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YAKIMA
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
CITY OF YAKIMA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes for Meeting of November 29, 2017
Call to Order
Commission Chair Stohr called the meeting to order at approximately 5:30 P.M.
II. Roll Call
Present: Whitney Stohr, Cynthia Hall, Jacob Clay, Leslie Wahl
Absent: Karl Pasten (excused), Nancy Kenmotsu (excused)
Quorum: Quorum present
Staff: Historic Preservation Liaison Joseph Calhoun
III. Approval of August 23, 2017 and September 27, 2017 Minutes
The meeting minutes from August 23, 2017 and September 27, 2017 were
presented for discussion. A motion was made by Ms. Hall to approve as
submitted, Ms. Wahl seconded. Motion carried.
IV. New Business
A. Chair/Vice-Chair Vote
A motion was made by Ms. Hall to elect Whitney Stohr as Commission Chair and
Leslie Wahl as Vice Chair of the Commission, Mr. Clay seconded. Motion
carried.
V. Old Business
A. Saturday Soapbox
Ms. Stohr noted that one of the commission's pieces was published in October.
Ms. Wahl noted that Don Meyers of the Yakima Herald Republic had recently
been publishing articles related to `Historical Yakima' and that she would reach
out to him to see if there was any opportunity for supporting the continuation of
these articles with the commission.
Commission Members 1
Whitney Stohr • Nancy Kenmotsu • Karl Pasten • Leslie Wahl • Cynthia Hall • Jacob Clay
VI. Other Business
General Discussion of other items not on the agenda
A. Certificate of Appropriateness
Mr. Calhoun notified the commission that the city received an application for a
certificate of appropriateness for solar panels in the Barge Chestnut
neighborhood. Once the application is complete, the commission will review.
B. Staff Changes
Mr. Calhoun notified the commission that he would no longer be serving as
the staff liaison for the commission and that instead, Trevor Martin and
Colleda Monick would be serving as the new liaisons. Mr. Martin will be the
main point of contact and Ms. Monick will be the secondary point of contact.
C. Grants
Mr. Martin notified the commission that an opportunity to apply for grant
funding through the Department of Archeology & Historic Preservation would
be available in 2018 and that he and would bring forward some suggestions
and additional information to the next meeting.
Ms. Stohr expressed interest in understanding how grant funding would be
administered under the commission and Mr. Calhoun agreed to research and
bring information back to the commission.
D. Discussion regarding the commission vacancy and whether or not it made
sense to reach out the Downtown Association of Yakima and or the Museum
to see if there was interest from either or both of these organizations. Ms.
Stohr agreed to reach out to the Yakima Valley Museum.
VII. Citizen Participation
None
VIII. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:45 p.m. to the next scheduled meeting
which will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall
Council Chambers.
Prepared, Respectfully Submitted By:
Colleda Monick
Assistant Planner
Historic Preservation Liaison
Commission Members 2
Whitney Stohr • Nancy Kenmotsu • Karl Pasten • Leslie Wahl • Cynthia Hall • Jacob Clay