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Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board Meeting - March 2, 2026

City Council — Monday, March 2, 2026
BodyColorado Springs, Colorado
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, March 2, 2026
StatusFILED
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All right, we're ready to go.

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All right.

0:03

All right.

0:04

Good afternoon.

0:05

Welcome to the Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board meeting for March 2nd, 2026.

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Historic Preservation Board is comprised of seven members appointed by City Council to administer the historic preservation code.

0:20

Storic preservation board members are community volunteers with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines.

0:28

Each member acts independently, carefully assessing all the evidence presented to make their decision.

0:36

Any ground rules for public attending.

0:40

Just be nice.

0:41

Yeah.

0:42

Yeah, if you're a public person from the public attending in person or uh virtually um yeah, please be nice.

0:52

Exactly.

0:54

Okay, um, maybe we have the I call the meeting to order and let's have the roll call, please.

1:06

He is absent.

1:07

Sick.

1:08

Acting chair music.

1:10

Present.

1:12

Board member Baumgartner.

1:14

Absent as well.

1:17

Board member Fitzimmons.

1:19

Present.

1:20

Board Member Potter.

1:22

Uh absent.

1:23

She had a meeting to attend.

1:27

Board member Bierbaum here.

1:31

And board member Heinz.

1:33

Present.

1:34

Thank you.

1:34

We have four members present.

1:36

Thank you.

1:38

Um if there are any items to be read into the record and voted on.

1:46

Are there um the only um item we have are we have one item on the consent calendar?

1:53

Yeah, so we have no changes to the agenda.

1:57

No changes.

1:58

Okay.

1:58

So all right.

1:59

I can do I have a couple communications for Bill Gray has communications.

2:05

So um maybe I should I'll just do this.

2:09

So um my own like I have two communications.

2:12

One is about our uh work assignment for the historic resources survey and context plan about um uh selecting uh priorities for our survey work.

2:25

Uh we are um going to postpone that to um our next meeting, which is in April.

2:34

That meeting is April the 6th.

2:39

Um and I would welcome if um at least those that are in attendance tonight um this afternoon.

2:50

If you have any questions as it relates to um the assignment, um you want to talk about anything, um, or if you've got your ideas um and want to send them to me in advance of the meeting, um you can um you can do that.

3:07

And then my second communication is specifically for Judy.

3:12

Judy, I gave you a hard copy of the historic resource survey and context plan, but I'll printed the wrong one.

3:22

I printed the wrong one for you, so I owe you the real final draft.

3:27

So just um I'll have it ready uh for you at the next meeting.

3:32

Okay, no.

3:34

I think I have a final draft anyway.

3:37

Okay, oh you have a let electronically, you should have it.

3:40

Right.

3:40

Okay, all right, but I'll print you a hard copy because I know you told me you wanted one.

3:44

So thank you.

3:47

All right, um Pat, that is those are the only communications that I have.

3:51

Okay, well, we'll move on to approval of the minutes for the February 2nd, 2026 Historic Preservation Board meeting.

4:02

I was very late to that, so I can't vote.

4:07

And I can't vote because I was here okay.

4:10

So this is my recommendation.

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Summary of Proceedings

Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board Meeting - March 2, 2026

The Historic Preservation Board convened on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 4:30 PM with four of seven members present. The meeting addressed a consent calendar item for a deck rebuild and included communications regarding a future work assignment. Approval of previous meeting minutes was postponed.

Communications

  • Senior Planner William Gray announced that the Board's upcoming assignment regarding the Historic Resources Survey and Context Plan, specifically prioritizing survey work, would be postponed to the next meeting on April 6, 2026. He encouraged members to send questions or preliminary ideas in advance.
  • Mr. Gray informed Board Member Beerbaum that the hard-copy materials previously provided were not the correct version and that he would supply the final draft at the April 6 meeting. Board Member Beerbaum indicated she already had the electronic version.

Postponements

  • The approval of the minutes from the February 2, 2026 Historic Preservation Board meeting was postponed to the April 6, 2026 meeting.

Consent Calendar

  • 1730 N Nevada Ave – Deck Rebuild: A Report of Acceptability for a 268-square-foot deck rebuild and minor expansion in the rear yard. The item was approved without discussion as part of the consent calendar. A motion by Board Member Hines, seconded by Board Member Fitzsimmons, passed by a vote of 4-0-0-3 (4 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, 3 absent). Voting yes: Board Members Musick, Fitzsimmons, Beerbaum, and Hines.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent calendar approved (1730 N Nevada Ave deck rebuild).
  • Minutes for February 2, 2026 postponed to April 6, 2026.
  • Historic Resources Survey work assignment postponed to April 6, 2026.
  • Next regular meeting scheduled for April 6, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

All right, we're ready to go. All right. All right. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Board meeting for March 2nd, 2026. Historic Preservation Board is comprised of seven members appointed by City Council to administer the historic preservation code. Storic preservation board members are community volunteers with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines. Each member acts independently, carefully assessing all the evidence presented to make their decision. Any ground rules for public attending. Just be nice. Yeah. Yeah, if you're a public person from the public attending in person or uh virtually um yeah, please be nice. Exactly. Okay, um, maybe we have the I call the meeting to order and let's have the roll call, please. He is absent. Sick. Acting chair music. Present. Board member Baumgartner. Absent as well. Board member Fitzimmons. Present. Board Member Potter. Uh absent. She had a meeting to attend. Board member Bierbaum here. And board member Heinz. Present. Thank you. We have four members present. Thank you. Um if there are any items to be read into the record and voted on. Are there um the only um item we have are we have one item on the consent calendar? Yeah, so we have no changes to the agenda. No changes. Okay. So all right. I can do I have a couple communications for Bill Gray has communications. So um maybe I should I'll just do this. So um my own like I have two communications. One is about our uh work assignment for the historic resources survey and context plan about um uh selecting uh priorities for our survey work. Uh we are um going to postpone that to um our next meeting, which is in April. That meeting is April the 6th. Um and I would welcome if um at least those that are in attendance tonight um this afternoon. If you have any questions as it relates to um the assignment, um you want to talk about anything, um, or if you've got your ideas um and want to send them to me in advance of the meeting, um you can um you can do that. And then my second communication is specifically for Judy. Judy, I gave you a hard copy of the historic resource survey and context plan, but I'll printed the wrong one. I printed the wrong one for you, so I owe you the real final draft. So just um I'll have it ready uh for you at the next meeting. Okay, no.

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