City of Gainesville
Historic Preservation Board
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, December 06, 2022 at 5:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.

Location:

City Hall Auditorium

200 East University Avenue

Gainesville, FL 32601

Members:

• James Reeves, 
• Bill Warinner, 
• Elizabeth Hauck, 
• Michael Hill, 
• Michelle Hazen, 
• Nathaniel Courtney, 
• Philip Haight, 
• Azza Kamal, 
• and Bridgette Murphy

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A.

CALL TO ORDER

Agenda Statement: The City of Gainesville encourages civil public speech. Disruptive behavior is not permitted during City Commission meetings. Please do not bring food, drinks, props, signs, posters, or similar materials into the Auditorium. Cheering and applause are only permitted during the Proclamations/Special Recognitions portion of the meeting.

B.

ROLL CALL

C.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

C.1

Minutes from the November 1, 2022 Historic Preservation Board meeting. - 2022-776

Minutes attached to this Agenda Report.

• Recommendation:

  Staff recommends approval of the minutes.

D.

PUBLIC COMMENT

E.

PUBLIC HEARING

E.1

Swearing in of the Public

E.2

Requests for Deferral

E.3

Continued Items

E.4

New Items

E.5

Public Hearing 1 – COA 22-0000126 - 2022-777

A Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish the Thelma Boltin Center, located at 516 NE 2^nd Avenue, in the Northeast Historic District. The property is owned by the City of Gainesville.

• Recommendation:

  Staff recommends that application COA22-000126 for demolition of 516 NE 2^nd Avenue be approved with the following conditions:

   

                                      Condition 1:  The existing historic auditorium portion shall not be demolished. It shall be restored to its original condition, including the restoration of the original windows. The potential to remove the drop ceiling to expose the impressive rafter beams shall be explored.

   

                                      Condition 2:  A new wing for the proposed alternate wing location shall be designed to be comparable to the existing diagonal wing in terms of design, materials, size, scale, and massing so as not to overpower the existing historic auditorium. The new wing design shall come back to the Historic Preservation Board for final approval.

   

                                      Condition 3:  The concept of slightly extending the gymnasium building to the rear to accommodate the backstage facility shall be allowed, with final designs to come back to the Historic Preservation Board for final approval.

   

                                      Condition 4:  To the greatest extent possible, trees on site shall be preserved and protected from ongoing construction.

   

                                      Condition 5:  Gallery space shall be provided in the high traffic areas of the new lobby/wing or restored portions to highlight the story of the Gainesville Servicemen’s Center and Thelma Boltin. The gallery space shall include historic photographs and memorabilia that span the many decades of historic moments that occurred in this building.

F.

MEMBER COMMENTS

G.

NEXT MEETING DATE

The regularly scheduled next meeting is January 3, 2023 but will most likely be moved to January 9, 2023.

H.

ADJOURNMENT