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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-02-03 - Historic Landmarks Commission Minutes 117 NW Lafayette Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97703 | P.O. Box 6005, Bend, OR 97708-6005 (541) 388-6575 cdd@deschutes .org www.deschutes.org/cd MINUTES DESCHUTES COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION DESCHUTES SERVICES CENTER 1300 NW WALL STREET, BEND, OREGON, 97701 FEBRUARY 3, 2020 – 5:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER / REVIEW OF PAST MEETING MINUTES Chair Chris Horting-Jones called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Historic Landmark Commissioners present were Chris Horting-Jones, Rachel Stemach, Bill Olsen, Dennis Schmidling, and Kelly Madden. Staff present were Nick Lelack, CDD Director, Peter Gutowsky, Planning Manager, and Zechariah Heck, Associate Planner. The November 6, 2019 meeting minutes were approved as drafted. II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS (CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, SECRETARY) Zechariah announced that four Commissioners have terms expiring on March 31, 2020. Staff asked for Commissioners to share their intention on whether to renew their terms or not in the coming days. The HLC voted in favor of postponing a vote on elections of officers until the next HLC meeting in order to afford confirmation of who will be on the HLC moving forward. III. RULE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL REGISTER PROGRAM IN OREGON Peter summarized the Rule Advisory Committee (RAC) to the HLC and explained his role on the committee. The RAC will meet four times and Peter will provide an update to the HLC after each meeting. The RAC is charged with reviewing Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s proposed changes to Oregon Administrative Rules pertaining to the federal National Register of Historic Places. IV. GOAL 5 MODEL ORDINANCE OVERVIEW Zechariah discussed the process underway to audit and amend the County code and Comprehensive Plan to align with Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR). The project is part of the County’s CLG grant funded projects. The amendments are informed by a 2019 model ordinance and 2017 updates to the OAR. Zechariah explained the amendments do not change the designation or protections associated to historic landmarks, whether on the County’s Goal 5 inventory or the National Register of Historic Places. Page 2 of 2 V. PRESERVATION MONTH PLANNING The HLC briefly shared ideas for events and activities for the upcoming May Historic Preservation Month. VI. STAFF / HLC COMMENTS Zechariah offered for the HLC to have a retreat at some point in the year. The Landmark Commissioners expressed interest in this idea. Nick mentioned the Board and Planning Commission will have a joint meeting to discuss land use projects. Nick also shared that the state legislative session kicked off in February. He is not aware of any historic preservation related bills proposed. A comprehensive plan update is a significant project on the horizon. He also stated he plans on sharing budget information with the HLC in the near future. A HLC manual is another project that staff will be working on shortly and sharing with the commissioners in the near future. VII. ADJOURN There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.