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July 13, 2010 • Jacobs House
Minutes: Minutes were not read. Treasurer's Report: no report. Education: Larry reported (via Carrie) that the Brick Workshop had 6 participants, two of whom came back to help with Dust to Dazzle and are interested in joining CPR. They got work done on Mitzi's property, too. Dust to Dazzle Tour: Final total revenue reported by Jean (in separate email) was $4,136, with net of $3,488. HIP Grants: Carrie is to check with the HIP Committee to verify the three applicants that were not among the four that were awarded at the June meeting. She will inform Nicole, who will do a press release. Salvage: Next sale is scheduled for September 11, Saturday. Grants: Nicole reported that the Greek Cafe CCSP grant/HB 645 Grant is progressing; there will be a meeting with Beaudette Engineers this Thursday. CPR bought liability insurance (cost $500) as required. Cultural Trust Grant: Nicole is working on it. US Bank Foundation: Informal notice that we are approved for $1000 that will be earmarked for the HIP grants. Butte Board of Realtors: no response.
OLD BUSINESSPaver Issue: nothing new.Film Festival: Carrie plans to meet with Montana Tech folks to reserve a room for sometime in February 2011. Fall 2010 Gala: in the works. CPR role in MSTI transmission line project: No report; decided to drop it. Ghost Sign Preservation Grant: Carrie reported that a subcommittee of Carrie, Robert E, and Robert Renouard and Anna Veraldi by phone, met and discussed ghost sign preservation. Robert and Anna know an art preservationist/restorer from Italy who could have input. They had input from Wendy, who contacted the NPS person who wrote Preservation Brief #25 on ghost signs. Bottom Line - very expensive, complex, painstaking. Mark wondered if Robert E.'s client who wants to support this work would consider supporting education in the form of publications on ghost signs, or other related projects. Topic tabled for now. Credit Card: Nicole reports the one she has is working. Other: none.
NEW BUSINESSBooth at Farmer's Market: this had come up via e-mail earlier; idea was approved; Nicole is working on making it happen.Support letter for Mai Wah: Dick requested CPR to send a letter of support for the Mai Wah's next Cultural Trust grant, which is for exhibit expansion in the permanent exhibit at the Museum. Three board members present supported the idea; a quorum was not present. Carrie will ask the Board for a decision. Dick offered to write the letter if the idea was approved.
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: Guidelines are "super close". Apparently there is some contention as to whether or not the guidelines have to be approved by the Council of Commissioners.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: Heritage Park: no report. URA: Mark indicated that they approved grants for the Copper King Mansion, Leonard Apts., and for the 2011 Montana Folk Festival. Council of Commissioners issues: no report. Main Street Uptown Butte: congrats for a great Folk Festival. Other: none.
OTHER DISCUSSIONPeggy needs to put a new roof on the Ryan Mansion but has had no luck with local roofers returning calls. People suggested K & K, Stillwagon, and Thomas Roofing, and suggested being persistent.Next Meeting: Tuesday August 10 June 8, 2010 • Jacobs House
Minutes: Minutes were not read. Treasurer's Report: current balance, about $33,250. Education: nothing to report (Mark's report on the Heritage Park idea moved to Other Reports - Restoration Alliance) Dust to Dazzle Tour: Dust to Dazzle has all venues lined up for the June 26 event. There will be a tea. Kelly brought posters for people to take and put up. David Abrams has been distributing posters around the state, and has announcements and other P.R. planned for radio, TV, and newspapers. Members are asked to bring homemade cookies to the tea. HIP Grants: Four recipients were notified of their awards, with two still pending. No progress reported on those two, coordinated by Larry and by Mark. Dick is to send copies of the four award letters to Jean; Nicole is to craft and send a press release covering the awardees. Salvage: Salvage sale generated almost $1700. Mike H could use some help clearing items from Chuck Carrig's house that he is donating. Grants: Nicole reported that the Greek Cafe CCSP grant is in the government system and we are official there. Beaudette Engineers continues to review and plan, anticipating requests for bids soon. There is a need for liability insurance required by the Stimulus grant. There will be a meeting of the Technical Review Committee soon. Nicole continues to coordinate this project. Cultural Trust Grant: Nicole is working on it. US Bank Foundation: Informal notice that we are approved for $1000 that will be earmarked for the HIP grants. Butte Board of Realtors: Nicole has solicited support from them.
OLD BUSINESSPaver Issue: Carol Link requested consideration for the Community Garden as a place for using granite pavers. Since these are not ours, but belong to the city, and our agreed first step is to create an inventory of resources, Mike told her that we'd keep it on the list for consideration. Mike has tried to contact Mike Vincent regarding the inventory and will continue to do so.Film Festival: No report Fall 2010 Gala: no report Other: At this time the minutes were reviewed for the question of the telephone. Last month, Larry was to investigate and deal with the telephone; Nicole reported that Larry indicated we should just keep the phone. There was discussion of the merits of regular phone, e-phone, Skype, etc. Skype is not really designed for incoming calls from outside, but Bart said he is in this business and Vonage has a system where you can have a real phone number, but calls are sent to e-mail. It costs something like $20 per year. Bart and Nicole are to investigate and set up. CPR role in MSTI transmission line project: No developments.
NEW BUSINESSGhost Sign Preservation Grant: Robert has a client who wants to fund a program, at $1,000 per year for 5 years initially, that CPR would administer in a way similar to the HIP grants, to restore ghost signs. The grantor would want the program named after him and would like to have a role in the choices. Discussion: 1. What is ghost sign preservation? How should it be done, what level of "restoration" or repair is appropriate? How would priorities be set? In cases where multiple signs are present, how is one selected? Should grantees under this program from CPR be required to join the Local Register? 2. Mark said there are no Sec. of the Interior standards for ghost signs, that when the topic comes up contention ensues and no consensus is usually attained. 3. Should/could CPR establish ITS position on the question? Could a policy we determine even serve as the core for the Park Service to create standards, or at least Preservation Brief(s) on the topic? 4. An inventory of Butte ghost signs exists. 5. Carrie said she would investigate any efforts by other communities on this issue, and would contact Robert Renouard (who has a long-standing interest in the question). Wendy will call the National Trust to see what they may have. Carrie will organize via e-mail a meeting of a local committee, including Carrie, Robert, Mark, and Dick; Robert asked if the meeting date could be chosen soon, i.e. by early next week.
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: Guidelines are to go to County Attorney this week for legal review.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: The Alliance is involved in work related to the renewed Heritage Park idea. Mark reported that he now serves on the steering committee for the organization focusing on a Dennis Washington museum, which would be a center for a city-wide Heritage Park, with the expectation that there would be far-ranging benefits to all existing stakeholders such as museums, for-profit history-based attractions, the city-county, and others. URA: no report Council of Commissioners issues:no report. Main Street Uptown Butte: no report. Other: none.
OTHER DISCUSSIONAnnouncements: Wendy will be here for Dust to Dazzle on June 26; discussions of get-togethers at the Quarry on Friday (there is also a volunteer orientation meeting that evening at 6 for D2D).Mitzi mentioned that Tom Cash has wrought iron fence for sale. As the meeting ended, Nicole mentioned that she cannot use the CPR debit card because it is in Jean's name. The five board members present decided to approve a second CPR debit card in Nicole's name, to expedite her activities. Mary P. Rossillion, former treasurer, would be removed from the signer's list as well. Next Meeting: Tuesday July 13 May 11, 2010 • Jacobs House
Minutes: Minutes were reviewed. Treasurer's Report: no report Education: nothing to report Dust to Dazzle Tour: Dust to Dazzle has all venues lined up for the June 26 event. There will be a tea. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED - contact Kelly Rose. Mitzi said she hoped we could have a CPR booth as in the past. Volunteers needed to man that booth, too. HIP Grants: The HIP Grant Committee met and has made recommendations for awards. Larry is to ask Andrea to send the letters to applicants, and to be sure to copy Treasurer Jean on the letters. Announcements (press release, Facebook, web, Newsletter) will be made once the recipients have been notified and some remaining issues ironed out. Salvage: Salvage sale is set for this Saturday, May 15, 9-1. Discussion of the fact that the electricity is now off in our salvage storage in the Grand Hotel. No one seemed to be too concerned; Mike said it's light enough except in the far back and flashlights work there. Grants: Nicole reported that the two grants for the Greek Cafe (NPS CCSP, and State HR 645 Stimulus) will be combined for purposes of executing the work. The two grants will be kept separate in terms of paperwork and accounting as required by the grantors. Nicole continues to coordinate this project.
OLD BUSINESSWorkshops: Larry's Brick Workshop will be Thursday June 3, 6-8 p.m., and Saturday June 5, 9 a.m.- noon. Both sessions will meet at 724 W. Granite. Cost is $5 (free for CPR members).Film Festival: Carrie indicated that this will likely occur in late winter 2011. P.R. Plan:The planned invitation-only fundraising event at the Copper King Mansion is now being planned for the fall. Nicole's article for the Standard for Historic Preservation Month has been submitted, but keeps getting pushed back by the paper; watch for it soon. Computer, phone, e-mail: Fairly long discussion of the woes associated with our communications. Seems there is a limit of 25 imposed by the email of the service provider, so Nicole can't send mass mailings. Also discussion of getting rid of the phone, or transferring the number to e-phone, etc. Action out of this discussion: Dick will contact Wendy and Robert to discuss e-mailing services; Larry will investigate and deal with the telephone; the board authorized $500 for a new computer, which Nicole and Dick will get and they will also deal with getting free software, etc. Historic Preservation Program at Montana Tech College of Technology: apparently a new curriculum has been approved, with the result that the program, called the Historic Preservation Program, is, in our opinion, not really Historic Preservation. Granite Pavers Inventory: Mike H will contact Mike Vincent to try to get this going. Mark recommended talking to Tom Malloy and also volunteered to help with this activity. Other: none
NEW BUSINESSCPR role in MSTI transmission line project: Chuck Carrig asked if CPR would like to have a role as a consulting party under Section 106 regarding the proposed routes of the MSTI power transmission line. Carrie clarified that some of the alternatives could have visual or other impacts on the NHLD, so that is why input from community groups was wanted. Mark volunteered to follow up and represent CPR in this venture.
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: no report.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: they met and installed new members. URA: no report Council of Commissioners issues:no report. Main Street Uptown Butte: no report. Other: none.
OTHER DISCUSSIONAnnouncements: Larry indicated that he will be unable to attend the June 8 meeting.Next Meeting: Tuesday June 8 April 13, 2010 • Jacobs House
The first item of business was a presentation by Mike Vincent (Vincent Masonry) about the granite paving stones. Mike feels that they are "public resources," owned by Butte-Silver Bow, and that they should be used first and foremost for city-county projects; if a means of selling them to the public can be devised, that would be an additional way of using them. Mike suggested landscaping, signs, monuments, paving walkways, paths, and alleyways, retaining walls, steps, planters, and building veneers. He suggested their use in new construction such as the upcoming Vet's Home. He felt that there are two needs: 1) get an inventory of the materials that exist, and categorize them; and 2) ensure that architects and builders are aware of what's available. There are few qualified stone craftsmen, but in many cases Mike or another stonemason could advise and supervise work done by, as an example, CPR volunteers to restore the granite pavers missing in the alley between Quartz and Granite Streets as suggested by Mitzi. (That is the most intact granite-paved alleyway in town, but it has had many stones stolen.) The suggestion was made for CPR to work with Jim Jarvis, Public Works, and Mike Vincent to create the inventory of existing materials. Minutes: Minutes were not read. Treasurer's Report: no report Education: nothing to report Dust to Dazzle Tour: Dust to Dazzle has all venues lined up for the June 26 event. There will be a tea. Dick will be making the D2D-2010 web page soon. HIP Grants: Seven applications were received. Larry is to scan them and distribute to the HIP review committee. Salvage: A major salvage operation is in progress at the Leonard - big wardrobes, other built-ins, bed frames, sinks. CPR also salvaged hundreds of square feet of tin ceiling from the Sears Building. Mike Hogan will decide on whether and when a salvage sale can be held in May. Grants: Applications for the Montana Cultural Trust grants for the next biennium are available for online application, due July 30. This is the grant that has partially supported our office and P.R. position. Nicole will handle. Mitzi mentioned the US Bank Foundation, which has previously provided $1000 to the HIP program. Nicole will handle.
OLD BUSINESSFall Film Festival: no reportP.R. Plan: Nicole is planning a fundraiser event at the Copper King Mansion during May, National Preservation Month. A date has not been chosen. See also under National Preservation Month, below. Greek Cafe: The URA formally approved the matching grant for the NPS CCSP grant; those two, totaling $125,000, are Phase I, the roof. The stimulus grant, $43,000, came through and is focused on Phase II, cleanup, stabilization, flooring. Nicole reported that the county's Technical Review Committee has met, including Beaudette architects, and the plan is to combine the two phases into one integrated project. It is possible that CPR may have to come up with some funds (possibly $5,000) to support any additional architect work in Phase II that was not in the grant - this shortfall is unlikely, but possible. Additional funds may come from the stimulus pool when projects that cannot be accomplished using the partial awards granted return money to the pool, which will be redistributed to ongoing viable projects. Nicole will have an opinion piece in the Standard May 2, focusing on the Greek Cafe project. Revolving Fund: The committee met, the name of the fund is Revitalize Butte Fund. Word is that the Consent Decree freeing up Arco Redevelopment Trust monies will not be signed before August, giving us more time. We are working on identifying qualified revolving fund experts who could advise us in setting it up; the National Trust has grants to support 50% of such consulting, so CPR might need to come up with a hard 50% match which we estimated at $1200-$1500. Discussions with a lawyer (seeking pro bono help) have begun. Mark is ready to begin giving talks to service clubs about the fund. Computer: Larry worked on upgrading the computer so that it can handle wireless, needed for Skype, so that we can include Wendy in meetings. The upgrade was still in progress during the meeting. Other: none
NEW BUSINESSBrick Workshop - Larry plans to conduct one on June 3 & 5 (Thursday & Saturday). He needs to settle on the venue, and will talk to Carrie. Mitzi offered her place as a fall-back.National Preservation Month (May): In addition to the fundraiser event at the Copper King Mansion (above), Nicole indicated hopes to work together with NCAT (National Center for Appropriate Technology) because this year's preservation month theme is "green is good". The topic of an open house, like last year, was discussed but no appropriate venue was suggested. Stained Glass: Topic of a tour came up; no one is doing anything at this point. Mitzi and Nicole have discussed the idea of an inventory of stained glass and mentioned this as a project we could consider.
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: Mitzi said the HPC is still working on guidelines, that a draft was presented to the HPC by the HPO at a special meeting tonight, that the HPC is to return comments fairly quickly. The next step would then be for the document (which will be approved as an ordinance) to go to the County Attorney. Once she signs off, then the document will be available for public review. Mitzi said the HPC wants to conduct a public hearing at that point as well.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: no report. URA: no report Council of Commissioners issues: Mitzi indicated that there is a sort of power struggle between the HPC and the BSB Public Works Dept. The latter submitted a demolition request for the Big Hole Diversion Dam, and the HPC postponed action on the request until the Corps of Engineers has a consensus with the Montana SHPO concerning the appropriate impact mitigation plan. Apparently the county intends to bring the question to the Council of Commissioners tomorrow (April 14) to request demolition under the preemptive public safety exclusion, even though they only applied to the Corps of Engineers for permission on April 1, and the Corps processing takes three months. Note that this is the diversion dam, not the pump house. Main Street Uptown Butte: no report. Other: none.
OTHER DISCUSSIONAnnouncements: Larry indicated that he will be unable to attend the June 8 meeting.Next Meeting: Tuesday May 11 March 9, 2010 • Jacobs House
The first item of business was Assistant Planning Director Steve Hess's report on neighborhood development programs. BSB's Planning Dept. has received a grant from the DNRC to study needs in two neighborhoods (Greely School and Central Butte). They have hired a team of consultants led by Ann Cossett. The team will develop a comprehensive neighborhood improvement plan for each neighborhood, with a goal of completion by about next September. Each neighborhood will have a steering committee composed of stakeholders including local residents, organizations, and government agencies. Steve encouraged any individuals or organizations who want to have a role on the steering committees to contact him at 497-6253. The committees will have public meetings to gather input. Separate from this neighborhood planning, Steve indicated that a group of realtors is planning a 1-day workshop to study and promote affordable work-force housing, some of which would probably be within the neighborhoods in the other project. Minutes: Minutes were not read. Treasurer's Report: Jean Abrams reported expenses of about $1850 and income of about $10,400 (mostly the VAF donation, $4613, and our Cultural Trust Grant reimbursement). Jean reported that the 990 form is done, the annual report to the Montana Secretary of State is done, she has established on-line banking and has CPR's debit card validated, and the PayPal account is now viable again. Education: no report Dust to Dazzle Tour: The committee has four places set and is seeking two more. The date is set for June 26. HIP Grants: Nicole is to send a press release about the impending April 2 deadline for applications, and for the grant assistance workshop that was set at this meeting. The assistance workshop will be Saturday March 27, 1-3 p.m. at Jacobs House. Mitzi said she would participate in that workshop. Salvage: No report. Dick mentioned that the Mai Wah is seeking a display case for the Archaeological Dig exhibit, and while a donated case would be great, they have some grant money to pay for one large or a couple small ones. Grants: no report. (See also under Old Business: Greek Cafe.)
OLD BUSINESSFall Film Festival: Carrie has contacted Pat Munday about helping with this, but has no response. She will continue to pursue.P.R. Plan: no report. Greek Cafe: Mitzi indicated that the stimulus grant program has been suspended indefinitely because of the state of Montana's finances. There was some discussion about the thought that this money was specified by the law, how can they cancel it. Mark said he would discuss with Jon Sesso to get an explanation. The URA has not yet formally in writing indicated their committment to this project; at the Feb. meeting there was no quorum so it is on the agenda for the March 24 meeting which Nicole will attend. We cannot proceed until this formality is complete. Revolving Fund: Irene contacted the National Trust. They indicated that grants are available to organizations for hiring consultants to help with creating revolving funds. The deadline for the current cycle is June 1. We will pursue that option. Mike has researched how property values are determined for IRS purposes. Mitzi has drafted an article that the subcommittee will review explaining the concept of this fund. The subcommittee is to meet next on Monday March 29 at Irene's house. Annual Report: question was asked as to how many new members we got as a result of the mailing out of the Annual Report, but no one knew the answer. Dick said he has posted 34 names to the membership directory for 2010 based on information from Jean and Nicole. Big Hole Pump Station: Robert indicated by email that there are no plans to demolish the old pump house. Mitzi said Jim Jarvis plans to apply to the Montana Preservation Alliance for a Kaplan grant for preservation of industrial places for the pump house. Discussion of the needs for which such a grant could be used. Suggestions were made that the most critical needs are for brick repair, cessation of sprinking a wall, dewatering the wall, and waterproofing. Mitzi will send a letter to Jim Jarvis outlining CPR's thoughts and offering assistance. Other: none
NEW BUSINESSTransit enhancement signage, CTEP funds: Discussion was sparked by Ed Banderob's email to CPR requesting support for his proposal to spend CTEP funds on signs along his planned Scenic Route. After discussion, it was decided that this is not really in CPR's scope. Nicole is to reply. This is the same pot of money that is being considered for a pedestrian bridge across Montana Street to connect two trail systems. In connection with this, Mike brought up the suggestion for sidewalk-mounted medallions focusing on history and architecture. Dick mentioned similar post-mounted plaques in Durango, CO. Such enhancements to trails, walkways, etc. should come under the CTEP program.M&M: It was reported this morning that the planned auction had been stopped by a court injunction. The owner has defaulted on his loan, and the property (building and contents) is now in foreclosure. The loan holder plans to use his lien as collateral at the foreclosure sale to buy the M&M and then to sell it to someone who will keep it intact and will operate it. It was suggested that it would be nice if he would put a preservation easement on it prior to selling it. Granite pavers: Ellen Crain told Mitzi that the Archives has "thousands" of pavers, tiles, etc., and she is seeking some way of using them. Mitzi suggested repatriating them to the most intact granite-paved alley (between Quartz and Granite Streets) but wondered if we could do it, if we could get a professional's advice, etc. Another suggestion was to pave the unpaved areas in the Original Mine Yard with them. Mike and Mark mentioned Mike Vincent, Vincent Masonry, as the expert of choice for stone walls and such. Mike is to contact Mike Vincent to see if he would come to an informational and brainstorming session at the next CPR meeting. Office Hours: Nicole is to be asked to establish regular office hours.
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: Mitzi said the HPC is still working on guidelines, that maybe in 2 months or so CPR and the general public might have a draft to review.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: no report. URA: Mitzi indicated that the HPC is going to begin procedures for listing properties on the Local Register if the properties' owners accept local funding, such as from the URA. Council of Commissioners issues: no report Main Street Uptown Butte: no report. Other: none.
OTHER DISCUSSIONAnnouncements: Mark said the Quarry will not be moving; there were problems with the financing. Mark also reported that he is involved in consulting regarding the restoration of the BSB Law Library on the third floor of the Court House. The work there will enhance the historic fabric.Next Meeting: Tuesday April 13 February 9, 2010 • Jacobs House
The first item of business was Fire Marshal John Lasky's presentation on the Uptown arson problem. Because of a recent arrest in at least one case, and ongoing investigations, Mr. Lasky could not talk about specifics of any recent fires. He outlined Butte's unfortunate history of fires; he's been on the force since 1976 and was involved in fighting and investigating the many fires of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as the approximately 12 arsons in 1992-93 attributed to Monte Boston. Another 9-month period of fires in the 1990s focused on South Main Street, with one conviction. Mr. Lasky said, "You rarely see a fire in a clean house," meaning that one important means of prevention includes clean up (both inside and outside, the latter to remove combustible items of opportunity) of trash, weeds, junk, and general disrepair. He encouraged neighbors to watch neighborhoods. Other deterrents, for both fire and vandalism, include motion detectors, lights, security cameras (est. cost, $125). Motives for arson include revenge (common), vanity (someone wants new stuff, or a new house), insurance fraud (these days, often car fires), curiosity (kids), and kicks. Mr. Lasky indicated that one of the biggest problems, fires in properties owned by BSB, has declined significantly in the past 4-5 years with the aggressive use of developers packets to get county-owned properties into private ownership. The BSB free smoke detector program is no longer available, but the Fire Department placed about 14,000 free smoke detectors thanks to a grant from the Centers for Disease Control. Minutes: Minutes were not read. Treasurer's Report: Jean Abrams was introduced as our new Treasurer. Few transactions have meant little change since January. Jean will work with past treasurer Mitzi to get the IRS 990 form completed. Education: no report Dust to Dazzle Tour: The committee meets Feb. 11, 6:00 pm, at Kelly Rose's house, 1135 W. Mercury. HIP Grants: Dick said that the word was that the VAF overage check, earmarked for HIP, was expected to be mailed to us tomorrow. Salvage: Mike Hogan reported three contacts seeking materials. Question of how many doors may be in the secondary storage place. Grants: Mitzi said that Nicole is applying for another US Bank Foundation grant.
OLD BUSINESSFall Film Festival: Carrie has contacted Pat Munday about helping with this.P.R. Plan: no report. Greek Cafe: Nicole made a presentation at the URA board meeting. Mitzi indicated that there were still some formalities to get straightened out, but that once the URA's pledge is in our hands in writing, we will contract with Tom Beaudette (BCE, Inc.) to do the architectural planning. Revolving Fund: The subcommittee (Mitzi, Mike, Mark, Dick, and Irene) met and brainstormed ideas. An outline of the revolving fund concept was given for newer members unfamiliar with the plan. Annual Report: Expected to be distributed in a week or so. Big Hole Pump Station: Nothing new. Other: none
NEW BUSINESSEmma Park: Mitzi indicated that rumors suggest the possibility of new construction within Emma Park, and suggested our vigilance. There is a meeting with the Human Resource Council folks and their contractors, at the Blue Luna Feb. 11, to have public discussions. The HRC is building a new building at the corner of Colorado and Silver. Janet Cornish has something to do with them - Mitzi will contact her about a possible presentation/discussion at the next CPR meeting.Travona neighborhood: Carrie mentioned new houses near the Travona, and wondered if there had been demolition there. Mike said he thought they were Habitat or NAHN houses and that there had been no demolition there. 500 Block W. Park Street: A house there is falling apart, according to Mitzi, who suggested it could be a good candidate for Demolition by Neglect proceedings with the Historic Preservation Commission. PayPal: Jean gave Dick the papers needed for us to rejuvenate our PayPal account (we hope).
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: Mitzi said the HPC is still working on guidelines, that maybe in 2 months or so CPR and the general public might have a draft to review.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: The alliance is seeking members. URA: no report Council of Commissioners issues: no report Main Street Uptown Butte: no report. Other: none.
OTHER DISCUSSIONNoneNext Meeting: Tuesday March 9 January 12, 2010 • Jacobs House
There were no minutes from the November meeting; apparently only three people attended. Treasurer's Report: no report Education: no report Dust to Dazzle Tour: Kelly reported that a date was set because Travel Montana needed it for publications. She'll get the date to Dick for the newsletter and web site. HIP Grants: Nicole reported that the Butte Board of Realtors had asked for a request letter regarding a HIP grant donation, and we received a $500 HIP contribution from the Butte Community Foundation. Dick said it sounds like the VAF overage donation, which will be earmarked for the HIP program, is in the pipeline. Request made to form a HIP grant committee to review and approve grants when they come it, since we've lost two committee members. Larry, Kelly, and Mark volunteered to serve on this committee. Others are welcome - contact Larry. Salvage: Mike Hogan and Jim Jarvis volunteered to work as the salvage coordinators. In addition to a possible salvage sale next summer, this entails dealing with folks who want to donate or buy things from our salvage stash. Grants: Nicole reported that the first payment for the second (FY 2010-11) C & A operations support grant should be coming in this month. The CCSP grant for $30,000 for the Greek Cafe is in.
OLD BUSINESSFall Film Festival: (moved by Secretary from New Business to Old Business) Mitzi talked to Pat Munday who will be happy to coordinate this but obviously it will be a Winter-Spring Film Festival. This would be a series of 4 or 5 films with some relation to historic preservation. Thanks to Pat, they would be shown at the Montana Tech auditorium. Pat has requested a small committee to help with promotion. Carrie and Mark volunteered. Others are welcome - contact Pat Munday.Greek Cafe: Nicole plans to rejuvenate the Greek Cafe Subcommittee via the soup kitchen brainstorming get-togethers, planning one probably for the fourth weekend of January. If you are not on the list for this project, contact Nicole. In connection with this, Karen Byrnes has asked for CPR input, and Nicole will contact her and plans to attend the next URA meeting. Other: none
NEW BUSINESSElection of Board Members: Dick nominated Robert Edwards, Larry Smith, Carrie Kiely, Mitzi Rossillon, Mark Reavis, Mike Hogan, and Wendy Ward to be board members. Nicole seconded the nomination, and the members present elected them unanimously. There was some discussion of the logistics of including a remote member (Wendy) in meetings - talk of Skype, of Robert's handy-dandy speaker phone that he has sometimes used for Mai Wah board meetings (the Mai Wah has a board member in Illinois). It will be worked out; Larry is in charge.Election of Officers: The Board elects officers. Elected were: President, Larry Smith. Vice President, Carrie Kiely. Secretary, Dick Gibson. There was discussion of the Treasurer's position being vacated by Mitzi. Dick had offered at the August meeting to serve as an interim Treasurer (1 year maximum) if no one else could be found. Nicole is interested but cannot do it for free and would like to include it in her duties as our quarter-time office person. Nicole is planning to send a letter to the Board with a proposal regarding her position. The Board decided to meet Tuesday January 19, 5:00 p.m., at Jacobs House, to discuss the Treasurer question. Annual Report: Nicole is working on a draft and will have it to the Board for review this week. She needs the 2009 financial report from Mitzi, and that is waiting on one last item to be complete. Membership Drive: Nicole is about to get this going. Revolving fund: Discussion of needs for guidelines, structure, etc., anticipating the possibility of getting it going on a small, initial scale, even before applying for money (from the Arco Redevelopment Trust fund, once it becomes available). Dick is to send the draft outline he wrote in 2007 to the new board. A committee is formed to study and work on this. Mitzi, Mark, Irene, and Dick volunteered. Others are welcome - contact Mitzi. Brainstorming other projects: Mark Reavis brought up the idea of engaging organizations and individuals - especially those that might not be typical members of CPR - in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Butte National Historic Landmark in 2011. Such people would be encouraged to sponsor events of some sort that would spotlight their properties or businesses, and would become both promotion as well as some income for CPR as there would be membership in CPR involved. Dick mentioned that the Montana Historical Society's County History Initiative provides funding, up to $2,000, that might include something like this. He is to get the information about that grant program to Mark. Richard Nelson is an art collector who was attracted by possibilities involving the Greek Cafe, but his broader vision is for a space to house important private art collections from his colleagues across the country. He has looked at various things and has talked with Glenn Bodish and others. He wanted advice from CPR folks in two areas - should he make his own non-profit organization, and what does that entail? and can we give suggestions regarding specific buildings. Lively discussion, and Richard will continue to follow up with CPR. Big Hole Pump Station - we had a message from Dave Shultz about possible concerns regarding abandoning the historic pump house at Divide. Larry encouraged people to read Dave's blog - http://butteblogs.blogspot.com . Jim Jarvis indicated that he didn't know of any real threat in the near future at the pump station. Steve Foreman has engineered a presentation at the February meeting by Fire Marshal John Laskey on the topic of arson in the Uptown district. Steve will not be able to attend so he requested someone to promote the meeting and remind Mr. Laskey. Nicole said she would get an announcement in the paper and would remind Mr. Laskey. Members are encouraged to come, with questions. Dick indicated that Robert, Denny, and Dick are spearheading a "Light 'em up Butte!" concept to put evening lights in the upper floors of vacant buildings. The request was to ask CPR members to be aware of the needs - curtains & drapes for windows, cash for timers, bulbs, extension cords, etc.
OTHER REPORTSHistoric Preservation Commission: Jim Jarvis indicated that a "final" draft of the ordinance guidelines is going to the HPC at its February meeting, and hopes it can go to Council for approval soon. Work continues on mineyards, including the Original, with hopes to have the inside of the Engine Room available for visitors during the Folk Festival.Community Enrichment: no report. Butte Restoration Alliance: no report URA: no report Council of Commissioners issues: no report Main Street Uptown Butte: Discussion as to whether or not CPR should renew its membership in the organization. No objections, but it was not clear if a decision was actually reached. Other: Nicole has had requests for the protect-a-gate service. Mitzi indicated that in one case she'd get a chain and lock to the place. Nicole also had a request from someone to list a property on our web site. Referred to the policy on the For Sale page - we accept listings from CPR members for property that they own.
OTHER DISCUSSIONNoneNext Meeting: Tuesday February 9 BUTTE CPR • P.O. Box 164 • Butte, Montana 59703 • E-mail | |||||||||||||
Dick - send HIP letters to Jean