OKAY, WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. FIRST 
          [CALL TO ORDER]
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ITEM IS THE MINUTES. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD THE DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE
ACTION. 
          ACTION ON APPROVING. OH, I HAVEN'T DONE THE OPENING STATEMENT. 
          I'M GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. THIS IS THE ABILENE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. 
          THE OVERALL ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE PROTECTION AND
PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORIC PROPERTIES. 
          THE COMMISSION ACTS ONLY AS A RECOMMENDING BOARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND
CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS OF HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONING. 
          HOW? HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL ON CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATIONS AND HISTORIC PROJECT TAX REDUCTION CASES. DECISIONS REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS MAY BE APPEALED TO THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE, NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MEETING. 
          DECISIONS REGARDING HISTORIC PROJECT TAX REDUCTION MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY
WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MEETING. 
          THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION
AFTER RECEIVING RECOGNITION BY THE CHAIR. 
          THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHALL APPROACH THE PODIUM. 
          STATE YOUR NAME AND PURPOSE FOR APPEALING. EACH SPEAKER IS REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR
PRESENTATION TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. 
          ADDITIONAL TIME MAY BE GRANTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR. 
          MINUTES. RECEIVE AND REPORT AND HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON
APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 28TH, 
          [1. Minutes: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approving the Minutes from the Regular Meeting Held on October 28, 2025.]
2025. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE FROM THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON THE MINUTES? NO ONE IS HERE TO COMMENT, SO WE'LL CLOSE THAT. 
          ANY DISCUSSION. DID DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 28TH,
2025. 
          SECOND. SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED FOR OCTOBER 28TH,
2025. 
          AGENDA ITEMS. H P T 2020 502. RECEIVER REPORT. 
          [2. HPTR-2025-02: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request for Historic Project Tax Reduction in City of Abilene Property Taxes for an Improvement Project in the Amount of $9,478.29. The subject property is located at 760 Amarillo Street. (Kera Valois)]
HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR HISTORIC PROJECT TAX
REDUCTION IN CITY OF ABILENE. 
          PROPERTY TAXES FOR OR AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,478.29. 
          THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT SEVEN 60 AMARILLO STREET. 
          AND WE'LL START WITH A STAFF REPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS KIRA VALOIS. I'M A PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE. 
          TODAY I'M REPRESENTING CASE 2020 502. THE OWNER IS VALERIE AND ADAM AUTRY. 
          THE REQUEST IS FOR HISTORIC PROJECT TAX REDUCTION. 
          REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE CITY OF ABILENE PROPERTY TAXES FOR AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $9,478.29, LOCATED AT SEVEN 60 AMARILLO STREET. HERE WE HAVE THE LOCATION MAP. 
          THE AERIAL MAP. THE ZONING MAP. 
          HERE IS THE INVOICE FOR THE FOUNDATION REPAIR AND THE GUTTERS. 
          THIS IS THE ROOFING REPAIR. HERE ARE BEFORE PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. 
          HERE ARE SOME AFTER PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. 
          THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 3041 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE AND STAFF
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 
          I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I, SINCE BEING ON THIS BOARD THAT THERE'S BEEN THIS TYPE OF A 
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AGENDA ITEM. SO IS THIS NORMALLY SOMETHING THAT THIS,
THAT WE CONSIDER DOING A TAX REDUCTION BASED ON REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE? IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? IT IS. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE. 
          I FELT LIKE IT WOULD WAS PROBABLY THE THE NORM,
BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. 
          THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF HAVING HISTORIC OVERLAY. 
          SURE, I'LL GET A CA AND KEEP ALL YOUR RECEIPTS. 
          YOU CAN TURN IT IN AND GET A REDUCTION. YES,
MA'AM. 
          OFF YOUR TAXES. AND WHAT? WHAT EXACTLY? BECAUSE IN THE PHOTOS YOU SHOWED THE BEFORE PHOTOS
AND THEN THE AFTER PHOTOS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I JUST CAN'T SEE REAL GOOD. 
          OR YOU CAN SEE WHAT WAS DIFFERENT. YOU CAN SEE IN THE AFTER PHOTOS HERE THEY HAVE ADDED
GUTTERS TO IT. 
          THERE WAS ALSO FOUNDATION REPAIR AND SOME REPAIRS TO THE ROOF. 
          OKAY. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT FOR ME, I HAVE NOT. 
          OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE THE STAFF REPORT. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          THERE IS. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? PROJECT LOOKS GREAT. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. 
          WAS THAT THE HOUSE? THAT WAS NOT LONG AGO. THE SCARBOROUGH HOUSE. 
          OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT ONE. I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S TWO THAT LOOK REAL SIMILAR THAT I GET
MIXED UP ALL THE TIME. 
          IT'S BEAUTIFUL. DO I HAVE A MOTION. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST AS SUBMITTED. SECOND. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. MR.. MR.. 
          YES. YES. MR.. YES. YES. MISS. YES. 
          AND. THEY'RE SEEING THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS. 
          WE ARE ADJOURNING THIS MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.