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Orange County <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br />Meeting Summary- Approved <br />March 3, 2015 <br />Whitted Center <br />300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Dickinson (Chair), Bob Ireland (Vice Chair), Susan Ballard, Rob <br />Golan, Jaime Grant, Grace White <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br />STAFF PRESENT: Peter Sandbeck GUESTS: None <br />ITEM #1: JOINT PUBLIC HEARING <br />The HPC held a joint public hearing with the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for <br />proposed White Cross School local landmark designation. Mr. Stan Lewis, owner of property <br />adjoining the school, spoke about an issue he was having with the owners of the White Cross <br />School regarding cleaning up the site of the neighborhood well. No other public comments were <br />received. The BOCC moved to refer the draft ordinance for local historic landmark designation <br />back to the HPC for its final review and recommendation. <br />ITEM #2: CALL TO ORDER <br />Members of the HPC moved from the BOCC meeting room into Room 250 of the Whitted <br />Center. Chair Dickinson called the meeting to order at 8:01 pm, to begin the regular meeting of <br />the HPC following the joint public hearing with the Board of County Commissioners. Members <br />expressed their support of the BOCC motion to move the White Cross School forward in the <br />landmark process. <br />ITEM #3: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br />Chair Dickinson asked if he could add an item regarding a proposed cell tower to be located on <br />a farm at the intersection of Erwin and Kerley roads, this will be added as a discussion item. <br />ITEM #4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES (January 29, 2015) <br />Dickinson asked for comments on the draft January 29 meeting summary. Golan motioned to <br />accept the minutes, seconded by Ireland. Approved unanimously. <br />ITEM #5: ITEMS FOR DECISION <br />a. Election of Officers for 2015 <br />Staff reported that the HPC rules of procedure call for elections to take place in February. <br />However, since the February meeting was postponed until March 3 to allow for the joint public <br />hearing, members need to elect officers at this meeting. Golan nominated Dickinson so serve <br />one additional term as chair. Discussion followed. It was the consensus of the group that it <br />would be in the best interest of the HPC to have Dickinson continue to serve as chair while the <br />HPC is in the midst of the present major effort to complete the survey update process and <br />publish the book. Golan motioned to elect Dickinson to serve one additional term as chair. This <br />