11/03/2022 Historic District Commission Minutes

Meeting date: 
Thursday, November 3, 2022

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

Town of Simsbury, Connecticut

Regular Meeting – Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 7:00 P.M.

Zoom Meeting/Simsbury Community Television

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER – The Regular Meeting of the Historic District Commission was called to order at 7:02 P.M. via Zoom Meeting.

 

  1. ROLL CALL

 

Commission Members Present: Chair, Heather Goetz; Patricia Hyyppa and Ieke Scully.

 

Others Present: Code Compliance Officer, Laura Barkowski.

 

Commission Members Absent: Vice Chair Dianne Mead; Chad Alfeld, Elaine Lang, and Mark Nyquist.

 

  1. APPLICATIONS

 

No applications.

 

  1. GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS

 

  1. Approval of 2023 Historic District Commission Meeting Schedule

 

  • It was decided that future meetings would be better in person.

 

MOTION: Commissioner Scully made a motion to approve the 2023 Historic District Commission Meeting Scheduled. Chair Goetz seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

 

  1. Appointment of Alternates

 

  • Ms. Barkowski announced that Elaine Lang was sworn in this previous Monday.

 

  1. Historic House Tour

 

MOTION: Commissioner Scully made a motion to add discussion on the Historic House Tour to the agenda. Chair Goetz seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

 

  • The Simsbury Historical Society is conducting a Historic House Tour for Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 1-5 P.M.
  • The tour would consist of approximately six or seven homes, and take place in the East Weatogue Historic District.

 

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

  1. July 7, 2022, Regular Meeting

 

Minutes not available and will be discussed at the next meeting.

 

  1. July 20, 2022, Special Meeting

 

Chair Goetz stated that on Line 16 there was a misspelling of Commissioner Scully’s first name, “Leke,” when it should read, “Ieke.”

 

  • Chair Goetz made a motion to approve the July 20, 2022, Special Meeting Minutes as amended. Commissioner Hyyppa seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT

 

Chair Goetz made a motion for adjournment. Commissioner Hyyppa seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.

 

Chair Goetz adjourned the meeting at 7:45 P.M.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Amanda Blaze

Commission Clerk