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[1. CALL TO ORDER – 5:30 PM]

[00:00:03]

GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2026, THE TIME OF FIVE 30.

I'M SALLY PENA CHAIR AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS EVENING.

UM, SHE, ANY

[2. CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

CHAIRWOMAN HAVE ANY CONFLICTS TODAY ON ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS? NOPE.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UM, THE OATH OF A NEW, UM, COMMISSIONER SHE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY.

SO WE ARE GOING TO TABLE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT AVAILABLE MEETING WHEN, UM, SHE'S ABLE TO ATTEND.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THESE ARE, UM, THIS IS OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS AND GUESTS TO ADDRESS THE HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION ON ANY ISSUES, NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR THE COM.

THE COMMISSION MAY NOT DISCUSS OR PRESENT ANY ISSUES NOR ACTION ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

UM, THERE IS NO ONE THAT SIGNED UP FOR THIS, SO WE ARE GONNA KEEP ON MOVING ON ONTO THE AGENDA.

THE NEXT AGENDA

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, REMOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM.

ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND MAY BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER OR CITIZEN REQUESTS IT, IN WHICH CASE THE ITEM WILL BE MOVED TO THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS.

UM, ITEM 2 0 2 6 3 5 6 IS CONSIDERED APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES FOR THE HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 7TH, 2026.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM ANYBODY FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MADAM ALL COMMISSIONERS CAN PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY.

THE MINUTES FOR JULY 7TH ARE APPROVED.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

MOVING ON TO REGULAR

[A. 2026-317 Consider a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new sign permit(s) located at 404 South Main Street. (Queen Bee)]

AGENDA.

FIRST ITEM IS 2 0 2 6 DASH 3 71.

IT'S CONSIDER A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A NEW SIGNED PERMIT OR PERMITS LOCATED AT 4 0 4 SOUTH MAIN STREET.

UH, QUEEN B AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS BEN SIMMONS.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.

UH, THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 4 0 4 SOUTH MAIN STREET.

THEY WE'RE REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A NEW SIGN PERMIT.

THE APPLICANT IS JANINE QUESADA ON BEHALF OF QUEEN BEE CONSIGNMENT.

THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED C3 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

IT IS CONSIDERED A NON-CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE, BUT IS SUBJECT TO HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDELINES.

UH, THE CURRENT USE IS RETAIL SALES.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED IN 1992 AND IS KNOWN AS THE LANDMARK BUILDING.

UH, IT WAS FORMERLY HONED A CALAMITY JANE.

THIS, UH, STRUCTURE FEATURE SEVERAL HISTORICALLY CONTEXTUAL FEATURES, INCLUDING A TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION, UH, AN ALAMO INSPIRED PARAPET, STANDING SEA METAL ROOF, AND A SHED PORCH.

THIS IS THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT SIGN.

UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO REPLACE EXISTING SIGNS WITH A TWO PANEL SINGLE SIGN WITH A MARBLED OR OMBRE COLOR PALETTE FEATURING THE FOLLOWING COLORS, GOLD, BROWN, BLUE, AND WHITE.

UH, THIS SIGN WILL BE CREATED USING TWO PANELS MEASURING THREE FEET BY 10 FEET EACH, UH, FOR 60 SQUARE FOOT IN TOTAL.

UH, WE PRINTED WITH UV LAMINATION NATION.

HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF THE PROPOSED SIGN DESIGN.

UH, KEY FINDINGS FROM STAFF ARE THAT THE, UH, SIGN IS METAL OR WITHIN MATERIAL AS A MAXIMUM OF TWO TYPE FACES IS NOT ILLUMINATED AND CONSISTS OF EARTH TONE COLORS.

UH, HERE ARE MOTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I'LL YIELD FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT THE SIGN? OH, W HOW MANY COLORS ARE GONNA BE IN THIS SIGN?

[00:05:01]

I BELIEVE FOUR.

CAN WE GO BACK TO THE BLACK? NO, THAT'S ACTUALLY DARK.

THERE'S FIVE.

UH, NO.

IS THAT BLACK OR IS THAT DARK BROWN? IT'S DARK BROWN BEES ARE WHERE IT, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE EXACT NUMBER OF COLORS WITH THIS COLOR PALETTE.

UM, WELL I THINK MY ONLY ISSUE WITH THE SIGN IS SOME OF THE EXISTING SIGNS THAT WE HAVE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WHEN THEY START TO AGE AND FADE AND GET SUN DAMAGE, THEY LOOK LIKE THE BEES TO THE ON THE RIGHT.

HMM.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, SIGN WITH AS MANY COLORS AND, AND THE BEES.

OKAY.

HOW, HOW TALL IS THIS LINE? I KNOW IT'S 20 WIDE.

20 WIDE.

UH, THREE TALL.

THREE TALL.

CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SECOND? MAY I MAKE A MOTION? I ALREADY HAVE.

OH.

OH, YOUR RIGHT.

SORRY.

I WAS STILL LOOKING AT THE BEES.

.

SORRY.

.

UM, GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

I MAKE A MOTION TO UH, APPROVE UH, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A NEW SIGN PERMIT LOCATED AT 4 0 4 SOUTH MAIN STREET FOR QUEEN BEE.

I JUST HAVE QUICK QUESTION.

I SHOULD'VE NOTICED THIS IS THAT MANY COLORS OF BLUE IS THAT THERE'S ONLY ABOUT FOUR COLORS, RIGHT? OR FIVE.

SEE, I LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE COLORING OF THE FONT OF QUEEN BEE AND, UM, THE, THE BACKGROUND OF CONSIGNMENT AND IT DID LOOK DARK BROWN WHEN I LOOKED CLOSELY, BUT I COULD BE SEEING IT WRONG.

IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE FOUR COLOR RULE IS PART OF THE GUIDELINES, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE HLC.

IT IS NOT A, UH, CITY CODE REQUIREMENT.

SO IT COMES DOWN TO THIS BODY TO APPROVE IT.

UM, UH, THERE ARE FOUR MAIN COLORS FOR THIS SIGN, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE MARBLE OMBRE LOOK, THERE ARE DIFFERENT TONES OF THOSE COLORS.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, ISN'T SPECIFICALLY, UM, DISCUSSED IN THE GUIDELINES.

YEAH, SO THAT WOULD COME DOWN TO THIS COMMISSION'S DECISION.

AND THERE'S ONE ACROSS THE STREET THAT WE APPROVED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WITH THE LITTLE OMBRE GRAVY AND COLORS.

SO WE HAVE A, WHERE AM I? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MINES IF ALL COMMISSIONERS CAN VOTE.

DID EVERYBODY VOTE? YES.

OKAY, SO IT IS THREE TWO, WHICH PASSES? UM, SO THE SIGN HAS PASSED.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

UM, ACTUALLY JUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT.

I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

CONSIDERING WE ARE GOOD .

NEXT AGENDA

[B. 2026-333 Consider a Certificate Of Appropriateness for sign permit(s) located at 371 North Main Street (1900 Wealth).]

ITEM IS 2 0 2 6 DASH 3 3 3.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A SIGNED PERMIT AT 3 71 NORTH MAIN STREET.

ADDRESS, 1 9 0 OR FOR 9 1 0 0 WEALTH.

GOOD

[00:10:01]

EVENING COMMISSION.

UM, WILLIAM INGHAM WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS IS A PROPOSED, UH, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A SIGNED PERMIT LOCATED AT 3 7 1 NORTH MAINE, ALSO KNOWN AS 1900 WEALTH.

OUR APPLICANT IS JENNIFER POTOS AND WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY AS WELL.

SO THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS C3 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.

IT'S HISTORIC STATUS IS THAT IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES.

AND THE USE OF THIS BUILDING IS CURRENTLY A BANK AND OFFICE.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE TENANTS IN THIS BUILDING.

SO SOME BACKGROUND ON THE STRUCTURE.

THE TWO STORY LIMESTONE BUILDING FEATURES A TWO STORY PORCH AND A CORNER TOWER.

AND IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2011 WITH APPROVAL FROM THE HLC.

UM, FOR THIS BUILDING DESIGN, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE IS AN EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN.

UH, THE PANELS ON THE SIGN ARE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED AND ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2025, THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPROVED THE DESIGN FOR THE A-D-K-A-D-K-F SIGN, THAT BOTTOM PANEL.

AND SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED SIGN DESIGN.

UM, IT REPLACES THE EXISTING AND TERMINALLY ILLUMINATED TENANT PANEL, WHICH WE SAW, UM, THAT BLUE ONE AND YOU CAN SEE IT HERE, REPLACING IT WITH THE GRAY BACKGROUND.

SO THE FEATURED COLORS ARE GRAY AND WHITE.

UH, THE PANEL SIGN MEASURES 1.25 FEET BY 4.5 FEET OR A TOTAL OF 5.63 SQUARE FEET IN AREA.

AND THE SIGN IS COMPOSED OF ACRYLIC VINYL MATERIAL FOR THE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN PANEL.

SO KEY FINDINGS ON THIS SIGN, THE SIGN MEETS THE FOLLOWING UDC AND HISTORIC DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.

UM, IT HAS A MAXIMUM OF TWO TYPEFACES.

IT ONLY HAS ONE TYPEFACE USED.

UM, IT ONLY USES TWO COLORS ON THE SIGN AND THE SIGN DOES USE EARTH TONE COLORS.

HOWEVER, THE SIGN DESIGN DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR, UH, NON ILLUMINATION STANDARDS AND THEY DO NOT USE METAL OR WOOD.

THEY'RE USING ACRYLIC OR VINYL.

AND SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE, UM, THAT THIS IS AN EXISTING SIGN.

AND SO THIS IS THE MATERIAL THAT'S ALREADY USED ON THE SIGN THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE AS IT IS ILLUMINATED.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TODAY.

IS THE GRAY DARK ENOUGH WHEN IT'S ILLUMINATED? THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE GRAY.

WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH THE WHITE LETTERS AND NUMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW THE OTHER ONES HAVE DARK BACKGROUNDS.

SO THAT DEFINITELY STOPS THAT.

IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.

YES.

SO I'M KATIE WELDER.

BUDGET SIGNS AND WE ARE REPRESENTING FOR 1900 WEALTH.

UM, SO THE, IT'S A GUN METAL GRAY.

UM, IT WILL ILLUMINATE OBVI.

I MEAN, WHEN IT'S BACK LIT IT WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN WHAT IT APPEARS AT NIGHT.

I DO HAVE A PANTONE COLOR CHART, UM, THAT YOU CAN REVIEW JUST TO SEE IF YOU WANT IT TO SEE THE COLOR ACTUALLY IN PERSON.

'CAUSE I KNOW A SCREEN IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ACTUAL COLOR, SO I'M HAPPY TO SHOW Y'ALL THAT AS WELL.

BUT THIS IS THEIR BRANDING GUIDELINES AND THEY REALLY WANNA SET THEMSELVES APART, UM, FROM JEFFERSON BANK 'CAUSE IT IS A DIFFERENT ENTITY THAT THEY HAVE.

UM, SO THEY REALLY WANT TO KEEP THEIR GUIDELINES AS THEY HAVE CREATED.

I MEAN, BUT THE GRAY IS DARK ENOUGH.

LIKE WHEN IT'S LIT AT NIGHT, THE LIGHT WON'T SHINE THROUGH THE GRAY, IT WON'T SHINE THROUGH.

IT'LL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN IT APPEARS BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S JUST HOW ILLUMINATES SIGNS.

YOU CAN'T STAY CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME.

SO, BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY BE GRAY AT NIGHT.

YES, MA'AM.

ARE YOU THINKING THE DARK SKY? BECAUSE I KNOW LIKE THE OTHER ONES YOU CAN'T LIKE THE A DKF, YOU CAN'T SEE THE BLACK, YOU JUST SEE THE A DKF.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD LOOK WEIRD IF YOU SEE SOME OF THE GRAY ON LIKE SOME OF THE BACKGROUND ON ONE OF 'EM AND NOT ON THE OTHERS.

YEAH, SO A DKF IS ACTUALLY LIKE A DARK GREEN.

MM-HMM .

WHERE JEFFERSON BANK IS A BLUE.

SO THEY DO ALL, THEY WOULD ALL HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS, RIGHT? THAT WOULD APPEAR AT NIGHT.

THE OTHER ONES ARE DARKER, SO WHEN THEY'RE BACK LIT, YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE BLUE AND THE GREEN, RIGHT? SO WE REPLACED THE A DKF PANEL.

UM, THE, THEY HAVE UM, DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREEN FOR THEIR LOGO AND WE, UM, ADJUSTED THAT DURING THE APPROVAL PROCESS WITH Y'ALL, UM, TO MAKE IT THEIR DARKER GREEN.

BUT THAT WAS THEIR SIGN GUIDELINES

[00:15:01]

AND STANDARDS.

SO WE WERE STAYING WITHIN THAT.

AND I THINK WHAT 1900 WEALTH WOULD REALLY, UM, APPRECIATE IS JUST TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR STANDARDS, UM, SO IT STAYS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT ALL THEIR LOCATIONS.

UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, IF I MAY, YOU COULD ADD AS A STIPULATION OF APPROVAL TO ENSURE THAT THE VINYL, UH, IS NOT TRANSPARENT SO THAT THE GRAY WOULD BE OPAQUE SO THAT THE LIGHT WOULD NOT SHINE THROUGH IT.

AND THAT WAY THE DAYTIME LOOK WOULD STILL BE THAT GRAY AND THE WATT AND AT THE EVENING IT WOULD JUST BE THE 1900 WEALTH THAT SHINES THROUGH IF THAT IS WHAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO.

MAKES SENSE.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, WE APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE SIGN LOCATED AT 3 7 1 NORTH MAIN STREET, 1900 WEALTH WITH A CAVEAT THAT IT'S, UH, THE GRAY IS OPAQUE.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MINES AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

IF ALL COMMISSIONERS CAN PLEASE VOTE.

I THAT IS PASSED WITH THE LITTLE CAVEAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING

[C. 2026-335 Consider a Certificate Of Appropriateness for sign permit(s) located at 133 South Main Street (The Cowboy Store).]

ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

IT'S 2 0 2 6 3 3 5.

CONSIDER A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR ASSIGNED PERMIT OR PERMITS LOCATED AT 1 3 3 SOUTH MAIN STREET, THE COWBOY STORE.

TURN IT OVER TO STAFF.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.

UM, WILLIAM AGAIN, UH, THIS IS A PROPOSED CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A SIGNED PERMIT LOCATED AT 1 3 3 SOUTH MAIN, THE COWBOY STORE.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS PAUL AMP AND THE BUSINESS OWNER IS STEVEN BARR.

SO THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY, THIS IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS C3 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.

IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IT IS CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

AND IT IS SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES.

AND THE CURRENT USE OF THE BUILDING IS RETAIL.

THE BACKGROUND ON THIS BUILDING, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE, VERY RECENTLY, UM, WE ACTUALLY HAD AN APPLICANT COME IN FOR CUSTOM ON MAIN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

UH, THE BUILDING FOR THIS ONE, UH, THEY REPLACED THIS SIGN HERE.

UM, THE STRUCTURE IS, UH, WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1908, KNOWN AS THE GILEAD BUILDING, AND IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY ELMER WATTS FOR THE BERNIE BUSINESSMAN ALFRED GILEAD.

AND SO THIS WILL BE THE TENANT SPACE THAT THE APPLICANT IS OCCUPYING.

UH, SO THESE ARE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE SITE.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS WHERE THEY CURRENTLY ARE LOCATED.

THIS IS THE MOST RECENT PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN.

UM, IT IS CONSTRUCTED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY STYLE.

IT IS COMPOSED OF RED AND BUFF COLORED BRICK AND STONE PATTERNS INSPIRED BY CLASSICAL AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.

AND IT INCLUDES THESE DISPLAY WINDOWS AND SEMI-CIRCULAR WINDOWS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.

SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED SIGN DESIGN.

UH, THE SIGN IS PROPOSING TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS DOUBLE-SIDED AWNING SIGN, UM, BELOW THE AWNING HERE.

UM, SO IT'S JUST DOING A LIKE FOR LIKE REPLACEMENT, UH, WITH A DIFFERENT, UH, FACE ON THE SIGN.

IT FEATURES THE FOLLOWING COLORS OF BLACK, WHITE, AND YELLOW.

IT MEASURES 16 INCHES BY 77 INCHES OR A TOTAL OF SIX SQUARE FEET, AND IT WILL BE PRINTED WITH UV LAMINATION.

SO KEY FINDINGS FOR THIS SIGN, UM, THE SIGN WILL BE A METAL MATERIAL.

IT WILL ONLY USE ONE TYPEFACE.

UH, IT WILL FEATURE NO ILLUMINATION AND IT IS USING EARTH TONE COLORS.

AND HERE ARE YOUR MOTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND I CAN GO BACK TO THE SIGN HERE.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE SIGN AT 1 33 SOUTH MAINE, THE COWBOY STORE AS PRESENTED.

OKAY.

UM, EXCUSE ME, I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER REMAINS AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MADAM, ALL COMMISSIONERS CAN VOTE.

OKAY, THAT ONE IS PASSED AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING

[D. 2026-334 Consider a Certificate Of Appropriateness for a fence permit located at 402 East Blanco Road (Crestmont Preparatory).]

ON TO 2 0 2 6 DASH 3 3 4.

CONSIDER A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR

[00:20:01]

A FENCE PER PERMIT LOCATED AT 4 0 2 EAST BLANCO ROAD AT CRESTMONT PREPARATORY.

UM, TURN IT OVER TO A STAFF.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.

I'M WILLIAM AGAIN.

UH, THIS IS A PROPOSED, UH, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A FENCE PERMIT LOCATED AT 4 0 2 EAST BLANCO ROAD.

UM, CRESTMONT PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

OUR APPLICANT FOR THIS PERMIT IS JOHNNY LEACH.

SO THE ZONING ON THIS SITE, IT IS ZONED AS C3 COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.

IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS CONSIDERED A HIGHLY CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE.

AND IT IS SUBJECT TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES.

THE USE RIGHT NOW, IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT, HOWEVER, IT IS PROPOSED TO BE A SCHOOL AND IT'S ACTIVELY CONVERTING TO A SCHOOL AT THIS TIME.

BACKGROUND ON THIS BUILDING, UH, THIS MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU.

BEFORE THE HLC LOOKED AT CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENTS AND A SIGN, THE BUILDING ITSELF WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1910 AS THE BERNIE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING AND WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL STYLE AND IT FEATURES SIMPLIFIED CLASSICAL FEATURES.

YOU MAY HAVE ALSO KNOWN THIS BUILDING AS THE BERNIE CITY HALL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND SINCE WE'VE MOVED INTO THIS BUILDING, THIS BUILDING HAS PRIMARILY BEEN VACANT.

UM, IT IS THE FUTURE HOME OF THE CRESTMONT PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

SO THIS IS THE PROPOSED FENCE DESIGN RENDERINGS.

UM, IT WILL BE A SIX FOOT TALL, BLACK WROUGHT IRON FENCE WITH THIS DESIGN THAT YOU SEE HERE.

AND IT WILL BE LOCATED GENERALLY WITHIN THIS AREA HERE.

UH, THE FENCES WILL ADJOIN THE BUILDING TO CREATE, UH, PLAYGROUND YARDS AND IT WILL BE LOCATED BEHIND THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

SO THE BUILDING THAT WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR SEEING IS THIS ONE UP HERE IN THE FRONT.

UM, THE FENCE WILL BE ADJOINING HERE IN THE BACK AND TO CREATE THESE YARD SPACES HERE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS BLANCO ROAD DOWN HERE.

AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, THIS IS WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED FOR A PERMIT.

THE PERMIT IS STILL UNDER REVIEW.

UM, THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANT, OR EXCUSE ME, THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IS FOR DEFENSE DESIGN.

SO THOSE STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH OUR DESIGN STANDARDS FOR, UH, THE FENCE ITSELF.

SO KEY FINDINGS, THE, THE FENCE MEETS THE FOLLOWING UDC CRITERIA FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.

IT IS PRIMARILY A, IT IS THE PRIMARY BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND IT WILL BE FEATURING A ROT IRON FENCE DESIGN.

AND HERE ARE YOUR MOTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION.

MR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? EVERY SCHOOL NEEDS A PLAYGROUND.

I MEAN A FENCE FOR A PLAYGROUND.

MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE FENCE.

LOCATED AT 4 0 2 EAST BLANCO ROAD, CRESTMONT PREPARATORY SCHOOL AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MINES AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER NICHOLS.

ALL COMMISSIONERS CAN PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY.

THE MOTION HAS PASSED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE FENCE PERMIT AT 4 0 2 EAST BLANCO ROAD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO AGENDA I, NEXT AGENDA

[7. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSION/LEGAL COUNSEL/STAFF – No discussion or action may take place.]

ITEM COMMENTS, UM, FROM COMMISSIONER LEE, COMMISSION LEGAL'S COUNSEL OR STAFF.

UM, I BELIEVE STAFF HAD SOME COMMENTS.

I DO.

YES.

UH, FIRST OFF, I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR DOING THEIR ETHICS TRAINING AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE DONE YOUR CYBER TRAINING, CYBERSECURITY AND AI TRAINING, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY HERE AT THE CITY OF BERNIE.

UM, AND THEN TWO, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE A HEADS UP THAT STARTING OCTOBER 1ST, UM, WE WILL ONLY BE USING COMMISSIONERS', UM, OFFICIAL CITY EMAILS, UM, FROM NOW ON.

SO OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY OR NEED ANYTHING, LET US KNOW.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL IT DEPARTMENT.

THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT.

SO THANK YOU.

SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? EVERYBODY GOT THEIR PAPERS NOTARIZED THAT NEEDED TO BE, WE'RE ALL GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

QUICK MEETING FOR AUGUST.

EVERYBODY'S TIRED FROM BACK TO SCHOOL.

I KNOW THAT.

AT LEAST SOME OF US .

ALL RIGHT.

MEETING, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER FURTHER, EXCUSE ME, BEING TIRED.

UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 5 55.