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[1. Call to order and roll call of members]
ALL RIGHT.SO I'D LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, MARCH 20TH HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
AND THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS, UH, ROLL CALL.
HOW DO YOU SPELL MELAINE? N-E-L-A-I-N-E.
LIKE MELANIE, THE EYES ARE IN THE WRONG OR THE
YOU HAVE ALL THE LETTERS, RIGHT? BUT IT'S
UH, AND MICHAEL HENDRA SHOT HERE.
THE, UH, NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 19TH MINUTES.
UH, HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM? UM, I GUESS IT'S JUST YOU AND I MM-HMM
THAT WERE HERE FOR THAT MEETING.
UM, SHALL I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS THEY ARE AND I'LL SECOND THEM?
UM, THOSE, UH, IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
SO WE'VE APPROVED THE, UH, MINUTES OF THE, UH, DECEMBER 19TH MEETING, AND
[2. Approval of December 19, 2024, minutes]
WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS, UH, CITIZEN, UH, COMMUNICATION.IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WANTS TO, UM, GIVE COMMENTS, UH, OTHER THAN ON THE, UH, TOPIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO, UH, TALK ABOUT, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
SO, UH, I'M GONNA CLOSE THAT ITEM AND
[4.A. Hold a public hearing and take action on a Certificate of Appropriateness, HC-25-0001, (122 North Michigan Avenue), a request to add walls, windows, and doors, enclosing an existing accessory structure known as the “Pavilion”.]
MOVE TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS, UH, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, HC 25 DASH 0 0 1 1 22 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, A REQUEST TO ADD WALLS, WINDOWS, DOORS, AND CLOSING AND EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE KNOWN AS THE PAVILION.UH, MY NAME IS ANN WILLIAMS. FOR THE RECORD, I'M A PLANNER IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
UM, THIS REQUEST IS TO ENCLOSE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH WALLS, WINDOWS, DOORS LOCATED AT, UM, 1 22 NORTH MICHIGAN.
UM, IT'S PART OF THE BUTLER BUTLER'S COURTYARD.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A VIEW FROM SECOND STREET, YOU CAN SEE IN THE BACK AS YOU FOLLOW THE PATH, UM, THE PAVILION AND THE OPEN SIDES AS IT EXISTS NOW.
AND THIS IS THE VIEW FROM NORTH MICHIGAN WHERE THEY HAVE THE FENCE AND YOU CAN SEE THE OPEN WALLS.
AND WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS TO ENCLOSE THAT SPACE, UM, ON THE FIRST ELEVATION ON, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S SOUTH OR NO, NORTH AND EAST ELEVATION.
THEY PLAN ON DOING FULL WINDOWS AND, UM, STOREFRONT STYLE DOORS WITH EVERYTHING GLASS AND METAL SO THAT IT GIVES YOU THE, THE FEEL OF BEING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SO THEY CAN CONDITION THE SPACE AND THE VIEW FROM, UM, ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION, THEY, UM, PLAN ON ENCLOSING THAT WITH HARDY PLANK AND, UH, ANOTHER DOOR AT THE END, THEY WILL ALSO BE REMOVING THE FENCE.
UM, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE A SAMPLE OF THE WINDOW AND THE METAL FRAMING.
AND THEN THE SKETCH THAT THE, UM, CONTRACTOR HAS PROVIDED ME THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU MORE OF AN IDEA OF HOW THEY WANNA LAY OUT ALL THE, THE DOORS AND WINDOWS, ALL OF THE MATERIAL AND THE, UM, STYLE OF THE MATERIAL ALL COMPLIES WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDELINES.
AND STAFF FINDS THAT THE, THE BRICK STRUCTURE, BUTLER'S COURTYARD WAS BUILT IN 1909 AS DEEMED CONTRIBUTING TO THE DISTRICT.
UM, THE PAVILION, HOWEVER, IS NON-CONTRIBUTING, AND IT'S AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT IN 2021.
UM, AND LIKE I'VE ALREADY SAID, THE MATERIALS AND DESIGN PROPOSED, UM, DO COMPLY WITH, COMPLY WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDELINES.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE TO ANSWER IT.
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
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WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 0 9.AND WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE NO, I MEAN, YOU'VE ALL BEEN TO OUR VENUE, SO
HELLO FOR THE RECORD, I AM AMBER MURPHY, A CO-OWNER OF BUTLER'S COURTYARD WITH MY FAMILY.
UM, ALL OF YOU AT SOME POINT HAVE HOPEFULLY BEEN TO OUR VENUE FOR A COMMUNITY EVENT, WEDDING OR OTHERWISE.
UM, AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE NEXT BEST STEP FOR US.
THE PAVILION WAS A GREAT ADDITION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO DURING 2021, UM, AND IT PROVIDED SHADE SO THAT WE COULD KIND OF EXPAND AND USE MORE OF OUR OUTDOOR SPACE.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE JUST KIND OF NOTICING TRENDS WITH EVENTS ARE CHANGING AND WE'RE HAVING A HARDER TIME CONVINCING THE BRIDES THAT THE INDOOR OUTDOOR THING WILL WORK FOR THEM.
THEY REALLY WANT ALL OF THEIR GUESTS IN ONE SPACE.
AND SO WE'RE UTILIZING THE PAVILION A LOT MORE, WHICH IS REALLY NICE, BUT IT'S EITHER FREEZING COLD OR BURNING A LOT
UM, AND SO IN KIND OF DOING SOME RESEARCH, AND MY SISTER AND I HAVE TOURED MANY VENUES OR AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT MORE RECENTLY THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF SAW WHAT SOME OTHERS ARE DOING AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, OBVIOUSLY TO PRESERVE THE LOOK OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
BUT, UM, WHICH IS WHY WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE AS MUCH GLASS IN BIG DOORS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE DO WANT OUR BRIDES TO STILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL BRICK BUILDING AND THE BARN AND THE GARDENS THAT WE'VE CURATED, YOU KNOW, AND KIND OF HAVE THAT FEELING OF BEING OUTSIDE EVEN WHEN THEY'RE IN THE AC INSIDE.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HOPE TO UTILIZE THE GLASS, UM, IN THAT WAY.
AND THEN IF WE HAVE A DAY LIKE TODAY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WE COULD HAVE THE DOORS OPEN, PEOPLE COULD BE GOING FLOWING IN AND OUT FREELY.
UM, AND WE PREDICT THIS TO, UH, JUST REALLY BLESS OUR BUSINESS BY AT LEAST 20% OR MORE BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH HANDICAPPED, YOU KNOW, JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST BECAUSE IT IS JUST SO DANG HOT.
NO ONE WANTS TO HAVE WEDDINGS.
AND SO WE, WE REALLY NEED THIS TO KEEP, KEEP GOING.
UH, IT WILL ALSO BE A GREAT ASSET FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY IN THE PARK WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS KIND OF CENTERED AROUND BUTLER'S COURTYARD, AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE WHITE LINEN NIGHT WHERE WE ARE KIND OF A CORNERSTONE, THE ONLY OPEN BUSINESS THAT HAS AIR CONDITIONING WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, BRING THEIR FOOD AND COOL OFF.
SO, UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ALWAYS FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO TO KEEP EVERYTHING LOOKING NICE.
'CAUSE THAT DEFINITELY, UM, IMPACTS OUR BUSINESS, WHAT THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE.
ONE, THE ONE QUESTION I HAD IS, WHERE'S THE, UH, AIR HANDLER AND THE UH, UH, CONDENSER GONNA GO IF, UH, CAN YOU UP? SO, UM, SEE KIND OF WHERE THOSE BUSHES ARE.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE SPOT BACK THERE.
UM, BUT WE WOULD PLAN TO PUT IT, IF YOU BEEN AND NOTICED OUR, UM, WE TRY TO KIND OF FENCE ALL OF THAT SORT OF STUFF OFF.
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SEE IT.
SO OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO PUT A NICE LITTLE WHITE, YOU KNOW, FENCE AROUND IT SO IT JUST KIND OF BLENDS IN WITH THE WHITE.
UH, SO IT'D BE ESSENTIALLY IN THE ALLEYWAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHERS, ANYONE WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? IF NOT, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE, UM, PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 13 AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION, NOT HEARING ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR, UM, DISCUSSION.
DOES SOMEBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CERTIFICATE AS IS.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION HEARING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[5. Commissioners Comments]
UH, MOVING TO THE NEXT, UH, ITEM OF BUSINESS, UH, COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS, YOU WANNA START WITH ME? YES, I'LL START.I DON'T HAVE ANY
JUST WANNA SAY WELCOME TO OUR NEW MOOT PEOPLE.
IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE A, UH, UH, FULL, UH, FULL HOUSE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLING TO HELP US OUT THERE.
[6. Staff Comments ]
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UM, STAFF COMMENTS.REALLY MY ONLY COMMENT IS JUST TO REITERATE WELCOMING OUR NEW MEMBERS.
UM, HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH WE'LL HAVE A, A FULL, AND THIS IS SPRING BREAK, SO I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THE WEATHER.
ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN AT SIX 15.