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CITY OF AMES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CALL TO ORDER: Kim Hanna, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: (Hallock/Vann) to approve the Agenda for the meeting of March 13, 2017
MOTION PASSED: (4-0)
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF December 12, 2016:
MOTION: (Hovis/Hallock) to approve the Minutes of the meeting of December 12, 2016.
MOTION PASSED: (4-0)
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PUBLIC FORUM: There were no public comments.
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1. Discussion of Select Awardees for the 2017 Historic Preservation Awards Program
Ray Anderson mentioned they had three nominations that were submitted for the
Historic Preservation Awards. The first nominee was for Theta Delta Chi Fraternity at
217 Ash Avenue as they did some interior and exterior renovations, the second nominee
is a stain glass window project that Mary Greeley Medical Center conducted for the
Captain Wallace and Mary Greeley Mausoleum at the cemetery, they restored the stain
glass windows and of the two windows one is on display at Mary Greeley and the other
is at the Library; however the windows were not put back into the Mausoleum. The third
nomination is for and individual by the name of Steve Sullivan, Director of Marketing and
Community Relations at Mary Greeley Medical Center, the nomination is tied to the stain
glass window project. Mr. Anderson stated in regards to the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity
at 217 Ash Avenue, staff would support the Commission giving an award to that project.
He then mentioned that in regards to the stain glass window project staff did not
recommend an award since the windows were not placed back in the Mausoleum. Mr.
Anderson mentioned that for the individual nomination for Steve Sullivan staff did not
recommend an award as this was based on one project and when the Commission has
given individual awards before it was to individuals that have done numerous projects
over a number of years.
Ms. Hanna stated that she reviewed all the nominations last week and agrees with the
Staff recommendations as the Fraternity did a fantastic job and if the stained glass
windows were put back in the Mausoleum then further discussion would be warranted
since they were not put back in the historic relevance is no longer there.
Mr. Hallock asked to move to approve the award for the Fraternity and to send a letter to
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Mary Greeley Medical Center expressing their appreciation for their project and the
restoration of a historical feature but doesn’t fit into the Commission’s category.
MOTION: (Hallock/Hovis) to approve the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity for the Historic
Preservation Award on April 25, 2017 at the City Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: (5-0)
2. Discussion on Education and Speaker
Mr. Dietzenbach stated he sent an email to Steve Wilke-Shapiro and has yet to hear
back from him. He stated that Steve had mentioned before that he was definitely open
for May but not sure about April. Mr. Anderson stated that Mr. Wilke-Shapiro had two
presentations. Mr. Dietzenbach stated that one was on Secretary of the Interior
Standards and the other was on tax credits. Mr. Anderson mentioned that it was
recommended before to have both presentations in one night. Mr. Dietzenbach stated
that from the previous meeting minutes it was recommended to have the presentations
on different days to hopefully get different audiences. Mr. Dietzenbach recommended
having the presentations in April and May if Mr. Wilke-Shapiro is available. Ms. Vann
asked when the dates would be for the presentations, it was stated April 10 and May 8,
she recommended having the tax credit presentation in April as it is tax time and might
attract a few more people. Mr. Dietzenbach had checked his phone and did receive an
email back from Mr. Wilke-Shapiro who stated he is available for April and May. Mr.
Anderson stated that he will speak with Susan Gwiasda with the City of Ames about
getting a press release sent out and notify neighborhoods. Mr. Dietzenbach wanted to
know if the Commission would want to start their meeting in April and May at 6:30 pm
and then have the presentations start at 7:00 pm, he stated that the presentations are
about 60 minutes each. The Commission agreed to have the meetings from 6:30 pm to
7:00 pm and then the presentation following the meeting.
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COMMISSION COMMENTS: Ms. Hanna wanted to Thank Ms. Vann and Mr. Donovan for their
time serving on the Commission.
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STAFF COMMENTS: Mr. Anderson mentioned that the two new Commission members would
be Edith Hunter and Barry Snell.
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MOTION TO ADJOURN:
MOTION: (Dietzenbach/Hovis) to adjourn the meeting.
MOTION PASSED: (5-0)
The meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM.
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Kim Hanna, Chairperson Amy L. Colwell, Recording Secretary
Historic Preservation Commission Department of Planning & Housing
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