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Agenda
for Meeting
March 18, 2008
I. Call to Order
II. Recusals
III. Swearing in of anyone giving testimony
IV.Visitor's forum
V. Approval of minutes for February 19, 2008
VI. Review of Permit Applications
a. Kenyon College, demolition permit, Walton House
b. Kenyon College, demolition permit, Wing Center
VII. Old Business
a. Set date for next working meeting re: code improvements
VIII. New Business
IX. Adjournment
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Meeting
Minutes For March 18, 2008
This regular meeting was called to order at approximately 7:37 p.m. with Tom Stamp, Ruth Woehr, Kirk Emmert, Kachen Kimmell and Harold Ballard all present, along with Village Administrator Suzanne Hopkins, Mr. Dave McConnell, Chief Business Officer of Kenyon College, and Mr. Tom Lepley, Kenyon College Director of Facilities Planning.
Ms. Woehr and Ms. Kimmell both indicated that they would recuse themselves with regard to the Kenyon demolition applications scheduled for consideration at this meeting, after which Ms. Kimmell swore in Mr. Lepley and Mr. McConnell. During the Visitor's Forum Mr. McConnell advised that the College would try to sell Wing Center rather than demolish it if a buyer could be found to move it off its current site, though the College could not afford to wait very long for the structure to be moved, and the move would likely be costly. Walton House could also be offered for sale but would be less practical to move.
Before moving on to the pending applications the Commission considered the minutes of the February 17, 2008 work meeting and the February 19, 2008 regular meeting, with the former being passed as amended by a vote of 4-0-1, upon motion of Ms. Woehr, seconded by Mr. Emmert, with Mr. Stamp abstaining as he did not attend the meeting, and the latter being approved as amended, by a vote of 5-0, upon motion of Mr. Stamp, seconded by Mr. Ballard.
The Commission next took up the matter of the two demolition applications by Kenyon College for the Wing Center and Walton house. Tom Lepley advised that the Wing Center is directly on the site of the new buildings planned, and although the College had obtained a price for moving it, such a move would be expensive and could not be conducted until a new location could be determined. Both structures are two stories high, and the stucco exterior of Wing could fracture and fall off during the move. Moving Walton would be even less practical due to its filled concrete block vault, and while both structures are technically historical structures due to their age, Walton has been remodeled, (or "remuddled" as Mr. Stamp opined) a number of times, detracting from any significant historical value worth saving. Keeping Walton was not feasible with the other factors limiting the location of the new buildings planned for this site, particularly the cemetery in this area. Mr. Stamp indicated that as the Commission was advised that the timing of demolition or removal was critical, though demolition would not begin until after May 30, announcement of the potential for sale of Wing should be done as soon as possible, which Mr. McConnell indicated would be done. The Commission considered and voted on both applications jointly with the applications approved by a vote of 3-0-2, upon motion of Mr. Emmert, seconded by Mr. Ballard, with Mr. Stamp voting "aye" but noting his displeasure in doing so, and Ms. Woehr and Ms. Kimmell having recused themselves. Ms. Woehr reminded those present that a $200 deposit was required for each demolition permit, of which $190 would be refunded once demolition and clean up of each structure had been completed.
After the completion of the meeting's primary business, and it was determined that there was no necessity of a report concerning Village Council action on the proposal for re-zoning of the mixed use district as all Commission members had attended the most recent Council meeting at which this matter was discussed, the Commission reviewed the minutes for the October 28, 2007 work meeting, consideration which had previously been deferred, eventually approving these minutes, with corrections, by a vote of 5-0 upon motion by Ms. Woehr, seconded by Mr. Emmert. The minutes of the January 13, 2008 meeting were also belatedly approved as amended by a vote of 4-0-1 upon motion of Mr. Stamp, seconded by Ms. Woehr, with Ms. Kimmell abstaining as she was not present at that meeting. A brief discussion of concerns with regard to the condition of the house and yard of the structure located at the corner of Wiggin Street and Quarry Chapel Road followed, with regard to which issue Ms. Hopkins advised that she and Ken Lane had not yet had a chance to view the situation so they could fully advise the Commission as to what action may be appropriate and feasible. After being advised that Council had not yet taken any action with regard to the Preserving Sanctuary document and recommendations, a further work meeting (subsequently canceled) was scheduled for April 6, 2008, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and this meeting was subsequently adjourned at approximately 8:47p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael D. Schlemmer, Recording Secretary
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