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The Historic Landmarks Commission will meet next on August 12, 2002, in the Ratcliffe-Otterbourg House at 2100 Randolph Road in Charlotte. The meeting shall begin at 6pm. Click Here For Agenda For August 12th Meeting 1. Approval of Minutes. Click here for June Minutes. 2. Director's Report: Click here for Director's Report. 3. Projects Committee Items. Click here for July Minutes. Click here for August Minutes. a. Hiring of Seller's Agents for Historic Landmarks Projects. MR. PARKER PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. MISENHEIMER TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT MR. BRYAN TURNER AND DR. DAN MORRILL BE AUTHORIZED TO SELECT SELLERS’ AGENTS OF REAL PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. Staff recommendation: Approve motion as presented. b. Inviting of Attorney to Projects Committee Meetings. MS. GRAY PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MS. COX TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT ATTORNEY PATRICIA NYSTROM BE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR A FEE OF $300.00 FOR EACH MEETING ATTENDED AND THAT HER FEES ARE TO BE PAID AS PROJECT COSTS FROM THE PROJECTS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. Staff recommendation: Approve motion as presented. c. Purchase of Trolley Barn.
The Historic Landmarks Commission has voted to proceed with purchase of the Southern Public Utilities Streetcar Barn with Land Bond funds contingent upon a commitment from the City to renovate the building as the home of Charlotte's vintage streetcar system. The following motion was passed in January 2002. MR. HIRSCH PRESENTED A MOTION SECONDED BY MR. MISENHEIMER THAT THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADVANCE $1.428 MILLION FROM LAND BAND MONEY TO ENABLE THE HLC TO ACQUIRE THE SOUTHERN PUBLIC UTILITIES CARBARN (FORMER) AT 1424 SOUTH BOULEVARD IN CHARLOTTE, N.C., BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY THE PARCEL OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS BEING OFFERED BY PAPPAS PROPERTIES, INC., WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE HLC, IF NECESSARY, WILL USE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF REVOLVING FUND PROJECTS TO REPAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF LAND BANK MONEY ADVANCED TO THE HLC. SUCH ACQUISITION WOULD BE CONTINGENT UPON THE CITY’S PAYING THE TOTAL COST OF RENOVATING THE BUILDING AND PERFORMING THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING NECESSARY PARKING, TO ALLOW THE BUILDING TO BECOME THE CARBARN FOR CHARLOTTE’S VINTAGE TROLLEY LINE. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MOTION WITH MR. PARKER VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE. The HLC Staff has received a letter from Ron Tober of CATS in which he states that CATS Staff will recommend the use of transit sales tax money to purchase the carbarn from the Commission and renovate it after July 1, 2003. CATS's recommendation must be approved by the Metropolitan Transit Commission, the Charlotte City Council, and the Board of County Commissioners. Such approvals cannot be made until the first half of 2003. The issue before the Historic Landmarks Commission is whether CATS's commitment is sufficient to allow the HLC to finalize a contract with Crescent Resources and Pappas Properties to purchase the building? Pappas Properties and Crescent Resources are most anxious that the HLC purchase the building, so that a preservation plan can be put in motion. Click here to read Ron Tober's letter on this subject. Staff recommendation: direct Attorney Patricia Nystrom to initiate meetings between the HLC, CATS, Charlotte Trolley, Pappas Properties, and Crescent Resources, to finalize a contract for presentation to the HLC for its approval. d. Consideration of Proposals to Purchase the Palmer Fire School property.
The Historic Landmarks Commission has received 5 proposals from parties wishing to purchase the Palmer Fire School Property. The Projects Committee reviewed the proposals at its meeting on August 5th and will be making a recommendation to the Commission at its August 12th Meeting. |
