Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte, N. C.
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Present:
Bill Hobbs, Chair
Richard Alsop, III, HLC Chair
Louis Asbury, IV
Gray Newman
Lynn Weis
Stefan Pienkny
Dan Morrill, HLC Consulting Director
Stewart Gray, HLC Preservation Planner
Bryan Turner, HLC Projects Manager
Patricia Nystrom, HLC Attorney
Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant
AGENDA
Item #1 – Opening Comments: Mr. Hobbs welcomed everyone
to the meeting.
Item #2 – Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
Dr. Morrill reviewed the adopted guidelines of the HLC
regarding the revolving fund projects as follows:
1. The Commission appreciates that each property possesses a
unique character that suggests a variety of potential preservation
strategies (all of which, to qualify for Commission consideration, must meet
the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for Rehabilitation.) In selecting
a preservation strategy for a given property, the Commission shall seek to
balance the objectives of historic preservation and recovery of investment,
in an effort to preserve and enhance the revolving fund as one of its most
important preservation tools.
2. As a general rule, the Commission shall restore buildings
only to the level necessary to safeguard their physical integrity and to
market them effectively for sale or other appropriate disposition.
3. The Commission recognizes that in-fill (the building of
new structures) and adaptive reuse are legitimate preservation strategies
and in appropriate circumstances shall encourage their use either through
its own actions or through the actions of developers.
4. The Commission further recognizes that circumstances can
exist in which the recovery of funds invested in a given project may not be
assured. In such circumstances, the Commission shall endeavor to balance the
objectives of historic preservation and fund preservation by applying the
general rule that the greater the risk to recovery of invested funds from a
given project the higher the standard that shall be applied in assessing the
merits of the project under consideration.
Item #3 – Current Project Status Review
Mr. Gray, Mr. Turner, Ms. Nystrom and Dr. Morrill reviewed the current
status of HLC projects:
a. Torrence-Lytle School, 302 Holbrooks Road,
Huntersivlle.
The HLC expects to acquire ownership of the property in
the near future.
b. Rozzel House, 11647 Rozzelles Ferry Road.
Mr. Gray reported that the tenant has vacated the rental house on the
property.
DR. WEIS PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. ASBURY TO ASK T.
R. LAWING COMPANY TO ASSESS WHAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO THE RENTAL HOUSE
LOCATED ON THE ROZZEL HOUSE PROPERTY, 11647 ROZZELLES FERRY ROAD, CHARLOTTE,
N.C., TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR RENTAL AND TO ESTABLISH A RENTAL RATE FOR THE
HOUSE AND TO PRESENT THESE FIGURES TO THE HLC AT ITS SEPTEMBER 14TH MEETING. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED THE MOTION.
c. Pineville Buildings at 316 and 330 Main St.,
Pineville.
The tenant lease is in hand for 330 Main St. Savvy and
Company continues to market the buildings for sale. The HLC will paint
the exteriors of the buildings in accordance with colors approved by Matthew
Benson, Chair of the HLC's Design Review Committee.
d. McQuay House, 3200 Tuckaseegee Road. The HLC
has sold the house and the adjoining lot. The HLC still owns land to
the rear which is zoned multi-family.
e. White Oak, 7729 Hood Road. Mr. Gray reported
CMUD will be constructing a trunk sewer line adjoining the property, that
bids have been received for replacing the roof on the main house, and that a
lawn mover is about to be purchased.
f. Grier-Rea House, 7601 Providence Road.
Mr. Gray reported that he had visited the property with a Building Inspector
to determine what needs to be done to secure a Certificate of Occupancy for
the house. The house, because it has no C.O., does not qualify for a
mortgage loan. The house has no bathroom and no kitchen and has
no electric power. Dr. Morrill reminded the Committee that the
Grier-Rea project was not initiated by staff. Mr. Gray has asked a
contractor to develop a scope of work necessary for a Certificate of
Occupancy. The Committee discussed whether the expenditure of
additional money on the house would be prudent.
MR. ASBURY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. NEWMAN TO
DIRECT HLC STAFF TO OBTAIN COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE WORK THAT WOULD BE
NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A C.O. AND WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DO A FULL
RESTORATION OF GRIER-REA HOUSE, 7601 PROVIDENCE ROAD, CHARLOTTE, N.C. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED THE MOTION.
Item #4 – Discussion of Marketing Strategies for Property offered for
sale by the HLC.
The Committee discussed the potential complexities with
marketing its own properties. A consensus emerged that Dr. Morrill and
Ms. Nystrom should consult with staff of the Mingle Institute or other
appropriate agency about this matter.
Item #5 – Old Business.
There was no old business.
Item #6 – New Business.
a. Hennigan Place, 3503 Tilley Morris Road.
This property is currently being offered for sale. Dr.
Morrill announced that he and Mr. Alsop would visit the property at the
conclusion of this meeting.
b. McElroy House, 10915 Beatties Ford Road.
This property is currently being offered for sale. Dr.
Morrill stated that he anticipated that a communiqué would be forthcoming
from the owner.
c. Siloam Schoolhouse, John Adams Road.
Dr. Morrill reported that the owner had made commitments to rehabilitate the
schoolhouse. The building is currently in a dilapidated condition.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.