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MINUTES
DESCHUTES COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
DESCHUTES SERVICES CENTER
1300 NW WALL STREET, BEND, OREGON, 97701
APRIL 1, 2019 – 5:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Horting-Jones called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Historic Landmark
Commissioners present were Sharon Leighty, Rachel Stemach, Dennis Schmidling, Bill
Olsen, and Kelly Madden. Staff present were Nick Lelack, CDD Director, and Zechariah
Heck, Associate Planner.
II. PAST MEETING MINUTES
The January 7, 2019 meeting minutes were approved as drafted.
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Commissioners unanimously supported Chris Horting-Jones as Chair, Sharon Leighty as
Vice-Chair, and Dennis Schmidling as Secretary.
IV. RECRUITING OF EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Staff asked the HLC if there was an interest in expanding the Ex-Officio member role on
the commission. The HLC code allows for Ex-Officio members to provide advice to the
HLC and staff on issues in front of the HLC and which they have special expertise in.
Potential members could be from public agencies and historical societies. The HLC
expressed interest in including more members with expertise in historic preservation. The
HLC directed staff to enquire with the Board of County Commissioners to see if the HLC
could include more Ex-Officio members.
V. MAY PRESERVATION MONTH
Staff provided an update on May Preservation Month. The commission decided not to
hold a special HLC meeting in May. However, staff mentioned there will likely be a panel
discussion with the county, city of Bend, city of Redmond regarding Goal 5 Historic
Resources. The panel discussion is set for May 15.
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VI. CDD FY 2019-2020 WORK PLAN
Staff provided an overview of the Community Development Department’s FY 2019-2020
Work Plan. The commission supported the work plan, acknowledging that CDD staff will
be administering a CLG grant that focuses on historic preservation.
VII. STAFF / HLC COMMENTS
Staff informed the commission the State Historic Preservation Office has informally
announced that CLG applications have been approved. However, the funding has not
been issued yet from the federal government.
Staff announced the National Park Service has sent out a request for comments on
proposed amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act. Commissioners Leighty
and Olsen suggested staff pursue more information about the amendments and explore
possibilities on commenting.
There was a brief discussion about the Oregon Heritage Conference, which will be hosted
in Medford on April 25 and 26. Commissioner Leighty mentioned she is planning on
attending.
Commissioner Olsen announced the Pioneers’ Association is hosting a travelling Vietnam
Memorial on August 3 and 4.
The meeting schedule was updated to hold an August meeting and a November meeting,
instead of July and October. The meetings will be on the first Monday of the month. The
October meeting is tentatively scheduled to be hosted in Sisters.
VII. ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Zechariah Heck, Associate Planner