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Members attending: Joe Bach, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Beverly Heckart, Martin Kaatz, Carla Kaatz, Bill Yarwood, Brian Barto, Louis Musso, Debbie Williams, Mia Merendino, Michael Pearson, Shannon Bright, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit. President Bach opened the business meeting at 6:15 pm. The President’s agenda and the minutes for September were approved unanimously. Treasurer Carl Arends reported account balances as follows: Carl presented an expense report for the year beginning on November
1, 2007 and ending on September 30, 2008. Carl included a table
showing expense reports for the years 2001 through 2008. Copies will
be available at our next meeting, November 12th. OLD BUSINESS: Bill Yarwood indicated that a group of students would help with weatherization of the roof on Saturday, October 18. Members were e- mailed for volunteers to join the work party for whatever tasks that were at hand. Kovalenko Hale Architects was selected by the committee so empowered, to direct the Ellensburg Railroad Depot restoration project. NEW BUSINESS: Our next meeting will be at the Condits house 5:30 to 7:00 pm November 12. THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM: Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Present: Colin & margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Joe Bach, Bill Yarwood, Mari Knirck, Mike Pearson, Rusty Figgins, Beverly Heckart, George Bottcher, Shannon Bright Agenda for September moved and approved. Minutes for August moved and approved. Treasurer’s Report (Carl). Secretary’s Report (Shannon) New Business: Old Business: Upcoming Downtown Tours (Fennelle) Depot Status (Joe/Bill) Fundraising (Shannon) Yard Sale; Sept. 20, 2008 (Dorothy) Annual Meeting -- October 11, 2008 (Dorothy) Next Meeting October 11 (Annual Meeting) --6:30 p.m. Hal Holmes Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Present: Colin & Margaret Condit, Shannon Bright, Mia Merendino, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Chris Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Brian Barto, George Bottcher, Erin Black, Bill Yarwood Agenda for August moved and approved. Minutes for July moved and approved. Treasurer’s Report (Carl) Old Business Yard sale pricing parties will shuttle between Condits’ and the Depot Tuesday of every other week starting the 12th. of September. New Business Shannon agreed to schedule a meeting with the fundraising committee to develop a marketing package for the station.. Our meeting date and time were changed to the 2nd Wednesday of every Month from 5:30 to 7PM. Next Meeting – Condit’s 5:30 pm September 3rd , 2008 Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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AGENDA A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of April Minutes C. Treasurer's Report - Carl D. Secretary's Report - Shannon E. Membership- Colin F. New Business a. November Membership meeting shall be moved to Sat Oct. 11th - November weather limits the number of speakers willing to travel. The speaker will be Larry Kreisman of Historic Seattle. He will have copies of The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest for a book signing. "Kreisman holds master's degrees in architecture from the University of Washington, and in English literature from the University of Chicago. His lectures and tours on late nineteenth and early twentieth century design and architecture take place throughout the Pacific Northwest." Larry Kreisman's websiteG. Old Business H. Other Business Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA B. APPROVAL OF APRIL MINUTES C. TREASURER'S REPORT
D. SECRETARY’S REPORT (Shannon Bright) E. MEMBERSHIP REPORT (Colin Condit) F. NEW BUSINESS a. ELLENSBURG CLG (CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT) APPLICATION (Fennelle) –
b. LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER – Dorothy Chase will be stepping down from this committee, is anyone else interested in being a member on the committee? c. FUNDRAISING Charm Trail (Mia Merendino) – It was decided that HE will participate in charm trail that is currently in effect in the downtown. G. OLD BUSINESS: a. DEPOT PROJECT (Joe Bach) –
i. Walking Tour Brochure – the brochures will be ready in 1 week to 10 days, 2 brochures will be mailed to each HE member, brochures will be distributed as are the Chamber brochures. The design work was done for free by Charlie McGeehee, HE only had to pay for printing. ii. Committee Meeting July 9th at 7pm to discuss the fall program. F. MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER BUSINESS a. YARD SALE
b. WALKING TOUR – (Fennelle)
H. Next Meeting July 8, 2008 5:00 p.m. at the Condit’s House Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Sean Turpin, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Jerry Williams, Milton Wagy, Brian Barto, George Bottcher, Beverly Heckart, Shannon Bright, Sherry Kauffman, David Kauffman A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of February Minutes C. Treasurer's Report (Carl Arends) D. Secretary's Report (Shannon Bright) E. Membership (Colin Condit) F. Old Business: G. Miscellaneous/Other Business H. Next Meeting Sunday April 20th - 3pm, Condits' Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present : Dorothy Stanley, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, J.W. Bach, Martin Kaatz, Mia Merendino, Beverly Heckart, Milton Wagy, Louis Musso, Robert Dloughy, Wilma Dloughy, Chris Knudson, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Shannon Bright, Sean Turpin, Sean O’Banion A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of January Minutes C. Treasurer's Report (Carl) D. Secretary’s Report (Shannon) E. New Business: E. Old Business: Fundraising Committee / Grants – Fennelle, Joe, Mia, Shannon, Dorothy C. Insurance
$2,000 year minimum Walking Tour Brochures – Dorothy S. F. Miscellaneous/Other Business G. Next Meeting Sunday March 16th – 3pm, Condits’ Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present : Dorothy Stanley, Fennelle Miller, Joe Bach, Louis Musso, Robert Dloughy, Wilma Dloughy, Debbie Williams, Diane Huckabay, Chris Knudson, Dorothy Chase, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Shannon Bright Approval of Agenda - MSP Approval of Minutes - No Minutes for December (annual Christmas Party) Treasurer's Report (Carl) Secretary's Report (Shannon) Committee Reports: Membership (Colin) New Business: Pick Up benches for Depot from Seattle (Joe) CWU Comm. Class Depot Fundraising Offer (Joe) Reconstituting Committees: PR/Communications - Chair? Joe Bach, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Chris Knudson, Shannon Bright January - Look for properties, solicit nominations February - tour possible properties March - bring final nominations to HE Meeting Plan May awards ceremony Grant Proposals: Sivinski Grant Lodging Tax Grant National Preservation Lobby Day Old Business: Depot Status (Joe/Bill) Daily Record Offer: $$ and newspaper support - postponed this year because we do not own the depot. Next Meeting – February 24th, 2008, 3 pm, at the Condit's, 215 E. 9th Avenue in Ellensburg Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Present – Colin & Margaret Condit, Bill Yarwood, Doris Shennum, Linda Matthewson, Diane Huckaby, Lynn Whitacre, George Bottcher, Lyle Hancock, Jerry Williams, Carl Arends, Joe Bach, Mari Knirck, Amy Crocco, Dorothy Stanley, Debbie Williams, Dorothy Chase, Brian Barto, Shannon Bright AGENDA Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes from March Meeting (Carl, Bill Yarwood) Treasurer’s Report (Carl) Secretary’s Report (Joe) Invitation to May 12th National Trust for Historic Preservation Dozen Distinctive Destinations 2007 (DDD) Event – HE will have a booth Design Review Board Public Hearing at the City Council Conference Room on Tuesday the 17th at 7 pm -looking at the Old Rectory (Jan Callaghan’s relocation & rehabilitation project on Water Street) to determine whether or not it should it be on the local Landmarks Register External Committee Reports: Membership (Colin): 84 Education (Dorothy): Awards – Letters have been sent out to selections for this years awards, only the Old Mill has responded to their letter so far, 1 letter has been returned undeliverable, Mari will check, they are proceeding with the research Old Business Annual Meeting, May 12th – American Legion 7-9 pm (5:30 set-up), Flowers - Mari Knirck, Margaret will Guest Book – Margaret, Invitations - Dorothy will send out postcards, $300 has been paid (Joe) – alcohol & food may be brought in, alcohol may be bought at the bar, bring sweet or savory Depot Project Update – stalled, Doug Dicken has signed the purchase & sale agreement, David Beam & Karen Beam have not (they may be getting a divorce causing a communication problem, they reside in Albany, New York – Rick Cole represents the Beams), Jim Pittock has been advised not to attempt to contact them – Shannon will contact Rick Cole & communicate the urgency of having the Beams sign the purchase & sales agreement (the funds from the grant are at risk) Website – Joe passed around the photos that Charlie McGehee produced for the website header (Ellensburg then & now), also drafts of material for the DDD celebration promotion Barn Tours – Neither Milton or Wilma were present for an update. DDD “Destination Ellensburg” Celebration planning – tomorrow at 3 p.m. Clymer Museum, Milton needs 2 volunteers needed to help with Walking Tours – Linda Matthewson, George Botcher, Colin Condit, first appear get to go Volunteers needed to manage the HE Booth - Amy Crocco (10-1) & Linda Matthewson will get there in the morning Board authorized $500 donation for the event (EDA $1,000 & Hotel Tax $1,090) Miscellaneous / Other Business – Historic Farmstead near Umptanum (Dorothy) – Discussed the possibility of saving the barn, George doesn’t believe there will be any value in the old barn to a new convention center (which may be put in the location), he will discuss the possibility of EcoBuilders salvaging the materials Bill Yarwood advised that, working with Fennelle Miller and Flo Lentz, the University has submitted an application for a Getty Foundation Campus Heritage Grant. Bob Kovalenko, architect for the Kamola Hall, Sue Lombard Hall, and Gallery One restoration projects, also assisted with the submittal. Goal of the proposed plan will be to assure the historic preservation of the architectural significant University buildings along University Way. Funds requested will assist with getting as-found drawings of the historic buildings (Shaw- Smyser, McConnell Theatre, Lind Hall, Munson, Old Heat Plant, etc.), assisting with nominating the historic core district to National Register, developing a historic preservation identification and management plan, coordinating self-guided walking tours with greater Ellensburg historic walking tours and an interperative wayfinding and signage signage, and integrating the academic community via courses and graduate student projects. Related to this effort, the afternoon of Thursday, May 10th, there will be an open to the public Campus Heritage event, which will focuse on historic preservation at CWU. This event will feature speakers, including Milton Wagy, Fennelle Miller, and Bob Kovalenko, will be from 1 to 3 pm in the new Student Union and Recreation Center 2nd Floor Theatre. This event is being coordinated with Historic Ellensburg and the Downtown Association's May 12th weekend celebration. A reminder will be sent out to Historic Ellensburg members. Also, he said an effort to restore the Old Heat Plant for a potential adaptive re-use is beginning to gather steam on campus. Some possible uses include an Alumni center, a campus museum, and Welcome Center. Designed by John Maloney, the prominent architect who also designed the Art Deco Larson Buidling in Yakima which is on the National Register, the Old Heat building is a prominent landmark on Univerisity Way. If HE members get a chance, be sure to check out the Old Steam Plant located one block south of the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane." Invited HE members to an event open to the public Thursday - May 10th from 1-3 in the new SubRec Theater - Milton Wagy, Flo Lentz, & Bob Kovalenko of Hale Architecture will be speaking – he will send outa flyer to remind everyone “Old Heat” – the old smoke stack – looking toward getting SHPO grants & HR looking at relocating to the area – if HE members get a chance, go to old steam plant a block south of the Davenport Hotel in Spokane – that is what we want to do with it [the smoke stack at Central] - Kovalenko is doing the rehab in Lake Union rehab area in Seattle, they are saving all of the old smoke stacks Next Meeting – May 12th, 2007, 7 pm, Legion Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members in attendance were: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Bob Dloughy, Wilma Dloughy, Shannon Bright, Bill Yarwood, Ann Sherry, Marty Kaatz, Barry Carruthers Agenda - Approved Minutes from last meeting - Motion to accept the minutes for February moved and passed. ( Margaret Condit served as secretary for February meeting.) Treasurer’s Report External Committee Reports Membership: As of March 12, 2007, 69 applications for membership had been received and recorded. Education Committee : Old Business Depot Project Update – Jim Pittock, Ellensburg City Attorney, stated that the City will honor the existing purchase & sales agreement. Amerititle will update the title report. (An estimated closing time of two weeks. Walking Tour volunteers for for the visiting Main Street Conferees were Ann Sherry, Bill Yarwood, Fennelle Miller, Milton Wagy, Beverly Heckart, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, and Barb Owens. David Wheeler volunteered to lead the upstairs tour, Milton Wagy the downtown walking tour. Barn Tours are being arranged by Milton Wagy, Wilma Dlouhy, and Erin Black. New Business – Miscellaneous / Other Business Next Meeting Sunday April 15th, 3 pm Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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PRESENT: Milton L. Wagy, Sally Jones, Fennelle Miller, Ann Sherry, Barb Owen, Joe Bach, Linda Matthewson, Doris Shennum, Beverly Heckart, Dorothy S. Stanley, Bill Yarwood, Marcia Williams, Steven Hackenberger, Colin Condit, Jerry Williams, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by President Joe Bach MINUTES OF JANUARY MEETING; It was MSP to approve the minutes of the January meeting. TREASURER’S REPORT: COMMITTEE REPORTS: Depot: No meeting. Education: Other: NEW BUSINESS: Barb Owen: book, interviews, and downtown space. OLD BUSINESS: Walking Tours, Main Street Conference, Sun., Mar. 25: National Trust for Historic Preservation Distinctive Destination Awards: Depot Update: Barn Tours: There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 4:50. Next Meeting: Sunday, March 18, 3:00 p.m. at Condit’s, 215 E. 9th Avenue Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Jeff Winter, Dorothy Chase, Doris Shennum, Linda Matthewson, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit, Louis Kolhmeyer, Jerry Williams, Wilma Dloughy, Milton Wagy, Dorothy Stanley, Ann Sherry, Barry Carruthers, Robert Dloughy, Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller A. Treasurer's Report - Carl Arends out of town B. Secretary's Report - Margaret continue to get the mail through January & Shannon will get the mail starting in February. C. President's Report - Joe Bach the Railroad Lease accepted unanimously D. Committee Reports a. Membership - Colin Condit - Membership Renewals - 130 in the mail or hand delivered; fall memberships bring total membership to 143 - 145 b. Education - Dorothy Stanley - walking tour pamphlets, nothing new - haven't met since last meeting -) haven't heard from Sharon Blair; Milton Wagy - met with Erin Black of KCHM regarding an old Barn Tour (as suggested by Wilma Dloughy at HE Christmas gathering); it is in the making - it would be planned for after the rodeo they will contact the owners of old barns & see if they want to be involved E. New Business a. Fennelle - The National Trust for Historic Preservation annual National Main Street Conference is being held in Seattle this year from March 25th thru 28th - as a result of Timothy Bishop EDA & Washington Trust …Ellensburg will be one of the Tours on Sunday March 25th www.conference.mainstreet.org b. Agreement & Commitment to Complete Historic Ellensburg Depot Acquisition Transactions - Fennelle related City Council members want every single board member of Historic Ellensburg to sign the agreement with the City individually …discussion almost a deal breaker …maybe the executive board to sign …attach Historic Ellensburg to the real estate contract…agreement will expire as soon as lease is signed over to HE…City afraid they will be sued by the present owners because they city has tied up the Depot since 1999 c. The Depot will have to be insured as soon as ownership is transferred to HE. If any members have suggestions regarding insurance please pass on information. d. The transfer will go to the City Council Executive session at their next meeting the 5th of February or this next Monday?... e. Dorothy 701 S Pine, part of Dr. Haney's medical complex…Zechy (sp?) house early photographer historically significant…Molly Edson still interested…Mike ? Dr. Haney offended HE butting in …got letter after formal SEPA process no opportunity to respond. Fennelle moved & Margaret seconded to have ? attend the next City Council meeting & discuss the fact that properties of historic significance are being destroyed despite F. Miscellaneous & Other Business - Milton Wagy gave a lecture & slide show on historic Ellensburg houses & Fennelle Miller gave a lecture on the Historic Highway's at the Surveyor's Annual Conference. The presentations were very well received. Dorothy Chase of Lodging Tax Commission, planning/ work session regarding welcome signage that lodging tax will pay for Spirit of the West will be putting up a Bronze Statue (on this years Spirit of the West poster) at the corner of Mountain View & Canyon Road - there will be brick similar to the look at CWU with some basalt - what are feelings of electronic sign with information about events? Dorothy Stanley mentioned sign guy (architect) at CWU Project Rendezvous last fall - Bill Yarwood stated Ted Barclay talked with the same sign guy after the Rendezvous & there is a good chance the City will be using him as well. Next Meeting: February 11th at the Condits Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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PRESENT: Fennelle Miller, Shannon Bright, Dorothy Chase, Beverly Heckart, Brian Barto, Marty Kaatz, Colin Condit, Diane Huckabay, Margaret Condit The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by President Pro-Tem Fennelle Miller. MINUTES OF SEPT. MEETING: It was MSP to approve the minutes of that meeting TREASURER’S REPORT; Carl was unable to attend this meeting but he had reported by phone that all balances were the same as those reported in Sept. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Co. Auditor Jerry Pettit called Fennelle about a grant he’d received to make the Home Arts Building at the fairgrounds ADA compliant (all lower county voting will occur there from now on). Fennelle donated her time to research the historic character of the building so that the necessary ADA requirements could be done in the most appropriate way. (We were pleased that he called in HE to assist with this research and thank Fennelle for donating her time and skills to the project.) COMMITTEE REPORTS; Depot: There continues to be a problem for the city with lease language. A meeting is scheduled between the city and our Depot Committee, to discuss the possibility of transferring title directly to HE to relieve the city of responsibility for lease issues they’re unwilling to go along with. Assuming purchase, there will be approximately $30,000 of grant funds left for weatherization. Education: Dorothy Stanley reported that there will be a meeting of the Education Committee at her house on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm to develop the walking tour pamphlets. Everyone is invited to attend. The plan is to get the pamphlets prepared and distributed to the public ASAP. Nominating: Pam wasn’t able to attend this meeting. Margaret reported the following people have agreed to be nominated for two year terms at our annual meeting on Nov.12: Pres.-- Joe Bach; Secretary -- Shannon Bright; Bd. Pos. #4 -- George Bottcher; Bd. Pos. #5 -- Ann Sherry; Bd. Pos. #6 -- Barry Carruthers; Bd. Pos. #7 -- Bob Dloughy. We appreciate everyone’s willingness to serve and look forward to working together. NEW BUSINESS: Fennelle suggested HE (hopefully with other local entities) sponsor “Shoudy Days -- A Festival Celebrating Ellensburg’s Colorful Heritage” to occur the 2nd or 3rd weekend in April. Following is a copy of the handout she had prepared regarding her thoughts on this project. Possible Activities:
Key Organizers: Historic Ellensburg, Kittitas County Historical Museum, Chamber of Commerce Input from those present was positive. Some suggestions were made. Fennelle will pursue this idea with the Museum, the Chamber and with Historic Preservation groups in the Upper County. Other: It was suggested that in addition to applying for the County Hotel/Motel tax- funded grant, we should also apply to the City of Ellensburg. Fennelle will pursue this and will also contact Timothy Bishop of the EDA about the festival and availability of grant funds. OLD BUSINESS: Walking Tours: Milton and Fennelle will be conducting upstairs tours during “Moments to Remember”, Nov. 24 and 25. They need HE members to help (directing people, standing at doors, etc.) A sign-up sheet was passed around and several people volunteered to help. OTHER BUSINESS: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm. Next Meeting: Sunday, Nov. 12, 3:00 pm at the Heritage Center (Annual Meeting) Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members present: Pam Grueter, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Martin Kaatz, Bill Yarwood, Brian Barto, Mari Knirck, Dorothy Stanley, Shannon Bright, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Carl Arends, Lori Robinson, Ann Sherry. No quorum. The meeting was called to order by Secretary- Pam Grueter at 3:15. Margaret moved that the agenda be approved. Motion seconded. Treasurer's Report: Minutes: Approved as received by email. Committee Reports: Education: No report Membership: Colin reported that we have 85 members with a new member signing up soon. Depot: Bill Yarwood reported that talks on BNSF lease were still going back and forth. We still need to talk to those people who already have signed leases with Burlington Northern. We've heard nothing from the insurance people. John Akers has informed the committee that money is available for repair materials. Carl Estes, the architect on the Preservation of the Centralia Station is still willing to work pro bono for us. Bill is going to schedule a trip over to view the Centralia project. Advocacy: No report, however, it's suggested that we ask Timothy Bishop, the new Downtown Association Director, to be our speaker at our annual meeting in November. Old Business:
Grants: Mari has found some grants that we might apply for to help fund the depot rehab. Plum Creek foundation has one that we could apply for. 501 C-3 Status report: Shannon spoke to Rick Cole about the status of becoming an LLC. He indicated that it would not protect the organization. The suggestion was that we figure out our insurance needs for the physical property as well as for the officers and directors of the Board. We should also check to see if we have an indemnification clause in our by-laws. There are federal and state laws that would protect us in theory against frivolous lawsuits. We should check with the CleElum Depot Committee about their insurance. New Business:
The nomination committee was selected. Pam Grueter and Margaret and Colin Condit will serve. A date after the County Fair will be scheduled for a meeting. The offices of president, vice president and secretary are up for grabs. Announcements: Bill Yarwood announced a meeting sponsored by CWU on October 5 which will focus on the CWU Comprehensive Plan and how it ties into the city's plan. Of interest is how the south neighborhood ties into the campus, especially with plans underway to demolish Courson (sp) and Munsel (sp) Halls. CWU needs another 500 bed housing unit for students. Also planned for discussion is the status of the Samuelson Building-is it up for re-use? Bill also mentioned that the lease of the Old University Auto car lot is coming to an end. Shannon Bright offered the use of the now empty Shoudy House as place for our September meeting. She is planning an open house tea beginning at 1 pm on September 24. Our members are invited to bring tea cookies and attend the open house and then we will conduct our meeting at 3 pm. This would be a great chance to see the inside of this historic building. Meeting adjourned at 4pm. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Shannon Bright, Ann Sherry, Wilma Dlouhy, Robert Dlouhy, Dorothy Stanley, Jerry Williams, Brian Barto, Carl Arends, Marcia Williams, Beverly Heckart, Fennelle Miller, Pam Grueter. The meeting was called to order by Fennelle at 3pm sharp. The Secretary read the minutes from the previous meeting . There being no quorum, the minutes were not approved. Corrections included the correct spelling for the Dlouhy's name and the addition of Robert's name to the members present list. Secretary announced that when she emailed the minutes to the membership, almost half were returned by Daemon-Mailer as undeliverable. She was advised to just send a few at a time. Secretary also apologized for not putting announcement in paper concerning the meeting. She was not aware that she was to do that for this meeting. Treasurer's Report: Carl reported that the house account has a balance of $10,257.03. The SOS account has a balance of $34,445.73 President's Report: A Cle Elum person called her regarding the pending demolition of the Old Cle Elum-Roslyn Hospital. They were wondering if we could do something to save it. The general consensus of the members is that we have enough on our own plate to handle right now and to let the Cle Elum Historic people handle it. Fennelle is going to do something on her own to check into the project. The Depot: Fennelle reported that the BNSF lease is fairly onerous. Currently, Jeffrey Winters, Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, and John Akers are working on it. In a nutshell, Historic Ellensburg, including the Board, is to be held liable for everything. The only wiggle room we have is if there is "willful misconduct" on the Rail Road's part. It was suggested that maybe we should do a risk analysis on the entire property to see what potential for problems is found. Jim Pidduck of the City is not willing to take on this lease. He's looking at what's best for the City. If we take it on completely, the whole $39,000 lease for 20 years would need to be paid up front and come right off the grant. The Board will discuss this at the Board Meeting. Mary Knirck is searching for grants. Beverly brought up the point about pledging to the reconstruction of the depot. We had planned to take pledges at the Farmers Market during Jazz in the Valley. It's best to put this on hold. She will have a "Sign up for our Mailing List" if you are interested in the Depot form available at the Market. Education Report: The committee didn't meet. Dorothy passed around several brochures from other cities on their walking tours. Advocacy Committee: Fennelle asked Beverly to keep us informed regarding public hearings. New Business: Shannon Bright and Wilma are to investigate the laws into the 501 C-3 status and report at the next meeting. They'll also look at regular corporation legalities. Old Business: Parade Entry: At this time with no lease on the RR signed, Marcia and George are not doing anything about a float entry. It's tabled until we hear something. Misc. Business: Brian asked about inviting the Upper County to a county-wide roundtable of all historic groups at our November meeting. The Board will discuss at next meeting. Milt is talking to Dr. Harvey about salvaging some materials from the old blue house he is tearing down and putting them in our yard sale. The next meeting will be a board meeting. Fennelle to contact all board members to find a convenient time. Next regular meeting will be August 20, 3pm, at the Condits. Meeting adjourned at 4pm. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Debbie Williams, Fennelle Miller, Beverly Heckert, Mari Knirck, Louis Musso, Marcia Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Martin Kaatz, Wilma Dloughy, Carl Arends, Pam Grueter, George Bottcher, Jeffrey Winters, Ann Sherry. The meeting was called to order at 3pm by President Pro-Tem Fennelle Miller. Move to accept the Meeting Agenda was made by Margaret Condit. Motion seconded and passed. Treasurer's Report: Carl reported the house account stands at $10,225.08 and SOS stands at $34,445.73. Report was accepted Minutes: The minutes of the May meeting and the June Board meeting were read. Margaret moved for approval. Motion seconded and passed. Committee Reports: Membership- As of June 11, membership stands at 86. Depot- BNSF RR has returned their proposed lease agreement to the City for the NP Depot. In simple terms, the lease holds us liable for everything and the RR not liable for anything. A discussion on the lease is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13th, 6pm at the City Council Chambers. John Akers, City Attorney Petit and ur Jeffrey Winters will be there to go through the lease. We've been informed that we must supply fencing for the track side of the Depot. We need to start the fundraising process now. Suggestions include inducements to businesses for contributions, i.e. advertising; yard sale, and donation canisters around town. Old Business: Plans for a Depot Party to celebrate the sale of the Depot and to thank all those involved in the process to make it happen were tabled until the July meeting. Another successful walking tour, led by Milton and Fennelle, was held on June 3 and included the upstairs of the NY Café, the Ellensburg Hotel, Ramsey Hardware, and the IOOF. Erin black from the Kittitas County Museum is trying to get the Elks Building included. Bill Vertrees and Bill Yarwood are working on plans to rehab the downtown hotel space for CWU housing. Ellensburg Hotel upper floor is being considered for Dorm space. Margaret brought up the idea of self-guided walking tours throughout the historic areas of Ellensburg. She said this is being done in downtown Dayton and proving to be very popular. Mari suggested that we publish a brochure on the self walking tours to raise money for the Depot. Carl suggested that we get sponsorship to cover the costs of printing the brochure. This is an agenda item for the next meeting. New Business: George Bottcher suggested we have pledge sheets for people to use to donate to the depot. The pledge could be set up as an automatic $10 withdrawal every month from their checking. Habitat for Humanity could also be approached for help as they do not have a house to build this year. Plans for the Rodeo Parade: George moved that we have an entry in the rodeo parade. Motion was seconded and passed. George, Marcia, the Dloughy's, Margaret, Carl, and Ann will get together to stage the float at Carl's place. Miscellaneous Business: A suggestion's been made to create a Membership Committee with the chairman serving on the Board . The By-Laws will need to be changed to create this chairmanship and will be done at executive session. A request from the Condits for the secretary to send out the meeting notice was made. Marcia Williams announced 2 historic house demolitions- one on University Way by the Starbucks and the Cape Cod style blue house by Rite Aid. We encourage the salvage and re-use of materials from the buildings. A listing for dates on the City Council Study Sessions for the Comprehensive Plan was passed around. Dates include: June 12, June 20, June 29, July 5, July 10, July 11. The next meeting will be at The Wren's Nest Bed and Breakfast. 300 E. Manitoba, Sunday, July 16th, at 3:00 pm. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Margaret and Colin Condit, Pam Grueter, Martin Kaatz, Beverly Heckart, Brian Barto, Dorothy Stanley, Bill Yarwood, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Carl Arends, William and Robert Dlouhy, Shannon Bright, Lou Kohlmeyer. The meeting was called to order at 3pm by Vice President Fennelle Miller. Several announcements were given. The Thorp Auction is scheduled for May 27th, Memorial Day Weekend at the Party Barn on East Taneum Road. The doors open at 4pm. Colin suggested that attendees from HE wear their HE buttons. Roslyn will host a walking tour of the town on May 6 beginning at 6pm and ending at 11pm. Margaret presented a new booklet from the National Trust on historic hotels throughout the country. The Board of Health Advisory Committee and Shape Up Kittitas County is sending a proposal to the City Council on walking paths. The proposal would develop a connectivity of walkways and bikeways throughout the City. Members were advised of an opportunity to sign up for email updates from the Citizens Against Sprawl Committee. The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Beverly Heckart moved to approve the minutes as read. Margaret seconded. Motion passed. Treasurers report: Depot Report: Negotiations between the City and Burlington Northern Railroad over leasing of the NP Depot are ongoing. Bill Yarwood reported that there is a need to identify sequential phases and get a time line going for funding purposes. Fennelle suggested that HE should throw a block party at the depot as a way to thank everyone who has stuck with us on this project. Carl noted that the City would need to approve this. It was suggested to shoot for a Saturday in June or as close to the sale closing as possible. The street would need to be closed to traffic. Beverly moved that we pursue this activity and Margaret seconded. The motion passed. The Farmers Market is to start up on May 6th. HE will set up a table on selected weekends with a donation jar to start collecting funds for the depot rehab. Suggested days include the weekend of the Western Art Association Auction, Jazz in the Valley, Dachshunds on Parade. Education Committee Report: Advocacy for Comprehensive Plan Fennelle suggested that we write an advisory letter with suggestions on how the plan could relate to Historic Ellensburg preservation. Margaret, Shannon, and Beverly volunteered to join Dorothy to draft the letter. Martin Kaatz will draft a position paper on what to do about Morgan Middle School. Depot Report: Joe talked to John Akers concerning the lease paper with B.N.S.F.R.R. This comes out of Ft. Worth ,Texas. It may be a month or it may take 2 months. The sale of the Depot cannot close until the lease is signed. We should take "Before" pictures of the Depot at the block party. Fennell met with the South CleElum Depot Restoration Committee. They will support our efforts absolutely. They are currently seeking funding to rehab the power station. The Awards Banquet will be held at Hal Holmes Center on May 13th, at 7pm. There will be a short Board meeting prior to the banquet at 6pm. We need FOOD. It needs to be at the Center by 6:30. Dorothy and Margaret will provide table cloths. Carle will supply the sparkling cider and Fennelle will supply the flowers. Margaret will supply coffee, tea, sugar, creamer. Joe will handle the guest book (at Fennelle's urging). Mary Knirck is working on the power point presentation on the award winners. Awards are as follows: New Business: Fennelle read a letter of resignation from Laura Knudson, Board President. Due to lack of quorum of directors at the meeting a special meeting of the Board of Directors will be called for May 1 to resolve the issue and choose a President Pro Tem to fill the remaining 6 months of the term. Colin reported the HE has 79 paid members. Margaret brought up the yearly yard sale. Items are already being delivered to the Condit house. We had discussed in the Fall after the 2005 Sale the possibility of dispensing with the yard sale in 2006 due to lack of quality items for sale. Carl noted however, that with the Depot Sale looming, we will need all the funds we can get to proceed with work on the building. The yard sale funds bring in around $1500. The Board will discuss this at their meeting. Due to Father's Day, the next meeting will be held Sunday, June 11th, 3:00 at the Condit's . (note: we skipped May because of the Awards ceremony.) Fennelle announced that she is running for County Commissioner and would like an opportunity to give a presentation to us. Will address this at next meeting. Meeting adjourned at 4:10 pm. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Colin and Margaret Condit, Bill Yarwood, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Wilma and Robert Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Beverly Heckert, Martin Kaatz, Dorothy Stanley, Laura Jones Knudson, Shannon Bright Meeting called to order at 3:00 pm at the Condit residence. The minutes of the February Meeting were approved as read. Martin Kaatz made the motion. No Treasurer's report was available. Membership report: As of March 19 HE has 70 members Old Business: Comprehensive Plan: Dorothy Stanley reported that the City wasn't doing enough in regards to residential preservation. Perhaps HE might like to undertake creating a handbook or guidebook on the proper methods to follow in preserving one's property. It would contain a section on the identification of architectural style. Information on how to bring rehab a property could be included. Also, it could offer inducements to maintain the integrity of historic style. Joe suggested we do a workshop on historic preservation. We should also approach the Chamber of Commerce regarding funding of the printing of such a guide. Dorothy thinks we should come up with a proposal utilizing the notes Fennelle has from the Housing Fair. Beverly offered to help. Margaret suggested that we form a committee to come up With a booklet. Laura replied that this should be brought before the Executive board before any action be made. Awards: Dorothy and Milt have met and selected several sites for the executive committee to choose from for the category winners. aura will call the Board together during the week to look through the photos. Joe announced that he and Fennelle submitted all of the 8th street CWU rehab for the State Preservation Award which will be announced on May 6th. This rehab included Hebler, Shaw, Misner, and Munson Hall. New Business: None Insurance for the NP Depot - State Farm Insurance is the only company that would give us a rider for it. Due to Easter Sunday falling on the next scheduled meeting time, the meeting for April will be held on the 23rd instead of the 15th. The meeting was adjourned at 3:45. Pam thanked Colin for taking the minutes during her absence at the February meeting. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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The meeting was opened by President Knudson at 3 PM. Members attending were Colin and Margaret Condit, Dorothy Stanley. Milton Wagy, Louis Musso, Ann Sherrry,Beverly Heckart, Joe Bach, Mari Knirck, Carl Arends, Anne Denman, Martin Kaatz, Robert and Wilma Dlouhy, Jerry Williams, Bill Yarwood, Borbara Owen, Debbie Williams and Brian Barto. Treasurer, Carl Arends, reported $ 10,756.26 in the operational fund, and $34,325.82 in the station fund. Margaret and Colin Condit reported 61 members as resigned for 2006. The reup letter was mailed out on January 22. One follow up notice will be sent after our March meeting. Joe Bach reported another station break-in. (Joe replaced the lock on the N.E. Door.) The building area is losing more brick work. Further: An insurance policy is being prepared for this year; A 20 yr. lease will cost $38,000; and There is a possibility of leasing for storage a section of the building after Historic Ellensburg assumes ownership. Milton Wagy and Dorothy Stanley presented mounted photos of residences, and other buildings as possibilities for awards at this years Annual Awards Ceremony. There was broad interest and lively discussion--so much so this dub-in secretary could not take it all in for this report. Several items were decided; two by vote and others by consensus. John Akers will be given an award for his past and continuing efforts in finalizing the purchase and transfer of the station to Historic Ellensburg. The University will be given an award for maintaining the historic character of its buildings along University Way with completion of the renovation of Sue Lombard Hall. Letters of commendation will be presented to selected home owners who have maintained their residences over the years, and awards will be given those for outstanding work in maintaining their properties. The awards committee will present their final selections possibly at our March Meeting. The awards ceremony will be held at the IOOF Lodge on Saturday, May 25, at 7 PM. We have the room reserved from 6 to 9 PM. Mari Knirck suggested we create an archive of previous awards and maintain it at the library. Everyone reacted positively to her suggestion, and she and Dorothy Stanley will get together as Dorothy has kept most if not all the photos, and data. Barbara Owen working on an historical record of one room school houses in Kittitas County, emphasizing comments from teachers who taught in those schools. She read a very interesting verbatim account from one such eighteen year old over a period of one year. She hopes to find other such teachers-- most of whom are in their late eighters or nineties. She plans a plans a book. If you have information send a note to Barbara at 1101 E. 4th. Ave. in Ellensburg, or email her; owenbarb@ellensburg.com Beverly Heckart emailed that the City Council will have a study session on the Historic Preservation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan March 13 at 7 PM, City Hall. The next meeting of Historic Ellensburg will be at the Condits (215 E. 9th, Ellensburg) on Sunday, March 19, at 3:00pm. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members Present: Pam Grueter, Laura Knudson, Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Ann Sherry, Mari Knirck, Jerry Williams, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Anne Denman, Beverly Heckert, Brian Barto, Bill Yarwood, Jeffrey Winter, Martin Kaatz, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit. The meeting was called to order at 3:05pm. The agenda was approved. The minutes of the December meeting were approved. Treasurers Report: Committee Reports: Education- The makeup of the "View the Ellensburg Hotel" tour was a success with people coming from Moses Lake to see it. Doug MacArthur has taken pictures during the tour, providing Milt with 5 or 6 cds of photos. It was suggested that we might schedule an event and invite the public to view these cds. Membership: A draft of the letter requesting dues payment is now available from Colin . It will be sent out in a week or two. Old Business: Train Depot- Joe announced that January 5th was the court hearing date to dissolve the partnership of the 3 owners of the depot. A meeting with HE was requested by the city and lawyers to begin the process of the turnover of the Depot to HE. This meeting is to be held after January 23. Members to attend include: Joe Bach, Carl Arends, Bill Yarwood, Mari Knirck, Tedd Hansen, and Jeffrey Winters. New Business: Margaret reported on an email she received from Bruce Magnotti indicating that he was successful in purchasing the old hospital on 3rd Ave. He has formed an LLC by the name of Old Hospital LLC to plan and propose uses for the building, including preservation for future public use. Margaret suggested we send a letter of support to him. The National Trust Membership dues is $115. Dorothy moved that we pay. Motion was seconded and passed. We had contributed to the Washington Trust in September 2005. Dorothy suggested we donate for Hurricane Katrina to the National Trust. She bring the paperwork to the February meeting. Joe reported that the Washington Trust had printed a nice article about the Depot in their newsletter. Martin Kaatz presented an idea for a brochure and map of the Kittitas County Area to leave at various tourist sites and Suncadia . The brochure, tentatively entitled Coal Miners to Cowboys" would feature County history and attractions following a route beginning in Roslyn, driving through CleElum and South CleElum, Thorp, Cascade Way, Ellensburg, and Kittitas. The brochure would indicate old farmsteads, historical buildings, geology, bridges, etc. HE would contribute the information and the Chamber of Commerce could fund the project. Colin suggested the we drive the route to see how long it takes. Dorothy Stanley called for a meeting of the Education Committee to begin discussion for the Awards Dinner in May. It was suggested that the dinner be held on Saturday, May 13. Education Committee consists of : Dorothy, Fennelle Miller, Milton Wagy, Marcia Williams, Mari Knirck, and Eric Cross. Committee to meet at the Stanley residence on January 22. With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 3:45 pm. The next HE meeting will be Sunday February 26th. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Vice President Fennelle Miller called the meeting to order at 1:15 pm. As there was no quorum present, no votes could be taken. Correspondence included a Thank You letter from the Washington Trust thanking HE for joining. The National Trust would like us to renew- vote to be taken at January meeting. The American Association for State and Local History would like us to join for $100 per year. Fennelle reported that HE came in "dead last" for its request for grant funding from the Kittitas County Public Works. Wilson Creek received $156,000 to fund a nature trail. HE received a thank you letter from the Downtown Association for the $200 we gave them. David Wheeler wrote that he looks forward to working with us in the new year. It was suggested that we start a "precedent file" on large buildings undergoing historic facades. Fennelle reported that the "Upstairs tours" during Moments to Remember were standing-room only. The two tours of 20 each were full. December 10th will be a makeup tour for the Ellensburg Hotel. The tour was not able to go into the Hotel during Moments to Remember. The January Meeting will be held on Sunday, Jan 15th, 3pm at the Condits. Meeting adjourned at 1:40 pm. A good time was had by all at the party. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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The Annual Meeting of Historic Ellensburg was called to order at 3pm by Vice President Fennelle Miller. Approval of the Agenda was requested. Motion by Marty Kaatz with Margaret Condit seconding the motion. Approval passed. Minutes of the October Meeting were approved. Motion by Colin Condit and seconded by Wilma Dlouhy. Treasurer's Report: The retired City Economist for the City of Seattle has offered to assist Carl Arends in planning the spread sheets to be used for writing grants. The list of nominees for HE Board positions was presented: The slate was elected in its entirety. Fennelle thanked Tedd for his service to the Board . Tedd will remain as the group's web master and continue to work on the train depot committee. Flo Lenz was thanked for her tireless contributions to the group, first as a founding member, as well as being there to provide much needed legal advice, fact finding, et al. Flo presented the group with manuals of procedures that she devised for the Board of Directors. These manuals contain our mission statement, Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, list of board members, role of the board, and 501C3 papers. City Manager Ted Barkley gave an update on the status of the sale of the train depot. They are waiting for the signature of the 3rd owner on the sale agreement . It's expected to occur by the end of the week, November 18th. The City will maintain an insurance policy on the Depot until it is ready to be turned over to HE. By February, the City is expecting to go through building code to compare it to other cities and also to the International Building Code. Any changes should be announced in the Spring. Looking to standardize the code is the key to this project. He also announced that the City is continuing the façade grants for store owners to utilize in upgrading their historic building projects. These grants are awarded in amounts up to $12,000. The City will also continue to support The Downtown Association. This year they received $50,000 and next year another $50,000 for the Main Street Project. The City has a commitment to embrace regional retail, but, Barkley was adamant that the downtown is to remain. Under other business, Fennelle asked for volunteers to help with crowd control during the "Upstairs Ellensburg" tours to coincide with Moments to Remember November 25th and 26th. She and Milt Wagy will conduct 2 tours of the upstairs at the New York Café and the Ellensburg Hotel. The tours will run 10:00 to 11:30 and again at Noon to 1:30. Volunteers are needed for 9:45 to 10:45 and again at 11:45 to 12:45. A request to change the meeting date from the second Sunday of the month to either the first Sunday or third Sunday was made out of deference to one of the Board member's military reserve attendance. A motion by Margaret Condit to change the date to the third Sunday was presented and seconded by Joe Bach. The motion was carried. The Holiday Meeting will be held at the "Wren's Nest" on Sunday Afternoon, December 4th from 1 to 3. Meeting was adjourned The next business meeting will be held January 15th, 2006 Fennelle then gave an informative and fun presentation entitled "Meadows to Main Street:13,000 years of Human History" on Kittitas Valley. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Members attending: Pam Schmidt, Martin Kaatz, Beverly Heckert, Sarah Sainsbury, Ben Sainsbury, Dorothy Stanley, Brian Barto, Margaret and Colin Condit, Louis Musso, Carl Arends, Robert and Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Tedd Hansen, Milton Wagy Guests: Jani Niner--candidate for City Council, David Heath In the absence of President Laura Knudson and Vice President Fennelle Miller, Director Joe Bach officiated over the meeting which began at 3:05 pm. Jani Niner, candidate for City Council was introduced. She will have a few minutes at the conclusion of the meeting to say a few words on her candidacy. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Carl presented the Treasurer’s Report. The yard sale netted $1910.35. The House account balance is $9465.15; the SOS account balance is $34,247.87. The Walking Tours of Upstairs Historic Ellensburg have been a hit. Milton and Fennelle will conduct tours during the Moments to Remember Celebration the day after Thanksgiving. Joe gave an update on the Train Depot stating that “we’re pretty sure it’s in the bag.” Two of the current owners have not signed the paper work yet for the sale. Hopefully, by the November meeting we’ll have good news and can get the Train Depot Committee going. It was suggested that maybe we could get a contractor and an architect to do an “in-kind” contribution in assessing repair costs and refurbishing plans for the Depot. Margaret expressed concern that we need a whole engineering plan drawn up for what needs to be done to the Depot. Exploring grant money available for the project was discussed. The November Annual Meeting will be Sunday, November 13th at the Heritage Center on the Fairgrounds from 3 to 5. Pam will make arrangements with the Fairgrounds for the room. Members are to bring hors d’Ouvres. Coffee and punch or wine will be provided. Suggested guest speakers: Ted Barkley to give a rundown from the city on the Depot and other issues. A speaker from the Seattle area, possibly Carolyn Swope, who has written a book on the Vernacular Architecture in Seattle (Bungalows). A nominating committee consisting of Margaret Condit, Milton Wagy and Pam Grueter-Schmidt will meet on Sunday Oct. 23 to select 4 new board members. Positions 1,2,3, and 4 need to be filled. Louis Musso gave an update for the Upper County. An Open House for the refurbished South Cle Elum Milwaukee Train Depot is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22. Cle Elum and Roslyn are in the process of setting up downtown associations. A Parks and Recreation District is forming. The Rail District is looking at the likelihood of a new Stampede Pass Tunnel to service the growing needs of the Tacoma Port to Chicago freight route. Plans may include laying track over parts of the old Milwaukee line. Jani Niner spoke on her decision to run for City Council and her plans for improving the downtown retail core. Meeting adjourned at 4:05 pm. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit, Pam Schmidt, Carl Arends, Martin Kaatz, Ann Sherry, Beverly Heckert. Treasurer’s Report: Secretary’s Report: Secretary not present Membership: One new member for a total of 86 Old BusinessDepot: We received word that the owners have agreed to the City’s last and best offer. However, no business has been concluded leaving the City reluctant to make an official statement. Yard Sale: Ads have been in the paper for Sunday, September 25. Colin has emailed all members listing email numbers and mailed notices to 47 other members and former members. Miscellaneous Fennelle and Milton are presenting, “Lessons from the past”, at the Housing Fair Saturday the 25 Hal Homes Center at 12:30 PM. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Milton Wagy and guest, Dorothy Stanley, Mari Knick, Ann Sherry, Flo Lentz, Wilma Dlouhy, Bob Dlouhy, Carl Arends, Martin Kaatz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Fennelle Miller, Beverly Heckert, Louis Musso Minutes of the July, 2005 meeting were approved as presented. Treasurer’s Report: Secretary’s Report: Correspondence received from National Trust. Committee Reports: No reports from Membership, Finance, Executive, Education or Advocacy Committees. Old Business: Depot: Laura reported on the latest developments regarding the city’s last/best offer of $165,000 presented via certified letter to the owners with a response deadline of September 1, 2005. As of Friday, August 12, the city had received no response. Rail District: Louis reported that Suncadia is considering funding an upfront analysis of the viability of the Rail District ballot measure. This will be a proactive study to educate the voters in anticipation of a November 2006 vote. Yard Sale: The first ads asking for donations have been in the paper for the September 25th sale. Colin will e-mail the same information to the membership as soon as possible. No clothes or computers, please. Miscellaneous/Other Business: Flo Lentz reminded the membership that we should be thinking about Board membership recommendations before our November General meeting. If we are to continue with the Save Our Station project, we will need some specific expertise on the Board. We discussed using the depot acquisition as a focus for an extensive membership drive prior to the annual meeting. Fennelle made HE aware of the latest round of grant availability. There are some grants that may be available to the community to enhance our historic preservation efforts. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Laura Knudson, Margaret Condit, Joe Bach, Martin Katz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Jerry Williams, Mike Pearson, Beverly Heckert and George Bottcher. Minutes of the May, 2005 meeting were approved as amended. Treasurer’s Report: None given, Treasurer absent. Secretary’s Report: Nothing to report. Committee Reports Membership: Currently 84 paid members. Finance: No report. Executive: No report Education: No report Advocacy: No report Old Business Rail District: Louis Musso was absent, President Knudson had information via email that a survey will be taken to assess potential rider-ship prior to a November 2006 Rail District vote. Comprehensive Plan: Much discussion regarding Martin Kaatz letter to the Daily Record. Laura agrees with HE’s decision not to enter the Box Store fray, would like to support an ordinance encouraging appropriate in-fill building downtown. It was stated that a new group is forming to fight the Lamb family rezone request. It was noted that 55 acres adjacent to the Lamb property has also applied for rezoning. It was reiterated that as individuals we should continue to submit our thoughts regarding the Comprehensive Plan to the consultants, Studio Cascade, gathering the community input. Discussion followed regarding the upcoming Morgan Middle School rebuild/remodel. Eco builders are supporting the use of energy efficiency and eco-friendly building materials.Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force: It was reported that the EDA is working on a downtown master plan, plans for the Ostrander building, and Main Street Program education pieces. Yard Sale: September 25th was chosen as the date to coincide with CWU student move in on campus. The sale will again be held at the Condit’s, 9 am to 2 pm. Miscellaneous/Other Business George Bottcher introduced discussion about Al Norman’s book, Slam Dunk Wal-Mart, which outlines successful tactics for fighting big box store business: the need of hiring a good land use attorney, an independent regional economic analysis, broad public support, money, and publicity.The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be August 14, 3:00pm @ Bev’s (906 E 1st). Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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The meeting was called to order at 3:15 by President Laura Knudson at the Condit's. Minutes of the May 5th meeting were approved. Members in attendance: Jerry Williams, Beverly Heckart, Martin Kaatz, Anne Denman, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Dorothy Stanley, Milton Wagy, Debbie Williams, Martha Duskin-Smith, George Bottcher, Brian Barto, Ann Sherry, Carl Arends, Margaret Condit, Colin Condit. A quorum not being present no votes will be taken. Treasurer's Report: Carl reported that the HE account balance was $8010.59 and the SOS account balance was $34,381.44. The SOS balance was less than reported in May due to our payment for a portion of the Depot Appraisal. Committee Reports: Membership- Colin reported 84 members for the month. Last year, by the end of August, HE membership stood at 88. Awards- Dorothy reported that the Awards Dinner was a great success and thanked Tedd for making the arrangements with the Masonic Lodge for the use of the banquet room. Old Business: Depot: Joe was not in attendance so there was no update on the depot. Rail District: No report Comprehensive Plan: Huge discussion including comedic asides!!!! George, Jerry, Martin, and Beverly summarized the proceedings of the three community input meetings held to date concerning the direction of growth for Ellensburg. George noted that there was heated discussion on the prospect of Regional Retail. Dorothy believes it would be in the best interest for all parties to do a market survey on the problem. Marty gave a very interesting discourse on "leakage " which the secretary pro-tem won't even dare to recreate. View points expressed include: What can Historic Ellensburg do as a group? Form partnerships with other organizations in town to effect change. It was suggested that we contact the League of Women Voters to see about setting up a public debate on the Pro Big Box, Con Big Box issue. We could ask regional people who know what they are talking about to come in for this project. There could be a discussion on "do we want it or not, and if we want to have it, should it be built in town or out along the freeway." Two suggested names for persons to contact are Tom Barrett of Smart Growth, and Linda Pruitt of the Cottage Company (web-site www.cottagecompany.com) There will be a "Housing Fair" in July in Ellensburg. Representatives from the building trades and city officials will be on hand to present ideas for all housing choices. George suggested that Historic Ellensburg set up a booth to present factual information for the public concerning the future development and preservation of downtown Ellensburg. The HE Board will be emailed concerning this as no quorum was present to take a vote on it. Under new business Laura did not have a report on Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force. Margaret reported on the Film Festival which is scheduled for October 6. Jeri/Jerry Petrie, of the film group, has asked if we would be willing to participate in upstairs tours which will begin at 2pm. Dorothy presented a petition concerning the University Pedestrian Area to the group. The petition
asks the City Council to make University Way a safe street to cross by The signed petitions will be presented as a non-agenda item to the June 20 City Council Meeting. Time is 7pm. George mentioned a swap meet at the Fairgrounds in July for people to bring unwanted building materials to trade. Martha asked if Historic Ellensburg got involved with "just sites". She's concerned about preserving the huge ginkgo tree and seating area behind Jerrolls. Jerry said that it was a project that he and the owner who planted the tree are working on. Laura announced that in regards to the depot the City Council has good news on the status but can't share it yet. Dorothy requested everyone to start collecting items for our annual yard sale. She will start ads in the paper seeking donations from the public for the sale. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Martin Katz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Mari Knirck, Tedd Hansen, Beverly Heckert and Tina Coffee. Minutes of the April 10, 2005 meeting were approved as amended (addition of Dorothy Chase to attendees). Treasurer’s Report: Secretary’s Report: Margaret Condit reported the receipt of a CD from Terry Petrie and the film group with additional information about the train depot. Committee Reports Finance: No report. Executive: No report Education: No report Advocacy: Dorothy Stanley reported on the Comp Plan meeting. The group is continuing to evaluate input. We will pursue obtaining copies of the consultants emailed notes from meetings. New city ordinances were discussed. It was decided to invite Sean McDunough (sp?) to a next/future HE meeting. Marcia shared information about a new ordinance affecting commercial development in a Port Townsend. She has requested a copy from a contact in PT. Old Business Awards: Dorothy let us know that the letters have been sent. Laura has received a phone response from the Habermans who will try to attend the event, May 21st at the Masonic Temple. Members will provide “finger” food for the event. Marcia will do the shopping for punch and coffee, sparkling cider and ice. Walking Tours: Fennelle reported on the success of the Upstairs walking tours two weeks ago. Tour guides Milt Wagy and Fennelle led a total of 33 participants in two tour groups. KAPP TV covered the event. Summer tours will be conducted with a minimum of five people. Erin has specific dates. Miscellaneous/Other Business: Farmer’s Market: HE was contacted by the Farmer’s Market regarding our participation in 2005. It was decided by the group that we would commit to a monthly presence at the market: Art Show weekend in May, Dachshunds on Parade weekend in June, Jazz in the Valley weekend in July, Rodeo Kickoff Breakfast weekend in August, and Paint Ellensburg/Threshing Bee weekend in September. We will finish our new brochure project; Tedd will email the file to Laura, Fennelle, Mari and Marcia for input. The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be June 12, 3:00pm @ Condit's. Special guest, attorney Jim Maloney. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Carl Arends, Brian Barto, Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Mari Knirck, Pam Schmidt, Colin Condit, Margaret Condit Treasurer’s Report --
Secretary’s Report -- Fennelle had e-mailed the following changes to the Mar. 13 minutes:
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Finance: Carl reported that he had paid this years premium for our board insurance. Advocacy: The committee has not met but Dorothy Stanley has been appointed to the City Plan Update Committee, which is an advocacy function. Members of the Advocacy Committee are Dorothy Stanley, Laura Knudson, and Debbie Williams. Old Business --
Depot: The required new appraisal should be done very soon. The city will then make an offer based on that appraisal and require a response in 21 days. If there is a refusal, or no response, then it’s back to the Council for the next step. Flo Lentz was unable to attend this meeting but she has talked with people at the National Trust and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. While they cannot provide legal assistance for any actual court action, they will provide letters of support, have informal talks with city officials, and attend City Council meetings or study sessions where the issue is to be discussed. We continue in a holding position! Rail District: Louis Musso was unable to attend but reported, by e-mail, that the study session with the county commissioners went well and it looks like there’s a good chance of the issue of setting up a Rail District being on the ballot in the next election. However, there will be costs involved with that, so fund raising will be necessary. Miscellaneous Business --
Upstairs Walking Tour: This cooperative event with the Historical Museum will be Sunday, April 17. Laura K., Brian, B. and Debbie W. volunteered to help. We’ll call Fennelle to get info on where/when to meet and what jobs we’ll do. Secretary Position: Her new job requires Marcia Williams (our elected secretary) to be out of town a lot so Laura will talk to Edema Konya, Mari Knirck and Pam Schmidt to see if one of them might take on this task Meeting adjourned at 4:45 pm. NEXT MEETING: Because Mother’s Day falls on our regular 2nd Sunday meeting date, we will again meet on the First Sunday -- May 1, 3:00 pm at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Ave. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Joe Bach, Milton Wagy, Carl Arends, Dorothy Stanley, Flo Lentz, Mari Knirck, Adena Konya, Dorothy Chase, Colin Condit, Martin Kaatz, Brian Barto, Margaret Condit In the absence of president Laura Knudson (who is ill) and vice-president Fennelle Miller (who was exhausted from yesterday’s workshop) former president Joe Bach presided. Minutes of the February meeting were approved as written Treasurer’s Report: Secretary’s Report: We had received a thank-you letter from the Washington Trust for our $100 donation toward saving historic courthouses in the state. Committee Reports: Education -- The Your Old House Workshop went very well. About 20 people participated and all reported it was extremely interesting and very informative. Thanks to Fennelle and Milton for doing a terrific job advertising it and to all the presenters for their time and valuable information shared. After expenses, Historic Ellensburg cleared $205!!! Annual Awards -- The Awards Ceremony will be held on Sat., May 21,
possibly at the old Eagles Building on Craigs Hill, but the site is not
certain yet. Dorothy presented several properties for review by
members present. It was MSP to present awards to the following:
Notification letters will be sent to those nominated for awards, inviting them to our Awards Ceremony on May 21 as soon as the location is established. Walking Tour -- On April 17 Historic Ellensburg and the Historic Museum will cooperate in providing “Upstairs Tours” of several of the old downtown buildings. The following people volunteered to assist with the tours: Dorothy C., Brian B., Colin & Margaret C., Mary K., Milton W., and possibly Edena K and Erich Cross. More information will be available at our next meeting. Self-Guided Tours -- Tim Engstrom at the Daily Record is interested in partnering with Historic Ellensburg in producing and distributing the Walking Tour Brochures. Everyone thought this was great and we thank Tim for his interest. Depot Update-- The new appraisal will be done by April 1, after which another offer to purchase will be made based on the new appraisal. If the City has not had a response after 21 days, further action will be discussed. Flo will check with the Washington Trust regarding any legal help they can provide us. Other Business: The Ellensburg Downtown Association has hired David Wheeler as director of the downtown revitalization project. Ellensburg Comp Plan Revision -- The first public meeting is this coming Thursday. Several Historic Ellensburg members plan to attend. All members are urged to participate. This is just the first of several community meetings to be held to get citizen input. We need to make our views known. Dorothy Stanley has been appointed to the 17 member Comp Plan Advisory Council. Board Meetings -- The board decided from now on to hold it’s meetings at the end of the regular meeting instead of before as they’ve been doing. Meeting adjourned at 4:30. Next meeting will be Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Condit’s, 215 East 9th Avenue. (Please note: because of several conflicts, this meeting is scheduled for the first Sunday in April instead of our usual 2nd Sunday. Also, be sure to set your clocks ahead the Saturday night before cause daylight savings time starts April 3.) Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Fennelle Miller, Martin Katz, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams, Flo Lentz, Erich Cross, Pam Grueter-Schmidt, Mari Knirck, Louis Musso, Milton Wagy, Ann Sherry, Tedd Hansen. Treasurer’s Report: Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the January 9, 2005 meeting were approved as emailed. There was no correspondence to report. Committee Reports Membership: No report. Finance: No report. Executive: Board meeting included the resignation of Flo Lentz as Vice President, she will remain as an at large Historic Ellensburg Board Member through November when her term expires. Fennelle Miller was appointed to fill the vacant Vice President position. Education: Next meeting (of the Education Committee) will be March 6th at the Miller-Bach home, 605 N Anderson, at 5pm. Advocacy: No report. Old Business Depot: Joe stated the City Council approved a final, best offer to Bean, et al for the purchase of the Depot. At the two hour City Council meeting February 7th the issue of Imminent Domain was discussed at length as a possible next step if the sale offer is rejected. There were at least 43 Depot project supporters in attendance. Fennelle Miller and Laura Knudson presented the council with the history of the project, possible solutions and arguments for the continuation of the Save Our Depot project. Martin Katz stated that he felt the timeline presented at the meeting was a great help and good tool. He suggested that it be sent to the newspaper for publication and to the entire HE membership. Old House Workshop: Preparations continue for the Old House Workshop, 3/12. The workshop will be held at Hal Holmes with coffee and writing materials provided. Thirty tickets have been distributed to various merchants for sale. Dorothy Stanley had posters copied and distributed. Wilma Dlouhy still needs fliers for the upper county. Fennelle will get them to her this week. Milton Wagy will submit article information to the newspapers to promote the event. Awards: There has not yet been a committee meeting for this event. Dorothy Stanley asked to have the nomination form/information sent out to the membership. Dorothy and Erich Cross are the nomination chairs and will present a slate for approval at HE’s next meeting. Other: Louis Musso updated HE regarding the progress of the Rail District issue. It is moving toward a vote on the November General Election ballot. The hearing process needs to be gone through a second time. There has been no movement on the part of the County Commissioners. Bill Hinkle still appears to support the effort. Laura Knudson stated that the EDA would make its staff position hiring decision known by the end of February or March. Fennelle Miller reminded the membership of the Smithsonian Exhibit coming to the KCH Museum. HE has been asked for assistance in a proposed Downtown Upstairs building tour. Two tour leaders, 2 observers, and 2-3 monitors at each site are needed. Laura and Fennelle volunteered to be tour leaders. The membership agreed to participate in the event. Martin Katz suggested that a public thank you be extended to all the participating building owners. Louis Musso announced that the Cle Elum would take its first look at CLG designation at its next Planning Commission meeting. The issue of Historic designation for the CWU campus was reintroduced. It was decided to invite President McIntyre to an upcoming meeting to discuss issues relevant to the ongoing projects on Campus and to update us on the status of the Old Hospital building. Wilma Dlouhy asked if anyone knew the City’s plans for the old City Hall location (5th and Pearl). Discussion followed regarding other possibly threatened buildings: NY Café, Elks, the Morgan Middle school remodel, and the CWU old women’s gym/ballroom. The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 The next Historic Ellensburg meeting will be March 13, 3:00pm @ Condit's. Return to: Index of Activity Reports |
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Attending: Laura Knudson, Dorothy Stanley, Margaret Condit, Carl Arends, Dorothy Chase, Robert Dlouhy, Wilma Dlouhy, Joe Bach, Fennel Miller, Adene Konya, Gabor Konya, Martin Katz, Ann Denman, Brian Barto, Colin Condit, Marcia Williams. Treasurer’s Report: Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the December 12 meeting were approved as written. (Gabor Konya later noted a correction –the Konya’s are renting the Ruth Damon home not purchasing it). HE received a letter from Washington Trust for Historic Preservation soliciting donations to support legislative efforts to secure funding for the rehabilitation of county courthouses throughout Washington. The membership discussed a donation from HE, one hundred dollars was the suggested amount. Since a board quorum was not present President Laura Knudson said the board take action on the membership’s recommendation at the next board meeting. Committee Reports Membership: Con presented a draft of the January Membership letter. The HE members and Board will review. Finance: No activity. Education: It was brought to the attention of the membership that a Board member was to chair each standing committee. The Education chair, Fennelle, is no longer on the HE Board. Joe Bach agreed to chair the committee. Advocacy: No report. It was noted by Joe Bach that the HE membership was requested to attend the 1/10 city council meeting in support of the Design Review/EDA/Downtown Task Force request for a study session. This is a proactive effort to protect the downtown historic district especially in the areas of economics, parking and signage ordinances. The hope is to meet with City Council before the Comprehensive Plan review planned for February. Old Business Depot: Joe stated that the prosecutor’s office would be pressing charges against the youngsters who most recently vandalized the Depot building. Some HE members can expect subpoenas to testify about events of that evening. More recently additional damage has been noted to windows. Joe will be contacting Ted Barkley and Bob Witowski, again, about the possibility of initiating an ordinance for demolition by neglect. There has been no new contact from David Bean about a possible sales agreement. Old House Workshop: Laura noted that Milt has a conflict on the chosen 2/26 date. It was decided to change the date of the annual workshop to the first Saturday in March. In 2005 the date will be 3/5. Fennelle noted that no location has been secured as yet. The distribution of fliers advertising the event was discussed. Dorothy Stanley, Milt and Fennelle will take care of specific locations with the general membership widely distributing fliers to interested parties. Wilma will take responsibility for the upper county. Con volunteered to write a press release regarding the event. There was extended discussion regarding working with the Daily Record, identifying a constant contact with someone cooperative at the Record. It was decided to also contact the Snoqualmie Summit paper and the upper county weekly paper. Fennelle will secure the site and schedule the speakers. Awards: Dorothy Stanle |