Aug 23, 2022 Landmarks Commission

[CALL TO ORDER]

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>> ALL RIGHT WE WILL CALM THE MEETING TO ORDER.

THIS IS THE ABILENE LANDMARKS COMMISSION.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INFORM EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE THAT THIS MEETS WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE PURPOSE TO SET FORT IS LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

THIS IS A RECOMMENDING COMMISSION.

ALL FINAL DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, OR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST, AND THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL BY THIS COMMISSION.

OUR OVERALL PURPOSE IS TO ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF STRUCTURES, AND LANDS DEEMED BY THE COMMUNITY TO BE OF UNIQUE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL OR CULTURAL VALUE. SO FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE

[1. Minutes: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Minutes from the Special Called Meeting Held on July 7, 2022 and the Regular Meeting Held on April 26, 2022]

>> TYPICALLY WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON A MOTION AND SECOND.

IT CAN BE A VOICE VOTE. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JULY 7TH 2022 AND APRIL 26, 2022?

>> YES I WILL MOVE. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION WILL CARRY.

[2. HPTR-2022-01: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request for a City of Abilene Historic Zone Tax Reduction for an Improvement Project in the Amount of $51,574.01]

FARR WILL GIVE THAT REPORT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY FAME IS MELISSA FAR RG AND ARR AND I'MWITH PLANNING AND ZOR CITY. TAX CREDIT, I WILL GET TO THAT SLIDE. YOU WILL SEE THE AMOUNT OF $51H.

574.01. $51,574 MUCH 01.

THIS IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

SOMETHING INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT WAS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT IS THE HOUSE WS BUILT CLOSE TO 1939 OR 1940 BY A GENTLEMAN NAMED W.

RUFUS SIVLEY. THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT MR. SIVLEY IS HE CONSTRUCTED THE BLUE CROSS -- BLUE SHIELD BUILDING, AND THE UNIVERSITY GYM NAIZ YUX.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OWNERS, BUT THE CURRENT APPLICANT HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THREE GABLED DORMERS IN THE FRONT AND MANUFACTURED SIDING.

THE APPLICATION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE REVIEWED IN YOUR PACKET SHOWED THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT SHE WAS WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH. ONE WAS, SHE CONVERTED THE BACK PORCH WHICH WAS 18 BY 14 TO A BEDROOM WITH A CLOSET, A NEW BATHROOM WITH THE SHOWER WAS ADDED MAKING THAT A FULT BATHROOM. THAT DOES EXTEND BEYOND THE BACK PORCH. SO WE'LL BEGIN LOOKING AT PICTURES AS WE LOOK AT THOSE DAIMS. I DID MENTION THE LOCATION BEING IN BETWEEN SOUTH 11TH AND SOUTH 12TH, ROFS AVENUE AND SANTOS.

YOU HAVE SEEN YOUR AERIAL LOCATION.

AND THE ZONING MAP. SHE IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING THE HISTORIC OVERLAY REDUCTION, I DID CONFIRM THAT WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. YOU WILL SEE THAT THAT WAS PART

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IS WE'VE OUTLINED THE EXPENSES. NOW THIS SITUATION IS A LITTLE UNIQUE AND THE APPLICANT WILL STAND UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AND ELABORATE MORE ON THE SITUATION.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED IS, THE CONTRACTOR WHO PROJECT IS SEE THAT WALL IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH THE WINDOW.

SHE WANTED THAT TO GO AWAY. SO YOU WILL SEIZE THE FINISHED PROJECT IN THE -- SEE THE FINISHED PROJECT IN THE NEXT PICTURE. AND IT JUST LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

THOUSAND, FROM THERE WE HAVE AN ENTRY WAY AND THIS IS WHERE IT LEADS TO WHERE THAT NEW BEDROOM AND THE NEW BATHROOM WAS CONSTRUCTED. SHE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT BUT THAT WAS ACTUALLY SO SHE COULD PROVIDE RESIDENCY AND CARE FOR HER MOTHER. THERE SS E-IS THE NEW BEDROOM AND YOU WILL SEE THE NEW BATHROOM.

LOOK AT THE BACK PORCH BEFORE THE REMODEL.

THAT BACK PORCH, I THINK I PUT THE MEASUREMENTS IN THERE.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY 18 BY 14. IT IS NOW 9 BY 7 AFTER THE REMODEL. THIS IS STILL BEFORE.

HERE IT IS AFTER THE REMODEL. AND AGAIN, AFTER IT'S BEEN REMODELED. I MENTION THAT WE DID CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONE. IT WAS REZONED IN AUGUST OF 2015. THE COST FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENSES MUST AMOUNT TO $750 OR MORE, WHICH WE DO MEET THAT.

THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH THE PROJECT PROPOSAL, OR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. THAT CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS YOU MAY REMEMBER HER FROM LAST YEAR.

SHE DID RECEIVE THAT, JUNE 22ND, 2021.

IN LOOKING AT THE CRITERIA AND LOOKING OVER THE RECEIPTS, SPEAKING WITH THE APPLICANT, IT DOES LOOK AS THOUGH THE PROJECT IS ELIGIBLE. I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT LOOKING OVER THE RECEIPTS THAT WERE PROVIDED, WE DID REMOVE TAX. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO INCLUDE THAT SO WE DID TAKE THAT OUT. YOU WOULD ALSO SEE WHERE SHE DEDUCTED THE ITEMS THAT WERE RETURNED.

SHE DID RETURN SOME THINGS TO HONEY DO SERVICE AND SHE DID RETURN SOME MATERIALS TO LOWE'S. THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IF YOU

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> WE'LL NOW OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. YES, GO AHEAD.

IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> GINNY ANDERSON, 1134 GRAND AVENUE.

ALMOST 17 YEARS. >> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK TO US ABOUT REGARDING THIS REMODEL?

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> IT TOOK A LONG TIME.

IT TOOK A LOT LONGER TO GET COMPLETED.

I HAD TO FIND ANOTHER CONTRACTOR.

BECAUSE MY ORIGINAL ONE LEFT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT BUT HE DIDN'T COME BACK TO FINISH. AND SO THAT'S WHY HONEY DO CAME AND FINISHED. AND I ORIGINALLY WANTED TO MAKE MY MOTHER IN THERE BUT SHE PASSED AWAY ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS FINISHED SO. BUT I THINK I WENT -- I FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS, ALL THE PROCEDURES AND EVERYTHING, I THINK I HAD IT ALL INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING.

SO. >> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> FIRST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP YOUR WORLD TO US.

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EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. >> I ACTUALLY MET RUFUS SIBLEY A FEW YEARS AGO BEFORE HE PASSED, I THINK HE WAS 96 WHEN HE PASSED. HE WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL MANUAL. MY HOUSE IS JUST ACTUALLY REALLY ADORABLE. I MEAN I'M NOT SAYING IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S MINE. DID HE A WONDERFUL JOB.

I MET HIM AND I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT MY HOUSE AND HE CAME UP TO ME AND HE SAID WHAT'S THE ADDRESS OF YOUR HOUSE? HE SAID I BUILT THAT HOUSE. SO I WAS GLAD TO HAVE THAT

HISTORY OF HIS, YOU KNOW. >> THANK YOU FOR IMPROVING IT.

MY QUESTION WAS THIS ALL HAPPENED AT THE REAR OF THE

PROPERTY? >> YES, IT WAS MY BACK PORCH.

MY BACK PORCH WAS 18 FEET LONG, BY 14 FEET DEEP.

IT WAS, YOU KNOW, REALLY BIG. SO IT WAS THE PERFECT SIZE FOR A BEDROOM AND WALK-IN CLOSET. AND THEN THEY BUILT THE BATHROOM FROM GROUND UP OFF THE PORCH. SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO J JACKHAMMER INTO THE CONCRETE PORCH.

SO THEY BUILT A BATHROOM OFF OF THAT AND THEN MADE ME A SMALL

PORCH. >> OKAY, YOU'VE ALREADY PASSED THE APPROPRIATE PARTS, DIFFICULT OWNERS WAS THE IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR STANDARDS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUILDING AND YOU CAME TO US BEFORE YOU MADE THE

IMPROVEMENTS SO THANK YOU. >> YES, THANK YOU.

IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ALWAYS THERE.

I MEAN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IN THE PICTURE.

BUT OF COURSE HE DIDN'T USE ASBESTOS SIDING BUT HE USED SOME BUT IT LOOKED THE SAME BUT IT WAS SAFER.

BUT ANYWAY IT LOOK LIKE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE HONESTLY.

>> QUESTIONS? ANYTHING? WELL, THANK YOU. WE'LL CLOSE IT TO THE PUBLIC.

OPEN I GUESS FOR DISCUSSION. >> SO THERE'S NOTHING MUCH TO DISCUSS. THIS IS BASICALLY AN APPROVAL THAT THIS MEETS WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR HER TAXES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY.

>> UH-HUH. >> NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

>> MAYBE A MOTION? I GUESS THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

OR WAS THERE A MOTION? >> WE NEED A MOTION.

>> I'LL MOTION. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND? ANYBODY?

>> I'LL SECOND. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MS. WILSON.

>> ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. SCOTT. YES.

MR. BLACK, YES, MR. BUTMAN, YES, DR. MCLELLAN, YES, MR. PENNS, AND MS. DALZELL. AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES. MOTION TO ADJOURN?

ANYBODY? >> SO MOVED.

>> OKAY, ALL R

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.