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CITY OF YAKIMA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Council Chambers, City Hall
Date: February 22, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m.
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Place: Council Chambers, City Hall, 129, N. 2 St.
Staff: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager/ Historic Preservation Liaison
I. Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at approximately 5:30 P.M.
II. Roll Call
Commissioners Hall, Bussey, Edmondson, and King were present, with Commissioner Mann
absent (excused).
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes from 02/22/2023
Minutes were approved unanimously.
IV. Staff Announcements Planning Manager Calhoun announced the following:
A. Further Update on Fruit Row Nomination
Staff gave the update that emails have been exchanged between Spencer and himself. It
is expected that the Fruit Row Nomination should be on the agenda for the March
(03/22/2023) Historic Preservation meeting.
B. Naches Overlay (Grant for current Fiscal Year)
A zoom meeting was scheduled for 02/23/2023 with Michelle Thompson from dahp to
discuss the Naches overlay such as next steps to continue the project. Any questions
that would arise from the Historic Preservation commissioners were encouraged to be
mentioned to Joseph, so they could be addressed at the zoom meeting.
V. Audience Participation
None.
VI. New Business
A. 2023 CLG Grant Discussion
A grant manual and grant application instructionswere
presented to the Historic Preservation commissioners
dahp grant cycle are due April 28, 2023. Discussion for the option of markers/plaques for
downtown was found not typically funded though this type of grant because of the
ongoing maintenance that will follow the plaques and it has been suggested that another
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type of project be proposed for this grant. Some of the material for the grant was
reviewed and further explained. Commissioners are encouraged to speak up if they could
think of a grant proposal. Questions regarding the Grant were also strongly encouraged,
while Joseph may not have direct answers, the zoom meeting with Michelle Thompson
will help answer any comments, questions or concerns regarding this grant. A
consideration to update the Yakima GIS system to enhance public availability to easily
research what a parcel on the historic preservation might entail, such as limitations and
requirements was mentioned as a proposal for the grant. There was concern regarding if
the Historic Preservation should apply this grant to the GIS system because of the fact
that the Historic Preservation is not responsible for the maintenance of the GIS system,
but rather the City of Yakima internal staff. Previously approved projects from this grant
were discussed and explained. The Naches overlay was also discussed and it was
brought to the commissioners attention that the Naches overlay can be a foundation for
future projects, and these future projects are ones that would not require a full on grant,
but instead could be maintained through the commission and staff. The marker/ plaque
idea to improve the downtown area was considered once again, but since it may not be
completely appropriate to be funded through the grant cycle, it was suggested that there
be other funding that could be put towards the marker/plaques for the downtown area.
Overlapping of projects is assumed to not occur, but it will be asked to Michelle
Thompson if grant funds could be distributed among several projects rather than just one.
There is still some concern about coming to a consensus when choosing what project to
pursue with the CLG grant, it was agreed that Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager/
Historic Preservation Liaison follow up with the commissioners via email about how the
zoom went with Michelle Thompson so that it can be discussed at the next Historic
preservation meeting in March. The marker/ plaque proposal is further evaluated by the
commissioners and is recognized under education and public awareness for the
residents and tourist of the City of Yakima.
VII. Other Business
Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager/ Historic Preservation Liaison was thanked and
recognized by the Chair, Hall, for stepping in and guiding the Historic Preservation
Commission though their upcoming projects.
VIII. Adjournment
A motion to adjourn to March 22, 2023 was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting was
adjourned at approximately 6:01 P.M.
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