HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=JULY 05, 2005 (6) conventional waincers and make oupho; of the photographs- She did not have the
• necessary equipment to work with digital images. Conmussinner Kroaa suggested that
conventional photograph, could also he burned to a disk at utas of processingand
suggested that Nis Hunter look into this.
Coianirnimter Burned suggested waiting on the prq'icct until Ms. Hueter could upgradle
to work with digital images. Chairman Alece said that the Museum camera Woos available
to use if Ms. Hunter liked. But Commissioner Briska recommended that sect if the
projmt was carried out digitally, the Commission would still need a final hard copy
C'conditioner Bdska thought that the project vel snaahtfora aid, mid asked Ms. Hunter
what type ulassistance she was requesting Rum the Commission. \is. Hurter said that at
this hour, SOt10 was all she ncede ! for the project
A motion was made by Contractional Briska to allocate S600 from the budget of the
Elgin Heritage Commission to complete the project to document concrete block homes or
home with fexmres in concrete block dexcept foundations).
The motion was seconded by Cmnmis cmaer Couture.
Vote 5 Yeas, 0 Nays, I Abstention
The motion passed.
2. Cracker Theater. Commissioner Couture brought discussion of the facade of the
Crocker Hisser to the table. She mentioned that in 2001, the Ngin City Cuuncil had
aneroid in save the fdcudc of the Theater which was proposed to be daimial al to make
as for new devduymem of mid rise condominium residences. She stated that the
Council had rtmunal that the facade be carefully marked said taken down and ,cored to he
mads available for fuutc measembly if the City of eight or on individual or group
intended it to bemused,
She recently tumid out that the current development zgreennnt required that part or the
materials of the facade were required to he used in lite new wall that would screen the
parking lot of the devnlupincnt. This would preyed the entire faoide them ever being
litlly reassembled again. The facade was currently down and in storage on a City of
Elgin owinM property.
Commissioner Cooturowas looking for feedback from the Commission on what could be
done with the facade. She did not think that the dcvclnpetx were very 'uncosted is
corpomtlng the motorist from the favade in the walls, and she did not want to see sono
material separated from the remaining (,Fade malorial.
Chairman Albce indicated that there was some discussion of the historical 1lnseam
acquiring the material and red wnfloing it at the mnscum property, but no decision had
been mode to pursue (list,
• The Cummission determined that it would be in the best interest of the facade if the
material was all required to stay mother providing the uppmmnity for it to be
1 eassembled.