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Director's Report A. Action Items. 1. Repairs for the rental house at White Oak must be accomplished in order to continue to rent the property. Stewart Gray is the Project Manager and has consulted with Bill Hobbs concerning this matter. Staff hereby requests a motion allowing the expenditure up to $3550 to complete the repairs
B. Information Items. 1. Mary Dominick will be continuing her work with the Commission until January 1st. Thereafter, if necessary and if he is available, Bill Jeffers will assume her responsibilities. 2. Staff met with the realtor for the owner of the Walker's Grocery Store in the Belmont neighborhood. Subsequently, the realtor discussed possible value with the owner and reported the sales price. The difference was so substantial that Staff concluded that further negotiations would be fruitless. On Friday the realtor for the owner called and suggested that the Commission submit its maximum price. This matter will come before the Commission in executive session.
3. Staff anticipates receiving a proposal from David Furman about a possible joint project in Dilworth. When received, Staff will review the proposal with the Projects Committee. 4. Robert and Karl Schmidt have been working to complete the final upfit of the Sidney & Ethel Grier House. Everything is on schedule for a late September closing.
5. The Commission is still awaiting a resolution of the issue as to whether it can pass through Tax Credits on projects it initiates. 6. Staff is opening commercial charge accounts with several vendors, including Home Depot, Lowe's, Queen City Lumber Company, and Duron Paint. These accounts will allow the Commission to work more efficiently with small contracting firms. This will be used exclusively for projects, and the invoices will be paid from the revolving fund. 7. Staff has talked with the Steve DeConti, the contractor for the Grier-Rea House. He told Staff that he would be completed with his work by September 15th. Thereafter, a determination will be made as to what work still needs to be done to market the house effectively. Mattson-Alexander Associates is processing the house for potential listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Bryan Turner is the project manager. A walk though with the contractor is scheduled for tomorrow.
8. The issue of resolving encroachment issues at the Torrence Lytle School continues. Bryan Turner and Patricia Nystrom are working on this.
9. An issue arose during the past month regarding the prospective use of the New Style GM Bus in a Labor Day parade. Cats was unwilling to provide liability coverage, and on the advice of Patricia Nystrom Staff did not allow the bus to be used.
10. A public hearing with the Charlotte City Council to consider the designation of the Second Ward High School Gymnasium as a historic landmark will occur on September 15th.
11. The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority has invited me to come to an upcoming Board meeting to raise again the issue of the historic designation of the original Charlotte Coliseum. I will appear at the November meeting.
12. Staff has been endeavoring for months to obtain CSX Railroad's agreement to sell the P&N Railroad Thrift Depot. Those efforts have not been successful. Staff will be working to make the community more aware of the historic significance of this structure.
13. An issue has arisen with respect to the Gluyas House, which was a revolving fund project. Deed covenants stipulated that an undisturbed buffer was to be maintained at the boundaries of the property. Some adjoining property owners are violating those covenants. Staff will write a letter to those owners stipulating that the covenants were an important component of the preservation plan for the house.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan L. Morrill Consulting Director
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