McHenry Times

City of Crystal Lake Historic Preservation Commission met Dec. 6.

Here is the minutes provided by the commission:

1) Call to Order

L. Solak called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

2) Roll Call/Attendance

The following Commission members were present: Diana Kenney, Ron Scherf, Lisa Solak, Bob Wyman, and Jim Wyman. Hamilton Hale was absent. Staff member Elizabeth Maxwell was present. Linda “Spence” Spencer and Nancy Haskins were in the audience.

3) Public Comment

There was no public comment.

4) Approval of Minutes of the November 1, 2018 Regular Meeting

J. Wyman made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 1, 2018 regular meeting. B. Wyman seconded the motion. On voice vote all members voted aye. Motion passed.

5) 36 N. Virginia Street – Grant Disbursement

Jack Glynn, the petitioner, was present to explain the request. He provided pictures of the work completed on the elevation. The mason working on the project researched the original mason’s techniques to ensure he was properly mixing the mortar. The consistency of the new mortar matches the color and mixture of the original. They removed the awning and hope to keep it down as it better highlights the historic charm of the building. They removed the storm windows and replaced them with new windows, which are now on the inside of the historic windows.

Next year they plan to finish the façade with the east side and cleaning up of the porch. He did mention that they may need to sandblast a portion of the façade to remove the paint. D. Kenney stated that sandblasting was not appropriate and would damage the original materials.

The Commission members were impressed that the Alano Club and Jack personally have taken on this project to restore the property. D. Kenney made a motion to approve the $500 grant disbursement. J. Wyman seconded the motion. On voice vote all members voted aye. None opposed. Motion passed.

6) Meeting Schedule

This item was moved until after item 7. The Commission reconsidered the issue of canceling or moving the January 3rd meeting. J. Wyman made a motion to move the January 3rd meeting to January 10th. D. Kenney seconded the motion. On voice vote all members voted aye. Motion passed.

7) 2018 Trolley Tour

J. Wyman went through two PowerPoint presentations highlighting some properties and history from the area. The Commission reviewed the list L. Solak and Spence created. The Commission members used Google Maps street view to go house by house along the street and filled in details on the list selecting possible properties.

8) HPC Website and Minutes

J. Wyman asked staff to make some changes to the website to include the commissioners’ names and some other edits.

9) Member Inquiries and Reports

None.

10) Adjournment

There being no further business D. Kenney made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:03 p.m. 

B. Wyman seconded the motion. On voice vote, all members voted aye.