Minutes - 2010 - Historic Preservation Commission - 08/11/2010 - Regular EAGLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of the Meeting of August 11, 2010
Call to Order: Frank Thomason, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
Roll Call and Introductions: Pam Kelch, Diane Scott, and Frank Thomason were present.
Commission members Karianne Fallow and Nancy Suiter had excused absences. Curator Laurie
Baker was also present.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Approval of Minutes: Pam moved and Diane seconded a motion to approve the minutes of July
14, 2010. The motion passed unanimously.
Certified Local Government Grant: Laurie reported that she had recently spoken with
consultant Madeline Buckendorf about the progress of the Fisher House nomination(now known
as the Bushnell-Fisher House nomination) and that Madeline is nearing completion of the
project. The consultant is still hoping she can make contact with Edith Fisher Cohen and her
husband, William, who have been out of town for many months, before she has to submit the
final copy of the nomination to the State Historic Preservation Office(SHPO) and the city.
Register of Historic Sites in Eagle Report(Pam Kelch): Pam reported that she has completed
twenty-two of the forty-three sites that the commission asked her to trace title on. She has
encountered a few problems in tracing the First Baptist Church as it was originally located on
Edgewood under a different name and announced that she is planning on researching the Eagle
Island Honor Farm at the Idaho State Historical Society Archive. She also said that the"Pub"on
State Hwy 44 was proving difficult to research as she has not been able to determine its original
name. Despite these difficulties, she and her husband are making headway and are looking
forward to accomplishing much during the remainder of August and September.
Eagle Historic Preservation Plan:Laurie commented again that as soon as the Eagle Historic
Site Register is completed the Commission should consider putting together,with the help of the
Planning and Zoning Department, an Eagle Historic Preservation Plan. The Site Register serves
as a natural lead into that activity and the City of Eagle currently has no plan. Such an endeavor
could also lead to some positive restructuring of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.
NEW BUSINESS
Historic Marker Project: Once this year's National Register project is wrapped up, Laurie
suggested that the commission might want to start thinking about a downtown historic marker
project. SHPO does not fund such projects and money would have to be raised in some other
fashion, but many communities create the opportunity for downtown walking"tours"using
historic markers and it is something that can and should be pursued.
Department Transmittal Concerns: Laurie expressed concern that the commission is
apparently still falling outside the city department transmittal loop. On August 10,the night
before this meeting,the City Council debated the merits of granting a conditional use permit to
an applicant who wished to turn the Orville Jackson building into a standalone bar. The
commission was never notified by Planning and Zoning or Design Review about this application
and did not know about it until the last moment. It is arguable that Orville Jackson's is the most
historic building in Eagle and hence is of prime concern to the commission as are the many other
buildings that will become a part of the Eagle Historic Sites Register.
To hopefully avoid a similar oversight in the future, she asked that the commission compose a
letter to Acting Mayor Huffaker and the City Council asking that they bring this issue to the
attention of the appropriate departments. Frank volunteered to compose the letter and will email
a draft to Laurie so that she might forward it to the other commissioners for their comments.
There being no further business to discuss, Frank Thomason noted that the next meeting of the
Commission is slated for September 8, 2010. Frank moved and Diane seconded a motion to
adjourn. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Scott, Secretary Pro-tern
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