Jupiter Historic Resources Board Agenda Regular Meeting April 26, 2016 6:00 P.M
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Jupiter Historic Resources Board Agenda Regular Meeting April 26, 2016 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: Chairperson Jamie Stuve Town Attorney, Thomas J. Baird Vice-Chairperson Debi Murray Asst. Director of Planning and Zoning, Board Member Carlos Bonilla Stephanie Thoburn Board Member Chris Edwards Principal Planner and Staff Liaison, Board Member Patricia Walsh David Kemp Board Member Patricia Estabrook Garret Watson, Planner Board Member Brett Leone Secretary, Catherine Baglia ORDER OF BUSINESS: 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes: February 22, 2016 (Exhibit 1) 3. Introduction of new Board Members: a. Patricia Estabrook b. Brett Leone 4. Sawfish Bay Park proposed interpretive signage– Board Action Required: Staff recommends the Board review the revised text and proposed pictures for two historic interpretive signs as shown in Exhibit 2. The location of the signs are shown in Exhibit 3 and are intended to interpret the history of the general area, not necessarily the Jupiter FEC Train Depot (since a museum on the history of the Depot and FEC will be inside the building). The text and photos shown are for discussion purposes andis not the graphic layout proposed for the signs. Staff requests the Board provide input on text and pictures in order to finalize the two signs prior to the Train Depot open house. 5. Staff updates for the following: a. Jupiter FEC Train Depot b. US-1 Bridge Project Development and Environment (PD& E) Study (Exhibit 4) – Cultural Resources Committee kick-off meeting on May 4, 2016 c. Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment – Coastal Management Element Policy 1.9.10 d. Completion of A1A Roadway improvements in the Inlet Village and dedication of Celestial Railroad Florida Historical Marker (July or August). Jupiter Historic Resources Board – Meeting Agenda April 26, 2016 Page 2 6. Board Comments 7. Public Comments 8. Adjourn Next Meeting: June 20, 2016 Exhibits Exhibit 1 – February 22, 2016 HRB Draft Meeting Minutes Exhibit 2 – Text and photos for the two Sawfish Bay Interpretive Signs Exhibit 3 – Site plan showing locations of the two interpretive signs Exhibit 4 – Florida Department of Transportation US-1 Bridge PD&E Study Newsletter cc: JHRB Members Other Recipients Mr. M. Chris Edwards Thomas Baird, Town Attorney Ms. Debi Murray John Sickler, Director, Planning & Zoning Ms. Patricia C. Walsh Stephanie Thoburn, Asst. Director, Planning & Zoning Mr. Carlos Bonilla Sally Boylan, Town Clerk Ms. Jamie Stuve Richard Procyk, Palm Beach County HRRB Member Ms. Patricia Estabrook Chris Davenport, PBC Archaeologist Mr. Brett Leone Michael Zimny, DOS/Division of Historical Resources Bonnie Dearborn, DOS/BHP Joe Mankowski, Town Archaeological & Historical Consultant V:\PlanningZoning\Staff\WP51\Historic_Resources\Historic_Resources\Agendas\2016\APR 26th\042616_ JHRB Agenda.doc EXHIBIT 1 HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD (JHRB) MEETING MINUTES February 22, 2016 The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jamie Stuve at 6:03 PM Present were: Chairperson Jamie Stuve, Board Members Carlos Bonilla, Chris Edwards, Debi Murray, Patricia Walsh, Don Youatt and Thomas Baird, Town Attorney; Stephanie Thoburn, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning; Dave Kemp, Principal Planner and Staff Liaison, and Garret Watson, Planner; and Catherine Baglia, Secretary. ORDER OF BUSINESS: 1. Approval of Agenda: Board Member Don Youatt moved to approve the agenda; seconded by Vice-Chairperson Debi Murray; motion passed unanimously (6-0). 2. Approval of Minutes: November 16, 2015: Vice-Chairperson Debi Murray requested that on page 1, item #3, in the first paragraph, that the word “hyphen” be corrected to read “apostrophe”. She also requested that on page 3 in the eighth paragraph that “She also” be corrected to read “Board Mem. Stuve”. Chairperson Jamie Stuve requested that on page 4, in the second paragraph from the bottom, that the word “dialect” be corrected to read “language”. Vice-Chairperson Debi Murray moved to approve the minutes as amended; seconded by Board Member Chris Edwards; motion passed unanimously (6-0). 3. Prioritization of Projects for 2016: Mr. Kemp informed the Board that the first two items on the “2015 List of Historic Resources Board Priorities” (Exhibit 2 of the agenda) Short Term Priorities, the local historic designation of the FEC Jupiter Train Depot and the Civic Center Historical Plaque had been completed. He proceeded to read the Staff proposed “2016 List of Historic Resources Board Priorities”. He asked the Board for their comments and suggestions on the “2016 List of Historic Resources Board Staff Recommended Priorities”. Vice-Chair Murray commented that she was in favor of the short term list. She asked Staff to explain what the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse (including 360 degrees of light beam emanation from the lamp room) was referencing. Mr. Kemp explained that the light coming out of the lamp room is 360 degrees and that this item would prevent any type of blockage of the light beam coming from the lamp room. Chair Stuve statedDRAFT that she understood that the beam as it left the lighthouse could not be blocked going out to sea, giving the example of the Ocean Trails condominiums development. She mentioned a past occurrence when some residents had wanted the light beam blocked from going into their windows. Ms. Thoburn stated that if someone were to try to demolish the lighthouse and it had a local historic designation, they would need to come before the Historic Resources Board for approval. A local historic designation would be another layer of protection. JHRB Meeting Minutes February 22, 2016 Page 2 Board Mem. Edwards stated that he had agreed with Staff’s 2016 Short Term Priorities list. Chairperson Stuve asked Staff what the Suni Sands Florida Historical Marker would be designating. Mr. Kemp replied that it would interpret the entire Suni Sands property, other than the Sperry boathouse, including the entire Sperry estate, the archeological significance of the property, and the Celestial Railroad wharf that was on the property. He informed the Board that the Celestial Railroad Florida Historical Marker was in storage at the Town, awaiting the completion of the A1A road work. He stated that it hopefully would be installed this year with a dedication ceremony. Chairperson Stuve suggested combining the Celestial Railroad wharf and the Sperry boathouse. She also suggested adding the Carlin House story to the content of the marker. She asked Staff when Suni Sands Mobile Home Park was established. Mr. Kemp replied that he believed it was established as a mobile home court for campers in the 1940s. Chairperson Stuve asked Staff when the Clubhouse was built. Ms. Thoburn stated that she believed it was built in the 1950s. Chairperson Stuve suggested including an acknowledgement of the Clubhouse in the marker due to the age of the structure. Ms. Thoburn stated that the predominant intention of the historical marker was for acknowledging the significant archeological aspect of the property. She added that as part of the Town’s Evaluation and Appraisal Report, Staff was looking into adding the Suni Sands archeological mound to the Town’s Future Land Use Map for the Historically Significant Site Meriting Protection. Vice-Chair Murray asked Staff the intentions of Riverbend Park. Mr. Kemp replied that the initial intent was to incorporate it as a local historic designation site. He informed the Board that the County has a local historic designation for a portion of the park called the “Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park”. He also mentioned that the portion of the park located in the Town has two Certificates to Dig in place. He explained that any park improvements requiring subsurface disturbances are reviewed by the Town’s archaeological consultant to determine what level of archaeological monitoring is necessary, consistent with the corresponding Certificate to Dig Management Plan. Ms. Thoburn informed the Board that Town Staff and the Palm Beach County School District have been in discussions about future plans for Jupiter Elementary School. Staff is also assisting them in fostering a partnership with the Loxahatchee Guild. Board Member Edwards made a motion to approve the “2016 List of Historic Resources Board Staff Recommended Priorities” for the Short Term and Long Term Priorities lists with the inclusion of the suggested Board comments. Board Member Carlos Bonilla seconded the motion; motion passed unanimously (6-0). Bonilla Edwards Murray Stuve Walsh Youatt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4. Sawfish Bay Park DRAFTproposed interpretive signage for Sawfish Bay Area: Mr. Kemp shared a presentation (Exhibit 3 of the agenda) with the Board on the Sawfish Bay Park Interpretive signage. He informed the Board that the presentation had included updates and additional photographs, which came from the Board’s input at the previous Historical Resources Board meeting. He read the updated text for each of the two signs. He mentioned that Staff was unable to find more information on how one of the USS Maine lifeboats made its way to Jupiter from Key West. Mr. Kemp stated that staff from the National Archives had mentioned to him that a portion of the logs had been digitized. The research for this would include going up to the National Archives JHRB Meeting Minutes February 22, 2016 Page 3 in Atlanta, Georgia or Fort Worth, Texas and reviewing four or five years of documents. Another option would be for them to copy everything onto a CD ROM at a cost of $400.00, which would include everything up to about 1902. Chairperson Stuve commented that she thought the text language should be more reader friendly. She questioned Staff on the “Ancient Peoples moved seasonally” text, stating that people inhabited the area for centuries. Mr. Kemp informed the Board that he had added additional information on the school boat and information on “Doc” Blanchard, the second school Boat pilot. He shared additional photographs he had found with the Board.