Good evening.

Welcome to the August 22nd, 2024, Frederick City Historic Preservation Commission hearing and workshop.

The technical qualification of the Commission and 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 City of 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.

To begin with introductions, on my left, the audience's right is the HPC administrative assistant, Tansi Creighton, and then Commissioner Paul Fitzgerald, Commissioner Eva Soller, I'm Commissioner Robert Van Rennes, and Commissioner Anne Hart.

And we have over on my right, the audience's left.

And Assistant City Attorney Iris Anand.

Everyone who has business before the HPC or wishes to testify or otherwise be heard, 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.

All right.

Thank you.

Please be seated.

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 the 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?

Mr.

Chairman, I have a statement of eligibility.

When we reach cases to be heard, HPC 24-695, I will be recusing myself.

All right, thank you.

Any others?

All right, moving on.

Um staff, do we have any announcements this evening?

No announcements.

All right.

Let's go on to approval of the minutes.

Um the minutes from August 8th, 2024.

Uh is there anyone who has any questions or concerns regarding these minutes?

Anything you'd like to see added or corrected.

Mr.

Chairman, I move to approve the hearing minutes for August 8th, 2024.

All right.

And I will second.

Right.

Any further discussion?

All in favor, please raise your hands.

All right, that passes unanimously.

Thank you.

Moving on to HPC business.

Do we have any consent?

Oh, we do have a consent item on the consent agenda this evening.

Um HPC 24-693-100 East All Saints Street.

Is there anyone who wishes to see this item removed from the consent agenda?

All right.

Is there any member of the public who wishes to see this item removed from the consent agenda?

All right.

Do we have a motion to move the consent agenda?

Mr.

Chairman, I move that we approve the consent agenda.

I second the motion.

All right.

Any further discussion.

All in favor, please raise your hand.

All right.

That passes unanimously.

Thank you.