Brighton Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 500 S. 4th Ave., 1st Floor, Council Chambers, Brighton, CO 80601 Virtual Meeting Agenda Date: JANUARY 14, 2021 - 6:00 P.M. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83465190831 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +17209289299,,83465190831# or 8884754499,,83465190831# (Toll Free) Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 720 928 9299 or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 834 6519 0831 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbzpVizTQD I. CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Sara Dawson I. WW II.

II. ROLL CALL Sheryl Johnson

III. SEATING OF ALTERNATES Sara Dawson

BRIGHTON HISTORIC IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Sara Dawson PRESERVATION COMMISSION V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 10, 2020 Sara Dawson 500 S. 4TH Avenue Brighton, CO 80601 VI. CONSENT AGENDA Sara Dawson 303-655-2042 [email protected] VII. PUBLIC COMMENT Public invited to be heard on matters not on the agenda (Limited to 5 minutes) Chairperson: Sara Dawson VIII. REPORTS / PRESENTATIONS Committees: Vice–Chair: Dick Hodge Staff:

Secretary/Treasurer: Staff Report from Kim Kim Bauer Catherine Johnson IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Commissioners: 2020 Budget Catherine Johnson Jo Pinto 2021 Budget Kim Bauer Sage Naumann Mardita Murphy X. NEW BUSINESS 2020 Year in Review and Discussion Kim Bauer City Council 2021 Goals / Review of 2020 Goals Kim Bauer Representatives: Mark Humbert XI. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Sara Dawson Ann Taddeo - Alternate

Youth Commission XII. ADJOURNMENT Sara Dawson Representative: Diana Hernandez XIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS Saving Places Conference 2021 – Virtual – February 10 – 12, 2021 Alternate: CLG Training Webinars – Vacant Compass for CLG’s – January 20, 2021 – 12:00 pm Vacant Cultural Landscapes: Designation, Setting and Content – February 17, 2021 – 12:00 pm City Admin. Assistant: Design Review Critique – March 10, 2021 – 12:00 pm Sheryl Johnson Evaluating Integrity in Historic Districts – March 17, 2021 – 12:00 pm

City Staff: III. IV. Kim Bauer NEXT MEETING Brianne Schreck FEBRUARY 11, 2021

500 S. 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601

MINUTES of the Brighton Historic Preservation Commission meeting for the City of Brighton, Adams County, Colorado, Brighton, Colorado held a Virtual Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81628953452 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +17209289299, 81628953452# or 8778535257, 81628953452# (Toll Free) Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 720 928 9299 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 816 2895 3452

DATE: December 10, 2020

Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance: Chairman Sara Dawson called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. followed by the recital of the pledge of allegiance.

Roll Call/Establish Quorum: Commissioners Present: Sara Dawson, Catherine Johnson, Mardita Murphy (6:10), Sage Naumann, Jo Pinto (6:13), Mark Humbert and Diana Hernandez Commissioners Absent: (Excused) Dick Hodge (Unexcused) Staff Present: Kim Bauer, Brianne Schreck and Sheryl Johnson Others Present:

Seating of Alternates: There were no alternates to seat.

Approval of Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda as presented by Commissioner Humbert. Second by Commissioner Johnson. Motion Carries.

Approval of Minutes for November 12, 2020: Motion to approve the minutes for November 12, 2020 as distributed by Commissioner Humbert. Second by Commissioner Johnson. Motion Carries.

Consent Agenda: No Consent Agenda Items

Public Comment: None

Reports / Presentations: None

Committees There were no reports from the committees.

Staff - Kim Bauer

GRANTS & SURVEYS: Kuner Row Properties Survey Grant – Carl McWilliams, the Consultant for Cultural Resource Historians, LLC has completed about 28% of the grant work thus far. Two invoices have been paid for the work that has been done. Mr. McWilliams has been keeping staff updated on his progress. Commissioner Dawson found information on the builder of the homes and has a photo. Commissioner Naumann requested a copy of the introductory letter that Mr. McWilliams 1 sent out to the property owners. One of the deliverables that needs to occur is a public meeting that may have to be virtual. A historic side note is that the houses were company houses for the Kuner workers.

HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND REFERRALS: 8 N. Main – Sign Certificate of Appropriateness – Staff has not heard anything from the owner again. They are waiting for an updated sign form.

113 E. Bridge Street – Sign Certificate of Appropriateness – This is a sign for the Barber Shop. Staff will be reviewing the COA. The sign will need to meet the Downtown Design Guidelines.

OUTREACH STATISTICS: November 2020 – Facebook had 72 page views; 1,818 post reaches; and 969 page likes. Ms. Bauer scheduled a bunch of posts to go out. Instagram has a total of 219 followers and 157 reaches. The Digital Walking Tour of the Downtown Historic District for November had 29 visitors. The Historic Splendid Valley Tour for November had 123 visitors. The Growing History: Brighton City Museum Blog for November had 21 users in 28 sessions with 61 page views.

OTHER UPDATES: The Historic Register Buildings Tour is complete and the link is https://arcg.is/0e0GSC. This is the newest tour that has been completed.

The Brighton Chamber of Commerce Award nominations are in. Commissioner Hodge has been nominated and the Museum has been nominated. The winners will be announced in January.

The staff is continuing to update the permit database with the watch list properties. This will allow the permit techs to see the buildings and properties that are on the watch list. The notification system will let staff know when a permit has been pulled.

MUSEUM UPDATES: o The museum is still accepting reservations for researchers to come in through Eventbrite. The use of reservations will probably continue after the buildings open back up. o The oral histories of Betty Stephenson and Sachi (Morimitsu) Fujimoto are almost done in the editing process. The oral histories look very good and staff has ten more names of people that they can interview. o Bromley Hishinuma-Koizuma Farm is getting a fresh exhibit. Everything was taken out in October and will be allowed to rest from the exposure. This will allow staff time to inventory for the State Repository. The staff is working with the Parks administration and the team at the farm for the new exhibit. o The museum’s temporary collections have been moved to the vault and are safe. The more accessible items are down in the museum space. Staff is making space for the collections and evaluating the condition of the items. o Ms. Schreck is working on the backlog of cataloging. She is currently working on the McCoy collection. This is the first documented collection. This is part of the Phillip Wade American Legion collection. It is almost complete and then will be up on PastPerfect. Ms. Schreck is re-cataloging the Japanese newspapers. This will give more information to make them more searchable. There are almost 400 newspapers. o AASLH StEP’s Update – Ms. Schreck stated that we are on track to complete the first 3 steps that were part of this year’s goals. The interpretation may carry over into part of next year. The next 3 steps will be worked on next year. All 6 steps must be completed by next year. The completion of the StEP’s allows us to keep the collections through the State Repository. This opens up large opportunities for us as a museum. The steps are as follows: 1) Visioning & Governance – follow City ethics and guidelines 2) Audience – Outreach / Community Relations 3) Interpretation – exhibits, programming and publications 4) Stewardship of Collections – Focus on collections next year. This will be where objects are stored, space for backlogs, digital collections, research and housing of objects. 5) Stewardships of Structures and Buildings – documentation of structures and buildings and the work that we do as a CLG. 6) Management – This is how the collections are kept safe, clean and coded. Job performance of the staff. o Museum visitor’s year to date totals 806 as of the end of November. This is twice as many as 2018. The virtual presence of the tours and exhibits have helped to boost the numbers. Ms. Schreck hopes to have over 900 visitors

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by the end of the year. Ms. Bauer gave a talk at EVAC recently which helps boost the visitors. Commissioner Dawson encouraged the Commission to look at the virtual paintings and the Armory.

Finished Business: 2020 Budget Commissioner Johnson stated that there would be some charges coming through for items that have been ordered for the museum. The 2 invoices for Mr. McWilliams have been paid and the rest of the Grant funds will be rolled over to cover the rest of the grant charges in 2021. Staff will start looking at a virtual event for May for the Historic Preservation month. We may plan to have a planning session for 2021 virtually. We will need to evaluate events for 2021and plan to have good events for 2022.

New Business: Arcadia Publishing Book Contract Commissioner Dawson has signed the book contract as the publisher. It will be released in 2022 in late April or early May. Allison Lockwood will help take photos for the book. Commissioner Dawson will work out an agreement with the Commission for royalties. She appreciates the opportunity to be able to publish the book. There are people who can help with the copy editing.

Additional Comments: Rocky Mountain PBS will be conducting interviews in January. Ms. Bauer will be in contact with them to set up the details. It would also be good to have someone from BJAA work with PBS as well as the Commission.

Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 6:51 p.m. by Commissioner Dawson.

Announcements: CLG Training Webinars -  Archaeology for Local Governments – December 16 – 12:00 pm  Compass for CLG’s – January 20, 2021 – 12:00 pm  Saving Places Conference – Virtual – Wednesday, February 10 – Friday, February 12, 2021

Next Meeting: January 14, 2021

Submitted by, Sheryl Johnson

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STAFF REPORT

Monthly report on staff activity related to and involving Historic Preservation items.

Date Prepared: 1/7/2021

Date Presented: 1/14/2021

Prepared By: Kimberly Bauer, Historic Preservation Planner

Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting 1/7/2021

STAFF REPORT

GRANTS & SURVEYS: Kuner’s Row Properties Survey Grant

 The project continues to be on target.  Carl McWilliams, of Cultural Resource Historians, LLC has working on architectural descriptions and online research, and should be closer to drafts of the documents at the end of December.  We have paid out 2 invoices, totaling about 41% of the project. The most recent invoice detailed the draft work on the architectural inventory forms and the draft report.  Once these draft versions are submitted to the SHF, we will have completed deliverables #6 and #7.

HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND REFERRALS:  8 N Main – Sign Certificate of Appropriateness o Status: Waiting for Applicant to resubmit o Staff has asked for a change in design that would reflect other signs in the district, and that will better meet the design guidelines request for signs.  113 E Bridge Street – Sign Certificate of Appropriateness o Status: COA approved  Case Farms (Southwest Corner of Bromley and 27th) – Pre-Application Conference: o Status: Review completed. The follow note was made in the system.

A number of the existing structures located through the overall property are over 50 years old, which is the minimum threshold to begin reviewing sites for historic designation eligibility. In 2014, architectural inventory forms were completed and are attached here: 5AM.3212, 5AM.3213, 5AM.3214, 5AM.3215, and 5AM.3231. The aforementioned forms were requested during a previous round of review, and I am attaching those staff comments as they remain the same.

1. When moving forward with development of the site there are a couple of items that we ask you to consider. a. Aim to keep the historic structures intact until plans for development of the land is progressing. It may be possible to use a portion of the structure or

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incorporate the structure into their site design. Delaying demolition may help to provide some small preservation options down the road. b. We would like to explore the re-use or salvage of historic materials on the site prior to demolition. Please feel free to schedule a meeting with me to additionally discuss the details associated with this type of preservation.

Below are general comments as it relates to buildings over 50:

 Buildings over 50 years old are eligible to be considered for local historic designation. Historic designations are reviewed by our Historic Preservation Commission.  Please note that alterations to the exterior front façade of the structure may potentially have an impact on the historic integrity and significance of the building in relation to a future designation, should you choose to research and apply for a designation with the Brighton Historic Preservation Commission.  If you choose to apply and our Commission were to approve a designation you may be eligible for state tax credits for restoration, rehabilitation, or preservation work on your property. For more information on eligibility requirements, see the attached information brochure.  If you have any questions on the designation process, please do not hesitate to contact Kim Bauer, Historic Preservation Coordinator, at 303-655-2051 or [email protected]

OUTREACH STATISTICS: December 2020:

 Facebook: o Page Views: 450 o Post Reach: 17,560 o Total Pages Likes: 1,168  Instagram: o Total followers: 252 o Reach: 182  Digital Tours: o Digital Walking Tour of Downtown Historic District: 26 o Historic Splendid Valley Tour: 71 o Historic Register Buildings: 97  Growing History: Brighton City Museum blog o Users: 99 o Sessions: 128 o Page Views: 383

BUDGET: Below is the 2021 budget as I know it at this time:

 10-21-4645-21000 : Operating Supplies/Maintenance: $9263.00

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 10-21-4645-55500 : FILINGS/RECORDINGS: $41.00

 10-21-4645-69000 : PROGRAM/SUPPLIES: $0 (they added the amount we had requested for this line item to "Operating Supplies". Together this is the full amount we requested in the squeezed budget year)

 10-21-4645-80000 : MISCELLANEOUS: $250.00

MUSEUM UPDATES:

 We continue to take Eventbrite registration tickets for research reservations.  We continue to work through the backlog of objects needing accessioning and cataloguing.  We are working to transcribe all Oral Histories, as well as working to make them public.  Preparations for 2021 are being assessed.  Completion of 2020 Year in Review. Attached for review.  AASLH StEPs update.

Visitors:

 Museum Visitors Year in 2020: 934

12/01/20 VR-Paintings, VR-Armory 23 EVAC Talk - 11 Significant Properties 12/08/20 Talk 12 12/09/20 VR-Paintings, VR-Armory 11 12/15/20 VR-Paintings, VR-Armory 25 12/22/20 VR-Paintings, VR-Armory 11 12/30/20 VR-Paintings, VR-Armory 26

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Brighton HPC Budget - 2020 Line Name Approved Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual May Actual Actual July Actual Actual Actual Oct. Actual Nov. Actual Dec. Total Spent / Total Item Budget January February March April June August Sept. Received Remaining Revenue

Account #10-00-0000-02121 Beginning Balance (as of 1/01/2020) $18,356.93 $18,356.93 $18,356.93 Fundraising Activities $0.00 $0.00 Book Sales $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 Cash Donations $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 Gala Donations (Income) $0.00 $0.00 Gala Expenses $0.00 $0.00 Total (Revenue) $0.00 $160.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,516.93 $18,516.93 Expenses Office Supplies Account # 10-21-4645-20000 $800

Total $800 $11.47 $66.74 $127.88 $206.09 $593.91 Operating Supplies Account # 10-21-4645-21000 $8,000

Total $8,000 $50 $821.72 $283.70 $1,342.37 $550.72 $2,613.01 $677.95 $1,436.93 $7,776.68 $223.32 Professional Services Account # 10-21-4645-30005 $20,000

Total $20,000 $1,795.00 $2,400.00 $4,195.00 $15,805.00 Filings and Recordings Account # 10-21-4645-55500 $150

$150 $0.00 $150.00 Dues & Subscriptions Account # 10-21-4645-56000 $800

Total $800 $165.00 $99.00 $32.00 $50.00 $346.00 $454.00 Travel, Conferences & School Account # 10-21-4645-58000 $3,000

Total $3,000 $1,080.00 $96.88 $235.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $235.00 $1,946.88 $1,053.12 Program Supplies Account # 10-21-4645-69000 $2,000

Total $2,000 $126.00 $126.00 $1,874.00 Miscellaneous Account # 10-21-4645-80000 $300

Total $300 $0.00 $300.00 Total(Expenses) $0.00 $1,141.75 $985.34 $283.70 $165.00 $235.00 $1,342.37 $877.60 $2,745.01 $2,748.95 $2,635.00 $1,436.93 $14,596.65 $20,453.35

Total Funds Available $35,050.00 ######## $33,908.25 $32,922.91 $32,639.21 $32,474.21 $32,239.21 $30,896.84 $30,019.24 $27,274.23 $24,525.28 $21,890.28 $20,453.35 $20,453.35 Brighton HPC Budget - 2021 Line Name Approved Actual Actual Actual Actual Total Spent / Total Item Budget January February March April Received Remaining Revenue

Account #10-00-0000-02121 Beginning Balance (as of 1/01/2020) $18,516.93 $18,516.93 $18,516.93 Fundraising Activities $0.00 $0.00 Book Sales $0.00 $0.00 Cash Donations $0.00 $0.00 Gala Donations (Income) $0.00 $0.00 Gala Expenses $0.00 $0.00 Total (Revenue) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,516.93 $18,516.93 Expenses Operating Supplies Account # 10-21-4645-21000 $9,263

Total $9,263 $0.00 $9,263.00 Professional Services Account # 10-21-4645-30005 $14,960

Total $14,960 $0.00 $14,960.00 Filings and Recordings Account # 10-21-4645-55500 $41

$41 $0.00 $41.00 Miscellaneous Account # 10-21-4645-80000 $250

Total $250 $0.00 $250.00 Total(Expenses) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $24,514.00

Total Funds Available $24,514.00 $24,514.00 $24,514.00 $24,514.00 $24,514.00 $24,514.00 Brighton City Museum 2020 Year in Review

Note from the Museum

2020 - what a year! We started off the year strong with great goals for beginning our devel- opment of a three-year outlook for temporary rotating exhibitions, expanding our educa- tion outreach to include a traveling trunk with presentation and worksheet, work through the backlog of collections, complete three sections of StEPs, create a prosperous and prag- matic experience for our youth intern, and create a lasting and comprehensive Oral History Plan. This on top of increasing our outreach and visitation. Then something happened. A pandemic caused the museum to close for nine and a half months of the year. Taking that into consideration, we made great headway in our goals! After closing and moving to a work from home situation since mid-day March 17, we re- evaluated how to keep our goals, while not being open. The only goal that was absolutely unobtainable this year due to external causes was having a youth intern. All others were able to be adapted to fit the ‘new normal’. We were able to deliver an educational pro- gram for teachers to use for either their classroom or virtual classroom lessons. StEPs certifi- cation was delayed, yet it was still completed at the end of the year. Our goal for creating an Oral History Plan has gone above and beyond and we have great confidence it will last for years to come from the foundations we created this year. So as we move forward to a new year and new decade, we will continue to uphold our Mission and Vision and to bring Brighton the very best exhibitions, talks and programs we can. Thank you all for your support this year!

MISSION “The Brighton City Museum’s mission is to be the center where all visitors can connect to the unique past, present, and future of Brighton as told through our collections.”

VISION “Our vision is to preserve, interpret, and make accessible the heritage of Brighton for the benefit of the public and history itself.” Museum Stats Accessions

 12 Accessions Loans

 1 Loan - The Pleasant Valley Grange Curtain, kindly lended by Ken and Lou Ellen Bromley

Exhibits

 A Reserve of Public Service: The History of Brighton’s Armory (Temporary and Virtual)

 Brighton’s Painted Past: The Centennial Historic Paintings (Virtual)

 Historic Splendid Valley (Temporary and Traveling)

Research Requests

 35 times we assisted with research

 70hrs 25mins

Visitors

 934 visitors/researchers 2020

Types of Visitations Growth (without WF&Events)

1000 890 812 1000 1435 800 900 600 428 800 350 400 700 185 73 80 600 185 200 35 8 14 35 812 500 0 80 400 0 Visitors Virtual Visitors Researchers Winter Other Festival/Event 300 350 200 100 3508 73 0 1 2 3

2018 2019 2020 Visitors (In-Person) Virtual Visitors Researchers Other 2020 VISION SESSION FOLLOW-UP:

See Appendix A for an abridged version of some of the Commissioner ideas from the February 2020 Vision Session. Staff worked on outlining some of the key highlights and turned them into the following potential goals for the BHPC this year:

1. Continue and expand the Oral Histories project 2. Look at other ways to develop a more robust storytelling initiative for the Brighton City Museum and Historic Preservation team. a. Tours b. Educational partnerships c. Social Media 3. Work on a series of educational materials that cover Preservation “basics” 4. Pursue a variety of ways to grow property designation outreach