HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-2020 Fairhope Historic Preservation Committee Meeting MinutesFairhope Historic Preservation Committee
Monthly Meeting Notes
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, 9:45 am Fairhope Museum of History
Attendance : Gary Gover, Jill Godard, Gabriel Gold-Vukson, Skip Jones, Jim Huggins, Mara
Hunter, and Council Liaison Jimmy Conyers -Committee members NOT present -Cooper
Norman, Andrew Ousley. GUEST-Buford King
Call to order: 9:45 by Committee Chair Jill Godard
Membership
1) Gold-Vukson resigned his seat as committee member and assumes new role as the
Committee's museum liaison. See attached treasurer report.
2) Gover nominated to take officer role as treasurer, a role previously held by Gold-
Vukson; Hunter volunteers to fill vacant secretary role.
Report of the Committee Chair
Summary:
Earlier in 2019, members of the committee drafted an Historic Preservation
ordinance adopted from the state guideline. However, a recommendation came
forward at the December 2019 meeting that the committee scale back its efforts and
leave the actual preservation plan to a permanent commission. Therefore, in place
of a fully fleshed out ordinance, the committee proposed an ordinance that would
create a permanent commission. In turn, the future commission (and not the current
committee) would craft the preservation ordinance.
Old Business
Chair solicits feedback on the proposed approaches from the committee. The committee
raised the following points for each:
a) Arguments for establishing the commission only (i.e. not the commission+
ordinance) emphasize that a permanent commission will 1) begin its work with
support from the city, and 2) will be staffed by people with a specific skillset unique
to the needs of an ordinance.
b) Arguments for establishing a commission+ ordinance emphasize that 1) the
meat of ordinance activities have already been established by the state, and 2) the
state ordinance includes flexibility necessary for working at local levels, and 3) the
tight time-table associated with getting CLG funding.
Resolved: Meet with city councilors individually and the mayor to canvass additional
perspectives, which the committee will take into account as it develops a course of action.
New Business
None
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 am
City of Fairhope Historic Preservation Committee
Treasurer's report-Financial position at 21 February 2020
Prepared by: Gabriel Gold-Vukson (outgoing treasurer)
Balance of account: $16,732.87
Provided below is a copy of the latest account activity statement provided by the
City of Fairhope to the Historic Preservation Committee. This statement was
transmitted from the City to the Committee on February 8, 2019. Th e Committee has
not engaged in any financial activity since the date listed on the activity report, so
the balance is believed to remain the same.
FAIRHOPE /DSTORIC PRESERVATION CO:MMJTJEE
FINANCIAL ACTIVITY 3/1/17 THRU 12/31/18
BALANCE FORWARD@ 2/28/17 (PRIOR REPORT -ATTACHED) $ 16 ,732 .87
INCOME: (cc: gl-41830)
Date Amount
None received during period
0.00
TOTAL INCOME FOR PERIOD
EXPENSES: (cc: 51060 ; gl-1-10-51060)
No Expense Paid during period
TOT AL EXPENSES FOR PERIOD
AVAILABLE FUNDS IN GENERAL FUND@ 12/30/18 $ 16,732.87
0 .00
0 .00