Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte, N. C.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Present:
Louis Asbury IV, Chair
Yolanda Johnson
Stefan Pienkny
Lynn Weis
Dan Morrill, HLC Consulting Director
Stewart Gray, HLC Preservation Planner
Bryan Turner, HLC Projects Manager
Patricia Nystrom, HLC Attorney
Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant
Mary Dominick, HLC Consultant
Absent:
Paula Lester
Mark Miller
Gray Newman
Visitors:
Tami Curtin (Younts House)
AGENDA
Item #1 – Chairman's Report: Mr. Asbury
Mr. Asbury welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Item #2 – Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
a. Dr. George E. Davis House, 301 Campus St.,
Charlotte, N.C.
Dr. Morrill explained that the Board of Trustees of Johnson
C. Smith University will vote in April as to whether the Davis House will be
restored under an arrangement whereby the HLC will acquire the house and the
University will pay the HLC back in a balloon note and then reacquire the
house.
b. Former Charlotte Fire Station Number 2, 1212
South Boulevard, Charlotte, N. C.
Dr. Morrill stated that there had been no substantive change
since the last meeting of the committee. He stated that the City would
have to take the lead in any effort to involve the Commission in any efforts
to preserve the building.
c. County Budget.
Dr. Morrill explained that funding for the HLC in the next
budget year will have to come from the HLC's revolving fund and demolition
permit fees. He further stated that the situation is very fluid.
Item #3 – Current Project Status Review.
a. Torrence Lytle School, 302 Holbrooks Road,
Charlotte, N.C.
Mr. Turner explained that Structural Integrity has completed
most of the drawings necessary to putting stabilization of the building out
to bid. The final plans will be available soon. Mr. Turner
underscored the importance of the Commission's making a firm commitment to
the stabilization plan before asking contractors to prepare bids.
DR. WEIS PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. JOHNSON TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE COMMISSION COMMIT
ITSELF TO PERFORMING THE STABILIZATION OF THE TORRENCE LYTLE SCHOOL, 302
HOLBROOKS ROAD, HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE THE BID
PACKAGE FOR SUBMISSION TO CONTRACTORS. THE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
b. White Oak Plantation, 7729 Hood Road,
Charlotte, N.C.
Staff reported that the property will have municipal sewer
service sometime during 2011 and that the development of a preliminary
master plan would be helpful in marketing the property.
DR. WEIS PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. PIENKNY TO
RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE COMMISSION ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH DESIGN RESOURCE GROUP TO DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY MASTER
PLAN FOR WHITE OAK PLANTATION, 7729 HOOD ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N.C., FOR A FEE OF
$2900. THE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
c. Grier-Rea House, 7601 Providence Road,
Charlotte, N.C.
Mr. Turner and Mr. Gray said that the
prospective realtor for the property had suggested that light fixtures be
placed in the house and that landscaping improvements be made to the
property. A consensus emerged that Mr. Gray and Mr. Turner should
confer about what specific choices could be made and develop a budget for
presentation to the Historic Landmarks Commission at its April 12th meeting.
d. The Rozzel House, 11647 Rozzelles Ferry Road,
Charlotte, N.C.
Staff explained that the tenant house is still standing
because some prospective buyers of the property have expressed an interest
in retaining it.
e. Pineville Main Street Buildings, 316 and 330
Main St., Pineville, N.C.
Staff explained that the tenants continue to pay their rent,
and that the property is being marketed.
f. McAuley House, 14335 Huntersville-Concord Rd.,
Huntersville, N.C.
The property is being marketed.
g. The Samuel Younts House, 136 Main St.,
Pineville, N.C.
The owner, Tami Curtin, brief discussed issues which have
arisen with respect to the square footage of the house.
MS. JOHNSON PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY DR. WEIS THAT THE
PROJECTS COMMITTEE CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
MR. ASBURY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY DR. WEIS THAT THE
PROJECTS COMMITTEE RE-CONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION. THE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
Special Note: In Executive Session the Committee
agreed not to pursue, at this time, the purchase of the Samuel Younts
House, 136 Main St., Pineville, N. C. The Committee also agreed on a
price to ask for the Grier-Rea House.
Item #4 - Old Business.
Ms. Nystrom discussed complications that have arisen with
respect to the parking deck currently under construction at CPCC. Dr.
Morrill said that a Certificate of Appropriateness application would be
presented at the April 12th meeting of the HLC.
Ms. Nystrom stated that she had been contacted by parties
displeased with a new tenant of the Charlotte Cotton Mills. Ms.
Nystrom stated that she had explained that the HLC had never owned that
portion of the building and that therefore the Commission's only
jurisdiction was design review.
Ms. Nystrom stated that only employees of the HLC would be
able to market real estate owned by the HLC. Since the HLC has no
employees, it will not be able to market properties.
Item #5 - New Business.
There was no new business. The Committee
adjourned at 11:15 a.m.