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Pinellas County Historic Preservation Board Agenda 9:30 A.M PINELLAS COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AGENDA 9:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. June 20, 2018 310 Court St., Clearwater, FL 33756 I. Call to Order and Introductions II. Approval of Minutes • March 21, 2018 Historic Preservation Board Meeting III. Work Plan Updates/Discussion • Countywide Historic Bridges Survey Grant Update & Presentation • Unincorporated Historic Resources Survey Grant Award • Downtown Palm Harbor Historic District Survey Update • Historical Marker Program • Next Preservation Summit IV. Public Comments V. Board Member Comments VI. Chairman’s Comments VII. Adjournment Historic Preservation Board Agenda Item II. Approval of March 21, 2018 Meeting Minutes • The minutes of the March 21, 2018 Historic Preservation Board meeting are attached for review and approval. Attachment(s): • Historic Preservation Board minutes of March 21, 2018 meeting. Action Required: • Approval of minutes. MINUTES Meeting Date: March 21, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m. Pinellas County Planning Department 310 Court Street, Clearwater Members present: Commissioner Charlie Justice (Chairman); Brian Smith (Vice Chair); John Barie, Phyllis Kolianos, Christopher Furlong, Wally Clark, Gina Clayton, Vincent Luisi, David MacNamee and Estelle Loewenstein (Alternate) Members absent: Jim Parent and Claire Cohn (Alternate) County Staff in attendance: David Sadowsky, Chris Moore, Courtney Vandenberg, Allie Keen, and Cyndi Watkins Citizens in Attendance: J. Scott Fisher I. Call to Order and Introductions: A regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Board was held in Clearwater, Florida on March 21, 2018. Chairman Justice called the meeting to order at 9:35 AM and reorganized the agenda to move Agenda Item III, Certificate of Appropriateness 2018-2, to the end of the agenda, as the applicant had notified staff he would be delayed in arriving at the public hearing. II. Approval of Minutes Minutes of the February 21, 2018 meeting of the Historic Preservation Board were approved unanimously. III. Public Hearing: Certificate of Appropriateness Application 2018-2 Staff swore in the applicant and explained the process of how the public hearing will be conducted. The applicant, homeowner J. Scott Fisher, proposes to demolish a garage structure located on an individually designated historic landmark located in Palm Harbor. No new construction would result as a result of this application. The address of the subject property is 507 11th St., Palm Harbor, FL 34683. The public hearing began with staff presenting on the work proposed, and recommended the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) be approved due to the deteriorated condition of the garage, and the potential safety hazards it presented. Removal of the garage would not conflict with any of the applicable criteria required for consideration when reviewing COAs. Board Members had questions pertaining to the garage’s materials, the home’s construction date, and future plans for the property. The applicant explained the property ties back to the original plat of the Town of Sutherland, now present day Palm Harbor. The pole-barn structure was not original to the home, and had significant termite damage. Mr. Fisher also responded he may consider at some point applying for a separate COA to put a carport structure on the property. After discussion, Board Member Wally Clark motioned for approval, Vice Chairman Smith seconded, and the Board unanimously approved the COA. IV. Work Plan Updates/Discussion Agenda item 4 began with a discussion on the historical marker program. The City of St. Pete Beach is still pursuing the Merry Pier marker application, and would like to move forward with the Pass-a-Grille Historic District marker. After discussion, Vice Chairman Brian Smith made a motion to support both marker applications. Board Member Gina Clayton seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Merry Pier will be on the third quarter State Historic Marker Council meeting agenda, as will the historic district marker if the City can take action on the application before the deadline. The Rheba Sutton White Chapel will be on the second quarter Council meeting agenda, on April 17. A discussion on the next preservation summit followed. Board Member Barie plans to contact a representative from Stetson regarding locating the event on the campus in May. Chairman Charlie Justice informed the Board that the Board of County Commissioners had recently appointed Kathy Salustri to the Pinellas County Historical Commission, which oversees Heritage Village. The Chairman indicated Ms. Salustri serves on the Gulfport Historical Society’s Board and is an editor at Creative Loafing, so she would be a good resource to help plan an event in Gulfport. After a discussion, Board Member Barie stated that he would coordinate with Ms. Salustri and representatives from Stetson, with Staff’s assistance in reaching out to the City of Gulfport. May 16 was chosen as the date for the Summit, with the potential to have a meeting on that same day at Stetson’s facilities prior to the event starting. Finally, staff gave an update on the web-based historic sites GIS application, with an announcement that Heritage Village has been added to the site, with museum photos and documents to be added over time. The Pinellas County Historical Commission took action to support further expanding the outreach and planning tool by allowing the Museum’s historical photo archive and research to be used for any mapped historic resources. V. Public Comments No members of the public were present to provide comments. VI. Board member comments: No comments. VII. Chairman’s comments The Chairman thanked everyone for their continued efforts. VIII. Adjournment The March 21, 2018 meeting was adjourned at 10:54 a.m. Historic Preservation Board Agenda Item III. Work Plan Updates/Discussion Staff will give an update on the following work plan-related items: • Countywide Historic Bridges Survey Grant Update & Presentation. (Project consultants, Cardno, will present an overview of the project and the findings of the survey.) • Unincorporated Historic Resources Survey Grant Award • Downtown Palm Harbor Historic District Survey Update • Historical Marker Program • Next Preservation Summit Attachment(s): • Pinellas County Bridges Historic Resources Survey (report) • Historic Marker application status table Action Required: • Review attached documents for discussion; provide feedback on historic bridges recommended next steps, future historical marker applications, and the next preservation summit. Pinellas County Bridges Historic Resources Survey Pinellas County Planning Department, Pinellas County, Florida Grant: 18.h.sm.200.065 Contract: 145-0342-CN (RW) Pinellas County Bridges Historic Resource Survey Document Information Prepared for Pinellas County Planning Department Project Name Pinellas County Bridges Historic Resources Survey Grant Number 18.h.sm.200.065 Contract Number 145-0342-CN (RW) Cardno Project Number 0002019707 Project Manager Paul Jones Date June 20, 2018 This project has been financed in part with historic preservation grant assistance provided by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, assisted by the Florida Historical Commission. Prepared for: Christopher D. Moore, CFM, Project Supervisor Pinellas County Planning Department 310 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756 Prepared by: Kimberly Hinder, MHP Cardno 3905 Crescent Park Drive, Riverview, FL 33578 Pinellas County Bridges Historic Resource Survey Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. vi 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 2 Summary of Background Research ................................................................................ 3 2.1 Previous Field Surveys ........................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Previously Recorded Historic Resources ............................................................................ 6 3 Narrative History ............................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Early Settlement ................................................................................................................ 11 3.2 Arrival of the Railroad ........................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Creation of a County.......................................................................................................... 15 3.4 The Florida Land Boom ..................................................................................................... 19 3.5 Depression and Recovery ................................................................................................. 21 3.6 World War II ....................................................................................................................... 23 3.7 Post-World War II Boom .................................................................................................... 24 4 Research Design ............................................................................................................ 27 4.1 Florida Master Site File Forms .......................................................................................... 27 4.2 Photographs .....................................................................................................................
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