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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - February 25, 2025

Boards & Commissions — Tuesday, February 25, 2025
BodyJoplin, Missouri
SessionBoards & Commissions
DateTuesday, February 25, 2025
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All right, calling to order the historic preservation commission on Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 at 5 p.m.

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on the fifth floor of City Hall.

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Um calling the meeting to order, and I guess we'll go ahead and do roll call, please.

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Uh Fisher, Pronkowski, Bruckner, Holbuck, and Han.

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Are you here?

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Absent.

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Uh Mr.

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Huff.

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Here.

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Ditar.

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Here.

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Dr.

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Mause.

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Here.

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Mr.

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Miller.

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Here.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Uh I'd entertain a motion to excuse those absent.

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I second it.

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Okay.

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I guess I made the motion.

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Can I do can I do that?

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Uh sure.

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Okay.

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And uh Mr.

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Hoof seconded.

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Uh all in favor, say aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Any opposed.

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All right.

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No budget tonight, is that correct?

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Uh correct the next on the agenda is approval of the minutes.

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Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me.

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Yeah, approval of the minutes.

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Would we like to wait for those?

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I make a motion that we wait till the next uh we convene the next time to approve those.

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Okay.

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I'll second.

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Okay.

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Motion made to approve the minutes at our next uh meeting uh by Mr.

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Huff and seconded by uh Ms.

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Ditar.

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All in favor?

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Say aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Any opposed?

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All right.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Budget.

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Nothing to report.

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Okay.

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No public hearings.

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Uh discussion items.

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Um memorial hall is the first one.

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I saw Jill send out a very fairly lengthy email with an update.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Historic Preservation█████████████████████████████████████████████65%
Procedural███████████████████28%
Marketing and Outreach█████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - February 25, 2025

The Historic Preservation Commission met on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 5:00 PM on the fifth floor of City Hall. The meeting covered updates on Memorial Hall, planning for the annual preservation awards, and approval of a resolution supporting a historic preservation fund application. No budget report or public hearings were held.

Discussion Items

  • Memorial Hall Update: Staff provided a detailed email update on progress at Memorial Hall. Commission members expressed approval, noting the work being done is impressive.
  • Midtown and South Town Banners: The chair reported that forming a committee to discuss banner guidelines was delayed due to scheduling conflicts but will be prioritized.
  • Preservation Awards: The commission discussed opening nominations for the annual preservation awards. After debate, a motion was made to open nominations from March 10 (or, if necessary, March 17) through April 18, 2025. The motion passed unanimously. The selection committee will include non-commission members, with Bill as chair.
  • Resolution 2025-01: The commission considered a resolution endorsing an application for historic preservation funds (HPF) for pre-construction work at Memorial Hall. The application requires a 40% match, which DJA has agreed to provide as a stopgap. The resolution affirms the application is consistent with the commission's preservation goals. The resolution was approved unanimously.
  • Announcements: No announcements from staff. During discussion, it was noted that the Olivia building has been listed for sale at $4.51 million, but the commission's ability to influence its fate is limited.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved a motion to defer approval of meeting minutes to the next meeting (unanimous).
  • Approved a motion to open preservation award nominations from March 10-17 through April 18, 2025 (unanimous).
  • Approved Resolution 2025-01 endorsing the historic preservation fund application for Memorial Hall (unanimous).
  • Motion to adjourn passed.

Meeting Transcript

All right, calling to order the historic preservation commission on Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 at 5 p.m. on the fifth floor of City Hall. Um calling the meeting to order, and I guess we'll go ahead and do roll call, please. Uh Fisher, Pronkowski, Bruckner, Holbuck, and Han. Are you here? Absent. Uh Mr. Huff. Here. Ditar. Here. Dr. Mause. Here. Mr. Miller. Here. All right. Thank you. Uh I'd entertain a motion to excuse those absent. I second it. Okay. I guess I made the motion. Can I do can I do that? Uh sure. Okay. And uh Mr. Hoof seconded. Uh all in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed. All right. No budget tonight, is that correct? Uh correct the next on the agenda is approval of the minutes. Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me. Yeah, approval of the minutes. Would we like to wait for those? I make a motion that we wait till the next uh we convene the next time to approve those. Okay. I'll second. Okay. Motion made to approve the minutes at our next uh meeting uh by Mr. Huff and seconded by uh Ms. Ditar. All in favor? Say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

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