Minutes - 2010 - Historic Preservation Commission - 10/13/2010 - Regular EAGLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of Meeting
October 13, 2010
Call to Order: Chair, Frank Thomason,called the meeting to order at 5:44 p.m.
Roll Call and Introductions: Commission members Frank Thomason, Pam Kelch,
Karianne Fallow, and Diane Scott were present. Nancy Suiter had an excused absence.
Curator Laurie Baker also attended.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Approval of Minutes: Karianne Fallow requested that her name be changed in the
September 8 minutes from"Kari"to "Karianne. She then moved to accept the minutes as
corrected and Pam Kelch seconded the motion. The minutes were adopted as corrected.
Register of Historic Sites in Eagle: Pam Kelch provided an update on the Eagle Historic
Site Register. She has spent some time at the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
attempting to match the chosen properties with the architectural designations assigned
them by the various reconnaissance surveys,but was provided with only book and paper
resources. She felt that she might have"dropped in"at a bad time and was hoping to
reconnect with them in a more formal way to see if there might be some electronic access
to the materials.
She has also spent some time at the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives
searching their many resources for historical background on the sites. She said the
History Center employees were very helpful and that she was hoping to find materials
there that would validate her earlier research.
Pam commented that Diane Scott had notified her of a yard sale at 843 Ballantyne, one of
the Register properties, and that she had gone to see what was available. The owners
indicated that they could provide some limited historic materials, like old photographs,
but otherwise didn't have a lot of artifacts. Pam also visited the Old Valley Road Nursery
at 4557 Old Valley Rd. and spoke with the owner who indicated that she has a wealth of
information and artifacts associated with the property but that she wouldn't be able to
share any of those materials until the nursery closed for the winter season.
Department Transmittal Concerns: The commission was made aware that the Design
Review Board had received a second application re the Eagle Drug Store at 50 E. State
St. While the commissioners were pleased that they were included in the transmittal
process, it was noted that notification came quite late in the process making it impossible
for the members to respond as a unified Commission and forcing them to respond on an
ad hoc basis. It was also noted that the first joint meeting of several of the local
preservation groups was scheduled for the same time and date of the Design Review
Board meeting and that, because of that,none of the commissioners would be able to
attend in person to comment on the application. All present indicated that they hoped
henceforth to receive details on planning and zoning applications earlier in the process.
Karianne Fallow suggested that the owners/developers of the Eagle Drug Store property
be invited to one of the commission meetings to present their plans re the drug store and
answer questions.
Historic Preservation Commissions/Councils Joint Meeting: As noted above,the
commission will be meeting with the Meridian Historical Society and the Ada County
Historic Preservation Council at 6:00 p.m. on October 14, 2010, at Meridian City Hall.
This is a first of its kind meeting and is designed to offer networking opportunities and to
share best practices. The EHPC will be providing an update on the Eagle Historic
Register project and it is hoped that someone will be present from SHPO to discuss
current preservation projects.
NEW BUSINESS
Academic Contacts: Karianne Fallow reported that she had contacted Jake Fruhlinger,
an archaeology professor at Boise State University and the state archaeologist. Mr.
Fruhlinger suggested that he would like to develop a working relationship with the
commission and serve as a conduit for students and interns who might be interested in
working on projects related to the museum and the City of Eagle. Karianne will contact
Mr. Fruhlinger and invite him to the November 10 commission meeting.
There being no further business, Pam Kelch moved and Diane Scott seconded that the
meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at
6:28 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Karianne Fallow, Secretary Pr• -m
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