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Draft - Historic Preservation Commission Minutes January 26, 2011 2 After considerable discussion, Allison motioned to construct local landmark signs in the PVC material. Dickinson seconded the motion. After additional discussion, the four HPC members present voted unanimously to select the PVC material for local landmark signs. ITEM #9: DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Photo Contest Theme & Preservation Month Activities Staff provided a brief summary of past preservation month activities including the partnership with the Orange County Museum to organize a photo contest. Moon reported her conversation with Darcie Martin, the Executive Director of the Museum, and the need for a theme for this year’s contest. After some discussion, members suggested using “historic architectural details” as the theme for the photo contest. Staff agreed to share that suggestion with Ms. Martin. HPC members also discussed possible activities for the rest of the month. Members expressed interest in setting up a booth at Last Fridays in May, and continuing with the Resolution for the Board of County Commissioners. Rankin also suggested preparing a photo display using some of the WPA era photos of rural Orange County. Rankin thought that he could download 8-12 photos from the Library of Congress collection and arrange for modest frames. Perhaps the Museum or the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough would contribute toward the cost of the frames. Moon offered to check with the library director regarding an exhibit policy. b. Preparation for Murphey School Joint Public Hearing Staff reported that the request for a joint public hearing memo had been sent and that the hearing was tentatively scheduled for March 3rd. Moon included a number of materials in the packet from the last public hearing for local landmark applications. Since a draft version of the designation ordinance is typically included in the agenda packet for the public hearing, Moon included a draft version for the HPC’s review and comment. The HPC discussed the SHPO’s comment in its review letter, to “Please note that, if the Council wishes to extend the Commission’s authority to significant interior features, the owner must give consent and the designation ordinance must specify the particular features subject to review and describe the nature of the Commission’s design authority over them.” Members suggested additional language to the model ordinance to provide for COA review to select interior features for Murphey School. Moon to incorporate the additional language into the designation ordinance as directed. c. Work Plan for 2011 To help implement the work plan that the HPC prepared for the BOCC, staff provided a table showing the upcoming meetings for the year. Members identified the key things they hoped to accomplish and began scheduling those items on the table. Members also asked staff to bring back the meeting notes from the 2009 preservation summit. d. Membership Staff reviewed the number of vacancies on the HPC and asked members for recommendations of prospective members. Rankin spoke of a resident of the White Cross community who has professional experience as an archaeologist. Rankin agreed to follow up and see if this resident would be interesting in joining the HPC. ITEM #10: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS (handouts at meeting) ITEM #11: ADJOURNMENT Golan motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 p.m. Rankin seconded the motion. Next meeting scheduled for February 23, 2011.