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Home My WebLink About2010-11-09 Historical Commission Minutes Reading Historical Commission Meeting Minutes: November 9, 2010 Meeting Called to Order at�157pm Meeting Held at: Town Hall Conference Room Leo Hl' I � A 8- 5Q Virginia Adams (VA) Present Others in Attendance: Angela Binda (AB) Present Chris Latham, Atty. representing 81 Mineral St Mark Cardono (MC) Present Steve Napolitano, 81 Mineral St Kathy Greenfield, Chairman (KG) Present Charlie Adams, 13 Riverside Dr Roberta Sullivan, Treasurer (RS) Present Michael Rizzo, 287 Ash St Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS) Present Rick Schubert, Selectman Subject Discussion Action Follow Items -up KG introduced Commission, explained meeting format and summarized Inventory Expansion process to attendees. VA moved that the 6 properties not previously voted as Potentially Significant Structures under Section 5.13 of the General Bylaws, due to non- receipt of timely notice, now be defined as such. AB seconded. Mr. Inventory Latham spoke on behalf of his client, Mr. Napolitano, asking that his vote to property not be included due to infringement of property rights. Mr. define Napolitano also spoke on his own behalf. The RHC stated its position properties in opposition to the arguments. Further discussion determined that there were updates to the property, including vinyl windows, which undermine the significance of the property and the criteria upon which it was selected. RS moved to exclude 81 Mineral Street from the list. AB seconded. Approved 4-1. Vote on main motion to define remaining 5 properties (287 Ash St, 145 High St, 494-496 Main St, 12 Manning St, and 92 Prescott St)was approved 5-0. AB moved to accept minutes of October 5, 2010, as amended. RS second.Approved 5-0. KG forward Minutes VA moved to accept minutes of October 12, 2010, as amended. RS amended KG second.Approved 5-0. minutes to SRS SRS VA moved to accept minutes of October 18, 2010, as amended. RS to be submitted second. Approved 5-0. The Economic Development Summit was rescheduled from October Economic 19 to tonight at the Senior Center. RHC was unable to attend due to its Development own meeting. KG notified Abby McCabe, Staff Planner, and VA Summit notified Meghan Young Tafoya of the EDC, that we were unable to attend. WPJ Development met with the Design Review Team ( DRT) on Oct. Pierce Organ 13. KG and VA attended mtg. WPJ's plans were substantially the Factory same as when RHC last saw them. They are making design changes based on feedback from the DRT and will present new drawings to the RHC on December 7. 21-23 Harrison St (not an inventoried property) — VA still wants opportunity to document prior to demo. KG will forward name of realtor for VA to set-up visit. Site Visits 167 Washington (not an inventoried property) — not through ZBA Set-up Harrison KG/VA process. Visit not scheduled. 258 Main St — RHC planned to set-up visit. Owner filed demo permit. No visit scheduled. SRS attended the Library Building Committee meeting and arrived late to the RHC meeting. She reported that there is a meeting for public Attend 11/18 Library input to the proposed plans on November 18 from 7 to 8:30 and RHC meeting encouraged RHC members to attend. Current plans call for an addition to the School Street-side of the building. ............ Joshua KG received an email request from the Joshua Eaton (JE) Enrichment b Coordinator regarding the program that RHC did in the past for the V to forward info Eaton 3 graders. AB volunteered to look into the request and potentially to contact JE KG/A AB Grade provide the program this year,at the school's request. RHC reviewed a draft letter, written in response to the owner's request for approval of exterior changes, and based on its site visit of October Redraft letter 8 320 Haverhill 29. The letter will be re-drafted and sent to members for final review so send to KG R may be sent to the owner. members Rick Schubert, BOS, arrived at RHC meeting after the EDC Summit. KG had a telephone discussion on 10/22 with property owner regarding his difficulty in selling the property. She offered and sent links to websites that specialize in selling historic properties; also proposed to set-up a site visit. An incomplete application for a demolition permit was received on November 2. RHC discussed 268 Main course of action and whether to send letter that application is not Contact owner KG considered received, as it is incomplete or to accept 'as is' and delay the hearing process required under the Bylaw for lack of sufficient data supporting demolition. Agreement was to contact owner by telephone and explain options, following up with a letter that application was incom late. MC moved that RHC pay Elena up to $300 (@ $10/hours) for data Treasury entry of historic records to be performed prior 1-1-11, when she will work under the senior tax program. Approved 5-0- Meeting adjourned at: 11:00 pm Note Taker: Kathryn Greenfield Submitted as Final document on: December 14, 2010 Next Meeting Scheduled for: December 7, 2010 Attachments: