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Projects Committee Agenda

October 13, 2008

Agenda

1.  Chairman's Report and Welcome

2.  Director's Report

3.  Proposal for Lease of White Oak Plantation House

Proposal:  24 month lease.  Renewable in yearly increments thereafter upon agreement of both parties.  $500 per month for house, pool, and all outbuildings. Buyout clause stipulating that if the house and property are sold during the lease period the purchaser shall pay to the lessee an amount equal to one year's lease and the lessee will be allowed 30 days to vacate the premises.

4.  Update on Current Projects

a.  Rozzell House,  11647 Rozzelles Ferry Rd.  -- Stewart Gray

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b.  McAuley House, 11401 Huntersville-Concord Rd.  -- Stewart Gray

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c.  White Oak Plantation, 7729 Hood Rd.  -- Stewart Gray

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d.  Grier-Rea House, 7601 Providence Rd.  -- Bryan Turner

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e.  Torrence-Lytle School, 302 Holbrooks Rd., Huntersville -- Bryan Turner

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5.  Consideration of Potential Projects

A major function of the Projects Committee is to consider what properties the Commission should purchase for rehabilitation and resale.  The Commission can only purchase a designated historic landmark or a contributing property in a local historic district.  The Commission has also established the following principles to follow in recommending projects.  The HLC currently has approximately $2.6 million available for projects.

 

The Commission appreciates that each property possesses a unique character that suggests a variety of potential preservation strategies (all of which, to qualify for Commission consideration, must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for Rehabilitation). In selecting a preservation strategy for a given property, the Commission shall seek to balance the objectives of historic preservation and recovery of investment, in an effort to preserve and enhance the revolving fund as one of its most important preservation tools. As a general rule, the Commission shall restore buildings only to the level necessary to safeguard their physical integrity and to market them effectively for sale or other appropriate disposition. The Commission recognizes that in-fill (the building of new structures) and adaptive reuse are legitimate preservation strategies and in appropriate circumstances shall encourage their use either through its own actions or through the actions of developers. The Commission further recognizes that circumstances can exist in which the recovery of funds invested in a given project may not be assured. In such circumstances, the Commission shall endeavor to balance the objectives of historic preservation and fund preservation by applying the general rule that the greater the risk to recovery of invested funds from a given project the higher the standard that shall be applied in assessing the merits of the project under consideration.

a.  Walker Grocery and Fatback Queen.  1125 Belmont Ave., Charlotte.  The City of Charlotte approached the Commission about the possibility of the City and the Commission cooperating on a prospective purchase of the Walker's Grocery Store property in the Belmont-Villa Heights neighborhood.  The purpose of the discussion will be to determine if negotiations should continue with the owner.

b. W. B. Newell House.  8410 Old Concord Rd., Charlotte.  The owner of the W. B. Newell House is offering the property for sale.  The Commission has expressed interest in the house previously.  The purpose of the discussion will be to determine if negotiations should continue with the owner.

 c.  Charles H. and Beth Smith House. 220 West 10th St., Charlotte.  The owner of the Charles H. and Beth Smith House has approached the Commission about the prospect of the Commission's purchasing the property.  The purpose of the discussion will be to determine if negotiations should continue with the owner.

d.  Dilworth House.  1917 Lennox Ave, Charlotte.  The house is currently for sale in the Dilworth Historic District for $498,000.  The purpose of the discussion will be to determine if negotiations should occur with the owner.

e.  Dilworth House.  1014 East Worthington Ave, Charlotte.  The house is currently for sale in the Dilworth Historic District for $565,000.  The purpose of the discussion will be to determine if negotiations should occur with the owner.

6.  Old Business. 

7.  New Business.