HDC Minutes 03-09-20231003 Broadway • Van Buren, Arkansas 72956
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MIN -CITES
March 093 2023
1. Call to Order/Roll Call. The Van Buren Histor c District Conunission held its monthly meeting on Thursday, March
09, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex. Commission members present: Chairman Vickie
Davis, Vice -Chairman Derald Porter, Lindsay Dodson, Cathy Gifford, Andy Knox, and Commission Secretary Jennifer
Willoughby. Commissioner Paul Gibson was absent. Also in attendance: Stuart Rowland of Clean Cookin, 402B Main Street.
2. Approval of Minutes from January 12, 2023. A motion was made by Commissioner Derald Poxtex and seconded by
Commissioner Lindsay Dodson to approve the minutes. The motion was approved unanimously.
3. COA #2-2023-402B Main —Stuart Rowland/Clean Cooldn'; Stuart Rowland submitted a COA fox vinyl window
lettering and metal hanging signage. The proposed paint color for the front window and glass door vinyl lettering is China Aster
gotten from the H storic Colors of America color chart; the font for the front window and glass door lettering will be Calligraphic
Script, Korinna Extrabold, and Commercial Script. The proposed paint colors for the 36" round metal hanging sign will be flat
black with China Aster lettering. The font for the hanging sign will be Calligraphic Script and Korinna Extrabold. The 36"
round sign will be mounted over the door by a black iron pole. A motion was made by Commissioner Cathy Gifford and
seconded by Commissioner Derald Porter that nothing in the proposed design affects the adjacent downtown buildings. A
motion to approve the signage (10.25) paint colors and fonts was made by Commissioner Lindsay Dodson and seconded by
Commissioner Derald Porter. Both motions were approved unanimously.
4. Old/New Business. Had brief discussion to inform the Commission about the following upcoming events.
a. Jefferson Street Bridge —National Register of Historic Places Nomination by AHPP
bI CAMP Tra Wing —Friday, May 5, 2023, gam to 4pm; The Blue Lion, 101 N. 2^a St Foxt Sm th
c. 2023-2024 CLG Grant —City of Van Buren has been awarded 25,000 to revise the existing Historic District
Commission Design Guidelines
5. Adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Cathy Gifford and seconded by Commissioner Lindsay
Dodson. The motion was approved unanimously.
Vickie I5a'vlr, Chairman
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