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Minutes - 2010 - Historic Preservation Commission - 11/10/2010 - RegularEAGLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of the Meeting of November 10, 2010 Call to Order: Chairman, Frank Thomason, called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Roll Call and Introductions: Museum Curator, Laurie Baker, introduced Eagle Mayor, Jim Reynolds, to the Commission. Members present were Pam Kelch, Diane Scott, Karianne Fallow and Nancy Suiter. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Approval of Minutes: Pam Kelch moved to approve the minutes of the October 13, 2010, meeting. The motion was seconded and passed. Eagle Register of Historic Sites: Pam Kelch reported the following: - The Waterton property near Home Depot may have been sold. She will watch the property for any impact this may have on its historic value. - Research at Boise Public Library has revealed additional information on Eagle Island, the David Herron property, and the Boise Packing Company fire. - She is continuing research at the Boise State University Library as well and received a CD of photos including aerial views of the Eagle Island Prison buildings. - Plans are for additional research at SHPO on architectural descriptions of the properties included in the Eagle Register of Historic Sites. The Commissioners agreed to find a good time to give an update to the Eagle Mayor and Eagle City Council on progress on the Register of Historic Sites project. The Commissioners reviewed for Mayor Reynolds the inaugural joint meeting, held in October, of the Eagle Historic Preservation Commission with the Meridian Historic Commission and SHPO. Certified Local Government Grant Laurie Baker reported the writing of the grant request is completed and has been submitted to SHPO. It is hoped it can be processed and submitted to the National Parks Service for final approval in November. If approved, the Fisher house will be the sixth registered historic property in Eagle. Karianne Fallow suggested that if the Fisher House is approved the Commission prepare a presentation on it and the five other sites to the Mayor and City Council. She agreed to help organize photos for the presentation when a meeting is scheduled. h _ NEW BUSINESS Promotional Activities: The Eagle Country Christmas event, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, December 11, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Commissioners agreed to participate in the Snowman decorating competition. Total cost is $25 that the Commissioners donated. Pam Kelch moved the Commission have a craft table for children at the Museum. The motion was seconded and passed. It was decided to have a historic property -related coloring project for children. Pam Kelch has spoken to the Chamber of Commerce regarding involving the Museum in some of its events, in particular, the After Hours Mixers that are held the second Thursday of every month from 5-7 p.m. She proposed the Museum host an event. The cost to host a Mixer is $175. The earliest time the Museum could host the event would be in the spring. It was also suggested the Commission could donate an item in a raffle, as the Meridian Commission does, for the attendees of Chamber events. This would help raise awareness of the Museum and the Commission. The possibility of using the already created Eagle Museum calendars and cookbooks was discussed. The Chamber's Business Appreciation event in Eagle is in February. The Commission may participate in the event Genealogical Research: Diane Scott reported on her research of the names of two single women who each owned extensive property in the Eagle area in the 19th, and early years of the 20th century. Iona Case first appeared in the Boise City Directory in 1891 as "Iona L. Case." John Case and G.W. Case. are names of people who may have been related to her and who lived in a property at 931 Main St., Boise, which was owned b y George Case. A Boise property at Hayes and Fort streets was owned by Thomas and Sally Case. Iona Case was born in 1870 in Missouri. She was considered "head of household" by the time of the 1910 census. She died in 1927 and is buried in Morris Hill cemetery in Boise. The man who may have been her spouse, George Case, is also buried there. The properties in Eagle that Iona Case owned appear to include the areas where The Blue Moose Cafe, the Eagle Hotel, the Orville Jackson building, and the Baptist Church are now located. Pam Kelch will look into information relating to Iona Case as she continues her research on Eagle properties. Preservation Easements: In doing some research regarding the Carnegie Library building in Boise, Laurie Baker found a reference to "preservation easement".which is a contract between a property owner and a city stating that the owner won't impact the historic nature of a property or modify the historic integrity of a building. This contract applies to the property in question in perpetuity. The Commission will continue to look into the matter of preservation easements and may make plans to communicate information regarding them to the owners of historic properties in Eagle. Adjournment: Karianne Fallow moved the meeting be adjourned. Diane Scott seconded the motion. The motion passed and Frank Thomason declared the meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Nancy Suiter, Secretary Approved Frank Thomason, Chair Sharon Bergman, City Clerk g---,...tt.. u...ti.