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Thursday
January 9, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Emma J. Harvat Hall
City Hall
IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Thursday, January 9, 2025
City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street
Emma J. Harvat Hall
5:30 p.m.
Agenda
A) Call to Order
B) Roll Call
C) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda
D) Discussion of Commission Annual Work Plan
E) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff
Minor Review –Staff review
HPC25-0001: 113 South Johnson Street – College Green Historic District (sidewalk step railing)
F) Consideration of Minutes for December 12, 2024
G) Commission Discussion
1. Historic Preservation Awards
2. CLG Annual Report
H) Adjournment
If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Jessica Bristow,
Urban Planning, at 319-356-5243 or at jessica-bristow@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow
sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Memorandum
Date: January 6, 2025
To: Historic Preservation Commission
From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner
Re: 2025 Work Plan
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) requires the Commission to submit a Work Plan
annually as part of our Certified Local Government agreement. Last year the Commission chose
to focus the work plan on three main action items with a focus on the goals of the Preservation
Plan and the Commission Priorites in the plan.
Last year’s approved plan is included here to facilitate discussion.
Iowa City
Historic Preserva�on Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
2024 Historic Preserva�on Work Plan
Goals and Objec�ves for the Historic Preserva�on Plan (2007)
The 1992 Historic Preserva�on Plan for the City adopted goals and objec�ves to guide the work of the
Commission. The 2007 Plan update con�nued with the 10 original goals, though refocused to align with
new opportuni�es and to acknowledge completed goals. The Historic Preserva�on Commission annually
updates its work plan. The plan for 2024 iden�fies priori�es in rela�onship to Preserva�on Plan goals.
Goal 1: Iden�fy historic resources significant to Iowa City's past.
Goal 2: Con�nue municipal policy of protec�on of historic resources and implement this policy
through effec�ve and efficient legisla�on and regulatory measures.
Goal 3: Establish economic incen�ves to encourage the preserva�on of historic buildings and
neighborhoods.
Goal 4: Provide the technical assistance necessary to preserve and improve historic proper�es.
Goal 5: Heighten public awareness of historic preserva�on in the community and improve
preserva�on educa�on efforts for various audiences.
Goal 6: Maintain and strengthen preserva�on partnerships between municipal government,
state government, and federal agencies.
Goal 7: Establish and implement historic preserva�on objec�ves for the University of Iowa
campus and surrounding neighborhoods.
Goal 8: Establish and support heritage tourism efforts appropriate to Iowa City's historic
resources and community needs.
Goal 9: Conduct regular review and evalua�on of historic preserva�on ini�a�ves by the historic
preserva�on community.
Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic
development, historical roles and tradi�ons, modern needs, and economic health and stability.
Commission Priori�es
Oak Grove Park (Goal 1, Goal 5, Goal 10)
Partner with Parks and Recreation Commission, Public Art Commission, Lucas Farms Neighborhood, and
other community organizations to make Oak Grove Park a public space that honors the site’s heritage.
The park, originally owned by the railroad, was home to many Mexican immigrants who lived in
company-owned housing, old boxcars. Many of those immigrants moved into the surrounding
neighborhood. When the City sold Elm Grove Park, near the Johnson County Administra�on Building, it
bought the land where Oak Grove Park now sits. The park is currently scheduled for major renova�on in
Iowa City
Historic Preserva�on Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
2026 or 2027 which provides plenty of �me for us to inves�gate outside funding sources and develop a
community plan that makes it a public space both for the neighborhood but also the City. While the
majority of the work for this park will occur in future years, the Commission has determined that it is a
priority to begin inves�ga�on and research into the history of the are now.
Landmark/District Subcommitee (Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 7, Goal 9, Goal 10)
In 1996 the HPC designated the first local landmarks and immediately began a list of the next priori�es
for designa�on. In 2015 they revisited the topic and eventually moved forward with a small group of
landmarks in 2017. In 2001 the first downtown study resulted in two poten�al Na�onal Register districts.
The Commission immediately began work toward a local downtown district. None of these districts
moved forward. In 2016 the HPC hired a consultant to update the downtown study that has resulted in a
Na�onal Register listed historic district. While a few local landmarks have been designated the area, no
further local designa�on has happened. Work between the HPC and the IC Downtown District to develop
incen�ves for preserva�on were not con�nued by City Council. There are other large areas of town with
historic proper�es that have never been surveyed such as the Lucas Farms-Kirkwood Avenue area and
the Morningside neighborhood. The Commission will form a landmark and district subcommitee to
begin to address poten�al landmarks and poten�al districts.
Engage with the Public and City Council (Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5, Goal 9)
Recent work plans have included projects that involved the HPC working with the Downtown District and
the Parks and Recrea�on Commission do develop proposals that were taken to City Council but were not
picked up by Council for future work or discussion. As the HPC begins to work through landmark and
district designa�ons, engaging with both the public and Council will be instrumental to the success of
the work. The Commission will con�nue to foster rela�onships between organiza�ons and atend
mee�ngs and other public forums where they can address historic preserva�on issues as they arise and
propose solu�ons to incen�vize historic preserva�on.
Ongoing work
Annual Historic Preserva�on Awards (Goal 5, Goal 9)
The annual awards program highlights successful preserva�on work within the community and the
exper�se of contractors and consultants. As one of the Commission’s main forms of community
outreach, the awards are a high priority every year and atract an audience of about 100 people. We will
con�nue to partner with Johnson County Historic Preserva�on Commission.
Historic Preserva�on Fund (Goal 3, Goal 4)
With the implementa�on of the fund in FY 2018, the Fund has approved 28 grants or loans improving 25
proper�es. This is a popular program which has helped property owners maintain the historic character
of their proper�es and has helped keep valuable material out of the landfill. Recently the annual budget
was increased from $40,000 to $42,000.
Iowa City
Historic Preserva�on Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Summit Street Monument (Goal 1, Goal 5, Goal 8)
In 2019 the consultant, Atlas Preserva�on, completed the “Summit Street Monument Assessment and
Conserva�on Op�ons Plan” that was financed in part through a Cer�fied Local Government Grant.
Reloca�ng the monument inside and pu�ng a replica in its place was determined to be the best course
of ac�on to preserve this important piece of Iowa City History. Staff has requested funding for the 2025
Fiscal Year to complete this funding. Finding a permanent home for the monument is one part of the
process without a current solu�on.
Long-Term Goals
Landfill diversion through salvage and reduced demoli�on
One of the fundamental principles of historic preserva�on is to preserve, reuse, and adapt rather than
demolish and create waste. Our work and previous commission’s work has kept immeasurable tons out
of landfills. The Commission shall con�nue to advocate that embodied energy is worth valuing and
con�nue with educa�on efforts that energy efficiency, repair, and maintenance of older homes looks
different than modern structures. Homes built before WWII were designed to be naturally efficient.
Repair over replacement was priori�zed.
Iden�fying opportuni�es to highlight Iowa City’s history as a leader in the struggle for social jus�ce,
racial equity and human rights and preserve the stories and structures.
Iowa City’s history is rich with the long fight for these values. We should iden�fy those stories and
preserve structures that represent those efforts. Par�cularly as structures from the 1960s and 1970s
become historic.
Update of the College Green Historic District
In 2016, the Commission approved the reloca�on of the Houser-Metzger House from 422 Iowa Avenue
to 623 College Street where the contribu�ng structure had been damaged beyond repair by fire and
water. In order for the relocated house to be considered contribu�ng to the Historic District, an
amendment to the Na�onal Register-listed district is required as a first step. This amendment will be
reviewed by the Commission following revision by staff and the District representa�ve.
Update of the Iowa City Preserva�on Handbook Maps
The most recent version of the handbook was updated in 2010 and does not include several recent
changes and needs to be reviewed for accuracy. Since many proper�es have changed status (for
example, a non-contribu�ng property has become contribu�ng because of siding removal and porch
rehabilita�on) in the past ten years, the maps, which are the basis for review-type, applica�on of
excep�ons, and in some cases eligibility of the Historic Preserva�on Fund, are outdated. The full
Commission would review and approve updated maps. A plan was outlined with City staff but with
limited staff �me this has not moved forward.
Iowa City
Historic Preserva�on Commission
City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240
Develop a disaster preparedness guide for preserva�on.
As the effects of climate change manifest themselves in more natural disasters, we need to be prepared.
The 2020 derecho followed the 2008 floods and the 2006 tornado. The City earned na�onal awards for
its work around the 2006 tornado by helping the community to retain and repair its historic structures.
The commission and city staff should develop a playbook for when a disaster hits (because one will
again). The goal would be to provide support to those dealing with a disaster, provide advice on
temporary repairs and help property owners proceed through the permi�ng and historic review
processes quickly for permanent repairs.
MINUTES PRELIMINARY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
DECEMBER 12, 2024 – 5:30 PM – FORMAL MEETING
EMMA J. HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Margaret Beck, Carl Brown, Kevin Burford, Andrew Lewis, Jordan
Sellergren, Deanna Thomann, Nicole Villanueva, Frank Wagner, Christina
Welu-Reynolds,
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ryan Russell
STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow
OTHERS PRESENT:
CALL TO ORDER:
Sellergren called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS:
HPC24-0048: 621 North Johnson Street - Brown Street Historic District (alterations to garage windows
and doors):
Bristow began the staff report stating this house is likely a catalog home. It has a couple siding patterns
with a narrow lap siding with corner boards and also a staggered shingle with mitered corners, battered
columns. The house is very intact and considered a key contributing property in the historic district. It
also has a small historic garage, and some small changes to the garage are the project that's under
review today. Bristow shared the site plan of the garage here noting it’s located almost on the property
line. Staff has been working with this property owner off and on for almost a year on various
possibilities for using the space for living space. She next shared some photos of the garage noting the
original swinging hinged doors on the north side and the one small window, which can be seen from
Ronalds Street, there are no windows on the back and then on the south side, looking into the yard,
there is just one small window. The plan is to make the garage into one large space with a laundry with
a sink, and a bath with a toilet and a tub. They do plan for a mini split for some conditioning of the air
and will likely, eventually put in some type of on demand water heater.
Bristow stated she worked with the applicants and went through a few options. First the mini split was
originally on the back but by code it has to be two feet from the property line so they're moving it around
the corner to the south side. Regarding the windows there were a few options, if they wanted to retain
the current type of window and not actually replace those windows, because they're not beyond repair
and in pretty good condition, they would just add an additional window on the south side and a passage
door. They also want to add some windows to the historic garage doors. And then the plan is to make
the original windows operable and add a hinge and the ability to hold them open. At one point, they
talked about skylights but that is not in the current plan. Bristow shared one of the windows, she had
mentioned there is a possibility of making it either an awning or a hopper window by adding a hinge and
she noted the trim is the stop for the window on the outside so the hinge and any adjustment to the stop
will have to happen on the inside and for the windows to operate they will open inwards. Bristow still
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needs to discuss the new window operations with the applicant if they'll want the additional window to
operate the same way as the original ones. Regarding adding windows to the two garage doors, the
applicant submitted a few images of local garages as examples that have similar windows and staff
does agree that a certain window configuration would definitely be possible. Bristow is unsure exactly
how they will add the windows, so she did mention to them that they'd probably have to remove some
of the bead board, keep the frame of the door, which is the entire structure of the door, and use the
frame as the exterior stop. They'll then add some interior stop to hold the glass in place and mutton
bars. It would also be possible to put in an insulated glass unit if they wanted to but the door itself isn't
insulated. The passage door the applicant is proposing is a pressed steel door and staff finds that a
steel door does not meet the requirements for a wood replacement in the guidelines. Steel doors are
not paintable in the same way and they do tend to dent and rust. So typically either a wood door or a
fiberglass door would be approved which the applicant did agree to, and since this house has
craftsman details staff would find it acceptable to have a fiberglass version with two panels and a small
divided window as typically seen on a garage or a Craftsman Style to match the house.
Bristow stated because they also want to put laundry in this space, the dryer will need a vent by code,
so there will be a small dryer vent hole that's put in the side of the garage. Additionally, they will
probably install a water heater, she’s assuming it might be a gas water heater, which also would have a
vent and need some type of small opening on the side of the garage. It would be acceptable to have
the vents on any side except for the front.
The guidelines that relate to this project include retaining the historic garage doors, which the applicant
voluntarily wanted to do and never proposed to replace, adding new door openings that are trimmed to
match the others so that new door and new window will match the trim on the other windows. Bristow
shared the guideline about substituting a material in place for wood, durable, accept paint and be
approved by HPC and that a steel door is not approved. Regarding windows, preserving the historic
windows, which they do propose to do, adding windows that match the type, size, sash width, etc., of
the existing windows, adding new windows in a location that matches the window pattern already on
the garage, and the windows on out buildings should be relatively small and rectangular or square.
Bristow stated the recommended motion for this project is to approve the project with the condition that
that the passage door is constructed of wood or fiberglass and that all windows and glazing complies
with the guidelines so that they could work through the window alterations with the applicant.
MOTION: Lewis moves approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 621 North
Johnson Street as presented in the application with the following conditions:
1. The door is constructed of wood or fiberglass
2. All windows and glazing complies with the guidelines.
Brown seconded the motion.
Thomann stated she likes that this garage is being used in this way, they talk and hear about how more
housing is needed in the City and this is a nice way to incorporate it within an old neighborhood.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 9-0.
HPC24-0117: 518 North Van Buren Street- Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District (chimney
demolition):
Bristow stated this house is located in the Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District and just
across the alley is the Northside Historic District. The house has been highly modified and is
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considered noncontributing but looking into this house she did find some interesting facts. The survey
stated it was built in or around the 1880s but it is not shown on the fire insurance maps until 1926.
Bristow believes it was moved to this site between 1921 and 1926. The house is basically a Queen
Anne cross gabled house with scroll brackets at the corners. There is crown molding and a band board
separating the second floor from the attic. There is also an interesting belt course below the windowsill
for the second floor, and that's shingled and tapered. On the south side there is a projecting bay, called
a canted bay meaning the corners are cut off and there are scroll brackets that support the upper floor,
which is not canted. These are Queen Anne details. On the back side is another little inset porch with
columns also bracketed. Likely after it was moved, someone added a large masonry porch to the front
of the house. It may have been considered a modernization with Craftsman details. At some point,
someone decided to enclosed a portion of the porch and also added living space to the basement with
egress windows on the front of the enclosed portion. There is also access to an upper floor apartment
that goes across the front porch roof and up the side, and another basement entry on the north side..
The subject of this project is a chimney. They’ve had some leaks in the roof so they had someone go
up and they were able to repair the larger chimney on the house by adding some flashing. While they
were up there they determined that the subject chimney was not stable and they needed to take it down
so currently there is just a stove pipe. The guidelines talk about the fact that historic chimneys should
be preserved, typically repairing and capping unused chimneys in a matter that prevents vermin from
entering but allows air circulation. The guidelines do not recommend new chimney pipes to just
penetrate the roof and typically require that they construct a faux chimney with framing and thin bricks
to obscure metal chimney pipes. They have to make sure there's enough support underneath, but using
thin bricks and some mortar can approximate the look of a traditional chimney, especially when it's far
away. It is disallowed to remove prominent chimneys that are important to the historic architectural
character the building. In staff's opinion, if this was not a used chimney and there were no pipes
involved, they would recommend approval to demolish it as it’s on the back, and it wasn't architecturally
significant. Because this house already has had some alterations, staff is recommending that they
shorten the pipe to what code requires, which is two feet and straighten it. If the Commission wants to
be flexible or lenient for this particular project that could be approved. However, they have also not
approved leaving a bare chimney pipe like that so far. It is the Commission's role to decide.
Bristow wanted to point out a few other alterations to this house. Originally the rear facing wing had
extended and matched but then it has been built out to the south with a dormer above. Several
entrances were added. Looking at the rear of the house, because of the fact that the chimney was
there, it likely never had a window in that location but since there's now likely an apartment up here
they've added a window at some point. She also discovered in the survey where they mentioned that
at one point there was a basement garage, likely that came off the alley under the back part of the front
porch and that would have been done when the house was moved to this location.
Bristow reiterated that the current project is the removal of the chimney which is already complete. She
doesn’t know if they removed it below the roof or if there's anything in the attic to support it being
rebuilt, so the Commission could either approve it as recommend by shortening it or they could also
approve it stating they need to frame it out and use thin bricks as if it was a new chimney pipe that was
penetrating the roof.
Villanueva asked how this project came to the City. Bristow explained this is one of those situations
where a neighbor reported that the chimney had been removed so the City sent an inspector out and
the inspector let them know they needed to apply for a demolition permit. Then because an historic
review is needed for a demolition permit this is being brought before the Commission.
Bristow noted it is a rental property and she’s been in conversation with the owner, or the person in
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charge, maybe a property manager, and feels they would agree to shortening it. She did however let
them know that it's possible that the Commission could require that they rebuild it and make a false
chimney.
Brown asked if the owners had come to the City with the picture of the chimney in the state that it had
been in before they demolished it what would the recommended approach have been. Bristow stated
they would have recommended repairing the chimney. She looked back and there have been
numerous violations of the chimney being in disrepair over the last three decades and she is assuming
it has just never had been repaired completely after the derecho and/or other related storms.
Brown asked in the demolition recommendations how do they determine if this is a historic architectural
feature chimney or a non-historic architectural feature chimney. Bristow stated her recommendation is
that this is not a significant architectural feature because it's utilitarian and not decorative. Also what
remains is on the back and like many Queen Anne houses this house has a larger and more decorative
chimney and while neither of the chimneys are readily visible from the street the larger one is more
decorative. So if this smaller chimney was not being used, she would have recommend approving its
demolition.
Brown asked for a house that has multiple chimneys on it, there's sometimes a secondary one and it
can be not architecturally significant but if a house only has one chimney, regardless of how decorative
it is, is that chimney almost by definition is architecturally significant. Bristow explained the
Commission has approved removal of the only chimney on a house before and in some cases those
were the only chimney on the building. It is a case of looking at each individual house and its chimney
separately.
Beck asked if it matters that the house is noncontributing, does that factor into the discussion. Bristow
stated it can, there is not a specific guideline that would allow an exception to the guidelines for a
noncontributing property in these two sections.
Thomann is curious about the pipe height and that it is not at a height that the code would approve at
this point. Is that the code for the City or just for historic situations. Bristow explained the building code
states the requirements for chimneys, and it can be a complicated, but basically where there's not
another roof that's within 20 feet a chimney needs to project out of the roof two feet, it can't be shorter
than that but it can be taller. She is assuming that at one point this chimney was taller but now they’ve
lost those bricks.
Lewis asked about the lost bricks. Bristow explained they've either fallen on the ground or fallen inside.
Bristow stated the staff recommendation allows them to leave the brick off, straighten the pipe, but
shorten it and patch the roof to match. The Commission can make this motion or they can make a
different motion.
MOTION: Wagner moves approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 518 North
Van Buren Street as presented in the application with the following conditions:
1. The existing chimney pipe is straightened and shortened to a code-required height (2 feet)
2. The roof is patched to match the existing roof.
Villanueva seconded the motion.
Sellergren stated she would prefer to just go with the motion, given the condition of the house she
doesn’t think there's a whole lot of point in preserving what's not there.
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Lewis noted they’ve had people do this before, demolish things without getting approval and in this
instance they would have likely had them repair so he doesn’t think it's out of line to say build the
chimney back up.
Brown agrees and states he struggles often in these things, people do things and then once it’s done
the Commission just approves it, he’s not a fan of that. There was a porch recently they talked about a
whole bunch where that's what they did, they put a new porch in and didn't do it in any of the ways they
were supposed to and the Commission made them rebuild it the way they were supposed to. In this
situation it's compromised halfway so should they allow them to go ahead and cut the pipe down
because they went all the way over and demolished it without asking first.
Sellergren thinks that would stand more with her if the house weren't so heavily modified prior to
guidelines being in place and it's so unlikely that the house would ever be brought back to the Queen
Anne it once was.
Welu-Reynolds agrees and feels they are at this stage because of that, what's already happened with
the house and she doesn’t want to be punitive, this is a compromise that she feels comfortable with
given the house. To lower the height of the pipe will look good, it's also on the back of the house and
not going to be seen from the street.
Sellergren stated it's not ideal, but neither is the house in general, they have homes that really should
be preserved because they're in good shape, or something close to good shape, and there's potential
for them. This is not that situation, there's so much going on, and they need to pick their battles
because they want the residents of Iowa City and property owners to be on their side.
Lewis stated there are times they need to compromise, but maybe in this case the compromise would
be shorten the pipe, but then build the chimney up to that level. He noted parts of this house are so far
gone so what are they preserving at this point, but then what stops someone else from going in and just
saying they are going to change what they want and then the house is beyond the point of historicity,
Sellergren noted the example of the front porch was that house was intact beyond that porch
replacement so such a different situation.
Burford stated the point of shortening that the chimney is just aesthetic, it’s not a working chimney.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-2 (Brown and Lewis dissenting).
REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF:
Certificate of No Material Effect-Chair and Staff review:
HPC24-0112: 1033 Woodlawn Avenue - Woodlawn Historic District (internal gutter, trim, and porch
repair):
Bristow explained this house is having some work done on the porch. There is an addition on this
house and so some of the porch had been replaced in the past. The columns used to have nice,
normal weep holes and they've been blocked out also the floor is rotting out. There's an internal gutter
that has had some issues and the contractor is going to just repair it.
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HPC24-0113: 425 Oakland Avenue - Longfellow Historic District (brick step reconstruction and dryer
vent installation):
This house on Oakland Avenue has had a couple different projects: the Commission approved a rear
egress window and window well on this house and they added a basement laundry. There is an old
coal chute on the side and they had proposed to make a hole in the metal coal chute and put the dryer
vent on it. Staff was concerned for multiple reasons and stated they need to make a hole in the brick
wall on the back. So, on the opposite side of the sunroom they'll put a little hole in the wall, they
changed around their basement floor plan so that was acceptable. Additionally, the brick steps had
been covered with carpet and were totally deteriorating. Bristow met the mason at the house and he
thought he was going to need to only take down some of the side walls and be able to put them back
up. The surface is going to be brick and the stairs will be too. She gave them the option to use
concrete but they decided they wanted to do brick.
Minor Review -Staff review:
HPC24-0115: 602 Dearborn Street - Dearborn Street Conservation District (new deck):
Bristow stated last year the Commission approved an addition on the back of this house and they
originally just had a little stoop and step but decided they wanted to do a deck. It will mostly be at
grade but might still have a railing.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2024:
MOTION: Thomann moves to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's
November 14, 2024 meeting. Lewis seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION:
Election of Officers:
Wagner nominates Jordan Sellergren for vice chair and Andrew Lewis for chair. Welu-Reynolds
seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion passed 9-0.
Awards Update:
Bristow noted in the past, when they had the Historic Preservation Awards they brought them to the
Commission for approval and then staff send out the notifications. Then a year or so ago the
Commission voted that they didn’t need to be approved by the Commission but they still want to show
the awardees at this meeting.
Bristow noted they don’t currently have an application for the January meeting, but it doesn't mean they
won't have a meeting. Bristow noted they do need to discuss the Commission’s work plan so perhaps
they could do that at the January meeting since they will do the annual report in February. She noted
she will be out of town beginning the December 24 – January 6.
Bristow reminded the Commission the Historic Preservation Awards is February 27 at the library. They
have gathered most of the information and the next thing is to figure out who's writing things and who's
presenting things.
Bristow noted the United States of America has a 250th anniversary that's coming up in 2026 and
across the nation, and across the state, communities are doing official things to celebrate that. She isn’t
aware if the Iowa City community has already started working on this or has thoughts but there are
some communities that have started working on it and it’s just the kind of thing that presumably this
Commission would be somehow involved in some way.
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Bristow then reviewed the Historic Preservation Awards nominations with the Commission.
ADJOURNMENT:
Lewis moved to adjourn the meeting. Wagner seconded. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD
2024
NAME
TERM
EXP. 1/11 2/8 3/21 4/24 5/22 6/13 7/11 8/8 9/12 10/10 11/14 12/12
BECK,
MARGARET 6/30/24 X X X X X X X X X O/E X X
BROWN,
CARL
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ANDREW 6/30/26 X X X X X X X X X X X X
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NICOLE 6/30/25 X X X X X X X O/E X X X X
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FRANK 6/30/26 X X X X X X X X O/E X X X
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REYNOLDS,
CHRISTINA
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