Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission
PROJECTS COMMITTEE MEETING
January 4, 2005
Location: 2100 Randolph Road, Charlotte, N. C.
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:10 p.m.
Present:
Joe Kluttz, Committee Chairman
Yolanda Johnson, Committee Vice-Chairman
Tattie Bos
Len Norman
Laura Smith
Mike Sullivan
Dan Morrill, HLC Consulting Director
Bryan Turner, HLC Projects Manager
Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant
Absent:
Yolanda Law
BUSINESS
1. Welcome: Mr. Kluttz, Committee Chairman
Mr. Kluttz welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2. Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
There was discussion of the situation with respect to
the W. T. Alexander property. The Committee agreed that the prospective
buyer should be notified that the Commission had established a minimum
price that is above her offer and that it would not recommend to the
Commission that it alter its minimum price.
MR. NORMAN PRESENTED A MOTION, SECONDED BY MS.
JOHNSON, TO RECOMMEND TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION THAT THE
REZONING OF THE W. T. ALEXANDER PROPERTY BE PURSUED IN THE MOST
EFFICIENT MANNER, INCLUDING REIMBURSING THE FILING FEE TO THE
PROSPECTIVE BUYER, AND THAT, IF NECESSARY, WALTER FIELDS BE RETAINED TO
WORK WITH THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION TO ACHIEVE THE REZONING. THE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION.
Dr. Morrill discussed the meeting he and Mr. Jeff
Bradsher, HLC Chairman, had with Mr. Parks Helms, Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, about replenishment money for the
Revolving Fund. Dr. Morrill will be preparing a report justifying the
need for the replenishment money for Mr. Helms’s perusal.
3. Charlotte Cotton Mills, 508 West Fifth St., Charlotte
Bryan Turner reported that the closing has occurred
with Corder Philips Wilson for approximately one-fourth of the HLC’s
floor space at the Charlotte Cotton Mills. This is a welcome
replenishment for the revolving fund.
4. Projects Status Report Review: Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner reviewed the status of the various
projects. Mr. Don Yelverton submitted today the drawings for the
Grier-Rea House. There was a consensus that a discussion of the status
of the contract on the Grand Theater should be discussed by Ms. Pat
Nystrom at the next HLC Meeting. The Oakley House lease should be signed
in the very near future. Mr. Dean Gates plans to come to the Commission
meeting next week to explain a market concept for the Rozzel House.
5. Review Prospective Projects.
Mr. Kluttz instructed Mr.Turner to develop figures
for what it would cost to bring the Oehler House, McAuley House and
possibly the Grand Theater to a condition where they could be
effectively marketed. Dr. Morrill was asked to develop a compelling
argument for the Commission’s acquiring the Jordan Farm. Also, staff was
instructed to consider what Center City Charlotte properties and African
American properties might be available for purchase. The purpose of all
these initiatives is to assist the Committee in developing a
recommendation as to optimum use of the money currently available in the
Revolving Fund.
6. Old Business.
There was discussion of the status of the Treloar
House and a suggestion was made that the physical condition of the house
should be brought to the attention of the owner.
7. New Business.
There was no new business.
MR. NORMAN PRESENTED A MOTION, SECONDED BY MS.
JOHNSON, THAT THE COMMITTEE ADJOURN. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
THE MOTION.