Good evening.

I would like to call to order the March 9th, 2023 hearing of the City of Frederick Historic Preservation Commission.

Should you require a listening device, please see Ms.

Piles to your right.

The technical qualifications of the Commission and the staff are on file with the City of Frederick and are made a part of each and every case before the Commission.

The Frederick City Historic Preservation Commission uses the guidelines adopted by the mayor and board of aldermen and the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation, published by the U.S.

Department of the Interior National Park Service, and these guidelines are made a part of each and every case.

All cases were duly advertised in the Frederick News Post in accordance with Section 301 of the Land Management Code.

At this time, I would like to introduce the commissioners and city staff.

To your right, we have HPC Administrative Assistant, Shannon Piles, and then we have Commissioners Eva Sower, Paul Fitzgerald, myself Carrie Alby, Miss Ann Hart, and then we have historic preservation planners, Lisa Morazic Murphy, Christina Martin Koskey, Assistant City Attorney, Mr.

Michael Fry, and Aldermanic Liaison, Miss Donna Kuzemchek.

All applicants and authorized agents and members of the public who wish to speak tonight must be sworn in.

Please stand if you are able.

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the responses given in statements made in this hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission will be the whole truth?

If so, please answer I do.

Thank you very much.

It is the purpose of the Historic Preservation Commission to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of the City of Frederick by preserving sites, structures, or districts that reflect elements of cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological, or architectural history to stabilize and improve property values of such sites, structures, or districts, to foster civic beauty, to strengthen the local economy, and to promote the preservation and appreciation of such sites, structures, and districts for the education and welfare of the residents of the City of Frederick.

In order to be eligible to vote on an application, a commissioner must have made the required site visit and attended any and all meetings at which that application was discussed.

In the event that a commissioner is absent from any such meeting, the commissioner may satisfy the attendance requirement by reviewing the record of that meeting.

In the absence of a statement of eligibility from a commissioner, it will be assumed that they have met the requirements to vote.

That being said, are there any commissioners with statements of eligibility?

Okay.

Let's see.

Do we have any announcements from staff this evening?

Yes, a couple announcements.

My usual reminder that the historic preservation property tax credit deadline is coming up on April 1st, and that's for work that was completed in 2022.

We have some brochures over at the side table, or you can always check out the planning, the preservation page on the city's website for more information or reach out to our office.

And the city is also looking for one more member for the Historic Preservation Commission.

There's an alternate member position available.

Again, you can reach out to the planning department or check the commission's page on the city website.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Murphy.

And I also have one announcement.

Ms.

Martin Koske, do you have any announcements this evening?

I did.

So I just want to note that HPC 23-147 at 25 East South Street cannot be heard tonight because of failure to post public notice.

So no action can be taken tonight.

Thank you, Ms.

Martin Koskey.

If there are no other announcements, we'll move on to the approval of minutes.

Um for the February 23rd, 2023 hearing and workshop.

Do any commissioners have any concerns or requests for revisions or would they like to make a motion?

Madam Chair, I move to approve the hearing minutes for the Historic Preservation Commission as well as the workshop minutes for February 23rd, 2023.

Thank you, Commissioner Fitzgerald.

There is a motion.

Is there a second?

I'll second.

Seconded by Commissioner Sower.

Any discussion?

Seeing none, all those in favor of the motion, please raise your hand.

And that is unanimous.

Moving on to HPC business.

The only item we have is the administrative approval report.

Um like to enter that into the record and note that we had 16 administrative approvals in the month of February.

Excellent, thank you very much.

Um we will move on to the consent agenda.

Um HPC 23-137 regarding the property 11 West Patrick Street.

Um, if there is there anyone on the commission or in the public who would like to uh move this item off of the consent agenda and on to the regular cases to be heard this evening.