* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] SHE HERE. [1. CALL TO ORDER – 5:30 PM] GOOD EVENING. OH MY. AND WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2026. THE TIME IS 5:30 PM I'M LANICE GRAVES VICE CHAIR, AND I'LL BE PRESIDING THIS EVENING. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, DOES ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? OKAY. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS AND GUESTS TO ADDRESS THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ON ANY ISSUE. THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MAY NOT DISCUSS ANY PRESENTED ISSUE, NOR MAY ANY ACTION BE TAKEN ON ANY ISSUE AT THIS TIME. HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING OR WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT A NON-AG AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE [4. CONSENT AGENDA] ON. SO MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 20 26 1 4 1. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING ON APRIL 7TH, 2026. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE? YES. OKAY. YEP. SO I HAVE A MOTION. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANS, PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THE, THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 7TH ARE APPROVED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO [A. 2026-146 Consider a certificate of appropriateness for exterior improvements to a structure located at 136 South Main Street. (Joli)] THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE ONE ITEM TONIGHT, ITEM 2026 DASH 1 46 TO CONSIDER A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 3 6 SOUTH MAIN STREET. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FIVE A, A CERTIFICATE, A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, REQUEST FOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS ON IN AND DOOR, LOCATED AT 1 3 6 SOUTH MAIN STREET. OUR APPLICANT IS MICHAEL GIDDENS. AND I'M WILLIE WILLINGHAM FOR YOUR ORIENTATION. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE LOCATED ALONG MAIN STREET. YOU CAN SEE IT OUTLINED HERE IN YELLOW. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED C3 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IT IS A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE AND IT'S SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES. AND THE CURRENT LAND USE IS RETAIL. OKAY. BACKGROUND ON THE STRUCTURE, THE STRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED CIRCA 1910. IT IS A ONE STORY STRUCTURE KNOWN AS THE SOUTH GILEAD BUILDING. IT WAS LIKELY CONSTRUCTED BY ELMER WATTS FOR ALFRED G GILEAD, WHO IS A SUCCESSFUL BERNIE FARMER AND BUSINESSMAN. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN USED FOR VARIOUS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES SINCE THEN, AND EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE SITE. THE STRUCTURE IS CONSTRUCTED OF COARSED LIMESTONE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE. UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS THIS STOREFRONT HERE, JOLIE, LOCATED IN THE CENTER HERE. IT IS ONE OF THREE STOREFRONT BASE. YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER ONE HERE ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. UM, THEY'RE FRAMED BY SCULPTED PY LASTERS AND EACH OF THEM HAVE THE REESE ENTRIES WITH THE DOUBLE DOOR WOOD PANEL DOORS AND METAL FRAME AWNINGS AND THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK. SO THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REPLACE THE EXISTING AWNING FABRIC AND TO REPLACE THE EXISTING, OR EXCUSE ME, TO REPAINT THE EXISTING BOARD. UM, IF YOU HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT YOUR AGENDA PACKET, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE COLORS ARE DIFFERENT AT THIS TIME. THAT IS BECAUSE THE APPLICANT AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED, DID INFORM US THAT, UM, THE DESIRED COLORS INITIALLY WERE DISCONTINUED. AND SO HE HAD TO MAKE A NEW SELECTION ON WHAT THOSE MATERIALS AND COLORS ARE GOING TO BE. SO THE PROPOSED AWNING IS A BORDEAUX ICE BLEND STRIPE FABRIC MADE OF PARA TEMPO TEST, ITALIAN PERFORMANCE FABRIC. UH, THE EXISTING METAL FRAMES ARE TO BE IN PLACE AND REMAIN, AND THE PAINT COLOR IS W 915 KINA, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE. AND THE PROPOSED FABRIC HERE. DESIGN GUIDELINE REVIEW CRITERIA. WHEN CONSIDERING THESE, WE LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL APPROPRIATENESS, THE COMPATIBLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, THE STREETSCAPE OBJECTIVES, AND THE OVERALL ENHANCEMENT TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. SO ANALYSIS FOR THE SITE. THE FABRIC CONSISTS OF CANVAS OR ANOTHER SIMILAR WOVEN KIND OF FABRIC. THE MATERIALS AND FINISHES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE BUILDING'S CHARACTER AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY REMOVAL OF ANY DEFINING ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. SO KEY FINDINGS ON THIS CASE. STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS MEET BERNIE'S UDC REGULATIONS AND HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES. AND THESE ARE THE COMMISSION'S MOTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. NOW YOU'LL BACK MY TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? DO WE HAVE A NAME, UH, OF THE FINAL FABRIC [00:05:01] COLOR FOR THE RECORD? YES. LEMME GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE. SO THE FABRIC COLOR IS GONNA BE THE BORDEAUX ICE BLEND STRIPE FABRIC. THAT ONE IN THE CORNER. IT'S GONNA BE THIS ONE HERE. IT'S STRAPPED. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO WHEN YOU SAID NO, UM, STRUCTURAL THINGS WILL BE REMOVED, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE WHATEVER THAT SWORD LOOKING THING IS? THAT'S, OH, THE, THE FRAME. WE'LL CALL IT THE FRAME. YEAH. THAT'S STILL GONNA BE IN PLACE, UHHUH. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT'LL STAY? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, GOOD. AND THE SCALLOPING IN THE FRONT, I DON'T THINK THAT'S SCALP. OH, OR WHATEVER THAT DESIGN IS CALLED. IS THAT GONNA, THAT'S SKELETON. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S, IS THAT GONNA REMAIN? YES. OKAY. THE APPLICANT IS IN THE AUDIENCE. YES. SORRY. THE APPLICANT IS, IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL. , THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MM-HMM . OKAY. AND THAT'S A GOOD PERFORMANCE FABRIC. I'M AWARE OF THAT. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD AS WELL, THE FABRIC IS STILL THE SAME FROM THE AGENDA PACKET. SO IT WAS JUST THE COLOR THAT HAD CHANGED. MM-HMM . SO UV RAYS WILL, IT'LL STAND UP TO THAT. YES. MM-HMM . OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 1 52 SOUTH MAIN STREET AWNING. IF I CAN ACTUALLY ASK FOR A CORRECTION. UM, THIS LA IS INCORRECT. IT'S 1 36 SOUTH MAIN STREET IS THE ADDRESS. APOLOGIES. MM OH, IT'S ONE 30. 1 36 INSTEAD OF 1 52. YEAH, I MIGHT ON THE THING. IT'S 1 36. OH, OKAY. I SORRY. WE HAVE IT WRONG IN THE SLIDE. OKAY. SORRY. OUR APOLOGIES. SO I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 1 36 SOUTH MAIN STREET. OKAY. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MAINS AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MADAM. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE. OH, I, OKAY. THE MOTION PASSED THE, THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 1 36 SOUTH MAIN STREET IS APPROVED. OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM [6. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSION/LEGAL COUNSEL/STAFF – No discussion or action may take place.] SEVEN, COMMENTS FROM COMMISSION, LEGAL COUNSEL AND STAFF. UH, JUST A REMINDER, NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN ON ANYTHING RAISED HERE. UH, I DID WANNA DO A FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO THE STRANGER THAT JUST DID THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS WILLIAM WILLINGHAM. HE IS A NEW PLANNER TOO. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM. THIS IS, UH, HIS FIRST MONTH OF WORKING HERE, SO, ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR MEETING. I DIDN'T GET TO MEET YOU. COMMISSIONER HANS. UH, SAY HI TO EVERYONE ELSE. SO NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. I WAS A PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF SHIRTS PRIOR TO THIS, SO I'M JUST COMING BACK WITH SOME DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. I'M GLAD TO, GLAD WE HAVE YOU. GLAD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. I'M THE BEST. THANK YOU. YOU'RE ALL WELL. SO YOU'LL START TO SEE HIM AT THESE MEETINGS AS WELL AS THE OTHER PLANNERS AS SO, OKAY. FRIENDLY FACE . ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, WE UH, WE ARE. THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT IS 5 39. MAKE A MOTION. OH NO, WE'RE GOOD. MOVE TO ADJOURN. , YOU NEED TO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY. MOTION CARRIES. I JUST, MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, I GOTTA, SO DOING IT HAVE TO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.