged with telling the full history
of Iowa City. Staff and the Commission should discuss the purpose and make-up of the
subcommittee, as well as specific goals and actions of this endeavor.
Online Heritage Map: Several local landmarks and historic resources within existing historic
districts tell a story of Iowa City’s historic efforts to advance social justice, racial equality, and
human rights. We should tell those stories and allow citizens to see the physical structures
connected with the historic struggles for justice.
Long Term Goal
Partner with Parks and Recreation Commission, Public Art Commission, Lucas Farms
Neighborhood, and other community organizations to make Oak Grove Park a public space that
honors the site’s heritage. The park, originally owned by the railroad, was home to many
Mexican immigrants who lived in company-owned housing, old boxcars. Many of those
immigrants moved into the surrounding neighborhood. When the City sold Elm Grove Park, near
the Johnson County Administration Building, it bought the land where Oak Grove Park now sits.
The park is currently scheduled for major renovation in 2026 or 2027 which provides plenty of
time for us to investigate outside funding sources and develop a community plan that makes it a
public space both for the neighborhood but also the City.
Demonstrate Leadership in Climate Action
Good preservation is about using the least invasive measures first and then working up to
removal and replacement only if necessary. This tactic values embodied energy and minimizes
construction waste.
Ongoing Work
One of the fundamental principles of historic preservation is to preserve, reuse, and adapt rather
than demolish and create waste. Our work and previous commission’s work has kept
immeasurable tons out of landfills.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Short Term Goals
We need to continue to advocate that embodied energy is worth valuing. Currently the Climate
Action Committee does not take this into consideration when the City’s goals. We should
continue to advocate to fix this. While what we’ve saved from landfills is immeasurable,
embodied energy in existing materials is still measurable.
Provide resources for energy efficiency, repair, and maintenance of older homes on the City’s
website. Structures built before World War II, used different methods of construction compared
to construction of today. Trying to modernize an old structure with modern technologies often
isn’t the right approach. Sometimes it’s the wrong approach. There are significant ways to
increase energy efficiency in older homes that are minimally invasive. There are ways to repair
and maintain a home and keep resources out of the landfill. Other organizations have already
documented these. We should just find a way to make them available for more citizens.
Contribute to the discussion on demolition. As the Climate Action Commission considers how to
deal with demolition, we should contribute. And so should other commissions. If we’re serious
about climate change, we should be serious about demolition and the waste it produces. The
cost to the environment, even considering dumping fees, doesn’t match the $50 fee. Some
cities are discussing removing demolition by right. Rather than just paying for a demolition fee,
citizens are given an opportunity to evaluate the new structure - and make sure the new
structure aligns with our expressed values - do we get affordable housing, is it energy efficient,
are there significant elements of history of the building that should be valued?
Long Term Goal
Develop a disaster preparedness guide for preservation. As the effects of climate change
manifest themselves in more natural disasters, we need to be prepared. The 2020 derecho,
followed the 2008 floods, and the 2006 tornado. The City earned national awards for its work
around the 2006 tornado. The commission and city staff should develop a playbook for when a
disaster hits (because one will again). The goal would be to more rapidly know how to provide
support to those dealing with a disaster.
Strengthen Community Engagement and Intergovernmental Relations
The Commission, as a Certified Local Government, is the place for intergovernmental relations
success. We work with SHPO and the National Parks Service, who oversees historic sites
across the country. We also are trying to engage cross-departmentally with other commissions
where our work overlaps.
Ongoing work
Annual Historic Preservation Awards: The annual awards highlights successful preservation
work within the community and the expertise of contractors and consultants. As one of the
Commission’s main forms of community outreach, the awards are a high priority every year and
attract an audience of about 100 people. The annual awards have been moved to May to
coincide with Preservation Month activities. The awards will require Commission involvement for
nominating properties and for work on the awards sub-committee producing the awards. We will
continue to partner with Johnson County Historic Preservation Commission.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
New Commissioner Recruitment: With three vacant positions, we should recruit new
commissioners.
Short Term Goals
Meeting with Realtors: The first of perhaps an annual meeting with Realtors to help them
understand the benefits of historic districts and what the trade-offs are. The Homebuilders often
feel like they are the ones who have to tell new property owners about historic districts.
Increased Digital online presence: The City has valuable resources and information on historic
properties in several different formats. Currently the ability for the public to access this
information is dependent upon the format of the information. Digitizing hardcopy information and
combining it with existing digital information in a searchable online database would make this
information about city history more available for property owners and researchers. The City is
considering a revamp of its website, we should try to partner when this happens.
Invest in Public Infrastructure, Facilities and Fiscal Reserves
The city assets need care and occasionally reinvestment. Doing a little work along the way
helps avoid urgent situations down the road.
Recent Accomplishments
Three City-owned assets on the National Historic Register became local landmarks: The Old
Post Office (now the Senior Center); the Old Settler’s Cabins in City Park, and the Ned Ashton
House. The Old Settler’s Cabins were also rehabilitated.
Short Term Goals
Follow-up on the commission’s request to City Staff on the Montgomery-Butler House. In May
2020 the Commission requested that staff from the Planning Department, Public Works, and
Parks help develop a working group to map out the work of this city-owned historic asset. In
1998, as part of a Memorandum of Agreement for the development of the new water plant, the
City mothballed the Montgomery/Butler House, a significant historic resource, for roughly
$70,000.
Summit Street Monument: In 2019 the consultant, Atlas Preservation, completed the “Summit
Street Monument Assessment and Conservation Options Plan” that was financed in part
through a Certified Local Government Grant. Given the ongoing deterioration of the monument,
the Commission will review the options and recommend an appropriate action to City Council.
Enhance Community Mobility for All Residents
These are largely transit and transportation related goals. Many preservationists are
sympathetic to these issues. Historic neighborhoods were designed to accommodate
pedestrians, transit, and modes of transportation that aren’t car-reliant. The Commission should
consider how we might engage on this when opportunities arise.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Foster Healthy Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Throughout the City
Many older neighborhoods, that are now historic districts, were designed with mobility,
neighborhood commercial nodes, and a variety of housing types in one neighborhood.
Ongoing work
The core work is protecting healthy neighborhoods. Many of the districts were developed out of
a response to unhealthy developments in these areas that motivated the neighborhoods to take
action. We help provide stability and provide a platform for reinvestment.
Historic Preservation Fund. With the implementation of the fund in FY 2018, the Fund has
approved 28 grants or loans improving 25 properties. This is a popular program which has
helped property owners maintain the historic character of their properties and has helped keep
valuable material out of the landfill.
Be ready to partner with neighborhoods interested in historic preservation. There’s been some
interest in the past, particularly the Lucas Farms-Kirkwood Avenue area with reconnaissance
surveys and our job is to be ready and willing partners.
Long Term Goal
Work to get form-based code for areas that are adjacent to or are surrounded by historic
districts. The exchange between the public and developers in form-based code is that the code
would allow for different uses which the public would need to accommodate, but in turn they
would get more certainty about community values such as walkability, affordability, and the look
and feel of the neighborhood. Developers get more flexibility in use in exchange for
requirements in form. The areas that are adjacent to, or surrounded by, historic districts often
are areas where development disagreements happen. Form-based code in these areas would
help reduce some of that friction and would align with goals set by council and staff.
Promote an Inclusive and Resilient Economy Throughout the City
Preserving our physical heritage is an asset to an inclusive and resilient economy. Preservation
is a tool for economic growth. The preservation work done in our districts is often done by
smaller local businesses, and potential for growth opportunities exist in smart deconstruction
and trade development for contractors who have specific skills related to older homes.
Recent Successes
The Tailwinds development on College St. This development is an exciting mix of the historic
and new. We have several historic commercial buildings saved and new development.
The Highlander is making an old structure vibrant by reviving its history. Their efforts to become
a local landmark as part of these efforts should be supported. They intend to take advantage of
tax credits.
Short Term Goals
Downtown National Register Historic District. This is scheduled to be reviewed by the State
Nomination Committee in February. This has been a long-sought goal.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
For consideration
Revolving loans for tax credits: In talking to Downtown property owners, some of them
expressed concern about the timeline of tax credits. They are available on the backend, but
often cash is needed up front. The idea would be to create a 12-18 month loan option to bridge
the immediate construction needs until project completion when the tax credits are available.
Transfer of Development Rights Revisit: The previous council opted to not consider a specific
TDR proposal that was developed on a tight timeline. We have had two (or maybe three) new
council members since then. A new TDR proposal could be developed without the constraints of
making them work for a specific property so they could benefit the whole community.
Opt in incentives for local landmarks in commercial zones. One of the challenges I have heard
about local landmarks or historic districts with primarily commercial buildings is that the needs of
the building may be different than residential properties. Often, more flexibility is needed to
make old buildings work. As a city, we can incentivize all kinds of things we value, there’s no
reason why commercial landmark properties can’t be part of that mix.
Long Term Goals
Consider partners on a historic trades mentorship program. Dubuque’s HEART program is a
model example of this - training high school students in trades related to preservation, while
transforming blighted neighborhoods (largely historic) back into livable and walkable
neighborhoods and helping young people achieve goals of graduation and career training.
Those who have been through the program often start small businesses in the trades they have
learned.
Ongoing Administration of Our Work
Short Term Goals
Update of the College Green Historic District: In 2016, the Commission approved the relocation
of the Houser-Metzger House from 422 Iowa Avenue to 623 College Street where the
contributing structure had been damaged beyond repair by fire and water. In order for the
relocated house to be considered contributing to the Historic District, an amendment to the
National Register-listed district is required as a first step. This amendment will be reviewed by
the Commission following revision by staff and the District representative.
Update of the Iowa City Preservation Handbook (Maps): The most recent version of the
handbook was updated in 2010 and does not include several recent changes and needs to be
reviewed for accuracy. Since many properties have changed status (for example, a non-
contributing property has become contributing because of siding removal and porch
rehabilitation) in the past ten years, the maps, which are the basis for review-type, application
of exceptions, and in some cases eligibility of the Historic Preservation Fund, are outdated. The
full Commission would review and approve updated maps.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Long-term goal
One of the at-large positions of the commission is reserved for a professional in the industry. In
a recent meeting between the Home Builder Association, your chair, and several city staff
members, they suggested that one of the at-large positions be designated for a professional
builder, tradesperson, or architect (or perhaps preservationist). Frank Wagner served three
terms. Quentin Pitzen currently does this work. We could define this at-large position for
someone who does this work professionally.
Preserve our Heritage
Our history belongs to all of us. We owe it to ourselves and future generations of Iowa Citians
that we preserve the physical aspects of this history and make sure our shared history isn’t
forgotten. This work often encompasses multiple areas of the priorities set by Council. Our
shared heritage is worth preserving as its own goal.
Recent Successes:
Sanxay-Gilmore House. The University has a plan to move, restore, and use this house.
Cochran-Dennis House is a local landmark. The compromise proposal has been approved by
council.
Self-starting landmarks: We’ve had several that we’ve helped shepherd through the process.
We should continue conversations with interested property owners. And be mindful of
opportunities that present themselves.
Short Term Goal
2040 Waterfront Drive Intensive Survey: Funded in part through a Certified Local Government
Grant, an intensive survey of the property at 2040 Waterfront Drive was completed. The final
document will be provided to the Commission and the property owner for their review in the
coming months.
Long Term Goals
Evaluation of Mid-century Modern Housing Stock: Since these properties have reached historic
status, Commissions across the country are developing plans for how to evaluate them. In Iowa
City, many of the areas where they are concentrated have not been reviewed but could begin
with reconnaissance-level surveys in future years.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
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Memorandum
Date: February 9, 2021
To: Historic Preservation Planner
From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner
Re: Draft Annual Report Review
A draft of the annual report, due to the State Historic Preservation Office on March 1, 2021, is attached
for Commission review. This is the second year that the State is providing an online form for report
submittal. The attachments are not included.
If Commissioner have corrections or information to add to the report, staff requests that the information
is provided at the February 11 Commission meeting or by email to staff by Tuesday February 16, 2021
for inclusion in the report. Any additions to the annual report will also be reviewed by the Commission
Chair.
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City Historic Preservation Commission
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NRHP properties are known to have been altered in 2020, based on project
approval by Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission and/or staff. Most
of these properties are located within National Register Historic
Districts. The list does not include repair projects that were issued a
Certificate of No Material Effect or interior alterations. The list does
not include driveway or garage alterations,
demolitions or new
construction, even when the garage is historic.
619 Ronalds Street:
deteriorated window replacement
710 South Summit Street: sleeping porch
window replacement
1214 Sheridan Avenue: rear screened porch and deck
addition, window and door changes to earlier rear addition
510 North
Van Buren: missing front porch reconstruction
221 East Washington
Street (Englert Theatre): historic sign repair and revision
1331
Muscatine Avenue: signage installation
737 Grant Street: replacement of
modern window
1118 East College Street: skylight and window added to
rear addition and window added to front façade
720 North Van Buren: 2nd
floor rear deck floor and railing replacement, chimney removal
409
Oakland Avenue: roof shingle replacement
230 East Jefferson Street (St.
Mary’s Catholic Church): Louver replacement in spire and wood trim
repair
1415 Davenport Street (Rosehill): roof shingle replacement,
window panel reconstruction and basement window and window well
reconstruction
810 North Johnson Street: demolition of non-historic
addition and construction of new addition
1510 Sheridan Avenue: roof
shingle replacement
1127 Maple Street: roof shingle replacement
1011 Woodlawn Avenue: flat roof replacement
1133 East Court Street:
flat roof replacement, 2nd floor rear deck railing installation, synthetic
siding removal and sing and trim repair, reconstruction of front
porch.
503 Grant Street: aluminum siding removal and original trim and
siding repair, non-historic front entry reconfiguration
513 Grant
Street: reconfiguration of openings on modern rear addition
1220 East
Court Street: reopening of front porch and new stair construction
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South Summit Street: storm-damaged decorative attic window
replacement
833 North Johnson Street: basement egress window and window
well installation
722 Oakland Avenue: non-historic garage door
replacement
125-127 East College Street (College Block Building):
demolition of single-story rear addition and installation of a new opening
similar to adjacent opening in wall area, replacement of rear second floor
passage door, roof replacement, painting of wood trim and repair of
exterior masonry
1177 East Court Street: solar panel
installation
320 East College Street (Trinity Episcopal Church): Modern
window replacement
214 East Jefferson Street: roof shingle
replacement
533 South Summit Street: damaged window replacement
721
Grant Street: basement egress window and window well installation
420
East Jefferson Street: front step and railing replacement
315 Brown
Street: deteriorated window sash replacement
Yes
While
our Historic Preservation Commission held the initial public hearings for
designating 5 Local Historic Landmarks in 2020, none of them completed the
process with City Council approval in the same calendar year. They will be
included next year.
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properties that are locally designated as individual landmarks or as part
of a local Conservation District are known to have been altered in 2019,
based on project approval by Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission
and/or staff. The list does not include repair projects that were issued a
Certificate of No Material Effect or interior alterations. The list does
not include driveway or detached garage alterations, demolitions or new
construction, even when the garage is historic.
510 N Dodge Street:
rear stoop and step replacement
922 Rundell Street: modification to
entry porch
920 Dearborn Street: front stoop and step
replacement
813 Rundell Street: basement egress window and window well
installation
708 Dearborn Street: screened porch rear addition
817
Dearborn Street: new construction on empty lot in Conservation
District
13 South Linn Street (Hohenschuh Mortuary): signage
installation
430 Ronalds Street: aluminum siding removal and original
trim and siding repair
516 Fairchild Street: alterations to attached
garage and living space
424 Clark Street: porch reconstruction
418
Church Street: aluminum siding removal, siding and trim repair and porch
repair
1107 Burlington Street: new baluster/guardrail
904 Bowery
Street: removal of non-historic siding and repair of original siding and
trim
109 East College Street: rear tower addition along alley, roof
replacement, exterior passage door replacement, painting of wood trim and
repair of exterior masonry
111-113 East College Street: demolition of
rear portion of building for tower addition along alley, reconstruction of
rear wall with exterior 2nd floor windows and 1st floor rear door, roof
replacement, repair and recreation of missing decorative terracotta
elements, passage door replacement, repair of exterior masonry
115 East
College Street: demolition of rear addition and metal stair, rear exterior
door replacement, roof replacement, painting of wood trim and repair of
exterior masonry
117-123 East College Street: demolition of fire
escape and rear addition and reconstruction of rear wall with windows and
doors matching existing, replacement of deteriorated windows and
non-historic front window on the 2nd floor with Chicago-style window, roof
replacement, repair and painting of historic storefront, alteration of
glass entry cladding to move passage door forward for accessibility,
removal of non-historic storefront and replacement with modern storefront
with recessed passage doors and mullion pattern similar to historic
storefront, repair of exterior masonry
426 Church Street: porch floor
repair and stair railing replacement
112 South Governor Street: egress
skylight installation
1527 Muscatine Avenue: window repair and
replacement and rear stair replacement
533 South Lucas Street: storm
repair to rear including window replacement
534 Clark Street: addition
to an existing screened porch
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a. Historic
preservation planning. Examples include the development or revision of an
preservation plan, development of a work plan for your commission,
etc.|b. Provided technical assistance on historic preservation issues or
projects. Examples include working with individual property owners,
business owners, institutions to identify appropriate treatments and find
appropriate materials, research advice, etc.|c. Sponsored public
educational programming in historic preservation. Examples include
training sessions offered to the public, walking tours, open houses,
lectures, Preservation Month activities, etc.|d. Design
guidelines/standards
The
Commission's work plan for 2018 had been very ambitious and little
progress had been made on the goals during the 2019 calendar year. For
2020, much of the same work plan had also been resubmitted. For the 2021
calendar year the Chair of the Commission reworked the format of the plan,
aligning the Commission's goals and accomplishments with the Strategic
Plan adopted by the new CIty Council and mayor. The new work plan
including both continued goals and new projects with actions more fully
developed so that progress can be achieved.
The
Commission staff provides technical and design assistance to applicants
for Historic Review. The applicants are encouraged to meet with the staff
well ahead of time in the project planning process, prior to submitting
applications, to discuss their projects. An annual letter to property
owners suggests this and it is regularly communicated to the public when
possible.
In 2020, the amount of inquiries drastically increased from
the 2019 total of staff 198 individual properties to 248 individual
properties, many with multiple inquiries. It is assumed that this year’s
increase was due to the impacts of Covid-19 and owner’s increasing
awareness of their historic buildings. Over a two-year period, inquiries
about potential projects have increased 55%. This year’s increase in
particular, led to a strain on staff’s ability to make progress on any
additional projects, especially in the second half of the year.
From
those initial inquiries, in 2020 staff processed 85 applications for
review that resulted in either a Certificate of Appropriateness or a
Certificate of No Material Effect. This was a slight decrease from the 98
applications processed in 2019, likely due to the impacts of Covid-19 on
property-owner’s budgets and their ability to proceed with projects.
Staff continued to implement the Preservation Fund which was launched
July 1, 2017. The Preservation Fund provides $5,000 matching grants or
loans to property owners for eligible exterior work on historic properties
in Historic or Conservation Districts or on Local Landmarks. The budget
provides funding for 8 projects per fiscal year. In the 2020 Calendar
year, 10 projects were approved with some of those requiring smaller
grants. To date, 28 grants or loan have been approved, improving 25
properties.
Following the August 2020 derecho staff responded to
multiple inquiries from surrounding communities about best-practices for
repair and contractors experienced in historic buildings.
Staff was
part of a team that reviewed some of the draft Master Planning documents
for the Iowa City Senior Center which occupies the National Register and
local landmark Old Post Office building.
Staff provided logistical and
planning advice to the Washington, Iowa City Planner regarding a potential
relocation of a historic building
Staff consulted with architects at
RDG Planning and Design on a shed design at the National Register-listed
Johnson County Poor Farm
The Chair of the Commission and staff
continued to work with a group of Graduate students from the University of
Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning on a capstone project related
to historic preservation in downtown Iowa City. The students presented
their progress to the full Commission during the regular January 9, 2020
meeting. Staff and several others were interviewed for the project and the
findings were presented to the Commission during the May 14, 2020 meeting.
Staff works internally as a resource for other City departments on
projects that would include historic resources. Staff also reviewed and
provided an opinion on a development project that could impact several
historic properties adjacent to the University of Iowa. Staff also began
contributing to climate change during with an internal meeting in February
2020. In June, the climate action committee presented about their goals to
the Historic Preservation Commission at their June 11, 2020
meeting.
May
28, 2020, Historic Preservation Awards: home owners, contractors,
craftspersons, consultants, as well as members of the community were
honored for their historically appropriate work on twenty historic
properties in the 38th annual event celebrating historic preservation.
This year the program was moved from January to May to coincide with
Historic Preservation Month activities.
On February 25, staff gave a
lunch presentation as part of the City-wide celebration of Black History
month. Building on the recently completed Civil Rights grant, the
presentation focused on the two properties recently listed in the National
Register of Historic Places that provided housing for African American
students during the early 20th century when they were barred from
on-campus student housing, the Iowa Federation Home for Colored Girls and
the Tate Arms. Staff was also interviewed by local media for the event.
Staff participated in a job-shadow experience for local high-school
students through the Workplace Learning Connection in March
2020
Historic Preservation Commission Facebook Page: Staff maintains a
Facebook page for community education and outreach though in recent years,
the ability to post updates has been limited.
Staff participated in the
2020 Preserve Iowa Summit with the presentation titled: “Design Review
Process and Customer Service: How to bring a Historian, an Architect, and
a Customer Service Agent to Design Review.”
In March 2020, staff
Coordinated with Mid-American Energy about public outreach for a Natural
Gas pipeline upgrade
Like
all communities the Covid-19 pandemic impacted our day-to-day function.
Beginning with the April Commission meeting we transitioned to hold
virtual meetings. While it is nice to get together in person to have a
formal meeting without children and pets involved, the virtual meetings
likely led to increased Commissioner and public participation.
Moving
our Awards program from January to May improved our ability to acquire
information from property owners because they were not away on holiday but
it meant that the awards planning occurred during the busy time for
historic reviews. Because of Covid, this program became a virtual one as
well. Covid, hindered some of the notification of winners that normally
occurs with the program and award certificates that are normally handed
out at the ceremony were not sent until the end of the year.
The
Historic Preservation Fund (a grant and no-interest loan program) has
allowed and will continued to allow property owners to take the extra
steps they might not otherwise take when rehabilitating the exterior of
their properties. It has been beneficial in the effort to prevent the loss
of historic materials and reduce landfill waste.
Staff and the
Commission have been working on efforts to save the Sanxay-Gilmore House
at 109 Market Street from demolition and completed a grant project for the
pre-planning of a possible relocation for the house. The Commission
reviewed a proposal from the University and it was approved by City
Council. The agreement states that the University will move the house to
the City-owned parking lot across the street and rehabilitate it following
the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The
University plans to use the building for its non-fiction writing program.
While consultant, AKAY Consulting submitted National Register
Nomination for Iowa City’s Central Business District, to the State for
review and the Commission completed its CLG review of the Nomination, the
process was halted due to a clerical error on the State’s part. The
process will be repeated in 2021. There are concerns that the delay may
impact the success of the Nomination.
Graduate students from the
University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning are currently
working on a capstone project related to historic preservation in downtown
Iowa City. The project was inspired by an article that Patrice Rey,
President and CEO of the national Main Street Center, wrote in February
2019. She argues that historic preservation needs a new approach that
considers dynamic social issues to protect historic resources without
alienating the stewards of those resources. The project concluded with
many of Iowa City’s Historic Preservation process and Commission goals
seen in a positive light.
While the Commission has been ambitious is
its work plan over recent years, shortages in Commissioners and staff time
have both hampered the ability of the Commission to move forward with new
projects and the ability to complete current projects. The Commission is
currently short three Commissioners from small districts where recruitment
of new Commissioners is difficult. Current term cycles will result in the
need to recruit new Commissioners each year.
Staff has had to reduce
the types of assistance that can be provided. For instance, in the past
staff has regularly worked with homeowners who cannot afford to hire
someone to provide project drawings for historic approval and permits to
create those drawings for them. The ability to provide this service is
listed in the staff job description. Staff is no longer able to provide
this assistance which primarily impacts lower income homeowners in
regulated properties. Staff has also had to reduce the amount of
background research done on properties during the review process and the
amount of time educating homeowners on their properties and historic
preservation. Additional staff time continues to be one of the Commissions
highest priorities.
The
Commission continued its partnership with the local non-profit, Friends of
Historic Preservation and with the local Iowa City Downtown District
because of the recent work to evaluate the Central Business District. The
Commission is also beginning to try to work with the Climate Action
Committee
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Yes
Yes
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9, 2020
February 13, 2020
March 12, 2020
April 9, 2020
May 14,
2020
June 11, 2020
July 9, 2020
August 13, 2020
September 10,
2020
October 8, 2020
November 12, 2020
December 10, 2020
$42,000
for staff salary and benefits, $450 for
annual mailing. The Historic
Preservation Fund of $40,000 per year for
rehabilitation projects is
not part of the Commission's budget.
Neighborhood
Development Services department in City Hall, Iowa City
Thomas
Agran, Kevin Boyd, Carl Brown, Helen Burford, Gosia Clore, Sharon DeGraw,
Cecile Kuezli, Lyndi Kiple, Quentin Pitzen, Jordan Sellergren, Austin
Wu
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and Last
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Bruce
Teague
410 East Washington
Street, Iowa City, IA
52240
319-536-
1200
bruce-teague@iowa-
city.org
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and Last
Name
Job Title Mailing
Address
Phone
Number
Email
Address
Jessica
Bristow
Historic
Preservation
Planner
410 East
Washington
Street, Iowa City,
IA
52240
319-356-
5243
jessica-
bristow@iowa-
city.org
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and Last
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Kevin
Boyd
622 North
Van Buren
Street
319-400-
2051 kevinmboyd@gmail.com
This
Commissioner is an At-Large representative but resides in the Brown Street
Historic District.
06/30/2023
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and Last
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Address
Jordan
Sellergren
1729 North
Dubuque
Road, Iowa
City, IA
52245
319-520-
7701 jsellergren@gmail.com
This
Commissioner is an At-Large representative
06/30/2022
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and Last
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Address
Home
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Number
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Number
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Address
None
The
Commission does not have a secretary, the city hires a minute-taker for
boards and commissions.
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and
Last
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Home
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Number
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Address
Carl
Brown
1214
Sheridan
Avenue,
Iowa City,
IA
52240
319-541-
4622 carlbrown@0001@gmail.com
This
Commissioner represents the Longfellow Historic District
06/30/2023
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and Last
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Mailing
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Helen
Burford
528 East
College
Street, Iowa
City, IA
52240
319-594-
3715 hsburford@gmail.com
This
Commissioner represents the College Green Historic District.
06/30/2021
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and Last
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Sharon
DeGraw
519
Brown
Street,
Iowa City,
IA
52245
319-936-
0021 sharondegraw@yahoo.com
This
Commissioner represents the Brown Street Historic District
06/30/2022
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and Last
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Cecile
Kuenzli
705 South
Summit
Street,
Iowa City,
IA
52240
319-338-
7362 cecile.kuenzli@gmail.com
This
Commissioner represents the Summit Street Historic District
06/30/2022
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and Last
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Mailing Address
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Lyndi
Kiple
115 North
Dubuque
Street, Unit 1,
Iowa City, IA
52245
712-898-
8174
lyndi-
kiple@uiowa.edu
This
Commissioner represents the Jefferson Street Historic District
6/30/2022
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Quentin
Pitzen
2040
Tanglewood
Street, Iowa
City, IA
52245
319-330-
5882 qhpitzen@hotmail.com
This
Commissioner is an At-Large Representative and a contractor
6/30/2021
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Austin
Wu
422 South
Dubuque Street,
Apt. 21, Iowa
City, IA
52240
319-654-
4394
austin-
wu@uiowa.edu
This
Commission is an At-Large representative
6/30/2023
Our
Commission as three vacancies. The Woodlawn Historic District and East
College Street Historic District has not had a representative since June
30, 2018 when on Commissioner retired and another was not reappointed
because of term limits. Both are small districts. The Commission and staff
have sent targeted mailings and tried to recruit new members without
success. The Northside Historic District position has been vacant since
June 30, 2020 when the previous Commissioner reached his term
limit.
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Past Forward
Conference
Jessica
Bristow, Lyndi Kiple, Kevin Boyd
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
EMMA J. HARVAT HALL
January 14, 2021
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kevin Boyd, Carl Brown, Helen Burford, Sharon DeGraw, Cecile
Kuenzli, Lyndi Kiple, Quentin Pitzen, Jordan Sellergren, Austin Wu
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow, Anne Russett
OTHERS PRESENT: Steve Ballard, Jesse Burns, Robert Burns, James Carey, Angela
Harrington, Bruce Teague
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL:
By a vote of 9-0 the Commission recommends approval of the local landmark designation for
the property at 2525 Highlander Place, the Highlander Supper Club and Convention Center
CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Boyd called the electronic meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
utilizing Zoom.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA:
Mayor Bruce Teague said hello and gave his thanks and appreciation, on behalf of the City
Council, to all of the Commission members for the work they do and have done in the
community.
Boyd thanked Mayor Teague and the City Council for all the work they have done this past year
despite the issues and challenges that arose.
PUBLIC HEARING LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION – 2525 HIGHLANDER PLACE –
HIGHLANDER SUPPER CLUB AND CONVENTION CENTER:
Bristow said that the Highlander Supper Club and Convention Center is a brick building located
on the corner of Interstate 80 and Highway 1. Bristow said that the owner had inquired about
local landmark status, and she hired a historian who completed an extensive site inventory form
for the property.
Bristow showed a photo from 1975 and identified the original supper club built in 1966 (on the
west side next to Highway 1), which had a mansard roof with original wood shingles and an
entry canopy that had since been removed but whose four columns still remain. She identified
the convention center and hotel/motel addition, which consists of a ballroom, a kitchen, offices
Electronic Meeting
(Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8)
An electronic meeting was held because a meeting in person was impossible or impractical
due to concerns for the health and safety of Commission members, staff, and the public
presented by COVID-19.
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and reception, hotel wings, an interior pool area, and a courtyard between the wings. She
showed the south entry canopy, which was altered under previous hotel chain management.
Bristow showed photos of the current Supper Club and said that the exterior is mostly intact with
the exception of a few missing finishes such as the mansard shingles and the windows in the
rooms which had been replaced due to code changes. She pointed out the four remaining
columns for the West Entry Canopy and the original limestone entry wall, the entry canopy, the
hotel wing windows on the South side, and the current view of the courtyard.
Bristow said that the site inventory form text began with a description of the desire to create a
destination place along the Interstate (a Supper Club was popular in rural areas), and Hansen
and Lind, Architects, came up with a design in 1964. In an undated time period Hansen, Lind,
and Meyer, Architects came up with a full plan for the Supper Club, pool, and motel, and they
also did elevations (which is similar to what ended up being built). Bristow said that these early
iterations still had some of the same designs for the motel and architectural style. She said that
the Supper Club was not designed by that firm but was instead designed by David C Moore in
1966. Due to costs and other factors mentioned in the text, they only ended up building the
Supper Club. The hotel and convention center eventually underwent construction in 1974.
Bristow said that, since the Supper Club itself has achieved a 50-year-old historic status, it could
be considered eligible on its own. She said that the goal is to include the convention center
addition as part of the landmark, and part of that utilizes criterion consideration G (similar to the
downtown National Register Nomination) and an investigation of whether or not the addition that
is less than 50 years old has achieved significance in the community. She said that the site
inventory form mentions that the hotel and convention center were not only a part of the original
design, but they were considered necessary for the continued viability and economic stability of
the Supper Club itself. Those two things combine to allow the convention center to be included
as part of the historic property for the local landmark designation.
Bristow said the building consisted of several innovative construction techniques like “Glu-Lam”
beams, a lightweight block, the steel structure of the roof, and an enclosed pool. Bristow
showed construction photos from 1972 as well as photos of the later Radisson changes.
Bristow said, that for a local landmark designation, the Commission should first determine if the
property meets Criteria A and B (significance to Iowa City culture/architecture and integrity) then
evaluate whether it meets Criteria C, D, E, or F, which is also what the National Park Service
would look for in a national register nomination. She said that they can really look at the Supper
Club as part of Iowa City’s (middle class) culture of the late 60s and 70s, and an example of late
1960s and early 1970s architecture which makes it eligible to meet Criteria C and E.
Boyd opened and closed the public hearing.
Boyd told a personal story of how his family used to own and manage the Highlander, how he
has heard stories over the years about how much this place means to people in the Iowa City
community, and what this building means to him. He said that he believes the nomination meets
the minimum qualifications of A, B, C, and E.
Boyd stated that neither he nor his family have any financial ties to the building anymore.
Boyd re-opened the public hearing.
Robert Burns, a member of the public, said that he remembered when this building first opened
and that the Commission might also want to consider its use by the University of Iowa Athletic
Department from a cultural standpoint.
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Angela Harrington, a member of the public and current owner of the Supper Club, said that she
was touched by Boyd’s story and reiterated, because of the neglect and serious decline of the
property over the years, why this as a historic preservation project is so important.
Boyd closed the public hearing.
Sellergren said that she appreciated the presentation of the historic photos and that she
supports the historic preservation of the building. Wu said that he thinks it is good (and a nice
change for the Commission) to preserve a commercial building instead of focusing only on
houses. Kiple said that she echoes Wu’s thoughts and supports the nomination. Burford said
that she hopes the application can be embellished with Boyd’s personal history and she hopes
that they will also be able to get stories about its relationship with Amana and the UI Athletic
Department to include, as well as be able to discuss the relationship between the building and
the interstate and its importance to highway travel. Pitzen asked if anyone knew when the
interstate was built in relation to the Supper Club, and Brown said that it was constructed in
1956. Pitzen said he wanted to give a shout out to former Commissioner Thomas Agran who did
the murals in the motel.
Brown said that, like several of the other Commissioners, he also does not have the same
longstanding connections to the Highlander but that he was pleased to see the nomination show
up and after hearing so much appreciation from his extended family members, he will be
supporting the nomination. DeGraw said that her kids took swimming lessons at that pool, and
that she is excited to see something that is 1960s architecture go through the Commission. She
said that she is appreciative of Harrington’s work to restore it and that she also supports the
nomination.
MOTION: DeGraw moved to approve the designation of 2525 Highlander Place –
Highlander Supper Club and Convention Center as an Iowa City historic landmark based
on the following criteria and location designation: Criteria A, B, C, and E. Kiple seconded.
The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION – IOWA CITY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT:
Bristow began with a recap and said that they received a grant in 2016 to study the Downtown
District to see if there was a National Register Historic District that was eligible, and a multi-
property document was completed that stated that there was potential for a National Register
Nomination. She said that the City Council directed the Commission to move forward with
creating that nomination. As part of the National Register Nomination review process, which
they are doing again due to a clerical error on the State’s part the first time around, the Historic
Preservation Commission is asked to comment on the Nomination.
Bristow said that the nomination talks about the history of the Downtown District, architectural
styles, urban renewal, resource classification, and the importance of the Pedestrian Mall in
keeping the relationship between the Downtown community and the University viable. She said
that the boundaries of the National Register Historic District are Iowa Avenue, South Clinton
Street, South Gilbert Street, and the alley between College and Burlington Street, and that the
period of significance extends from the construction of the Franklin Printing House in 1856 to
1979 when the Pedestrian Mall was completed. The nomination also discusses significant Iowa
builders and architects that were involved in the history of Downtown, its integrity, and an in-
depth discussion of pedestrian malls.
Bristow read the Commission’s comment from their September nomination.
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Boyd opened the public hearing.
Burns asked for an explanation of the boundaries of the proposed district, specifically the entire
CB10 district, which is a zoning district. Boyd said that they started with a larger investigation
area and their consultant told them what is most viable in terms of a historic district.
Bristow said, in their 2016 study, they chose not to include the around Market Street (which was
part of the original 2001 study) because it had already been partially developed into a historic
district and the rest had been altered by the University. She said that they stopped at the other
boundaries due to the pedestrian mall, advice from the consultant’s investigation, and because
it was preferred to avoid including a large number of buildings that would not contribute to the
area.
Burns asked why 228 Clinton Street (currently Starbucks Coffee) and the Yoga studio would
have been left off of the boundary, since they have all contributed to the history of Downtown.
Bristow said that, without knowing the history of those two buildings, she thinks they were not
included for the aforementioned reasons as well as for the desire to have clear and defined
boundaries. Burns said, as an architect, both the Starbucks Coffee building and the Yoga studio
are historical buildings, and he could see the corner next to Starbucks becoming a park
someday (similar to BlackHawk Mini Park). He said he believes the boundaries need to be
expanded before progressing to the State.
James Carey, a member of the public, asked where the Commission was in the overall process.
Bristow said that the nomination has been submitted to the State and it is on their February
meeting agenda where the historian will present it for review. The State has sent letters to the
property owners as well as the Commission about that meeting. The State Nomination Review
Committee will review comments and then decide whether or not to send it on to the National
Park Service, who decides whether to list it or not. Bristow said that National Register listings
can be amended through the same process if more information about a building comes to light.
Boyd said that the National Register listings in themselves require no change in behavior or
additional restrictions from the owners, although it does open up the opportunity for tax credits
and other benefits.
Jesse Burns, a member of the public and a property owner in the designated area, said that he
thinks there should be more transparency in this process and that he would like to hear more
about the plan/intent of the city after this process. He said that there has been talk of this
nomination being used as a vehicle to significantly alter the zoning of the CB10 district, and that
there should be greater transparency for the fairness of the property owners and their rights.
Boyd said that this particular piece is about getting the district listed in the National Register of
Historic Places, and that he doubts there has never been a local district in Iowa City listed
without the majority of property owner support. He said one of his goals for doing this is to give
those property owners who want the tools, the advantage of those tax credits and special
opportunities. Boyd said that they are taking Burns’ (and others’) concerns to heart and that
there are definitely opportunities for the city to provide more economic incentives for people to
opt into local landmarks, and if this were to move forward in the future it would be driven by
property owners, not the Commission.
Burns said that he was voicing this communal concern so that there can be more open
discussions in the future. Bristow said that she can say, as a member of Staff, there is no
internal discussion going on at this point in time of a local district for downtown, but if they were
ever to start thinking about that, communication with the business and property owners would
be deemed mandatory to happen very early in the process.
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Robert Burns reiterated that he thinks the Commission should revise the boundaries and include
the corner of the Starbucks property, as well as include the Citizen Building as a historical
building at 222 South Linn Street. He said that he is concerned about the Iowa City Downtown
District, without knowing what the incentives and requirements will be for property owners. Boyd
said that there is no proposed local district or opt in options, and there is no immediate plan to
do any of that. Burns said if the boundaries have the potential to be widened in the future, then
they also have the potential to be shrunk.
Steve Ballard, a member of the public, said that there was a letter addressed to Iowa City
property owners from August 11, 2020 that stated the placement of a district in the National
Register of Historic Places does not require property owners to treat their property any
differently than they currently do. He asked, if that statement is true, if the placement of a district
in the National Register would make it easier to facilitate a local government’s future ability to
adopt a historic overlay zone or some other zoning mechanism that might require property
owners to treat their property differently that they currently do.
Boyd said that the purpose of the letter was to invite property owners to see the listing as an
opportunity to make tax credit funding available for the owners who were interested while not
placing restrictions on the owners that were not. He said that they are currently trying to gather
the shared history of Iowa City together in one place on the honorific National Historic Register,
and that it is difficult to anticipate what future Commissioners might do or if they might be
interested in pursuing a local district. Boyd said, to answer Ballard’s question, he supposes that
this could make it easier for a local district, but that local districts can also exist without a
National Register listing.
Ballard said what he meant was in regard to a future City Council enacting a zoning restriction –
whether or not having a historic nomination would have any effect on that.
Russett said, regardless of a nomination, a local historic landmark rezoning would have to go
through the same processes as the previously discussed Supper Club. She said the only benefit
of the National Register nomination in terms of that process is the documentation showing the
historic significance of the Downtown. Bristow said that the goal with the National Register
nomination is to be an honorarium to the Iowa City Downtown Historic District.
Robert Burns said that he could see zoning restrictions happening in the future, and that his
point is that property owners will protect their building themselves and they do not need to be in
the Iowa City Historic District to do so. He said that they are okay with where it is right now, and
he is objecting to this at the state level because he is fearful of what might happen down the
road.
Boyd closed the public hearing.
Kuenzli said that she wanted to reiterate what has been previously stated about the
Commission’s intent in reforming this district, and to say that putting it on the Historic Register
confers distinction at the national level, which might help future owners of the included
properties.
Wu said that the story that this designation tells can be seen as a cautionary tale of stepping too
far into futuristic thinking, and that the idea of urban renewal dominated the political discourse in
the 50s and 60s, which resulted in a lot of parking lots that are still around today. He said that,
as a whole, the urban renewal portion of this historic district designation shows what could go
wrong with a kind of misguided thinking towards the future.
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Burford said, as a Commissioner, she can impart just how much consideration and respect is
given to the property owners and properties themselves when attempting to find a historic
district. She said that there is so much history to be shared with people, and that a listed
building can even be delisted in the future - that nothing is set in stone. She said that both
federal and state have just one process in order to open the door to historic tax credits, and that
is a designated historic district. She said that she believes the Commission has done a
tremendous job in reaching out to the community and listening to everyone’s point of view.
Boyd said that he supports the nomination and thinks that the Commission should resubmit the
statement read by Bristow earlier.
MOTION: Kuenzli moved to recommend that the Iowa City Downtown Historic District is
eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in the Criterion Category A
and C at the local level and Criteria Consideration G for the development of the
Pedestrian Mall and meets the criteria for both significance and integrity. DeGraw
seconded. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF:
Minor Review – Staff Review
315 Brown Street – Brown Street Historic District (deteriorated sash replacement)
Bristow said this is just a simple sash replacement for a few (~4) sashes that were missing or
deteriorated on the west side of the house.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 10, 2020:
No discussion.
MOTION: Burford moved that the minutes from the December 10, 2020 meeting be
approved as submitted. Wu seconded. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION:
319 Van Buren Street
Bristow said that 319 Van Buren Street recently had an application for a minor modification. She
said that this property is adjacent to the Goosetown Horace Mann Conservation District, and it
was not a part of the conservation district when it was created, and it is not something that falls
under the purview of the Commission for that reason. She said that the house was taken down
and there is a new construction proposal, which was going to meet the height and open space
requirements associated with that. Because this property does not fall under the Commission’s
purview, only individual Commissioners can put their opinion in this process as individuals or
neighbors if applicable. DeGraw said that this project got her thinking about instances of
demolition by neglect and wondered if there was a way that the Historic Commission could work
with the City Council or other offices within the city before it gets to that point. Boyd said that this
is a conversation that he would like to have at their meeting in two weeks.
COMMISSION INFORMATION:
Boyd said that he wanted to have another Commission meeting in two weeks to discuss a
proposed starting place for this year’s work plan, which he hopes will allow for a broader
conversation about some kinds of the Commission’s work, the challenges that they face, and
some of the things that have been in the work plan for several years.
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ADJOURNMENT:
DeGraw motioned to adjourn the meeting. Brown seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 7:45
p.m.
Minutes submitted by Lauren Ralls.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD
2020-2021
NAME
TERM
EXP. 2/13 3/12 4/09 5//14 6/11 7/09 8/13 9/10 10/08 11/12 12/10 01/14
AGRAN,
THOMAS 6/30/20 O/E X X X X -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BOYD, KEVIN 6/30/23 X X X X X X X X X X X X
BROWN,
CARL
6/30/23 -- -- -- -- -- X O/E X X X O/E X
BURFORD,
HELEN 6/30/21 X O/E X X X X X X X X O/E X
CLORE,
GOSIA 6/30/20 X X X X X -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEGRAW,
SHARON 6/30/22 X O/E X X X X X X O/E X X X
KUENZLI,
CECILE 6/30/22 X O/E X X X X O/E X X X X X
KIPLE, LYNDI 6/30/22 O/E X X X X X X O/E X X O/E X
PITZEN,
QUENTIN 6/30/21 X O/E X X X X O/E X X X X X
SELLERGREN,
JORDAN 6/30/22 O/E X X X X X X X X X X X
WU, AUSTIN 6/30/23 X X O/E X X X X X X X X X