Location: 2100 Randolph Rd., Charlotte, NC
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Present:
Mr. Richard Alsop, III/Mayor, HLC Chair
Mr. Louis Asbury, IV/County
Mr. Matthew Benson/Mayor, Design Review Com. Chair
Mr. Frank Bragg/City
Mr. William T. Hobbs/County
Ms. Yolanda Johnson/City, Finance Committee Chair
Ms. Yolanda Law/County, HLC Vice-Chair
Dr. Richard Mattson/County, Survey Com. Chair
Mr. Gray Newman/County, Projects Committee Chair
Ms. Laura C. Smith/City, HLC Treasurer
Dr. Lynn Weis/City, HLC Secretary
Dr. Dan L. Morrill, HLC Consulting Director
Mr. Stewart Gray, HLC Preservation Planner
Mr. Bryan Turner, HLC Projects Manager representing
Mecklenburg County
Ms. Mary Lynn Morrill, HLC Recording Consultant
Ms. Mary Dominick, HLC Consultant
Absent:
Mr. Len Norman/County
Visitors:
Patrick Frye III
Neal Broome
Gwen Cook
James Alsop
Luke Vollmar
Larry Bjerson
Melissa Vrona
David Craft
Dotty Honey
Tony Zeiss
Bob Gwisnkamp
Blaine Gregory
Darcy Sosko
Mary Vickers-Koch
Mitchell Hagler
Eric. M. Jensen
Kathleen Collado
Amanda Capobianchi
Daniel Spinnici
Rich Rosenthal
Richard Zellinger
Joyce King
Darrel Williams
Doug Hardaway
Stacey Harris
Monique Taylor
Danielle Dosunmu
Melanie Sizemore
Shane Jeter
Gene Ritter
Marcia Conston
David Rhew
AGENDA
Item #1 - Chairman’s Report: Mr. Benson welcomed everyone to
the meeting.
Item #2 - Director’s Report: Dr. Morrill
Dr. Morrill explained that the sole responsibility of the
Commission is to determine whether the proposed parking deck meets the
standards for new and related construction set forth in the Secretary of the
Interior's Guidelines.
Item#3 - Consideration of an Application For A Certificate
Of Appropriateness to build a parking deck adjacent to American Legion
Memorial Stadium.
Dr. Morrill explained the Design Review Committee's
recommendation, and a general discussion ensued.
Mr. Rich Rosenthal of CPCC reviewed the plans for the proposed
deck and expressed his willingness to work with the Historic Landmarks
Commission to develop a mutually acceptable plan. Dr. Tony Zeiss,
President of CPCC, stated that it is most important that this issue be
resolved quickly.
Representatives of the County and Mecklenburg County Park
and Recreation said they support the construction of the parking deck.
The following recommendation of the Design Review Committee
was treated as a motion with a second
THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE PRESENTED A SECONDED MOTION THAT
THE APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A PARKING DECK TO
BE ERECTED ADJACENT TO AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL STADIUM, LOCATED BETWEEN SAM
RYBURN WALK AND E. 7TH ST., CHARLOTTE, N. C., BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT MR. BENSON, DR. MATTSON, AND MR. ALSOP AND HLC STAFF
WILL NEGOTIATE WITH THE APPLICANT
AND BE AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE A DESIGN FOR THE PROPOSED PARKING DECK AND SITE
THAT PLACES FLAT ROOFS ATOP THE STAIRWELLS, THAT INCORPORATES DESIGN
ELEMENTS, INCLUDING POSSIBLY A PARAPET WALL, THAT ARE SYMPATHETIC TO THE
ART DECO FEATURES OF THE AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL STADIUM, AND THAT
ESTABLISHES A PLAN FOR VEHICULAR INGRESS AND EGRESS THAT REMOVES TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM ARMORY DRIVE AND THAT ASSURES
SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED PARKING DECK AND AMERICAN
LEGION MEMORIAL STADIUM. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE
MOTION.
There being no further business the committee adjourned at
approximately 7:20 p.m.