Good evening.

Like to call to order the Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 meeting of the City of Frederick Historic Preservation Commission.

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 the Board of Alderman 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.

I'd like to begin by introducing staff and commissioners who are present this evening.

The audience's right will begin with our the HPC's administrative assistant Shannon Piles, and then Commissioner Blair Wilson, Commissioner Eva Saller, myself, Commissioner Robert Van Rennes, Commissioner Paul Fitzgerald, Commissioner Ann Hart, and then Historic Preservation Planners Larissa Lisa Mrochak Murphy and Christina Martinkowski.

And joining us just now, Commissioner Elizabeth Burns.

Excuse me.

And then Assistant City Attorney Michael Frye.

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 such an 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.

It is presumed if a commissioner makes no statement at this time that they have done so and are prepared to vote on the agenda this evening.

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

All right.

If we can um have anyone here this evening who wishes to be heard on any of the cases, please rise and be sworn in.

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the responses given and statements made in this hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

If so, answer I do.

Thank you.

All right.

Staff, are there any announcements this evening?

Uh yes, I have one announcement.

Uh HPC 23-460 at 607 North Market Street requested a continuance until the July 13th hearing.

All right, thank you.

All right, moving on to approval of minutes.

The minutes from the June 8th, 2023 hearing and workshop.

Commissioners, any questions or concerns about those minutes.

Mr.

Chairman, I move to approve the minutes and the uh workshop minutes and the hearing minutes for the historic preservation commission for June 8, 2023.

And I second.

All right.

We have a motion and a second.

Any questions?

All right.

All in favor, please raise your hand.

I pass it unanimously.

Thank you.

All right, moving on to HPC business.

Do we have any business this evening?

There's um no items for HBC business or consent.

Um or continuances.

All right, thank you.

All right, moving on to cases, moving on to this evening's cases.

Um let's begin with HPC 23-259, 100 East All Saint Street.

Ums Martin Koske.

Yes, thank you.

I'd like to enter the entire staff report into the record.

This application.

Oh, I do also want to note that this project was previously reviewed at workshop on June 8th, 2023.

This application serves as the replacement plan for HPC 23-258, and it includes a request for a one-story addition and other modifications to accommodate the building's adaptive reuse as the new city police department headquarters.

Uh regarding other zoning and development review uh assessments per section 603 of the land management code, archaeological protection prior to filing an application for the approval of work involving subsurface disturbance within the city of Frederick.

The applicant excuse me uh shall consult with the planning department to obtain an assessment of archaeological potential for the property.

The applicant submitted their initial paperwork on 27, 2023, and received a no further actionated letter on 217 2023.

At the April 27th, 2023 HBC public hearing, the HPC found this modern four-story office building to be a non-contributing resource to the historic district.

Constructed in 1995, this steel-framed structure with brick masonry veneer, storefront windows, and a curtain wall, uh features a flat roof with a parapet.

Equipment on the roof is surrounded by a metal panel screen, and the proposed edition is located on the east rear elevation of the building and will feature a utilitarian type amenities such as uh vehicle sally port, garages, and a loading dock.

Alterations to the existing building include entrance canopies, an accessible ramp, reconstruction of the concrete steps and planner walls, modification to the roof equip uh roof equipment screen, and security improvements, including barricade planners.

I will keep my comments on the guidelines brief since this was previously workshop, but the City of Frederick design guidelines provide uh the parameters review for additions, including uh the the preservation of the historic integrity of the site and building the effect on historic walls and openings, the location, the design, the scale and massing, uh preserving the the overall setting, uh materials, doors and windows, and roof forms.