MINUTES
Meeting called to
order at
Members present: Taylor Polites, Steve Milkewicz, Eric Dray, Stephen
Borkkowski, and Char Priolo.
Members absent: Stephen Desroches (excused) and Polly Burnell
(unexcused).
Also present: Doug Johnstone and Michelle DeMarco
1. Review and Approve Agenda
Polites so moved; Priolo seconded.
Approved: 4-0-1.
2. Review and Approve Minutes
Amended by Johnstone; moved to approve as amended by
Borkkowski; seconded by Polites.
Approved: 4-0-1.
3. Public Statements
None
4. History
DeMarco, summit facilitator, inquired re: our
vision. Discussion included:
our using verbs, i.e. promote and preserve to educate the Town as to
what we’re doing
our focus that History is
the primary engine running
what our goals are
revealing how layers of
Town history are found in its architecture
asking invitees to speak
to how they use History in their mission.
Burnell entered the
meeting.
DeMarco asked re:
how many invitation responses we’ve received thus far; five was the answer.
Burnell will follow-up with Zimmerman of PMPM. **
Priolo will follow up with Bakker of PMPM. **
DeMarco commented
that what we want to establish is the accord of invitees’ appreciation of
Town’s architecture, the honoring of its history, and basic love of the Town.
Her basic surmised blueprint of our presentation to invitees was:
Personal -- define History
Reality
-- identify your use of History in supporting your Mission
Vision
-- identify how you’d like to see History used in accomplishing
your Goals
And apparent Goals
to come from the day’s event were:
Interconnectedness
of invitees’ organizations vis a vis History
Identification of common
Goals, perhaps a shared Wish List
Collaboratively achieving
Goals
Visioning where we go from
here
Her own structural
Goals for the day will be:
Establishing a Time-Line
within which to work
Break-out Groups
Keeping the day’s event light , not heady
5. Other Business
Discussion of Town-Wide Goals
Dray distributed copies of the FY2008 Town-Wide Goals
previously prepared by the HC. After discussion, Polites agreed to
prepare and distribute, via Johnstone, a new set of Goals for discussion at the
HC’s May 30th meeting. The deadline for
the Goals to be presented to the Town Manager is also May 30.
Library
Dray updated the CH regarding the status of the Library Renovation
Project. He noted that Tom Boland
was now on the Board of Trustees and That Lynn Spencer had been hired as a
Preservation Consultant by
Coastal Engineering, the Firm contracted by the Library. Dray explained
that the Library currently has approximately $220K on hand to pursue the
refurbishment of the lantern and upper façade; and stated that his presence as
a liaison to its Board would ensure the HC’s notification about last-minute
changes to the building’s historic aspect.
Firehouse #2
Dray updated the HC re: the renovation of Firehouse #2,
saying that plans had been completed and progress was being made.
6. Oral History Project Update
Since the Oral History Project will be under the
auspices of the Library, and its Oral History Program, there will be no update
until after the Library’s celebration of Heritage Day.
7. New Business
Dray updated the HC re: his meeting with David Dunlap,
who works for the New York Times, and is planning a
street-by-street photographic summary of
provided the Commission with Dunlap’s email address in case we wanted to
provide him with any information or offer assistance.
Dray had a
discussion with Bill Rann (sp?) re: support to the Historic District
Commission. Rann asked if there was a citizen’s support group for the
HDC. A discussion ensued.
8. Set Agenda and Date for next Meeting
An HC member moved
to adjourn; another seconded.
Approved: 5-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted, Priolo and Polites.
(** indicates an Action Item.)