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Minutes 06-08-15 MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BLVD., BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015, AT 6:30 P.M. PRESENT: Barbara Ready, Chair Warren Adams, Historic Preservation Planner Eric Salomonsson, Vice Chair Roger Cope Michelle Dion Susan Oyer Dr. Ginger Pedersen (Arrived 6:35 p.m.) Jason Shaffer Cheryl Black, Alternate 1. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Ready called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. 2. Agenda Approval Warren Adams, Historic Preservation Planner, added the following: • Item 5, D Historic Preservation Insurance, and • Item 7, Other, Discuss the July and August meeting dates Motion Mr. Cope moved to approve the agenda as amended. Ms. Oyer seconded the motion that unanimously passed. 3. Approval of Minutes. Mr. Adams made one correction as follows to Item 7 E, the M74 Highway on page 6 There were reportedly 50 or 60 historic buildings affected by the time the highway planning stage was finished. Mr. Adams' research revealed only five or six historic sites were lost or significantly impacted by the highway extension. Motion Mr. Cope moved to approve as amended. Ms. Oyer seconded the motion that unanimously passed,. Meeting Minutes Historic Resources Preservation Board Boynton each, FL, Jun 8, 2015 4. Communications and Announcements None. 5. Old Business: A. Cultural Resources Mobile Application update Mr. Adams advised the map, site, and photos were forwarded to ITS who were working on the mobile application. The scripts for the audio will be completed this week, and the recordings in English and Spanish were scheduled for June 17 When it is complete, ITS will add the audio and the project will be finished by the June 30 grant deadline. A number of the items are posted on the website, but cannot be viewed by the public. They will promote the project when it goes live on June 30 B. Division of Historical Resources Small Matching Grant Application for 2016/2017 This grant application was submitted to the Division of Historical Resources by the June 1 St deadline. The grant requested $32,942 for the creative interactive website for Boynton Colored Town. Mr. Adams explained this is a small matching grant. The City is a Certified Local Government; therefore, the City does not have to provide a match. Mr. Adams and Amanda Parker, Planner, who will be working on 3 -D modeling and building renderings, have donated their time in the amount of $6,918, so he amended the total project to reflect a new amount of $39,860. The project focused on Boynton Colored Town and an aerial of the project area was viewed showing significant sites and Barton Memorial Cemetery, since it was so close by and since it was recently designated. The interactive map will 3 -D highlight significant sites. When clicking on the sites, a separate web page will include information on the site. If all went according to plan, one can click on one store, school, house, church, and go inside the building and see products and individual items. There may be lesson plans for schools, or stained glass in churches. In order to help people have a full understanding of Boynton Colored Town, they will include the tangible heritage and focus on the intangible items such as, heritage, culture customs, religions, songs and oral histories. Mr. Adams indicated in the grant application, in order to fully understand how Boynton Colored Town was created and built, how people lived and why they used construction methods, one must understand Bahamian and African culture because it had a significant influence in what occurred. Components such as architectural, social and cultural history were included. Mr. Adams was hopeful the grant would be highly ranked. He hoped it would lead to people designating the sites, respecting and maintaining them, and incorporating them into 2 Meeting Minutes Historic Resources Preservation Board B oynton Beach, FL, June 8, 2015 future development. The applications will be reviewed September 1st and 2nd, so if any information was missing, the State would contact him. The funding will be awarded July 1, 2016, and have a completion date of June 31, 2017, which gives a whole year to gather information. Mr. Adams was also in touch with the Poinciana Elementary School Principal who was happy to help with the project. She contacted the Boynton Beach Education and Youth Advisory Board, who appeared to support the project. If the students would go home and ask their parents for information, the project has a greater chance for success. It is coming along well. The St. Paul's AME Church Bell from the Coquimbo ship that sank was included and Mr. Adams had spoken with the Church about designation, but nothing had moved forward. The Boynton Beach Coalition of Clergy informed Mr. Adams they would give him a letter and provide letters of support. He received one from Lois Frankel and Lori Berman and he requested a letter from all the other representatives. Since they were focusing on the whole of Boynton Colored Town instead of just Wells Avenue, it would more inclusive of the families that lived there. The application would focus on existing and former sites. Mr. Adams had a bad photo of the interior of the Jazz Club. It had a revolving bar and fish tank in the middle. A few residents were trying to track it down and they tracked it to a bar in Lake Worth. They sold it and lost track of it. One section of the grant application asks, "Are there dangers to the heritage ?" This was designed for buildings that have been torn down and disappearing, but another danger was development in the area and losing what they have. Another danger Mr. Adams indicated was the people that have the information are aging and the information needed to be gathered now or they will lose the chance to gather it. He had sat with Victor Norfus and Minister Wright and was nearly done with Wells Avenue. Dr. Pedersen inquired if old city directories offered any help regarding the order of businesses along the street. Mr. Adams responded they do not have information they can post on the website. They could indicate what was there and who owned it, but he needed photographs. C. Celebration of Conrad Pickel Event Mr. Adams advised they held the Celebration of Conrad Pickel Event on Saturday, May 23, as part of Historic Preservation Month and it was successful. Photographs of some of the presentations were viewed and Mr. Adams noted about 40 people attended. This year the bus tour visited St. Mark Church, the Boynton Beach Mausoleum, Ascension Lutheran Church, St. Joseph's Church, and they stopped outside of Galleria Fantasia. Ms. Oyer commented six or seven of her students attended and thought it was a valuable experience. Benzaiten Glass holds classes in Lake Worth and after the presentation, the students wanted learn how to blow glass. McMow Glass, Benzaiten Center for Creative 3 Meeting Minutes Historic Resources Preservation Board B o y nton Beach, FL, June 8, 2015 Arts, Janet DeVries, Paul Pickel, and Jackie Russo, who owns the Pickel House in Pompano Beach, all made presentations. He noted more people were becoming interested in the event and they were finding out more information. Mr. Adams was contacted by a priest from Lake Worth to help him get access to a church in the Heart of Boynton because there is Pickel stained glass there, although it is not visible from the street. He commented that may be another site to have in the future. D. Insurance. At the last meeting Mr. Adams had indicated individuals interested in designation were having difficulty obtaining insurance. One of the individuals had investigated this and was told People's Trust and Citizens Bank would insure historic buildings. He was told if the historic building was destroyed they would receive funds, but it was not the bank's obligation to rebuild a historic building. These two companies seemed to be taking a good approach, and Mr. Adams did not know if the designation for these individuals was moving ahead. They may come back in the future. 6. New Business: A. Section 106 Review for the Orlando to Miami railroad system This item was for information only. Mr. Adams received a letter last week from the U.S. Department of Transportation relating to All Aboard Florida. He commented because the City has a preservation program, they are being included in Section 106 reviews to ensure any project involving government funding has to be reviewed to see what historical or cultural sites are impacted, including power lines or sewers. Mr. Adams explained they were requested to review the section from the north of West Palm Beach up to Orlando. The section south of West Palm Beach had a cultural resource assessment done in 2012. Mr. Adams reviewed the 2012 report which indicated it has potential National Register Property, and he was contemplating contacting the owner to see if he was interested in designation. Mr. Adams explained the good thing about National Register property was there was no board review if alterations would be made. In time, they could encourage them to seek Local Register designation, but National Register is an option. The members discussed the railroad tracks would be located where the original rail line was. The report also indicated the corridor the rail lines were on, could be National Register eligible. They are returning the rails to the way they were originally built and designed. Mr. Adams thought it did not make sense to comment. He thought the owner may consider the designation. Chair Ready thought the property may be endangered. The members discussed the property. The parcel in front where the warehouses were situated was recently sold. Mr. Adams commented there was a sign indicating it was historic, but he was aware the land was for sale. He also had not heard of any development proposals. Dr. Pedersen noted the home was moved about 50 feet. If there was a non - profit involved 4 Meeting Minutes Historic Resources Preservation Board B oynton Beach, FL, June 8, 2015 and the home was on the National Register and had to be moved again, there may be grant funds. Mr. Adams thought it may be worth reaching out to the property owner. B. Arches Heritage Inventory and Management System Mr. Adams had been watching the Arches Heritage Inventory and Management System, which is a software program that incorporates international standards for cultural heritage, inventory and management. It was developed jointly by the Getty Conservation Institute and the World Monuments Fund. It brings together a growing worldwide community of heritage professionals and IT specialists. He indicated it was a database of significant historic sites. He had never bothered with it in the past because it was not user friendly, but there was a lot of work done to the program. He contacted ITS about downloading the free software to his computer. He thought because it was new and not many people were using it, it would be a good time to use it. There are online forums providing advice on how to update the information. The largest implementation so far was the entire Los Angeles Historic Resources inventory. He noted there were sites from all over the world. The Los Angeles site has different options and one option was of the entertainment industry. One could see Cary Grant's home and what made it significant. Mr. Adams thought it would be beneficial to list the City's sites and historic homes and bring attention to the City. Historic districts can also be included. All agreed it would be helpful to obtain the software. Chair Ready suggested when the information was added to the site, they contact Tallahassee. Mr. Adams provided the website as the Arches project. org. Due to a fire alarm sounding at 7:07 p.m., the meeting was moved outside. 7. Other Mr. Adams advised the members he may cancel the July or August meeting to allow him to work on a Certificate of Completion for the Magnuson House expected over the summer. 8. Comments by members None. 9. Public comments None. 10. Announce date of next meeting - July 13, 2015 5 Meeting Minutes Historic Resources Preservation Board B oynton Beach, FL, June 8, 2015 11. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, Chair Ready properly adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m. 004kv-ua UU4�- Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 061115 061115 3 hrs 6