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ACTION ITEMS - Nov-Dec 2007
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Minutes of the last meeting were approved as summarized by Dick and posted on the web site.
Treasurer's Report: Curt's stock has been cashed in to pay for Dumas work; one-third of the cost of the roof work has been paid. CPR made a $500 donation to the friends of the Archives to support the Archives bond promotion. Checking balance = $17,953, with numerous bills to come due (mostly for the Dumas).
Education:
Articles for Newspaper - Nicole still seeks to have a slush pile of 8 or more articles. (see Members Only section for list). Please contribute! Articles need only run 300-350 words.
Workshops We seek to apply for one of the Preserve America sub-grants to support the Windows and other workshops. Dick pointed out that the official applicant will need to be an entity in the CLG, and the deadline is Dec. 14. Andrea will contact Jen Titus because we thought Jen had ideas and time to work on this.
HIP Grants Butte Board of Realtors donated $500 to support this program. Thanks!
Butte Restoration Alliance: No report
Salvage: We need a new home to store our salvage items, probably need it by the end of January. Larry will e-mail all members and Dick will put it in the next newsletter, soliciting ideas for a space.
Grants: no report
Historic Artifact Preservation (cobblestones): Larry talked to Paul Babb, who agreed that a meeting to discuss this will be set up.
Call for Board Members & Officers: The annual election will occur at the January meeting. At least one Board member wants to be relieved. People interested in serving CPR in a Board or Officer position should contact Larry Smith. Dick will put an announcement in the December newsletter.
Centennial recognition of Gerbrant/Geller home: CPR was approached about participating in this, but it seemed clear that work and planning still need to be done to clarify what it is about. Tabled.
Hiring a person: The Board has discussed this and the idea of getting an office space. This is the result of our getting the (reduced) Montana Cultural Trust grant. Plans are to try to have the person and place established by early 2008. The Board will meet to conduct interviews. We do not have to advertise for this position.
Website report: Dick indicated that for 2007 so far we have averaged about 81 unique visitors per day - significantly up from our first year (averaged about 16 per day). Search terms and most popular pages remain the Brick Workshop page and For-Sale and related pages. Larry had some web site suggestions and may provide others.
No other reports or discussion.
The next meeting will be the holiday get-together, note change of DAY - THURSDAY Dec. 13, no-host at Broadway Cafe, 6:00 p.m., anticipated contribution for pizza/salad/soft drinks = $10 to $15. .
ACTION ITEMS - Oct-Nov 2007
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Minutes of the last meeting were approved as summarized by Dick and posted on the web site.
Treasurer's Report: no report
Education:
Articles for Newspaper - Nicole still seeks to have a slush pile of 8 or more articles. (see Members Only section for list). Please contribute! Articles need only run 300-350 words.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - no report.
Windows Workshop no report.
HIP Grants Kelly reported that there has been no response to two inquiries to the Butte Board of Realtors about them supporting one of the HIP grants as they have done in the past.
Butte Restoration Alliance: No report
Salvage: Robert indicated a need for some kind of document we can give donors indicating that they have made the donation. Dick volunteered to make up a form. Denny reported discovering some apparently abandoned granite curbstones - does CPR want them? Discussion indicated yes, if we can recover them legally. Denny will work with Stephen to determine who owns the lot where they are, and then will figure out how to get them and where to put them.
Grants: no report
Dumas: Contractors contracted, nothing started yet, but Robert indicated that the roof work could begin quite soon. The masonry contractor hurt his knee and can't work for a while. Larry represented us at the URA meeting, and the URA approved a 25% match for the work. Curt indicated the possibility of an additional donation in 2008 and requested that we stay abreast of the possibility of a second (2008) URA grant. Robert indicated confidence and hope that we can do what we need to with the funds now available.
Historic Artifact Preservation (cobblestones): Larry has not yet set up a meeting with Paul Babb.
Plans for supporting Archives bond issue: The CPR Board needs to meet soon to determine how much money we want to give to the effort.
New C&A Grant: Board needs to meet to discuss where, who, and so on.
Dick indicated that he will be absent for the November meeting, so a secretary will need to be designated.
The next meeting will be Nov. 13 at Andrea Stierle's, 1118 Waukesha.
ACTION ITEMS - Sept-Oct 2007
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Minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted on the web site.
Treasurer's Report: Expenses since July 10: $3782, mostly in HIP Grant disbursements. Income $529. Checking balance = $8779; CD = $5818; Dumas account balance (accounting for value of stock donation) = $18,830.
Education:
Articles for Newspaper - Nicole still seeks to have a slush pile of 8 or more articles. (see Members Only section for list). Please contribute! Articles need only run 300-350 words.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - Larry passed the document to Mike Hogan for review.
Windows Workshop Irene will work on planning and scheduling for Spring 2008.
Butte Restoration Alliance: No report
Salvage: No report
Grants: We were notified that we were not awarded a grant for Virtual Historic Butte from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Preserve America sub-grants for training through the SHPO are coming up soon; this would be a good fit for funding the windows workshop.
Historic Preservation Officer position: Dick reported from the Historic Preservation Commission meeting 9/11 that because of vacation time etc., Mark Reavis's position cannot be filled before at least December, but they will likely advertise in October or November. There was an indication at the HPC meeting that the HPC would be able to have a role in the job description and the interview process. It must be offered internally (BSB employees) first, then can be advertised more broadly (discussion suggested that "broadly" means well beyond Butte and even beyond Montana). Larry is going to contact Jim Jarvis re: possible interest.
Dumas: Larry has been soliciting bids, but many lisenced contractors are not interested because the project is too small. We have one bid, for the roof work, at $22,500. There are 2 bids for the masonry work (one not quite in hand). We discussed how to approach the URA for matching; under new URA rules, they will only provide up to 25% of a project's financing. Larry will meet with Karen Byrnes (URA) regarding application procedures etc., and he will talk to George Everett about MainStreet's offer of support.
Historic Artifact Preservation (cobblestones): Discussion ended with the decision that Larry will explore with Paul Babb the possibility of planning a meeting among government, contractors, CPR, and other interested parties to discuss the issue. Mitzi and Irene volunteered to help and Dick volunteered Julie Crowley in absentia, given her interest in this.
Plans for supporting Archives bond issue: Discussion ended with Irene volunteered to talk to the Archives Board and/or Butte Historical Society regarding how we (CPR) can best help. Larry pointed out that the Butte Historical Society will be meeting at the Archives Thursday Sept. 20.
Protect-a-Gate effort: ongoing; considerable backlog. The suggestion was made to create a brochure telling people how they can do their own protecting. Robert will draft the description for Dick to convert to a brochure; Dick will take pictures next time they go out doing the work.
Newcomer's Club: Dick talked to Elaine Harris, and they will be happy to distribute our materials (CPR brochure, Nicole's design pamphlet, HIP grant flyer, Uptown Historian flyer, and Cultural Booklet) to their members. They would also like CPR to give a talk at one of their monthly meetings (first Wednesdays).
The Board meeting August 20 focused on the new C&A grant, to fund an office, telephone, and person (about 25% time). We only got half the requested amount ($10,000 over 2 years). Discussion focused on the idea of a membership drive to raise funds that would help support the shortfall in the grant; and consensus was that even if there was a remaining shortfall, this "bringing CPR to a higher level" of professionalism was important enough that at least for the first year, we would spend from our reserve cash to make this happen (the amount would be on the order of $2500 in the absence of other revenue). Dick and Irene are to look for digital and paper copies, respectively, of the grant application, for the job description etc. The Board will meet for ongoing discussion and action on this.
Dick made several announcements and requests: (1) Irene and Dick will give their Stained Glass talk at the Missoula Public Library on October 3, as part of the library's "Know Montana" series. (2) Pat Mohan has obtained print copies of all the SHPO historic plaques in Butte; this would lend itself well to some version of a small-scale continuation of the unfunded "Virtual Historic Butte" project. Also, Stephen Foreman in the BSB GIS department is involved in using Google Sketch-up to create 3-D renderings of some buildings, which was to have been another part of the Virtual Historic Butte Porject. A meeting will be called to plot and scheme how (or if) the Virtual Historic Butte project should proceed; CPR is happy to continue whatever happens under its aegis. (3) The National Summit of Mining Communities is coming to Butte in 2008. Julie Crowley is going with a group to Leadville in two weeks to scope out the Summit for 2007, and she will presumably represent historic preservation interests. (4) Justin Ringsak, organizer of the Divides and Watersheds art and education program at MOFAB October 5-6, invited us to display our brochures. We said yes.
The next meeting will be October 9 at Dick Gibson's, 301 N. Crystal (at Quartz).
ACTION ITEMS - Aug-Sept 2007
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Ellen Crain gave a presentation about the Archives' proposed bond issue to expand and rehabilitate the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. There will be a mail-in ballot in late October-early November that requires a 40% return and a majority of those voting to pass the $7.5 million bond issue. In discussion, CPR collectively and individually embraced the idea and promised to do what they could to get out the vote and to get information into the hands of voters. Various ideas were discussed, including door-to-do information distribution, stuffing envelopes, adding info to CPR's e-Newsletter, and other ideas. A few concepts require legal opinions as to what levels of advocacy, donations, etc. the Archives can participate directly in; Ellen expects information about that following a meeting with the County Attorney this week.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted on the web site.
Treasurer's Report: $10,939 in checking; approximately $5,000 in CD.
Education:
Articles for Newspaper - Nicole still seeks to have a slush pile of 8 or more articles. Several people signed up to write articles (see Members Only section for list). Please contribute! Articles need only run 300-350 words.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - Irene reviewed a lengthy document prepared by Montana Tech PTC students and had thoughts about converting it into a pamphlet. Larry will talk to Mike Hogan again and ask him to help review the pamphlet.
Uptown Historian Program - Dick reported that about 600 copies had been distributed to hotels, attractions, and businesses both in the Flat and Uptown.
Windows Workshop Discussion focused on scheduling and grant possibilities. The decision was to try to put the workshop off until Spring, when people might be getting ready to use what they learn. This would also give us more time to seek grants for partial coverage of the $5000 cost of the program (National Park Service says they can cover $2500). Sub-grants from the SHPO's Preserve America grant ($100,000 earmarked for training) should be available soon (a few weeks, probably). Discussion included a possible venue (MoFAB) and interactions with the COT Historic Preservation Program - and making those good things happen probably demands more than 2 months prep time. Irene will discuss with Glenn Bodish and the NPS folks about the schedule etc.
HIP Grants: Two of last year's grantees submitted receipts, and were approved for payment. Andrea is coordinating with Kelly and will send a press release about the 2007 grants.
Kelly has sent a letter to the Butte Board of Realtors requesting a continuance of their generous annual support of the HIP Grant program; no response as of this meeting.
Butte Restoration Alliance: No reportSalvage: No report
Grants: We are supposed to hear about the NEH Virtual Historic Butte grant in September. The Montana Cultural & Aesthetic Grant, which we got and which will kick in soon, requires that we think about the place for an office and other issues related to that grant application. The Board will meet Monday August 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Josh Yarrington's to consider this.
Protect-a-Gate effort: ongoing; Toni will help
Developers' Packet News - E. Copper lots were awarded to the Mental Health Organization. The two West Granite properties were awarded but no one was sure to whom.
Welcome Packet: Dick was supposed to contact Pauline DeBarthy (Newcomer's Club) regarding this, but has not done it yet.
CPR Library - everyone thinks it is a good idea and this will become a more useful item once the question of where we will have an office is settled.
URA Parking Garage - apparently the upshot of the public meeting held August 9 was that there is a lot more groundwork to be laid, ranging from ownership issues and relationships to the question of need and of location.
The next meeting will be September 11 at the Leonard Hotel.
ACTION ITEMS - July-August 2007
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Minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted and summarized by Dick.
Treasurer's Report: $12,622 in checking with some bills to pay.
Education: The Pamphlet of Appropriate Historic Design and Materials for Renovation: Nicole will write a cover letter and will distribute them to realtors to give to property purchasers.
The Dust to Dazzle Tour. Kelly and Mitzi reported a great success: 47 volunteers, approximately 300 attendees, gross revenue $3462, about $500 more than last year; this more than covers HIP Grants. Visitors came from all over (CA, NY, GA, WA; including 2 who came from Spokane specifically for the tour). It is clear that the newspaper is the best form of promotion.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - working on reformatting a lengthy document prepared by Montana Tech PTC students and converting it into a pamphlet. Larry talked to Mike Hogan about plumbers who could help, and will talk to Mike again and ask him to help review the pamphlet.
Brick Workshop: on track for July 19 & 21.
Windows Workshop Anticipated in October; nothing new to report.
Ordinance & Oversight: no report
HIP Grants: Some discussion of extensions for last year's awardees. Andrea will send a press release about the Grants.
Kelly has sent a letter to the Butte Board of Realtors requesting a continuance of their generous annual support of the HIP Grant program; no response as of this meeting.
Butte Restoration Alliance: Larry reported that the Historic Preservation Subcommittee of the BRA has continued touring mine yards with the goal of identifying needed or useful actions in three categories: preservation and maintenance, safety, and role in the long-term Regional Historic Preservation Plan.Salvage: Calls are coming in about making donations; but Robert reported no sales nor actual donations of late.
Grants: Dick reported that the possible Preserve America grant application, due June 29, did not happen. Julie has volunteered to join the Grants Committee, which is Jen Titus, Andrea, Julie, and Dick. They are trying to keep tabs on potential grant opportunites so that we have enough time to do something, should we choose to do so.
Protect-a-Gate effort: 22 new ones have been done and 45 requests are outstanding. Toni will help, Robert will loan her his portable welder. Robert could use volunteers to help with logistics when the work is going on - they usually try to do it Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Newspaper articles: List of topics and contact info are posted in the Members Only area. Input welcome!! Nicole needs at least 8 complete articles in hand before approaching the paper.
Preservation Award: The award was announced in the paper, and Irene is essentially finished with the plaque. It will go to Robert who will give it to John when he is back in town, expected in a couple weeks.
Uptown Historian: Andrea and Bill M. reviewed Dick's draft, which was passed around at the meeting. Comments due back to Dick by Thursday, at which time he will have copies made and get it distributed.
Welcome Packet: Dick was supposed to contact Pauline DeBarthy (Newcomer's Club) regarding this, but has not done it yet. [moved to Old Business by Secretary]
Developer's packet news: The lots on E. Copper received two proposals, the Mental Health Center and the Scheidecker's proposal for a Labor History interpretive center, B & B, and small RV Park. The public hearing scheduled for the Council meeting of July 11 was postponed to July 25. Creditable interest has also been expressed in the two Granite Street properties offered by BSB.
The next meeting will be August 14 at the Leonard Hotel.
ACTION ITEMS - June-July 2007
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Minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted and summarized by Dick.
Treasurer's Report: No formal report; no significant activity
Education: The Pamphlet of Appropriate Historic Design and Materials for Renovation, done. Nicole was asked to contact realtors (CPR members) Sue & Scott Lewis to get a supply of the pamphlet to them, and to ask them to distribute them to realtors to give to property purchasers.
The Dust to Dazzle Tour. Posters were delivered and members present took some to post. Most are to go to Carrie and Justine for distribution. Tickets for the tour are at the printer and should be available for advance purchase as scheduled, June 15.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - working on reformatting a lengthy document prepared by Montana Tech PTC students and converting it into a pamphlet. No report this month.
Brick Workshop: on track for July 19 & 21.
Windows Workshop Irene contacted the NPS and they are eager to repeat their workshop. Scheduling issues will delay it until sometime in October. Irene will keep this on her radar screen.
Ordinance & Oversight: no report
HIP Grants: Six awards, totalling $3,000, were announced: 659 Maryland Street, painting, Jen Titus, $900; the old Blue Ox, 601 W. Park, painting, Etchinghams, $750; corner Montana & Park, historic light fixtures, Bryan Woodford, $450; 415 W. Broadway, porch work, Dan Rice, $250; 845 W. Granite, historic steps recreation, Josh Yarrington, $150; 724 Maryland, repoint & bolt bricks, Derringer LLC, $500.
Discussion focused on the fact that some of the grantees from last year probably will not complete their work within the allowed one-year period, thus freeing up additional previously budgeted funds. Mitzi moved and it was approved to have the Board discuss a full budget plan in general, and the topic of applying this additional money from last year to 2007 awardees. At the recommendation of the HIP Grant Committee, selected 2007 recipients will receive a notification letter indicating the possibility of additional funding. Andrea will send the official grant letters and will also send the press release on the awards.
Kelly has sent a letter to the Butte Board of Realtors requesting a continuance of their generous annual support of the HIP Grant program; no response as of this meeting.
Butte Restoration Alliance: Dick reported that the Historic Preservation Subcommittee of the BRA has continued touring mine yards with the goal of identifying needed or useful actions in three categories: preservation and maintenance, safety, and role in the long-term Regional Historic Preservation Plan. The subcommittee is to make a presentation on their observations and recommendations at the next full B.R.A. meeting, Monday June 18.Salvage: Calls are coming in; Dick is to change the listed phone number on the web site from Jim Warner's to Robert Edwards'.
Grants: Dick discussed the Preserve America grant program, which must be applied for by a city government agency, but they are seeking proposals that marry private cultural tourism organizations, local historic preservation organizations, and government activities. Dick will work with Mark Reavis to try to make such an application happen by the deadline June 29.
NHLD Expansion Celebration: Events we re-announced. More details can be found on our NHLD Page.
Protect-a-Gate effort: 20 have been done and 50 requests are outstanding. Toni will help, Robert will loan her his portable welder. Robert could use volunteers to help with logistics when the work is going on - they usually try to do it Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Newspaper articles: List of topics and contact info are posted in the Members Only area. Input welcome!!
Preservation Award: John Richen was in town but is gone again. It was decided to "just do it" and get the physical award to him as possible. Irene, Mitzi, and Cindi will deal with the physical award. Dick will send a press release on the award.
501(c)3: The IRS acknowledged our application. There are some things to do regarding state taxes, including need for a signed copy of our By-Laws - Larry will deal with it.
945 W. Granite - For Sale: Mark Reavis contacted Larry about us listing this property "For Sale" - Larry told him we have had it on our web site for months, but that we were not going to pay for ads and such, but we were willing to add a "For Sale" sign and the owner's phone number to the property. Robert will do this.
The next meeting will be July 10 at the Leonard Hotel.
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HELP NEEDED • Dust to Dazzle volunteers: Kelly Rose • Jr. Historian walkabout: 7:00 May 16, Court House • Newspaper articles - Ideas & words: Nicole von Gaza • Work Party - Dumas 6:00 May 15 • Copper Ball June 16: Julie Tintinger |
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as posted and summarized by Dick.
ACTION ITEMS - May-June 2007
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Education: The Pamphlet of Appropriate Historic Design and Materials for Renovation, for realtors and others, was distributed by Nicole for discussion and input. Members were asked to have suggestions and corrections to Nicole by Friday May 11 so that we can get this into production. Dick suggested that we might want to consider having a second brochure, summarizing the Guidelines of the Historic Preservation Commission. Those guidelines are not expected to be final for another couple months.
The Dust to Dazzle Tour. Kelly reported that things are proceeding nicely. Volunteers are needed for distributing advertising posters to out-of-town locations. The posters should be available by the next CPR meeting, June 12. The Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve having representatives (Mary McCormick and Mark Reavis) on hand at one of the locations to answer questions about the new Historic Preservation Ordinance and the Guidelines.
Stained Glass Tour - The tour was successful, with four guides each escorting about 20 people on the walk. Mitzi reported that we sold $50 worth of Stained Glass books, and received an additional $51 in donations. Participants seemed to enjoy the format of walking with a guide.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - working on reformatting a lengthy document prepared by Montana Tech PTC students and converting it into a pamphlet. No report this month.
Brick Workshop: on track for July.
Windows Workshop - no report - suggestion was made previously to explore re-running this program, either with National Park Service people as previously, or on our own. Irene will check with the NPS about possibilities.
Ordinance & Oversight: no report
HIP Grants: Application deadline is May 11. Two applications are in hand and numerous email and phone inquiries have been received. One grant recipient from last year has requested an extension; after some discussion, it was decided that such a request must be made by letter.
Butte Restoration Alliance: Dick reported on the activities of the Historic Preservation Subcommittee of the BRA - they have been touring mine yards with the goal of identifying needed or useful actions in three categories: preservation and maintenance, safety, and role in the long-term Regional Historic Preservation Plan. The group is trying to identify which actions are most critical, as well as those that can be attained at low cost. The plan is to make a recommendation to the full Butte Restoration Alliance as to how ARCO Redevlopment Trust monies might be channeled to this cause. Dick also reported that there are discussions underway within the BSB Government regarding the nature of the governing board for managing and disseminating the ARCO Redevelopment Trust money ($15 million). Ultimately the City Council will decide on the nature of the board.
Salvage: Short discussions of sales and prices and the fact that over the years CPR has probably sold on the order of $10,000 worth of salvage. The volume is much less these days than it once was, however. Larry Smith expressed interest in no longer being the point person for salvage issues, and Robert Edwards volunteered to handle that. Robert will review the information on salvage on the web site and will tell Dick of any changes needed.
Grants: Discussion of grants in general and the need for the Board to indicate to the Grants Committee (Jen Titus, Andrea Stierle, Dick Gibson - others very welcome!) when suggested grants ought to be pursued, or dropped. Discussion of possible TIIP grant deferred to Dumas discussion, below.
Dumas: CPR has received Curt Buttons' donation and will be proceeding with work as well as pursuing URA assistance. Robert asked for a work party to do general clean up before we consider asking any contractors in; the clean-up was scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 15. There was some discussion about playright Susan Roberts' plan to put on plays at the Covellite Theater with the proceeds donated to CPR for the Dumas work. Montana Standard article. The plays will be June 7-8-9 at the Covellite. Also, Dick will investigate whether CPR may or may not qualify for TIIP grants to be used for Dumas work. Robert also said that George Everett has told him that Mainstreet Uptown Butte is committed to helping as well.
Butte Fire Department: No report.
Contractor listings on web site: following on the discussion from last month, a brief discussion indicated that we still want to consider this idea. Larry pointed out for comparison the Iowa Preservation contractors' page, http://www.iowapreservation.org/referral/index.html, which has little use. Larry has a message in to them to inquire about their criteria etc. The topic of a web forum was brought up - a venue where individuals could discuss this and other questions. Dick said that he and Max have that on their list.
NHLD Expansion Celebration: Archives-sponsored events will include dedication of the BA&P RR trail, June 11 or 12, and official events at Walkerville, Butte, and Anaconda June 15. On Saturday June 16, Butte CPR in cooperation with Old Butte Historical Adventures will conduct a free Labor History Walking Tour, beginning at noon at 117 N. Main. Saturday evening, June 16, the Copper Ball will be held at the Silver Bow Club; Julie T. & Julie C. want your help for set-up etc.! Contact Julie T. at 563-3186.. More details can be found on our Calendar Page.
National Historic Preservation Month: Dick provided a shopping list of activities, details of which can be found on our Calendar Page. See under New Business for the CPR Preservationist of the Year Award. Dick also asked for input on the Junior Historian program. [Following note added by Secretary after meeting] Andrea volunteered to participate in a walkabout to consider questions; this walk was scheduled for Wed. May 16 at 7:00 pm at the Court House, will all interested parties encouraged to attend.
Newspaper articles: Nicole and Dick are working on a list of topics for the newspaper article series. Input welcome!!
Mailings for Ellen: Ellen Crain had requested our mailing list to send invitations to the NHLD expansion celebration events. We decided that, while of course everyone trusts Ellen, we did not want to set a precedent regarding our privacy policy, so we will ask Ellen for copies of the inviation which we will send to our membership.
Preservation Award: After some discussion, highly supportive of the idea, Dick moved that CPR establish a "Preservationist of the Year" Award and that for 2007 it be presented to John Richen. The motion passed, and discussion followed as to the nature of the award. Irene will check with Cindi Shaw on historical photos, and Mitzi will deal with frame issues. The date of the presentation ceremony is to be determined as John is out of town for about a month.
Irene said that the Leonard sale fell through, and that they will probably de-list the place for the required period before trying to sell it again.
The next meeting will be June 12 at the Leonard Hotel.
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HELP NEEDED • Dust to Dazzle volunteers: Kelly Rose • Newspaper articles - Ideas & words: Nicole von Gaza • Grants - June 1 deadline: Jen Titus • Copper Ball June 16: Julie Tintinger |
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read by Irene.
ACTION ITEMS - April-May 2007
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Education: The Pamphlet of Appropriate Historic Design and Materials for Renovation, for realtors and others, is being worked on by Nicole; results expected in May. This is being done in connection with a presentation planned for the Board of Realtors regarding the new Historic Preservation Ordinance - Dick said he would help Nicole with that if needed.
The Dust to Dazzle Tour. 40-50 volunteers (hosts, guides, ticket sellers) will be needed to work 2-hour shifts at each of the 6 properties on this year's tour, scheduled for June 30. Larry will be asked to coordinate with Kelly on e-mail requests for more volunteers.
Stained Glass Tour - tour planned for April 22. Guided walks this year instead of open house format - beginning at the Leonard. Nicole (through her company, Uptown Butte Glass Works) and Andrea are donating $50 each to support the cost of the trolley to give people rides back up the hill at the ends of tours. Janice Hogan volunteered to serve as the "host" at the Leonard to sell booklets etc., and Mitzi will serve as a backup and extra guide supporting the four we have now. Thanks! Dick will send the press release on the tour.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - working on reformatting a lengthy document prepared by Montana Tech PTC students and converting it into a pamphlet.
Windows Workshop - no report - suggestion was made last month to explore re-running this program, either with National Park Service people as previously, or on our own. Irene will check with the NPS about possibilities.
Ordinance & Oversight: Dick attended the Historic Preservation Commission meeting April 3, and reported that the first draft of the Preservation Guidelines is in the hands of HPC members for their review, requested by May 1; at that time a second draft of the guidelines will be made widely available to the public for comment.
HIP Grants: Andrea sent out the first press release. Kelly will get hard copies to the BSB Community Development Office. Application deadline is May 11.
Butte Restoration Alliance: Dick reported that the previous suggestion that the BRA will serve as the advisory group to the appointive 7-person panel that will allocate the ARCO Redevelopment Trust money is probably not exactly true; the Panel and/or the Council of Commissioners will have to designate the panel's advisory board. The most recent activity by the BRA related to Stodden Pool; the BRA recommended against spending the money that would be needed to reopen the pool this summer.
Salvage: Considerable discussion. Mykl encouraged us to anticipate salvage opportunities, to do what it takes to see that we are more adequately notified of pending demolitions, and to investigate why or if we need to be concerned about bonding, insurance, contractors' licenses, etc., as we try to undertake salvage. Mitzi said that we can and should work with Mark Reavis, the HPC (which under the new ordinance now has demolition review for historic properties throughout the county), the Community Development Office, and with demolition contractors. Andrea volunteered to talk with Mark Reavis (Historic Preservation Office) and Dori Skrukrud (Community Development) about re-establishing a relationship between those offices and CPR regarding salvage opportunities. If individuals see or hear of potential salvage opportunities, they should contact Larry Smith, CPR Salvage Coordinator.
Grants: Dick reported that the eNHLD Virtual Historic Butte grant application to the National Endowment for the Humanities was submitted March 22 after much gnashing of teeth. A decision is expected in September 2007. Jen Titus, Grants Committee, had to leave early but left a written report on ideas for the History Channel's "Save our History" grant (up to $10,000), which requires partnering with schools or youth groups. Deadline is June 1.
Dumas: At Irene's suggestion, a CPR Board meeting will be called to discuss the Dumas. Dick reported a phone call out of the blue from a party in Salt Lake City interested in buying the Dumas; he was referred to the owner; the Salt Lake caller called back a few hours later to say that the owner indicated a likely buyer was visiting the Dumas "in the next day or two."
Vernacular Architecture Forum: Dick reported that the final presentation for Butte, at the Savannah meeting, given by him and Rolene Schliesman (Montana SHPO) resulted in the VAF Board approving Butte for 2009. VAF Board and members are very excited about coming to Montana and Butte. This was announced in regional press releases.
Butte Fire Department No report.
IRS 501(c)3 application: [Added by Secretary post-meeting] Our application was re-submitted with the new fee.
Junior Historian Program Dick has proposed this "scavenger hunt" idea as a way of educating and entertaining visitors to historic uptown Butte. His initial set of questions was too hard, so he is asking for review. The CPR Board, plus Jim Griffin and Toni Seccomb, will review them.
Newspaper Articles Nicole reiterated the call for ideas and submissions of 350-word articles for the Montana Standard. She wants to have a "stockpile" of 5 to 8 articles before approaching the Standard formally (informal discussions indicate that they are very interested in the idea of CPR-sponsored articles on diverse articles related to history, preservation, architecture, how-to, and more). A shopping list of ideas for articles will be posted to the "members only" section of the web site. The Standard prefers to do their own photography, so we just need articles.
Dick reported that two proposed sessions have been submitted to the Montana History Conference (Helena, October 18-20). One is promotional for the Vernacular Architecture Forum, and the other is on "Using Butte history as a vehicle for cultural tourism." Both proposed sessions would have CPR members presenting.
Mitzi brought up National Historic Preservation Month (May) and discussed CPR plans for activities. She will contact Ron Ueland regarding a possible "open house" at the Metals Bank Building. Dick and Irene will see about giving their Stained Glass talk in Butte sometime (it is on for Helena May 17), and Dick plans to give a talk on what he learned at the VAF meeting in Savannah - a historical preservation success story. Other ideas would be welcome!
Dick mentioned that he wrote a letter to Karen Byrnes, URA, about the proposed uptown parking garage; the reply indicated that historic context will be addressed, and Cindi Shaw (commissioner) has seen the plans and says at least one is historically appropriate.
Dick also mentioned the $100,000 that is up for approval as a 1-time grant to BSB by the State, and that if it all does not go to the National Folk Festival that we should be primed to apply for some of it (probably after July 1).
After discussion of a similar idea regarding our "For Sale" page, a motion was made, seconded, and passed with no objections (including votes by the four Board members present) that we would have a policy on listings of "For Sale" properties. The policy is that paid CPR members can list historic properties on our For Sale page, and that the CPR Board may also designate for listing particular properties that we wish to encourage interest in with a view to sale. Dick is to revise the web site in accord with this policy.
There was some discussion about listings of other things for sale on behalf of others, such as salvage; the sense of the discussion was that CPR would only list members' properties for sale at this time, not items for other businesses.
Irene said that it is likely that the Leonard will be sold to buyers from Salt Lake City and that she is confident they will be responsible stewards.
The next meeting will be May 8 at the Leonard Hotel.
Treasurer's Report: Current balance, $8836, including donation from Ed Stuka of $100.
Education: The Pamphlet of Appropriate Historic Design and Materials for Renovation, for realtors and others, is being worked on by Nicole; results expected in May.
Kelly asked for liasons for the Dust to Dazzle Tour. 40-50 volunteers (hosts, guides, ticket sellers) will be needed to work 2-hour shifts at each of the 6 properties on this year's tour, scheduled for June 30.
Stained Glass Tour - no report, tour planned for April 22.
Hot Water Heat Workshop (Robert, Larry, Irene, Bob Walker) - working on reformatting a lengthy document prepared by Montana Tech PTC students and converting it into a pamphlet.
Windows Workshop - suggestion was made to explore re-running this program, either with National Park Service people as previously, or on our own. Irene will check with the NPS about possibilities.
Ordinance & Oversight: Sue and Scott mentioned that most realtors are running scared, especially regarding Uptown properties, because of a continuing (unfounded) perception about the $1,000 fine in the new Historic Preservation Ordinance. It was decided to use a version of the previous Q and A on the ordinance (drafted by Dick, but never used) to send to members of the Butte Board of Realtors, many of whom "get their information from the Butte Weekly." Then, Nicole was nominated/volunteered to make a presentation at a monthly meeting of the Butte Board of Realtors to continue to help set the record straight.
HIP Grants: Andrea is drafting a press release. Kelly will get hard copies to the BSB Community Development Office. Application deadline is May 11.
Butte Restoration Alliance: Larry asked for ideas for projets. Once suggestion related to the interrelation between public and private spaces, such as landscaping/planters at the NW corner of Park and Montana. The Historic Preservation subcommittee of the Alliance meets at Dick Gibson's home (301 N. Crystal), 7:00 pm March 20.
Salvage: We need to move our stuff, but although transfer of the host building (Grand Hotel) is imminent, Robert indicated that there is no serious urgency regarding our move. Mitzi will contact Chris the Carpenter regarding more salvage. Some discussion of placing an ad, both to solicit donations from renovators and to offer our material for sale. Mitzi volunteered Jim Warner as the telephone contact for this information.
Grants: Dick reported that the C&A Grant was awarded, but this was incorrect; it just passed from the Joint Appropriations Committee and will not be final until the end of the Legislative Session. Dick reported that the eNHLD Virtual Historic Butte grant application to the National Endowment for the Humanities will be submitted by March 22.
Dumas: Our cost for materials used in the volunteer efforts on the roof was $142.99. Larry reports numerous inquiries via e-mail about the place.
Vernacular Architecture Forum: Dick reported that the final presentation for Butte, at the Savannah meeting, is well advanced and in preparation by Maire O'Neill, co-chair of the planning committee. Dick will be attending the Savannah meeting March 27-April 1.
Butte Fire Department (re: destroying buildings for practice): Mitzi plans to meet/talk with Jeff Miller, Fire Chief. Everyone acknowledged that what is needed is a dedicated practice and training facility.
IRS 501(c)3 application: Our application was returned because (1) the forms required had changed and (2) the filing fee had gone from $150 to $300. Larry will work on the revised application; Dick volunteered to assist at expediting this.
Web: Dick gave a brief update indicating that our visitation has gone from about 45 unique visitors per day in April 2006 to 79 for the first 11 days of March 2007.
URA: Mitzi reported on the planned promotional demonstration at the Court House Wednesday March 14 at 3:00 pm by a private company, DecoRock, a fake brick manufacturer.
Mitzi reported that the Community Enrichment department is trying to improve its inventory lists, to identify properties that are/are not suitable for redevelopment. There is also a new weed ordinance in the works.
Irene brifely discussed the fact that the Leonard is for sale.
Mitzi brought up the previous discussions we have had about what to do during National Historic Preservation Month, May. She suggested an open house, tours, of the Metals Bank Building to see the great new work being done by Ron Ueland.
Dick mentioned that the "NHLD Expansion Celebration," spearheaded by Ellen Crain, will be sometime in May as well. CPR can piggy-back with that if they want.
Nicole led discussion about the planned CPR-sponsored newspaper articles. Only one (Nicole) of the 5 folks who were trying to write articles got anything complete. Nicole will pursue this.
Larry will be absent at the next meeting, which will be April 10 at the Leonard Hotel.
The minutes were approved after Dick Gibson pointed out that corrections Larry pointed out had been made to the copy on the website.
The election of board members and officers was held. 2007 Board: Larry Smith, Josh Yarrington, Andrea Stierle, Mitzi Rossillon, Irene Scheidecker, Carrie Kiely and Robert Edwards. 2007 Officers: President - Larry Smith; Vice-President - Andrea Stierle; Secretary - Dick Gibson; Treasurer - Mitzi Rossillon.
Treasurer's report: Mitzi reported a balance of $8,696. There were no payouts, and income for this month was approximately $645. Various sources were reported; including membership dues, sales of the stained glass booklets, and a very generous donation from Dick Gibson to support the costs to produce a guide book for the Vernacular Architecture Forum's 2009 convention. A formal proposal to host the 2009 VAF convention here in Butte will be presented at the 2007 VAF conference in Savannah, GA.
Education pamphlet: Nicole's working on it.
Tours: D2D - June 30th. Stained Glass - April 22th.
Irene said she'd have sign-up sheets for volunteers ready in March. Dick gave a quick summary of these tours for everyone. The D2D price will be the same as last year, and we will also host a tea. So far, Josh's house and the Tait will be featured.
Workshops: The brick workshop will be held in July. Larry's getting the pamphlet together. Larry asked about interest in a porch workshop, and Mitzi said she needed to have hers re-done. Irene reported that the committee working on a hot water workshop did not meet, but the workshop is tentatively scheduled for September.
Ordinance and Oversight: Larry reminded the members of the judiciary meeting tomorrow night (2/15) at 6 pm. Dick explained the voting process procedures for those who were unfamiliar with it.
Historic Improvement Project (HIP) grants: The board met and discussed award distribution. It was decided that the maximum per address would be $1,000 in a 5-year period. The deadline is May 11th. Larry asked everyone to get the word out. Mitzi asked the members of the committee for their approval for her to approach the Board of Realtors about increasing their contribution - currently $500.
Butte Restoration Alliance: Dick gave an organizational overview. He started out by saying the group was organized to help Butte Silver Bow (BSB) decide how to spend money on preservation projects, and this group will probably help make recommendations regarding distribution of an estimated $15 million given to BSB by Arco. Under the plan proposed, a board of seven would make decisions, based on recommendations by the Restoration Alliance; that board's decisions would be final - but this plan has not been adopted. Some ideas for the money: forming a cultural trust. Larry asked for other ideas.
Salvage: Stuff still needs to be moved, but Robert said there was no immediate pressure to get our materials out of the Grand.
Grants Committee: Dick talked about the two applications - The Montana Cultural Trust and the eNHLD - Virtual Historic Butte project. He gave a quick run-down of the people who helped talk up the cultural trust application, which had no defenders from CPR due to a last-minute schedule change. Still, there were preservationists in Helena to promote our application . Among them were Ellen Crain, Zack Thomas and Karen Brilliant. He thought the award possibilities looked very good. The eNHLD project would utilize database technology to link various dialog boxes to maps in the Butte-Anaconda-Walkerville NHLD. It would be possible to click on a location in the historic neighborhoods and receive text information about that property. Using Max's knowledge of computer technology, the proposed grant application will integrate this with historical research. Dick will put in an application to the National Endowment for the Humanities for approximately $306,000. Dick and Larry asked members to form a grant committee. Jennifer Titus, Dick, and Andrea agreed to be on that committee.
Longfellow School: $25,000 for the opening bid, and proposals are due in April. BSB Historic Preservation Advisor said there was an interested/credible bidder.
Dumas: Robert reported that patching was pretty much done, and that he's satisfied that no water is getting in. Mitzi said almost all the taxes have been paid. She suggested perhaps that CPR could come up with the rest in order to qualify for URA money. Curt generously proposed donating $20,000 to preserve the building. Thanks Curt! Irene and Mitzi would look into the tax status further to see who's paid what.
Vernacular Architecture Forum: Dick gave a summary of VAF activities and tours that attendees would be expecting. Larry said the board approved $100 to offset travel expenditures for the co-chairs of the planning committee to go to the VAF conference in Savannah.
Fire Department: Mitzi drafted a letter protesting the BSB fire dept's practice of using old buildings for training purposes. She ran it by BSB Historic Preservation Advisor Mark Reavis, and he suggested that she attend some Community Enrichment Committee meetings to find out their policy, and to reword the letter in the form of a query.
National Preservation Month is May. Dick wanted to know if CPR was going to do anything to mark the occasion. He went on to say that he and Irene are giving talks in Helena. Larry asked for ideas from the members and tabled further discussion until the March meeting.
Newspaper Column: Nicole renewed her call for articles.
Justine asked if the website could feature a section with contractors who do good work as a way for owners of historic homes to find good trades people. Dick and Max agreed to get something set up.
Carrie mentioned working with Monica Cavanaugh to present a proposal to an Irish book publisher to relocate in Butte.
O'Rourke: some discussion on a possible credible buyer.
Council of Commissioners: no report.
Historical Commission: Larry said new members are needed. Some strategizing followed about how to get some CPR members on the commission.
Next meeting: March 13, SilverBow Properties, 78 E. Park.
Treasurer's Report: approx $9000. at the beginning of 2006 and $13,000. at the end of the year. Other statistics: dues were up by 50%, donations up by 50%, Dust to Dazzle up by 50%, interest up by 50%. Only $500 was given away in HIP grants in 2006.
2007 events:
2. Stained Glass Tour - This year's tour will focus on the central churches that are within an easy walk of each other. Tour groups will meet at a beginning location and be accompanied by one or two tour guides to all the churches on the route. Dick, Nicole and Irene volunteered to head the tour committee.
3. Brick Workshop- tentatively set for July
4. Hot Water systems Workshop - This new addition to our workshops would provide information on heating systems, hopefully with an old-time plumber to help with presentation. Moving a radiator, reactivating a system, steam vs. hot water, etc would all be addressed. Bob Walker, Robert, Larry, and Irene agreed to work on planning this workshop, tentatively set for September. (It was mentioned that Butch Bowen is a person who has split old radiators.)
5. Dust to Dazzle - June 30. Committee consists of Justine, Kelly, Mitzi, and Josh. Several possible houses were mentioned as possibilities for this year's tour: Barb and Denny Dutton's house, Trudy's house in the 500 block of Caledonia. Bob will be I charge of the tea again. The committee will meet Monday, January 22 at Mitzi's house.
Longfellow School - An unofficial source said that no plans have been made. Kelly will try to find out.
2. Community Business Plan - Butte Fire Dept- Mitzi will write a letter to Jeff Miller.
3. 501(c)3 was submitted !!
4. Dick and Irene will present a talk at the State Histroic Preservation meeting in Helena on May 17.
Next Meeting is scheduled for February 13th at 845 West Granite, 7:00 p.m..
Andrea & Dick - draft new membership plan, submit to Board