If anyone's interested in agenda, I believe there's some agendas over on the side table here.

If you want to follow along with the meeting order.

To get started, the technical qualifications of the commission and staff are on file with the city of Frederick and are made part of each and every case before the commission.

The Frederick City Historic Preservation Commission uses the guidelines adopted by the mayor and city council and Secretary of 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.

For introductions, I'm Paul Fitzgerald serving as vice chair tonight, along with Commissioners Eva Saller, Ann Hart, Ed McMahon, Jonathan Levins, and Carol Kelly from the city.

We have Division Manager of Historic Preservation Planning, Christina Martin Koske, Historic Preservation Planners, Sarah Hoffidetz, and Assistant City Attorney Iris Arnon, along with administrative assistant, Tansi Creighton.

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

If you'd like, if you could please stand as you're able to be sworn in.

Anybody that wants to testify tonight.

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 and nothing but the truth?

If so, answer I do.

Thank you.

It is the purpose of the Historic Preservation Commission to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of the city of Frederick by preserving site structures and districts that reflect elements of cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological, and 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 city residents of the city of Frederick.

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

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

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

Okay.

Yes, I do have several announcements.

One, I am there to report that um Rob Van Renz, who um who has served in our commission since 2020, um had to step down from his position for professional reasons.

I just want to know how much we greatly appreciate his dedication to the commission, and he will be um greatly missed.

Um in response to that, the historic preservation commission will hold a vote at our next meeting on September 25th.

Um that will do uh to fill Rob's former position as as chair.

Um we are expecting my third announcement is that we are expecting um uh our newest HPC Commission member to join us next month or next meeting as well on the 25th, uh Jerry DeYoung.

Um with that I think that's all my announcements.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I would just add, yes, I uh uh commend.

I think we all do uh Commissioner Van Ren's uh service and leadership on on this commission, and he is always uh adept at handling uh the the applicants and and the witnesses coming before this commission, and uh certainly wish him well.

Moving on to approval of the minutes.

Commissioners, any revisions, changes, or motions.

Yes, sir.

One um revision in this section citizen comment line nine starts in the state of Maryland, closes that those records should be reserved to be changed to those records should be preserved.

And with that, I will make a motion that we approve the minutes with that modification.

I second motion made and seconded to approve the minutes as amended.

All in favor, raise your hand.

And the motion carries what we got six to zero.

Thank you.

Moving on to HPC business, the administrative report.

Ms.

Markoski.

Excuse me, I would like to enter the entire administrative approval report into the record and note that 32 projects were reviewed and approved by staff last month.

Were you able to do all that without incurring any overtime?

I'm sorry, could you repeat that?

Were you able to do all that without incurring any overtime?

No comment.

What is a blade sign?

It is a projecting sign, so one that extends from the building.

Exactly.

Next on the agenda under HPC business is case HPC 25-493 DR.

Ms.

Mark Kosky.

Thanks.

I I want to enter my entire memo into the record.

Now this request for demolition review was submitted perfor uh section 423 of the land management code for dwelling at 418 Schlai Avenue.

Uh when the application came in, we determined that the building is in whole or in part 50 years of age and um or older, and based on this evaluation, the Historic Preservation Commission is charged with determining if the property is potentially eligible for individual historic designation.

Um the criteria are outlined in the memo.

Um I'll note that the dwelling at 418 Schlai Avenue is part of the Rosedale subdivision.

This area was originally planted in 1937, but really very few homes were built initially, and the area was resubdivided in 1956.