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HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Announcement: Beginning in May, all proceedings of the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission, Houston Preservation Appeals Board will be conducted in person only.

All meetings will adhere to previously stated schedule and location, but there will no longer be a virtual Microsoft TEAMS option available for the public to join or address the Commission. Anyone wanting to provide comments may continue to do so in person or via email, phone or mail. To watch a live broadcast, please visit www.houstontx.gov/htv.

Commission Meetings

Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission
AGENDA
Thursday, November 07, 2024, at 2:30 p.m.
City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby St., Public Level, Houston TX 77002
Download the November 07 Agenda

CALL TO ORDER
Chair’s Report, Director’s Report, Mayor Liaison’s Report
Consideration of October 10, 2024 HAHC meeting minutes

A. Consideration of and possible action on the Proposed 2025 HAHC Meeting Schedule.

B. Public Hearing and Consideration of and Possible Action on a Landmark Designation Application for Greater Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 828 W 20th St Houston, TX 77008.

C. Consideration and Possible Action on the Reclassification of 3109 Morrison St in the Woodland Heights Historic District

D. Consideration of and Possible Action on Certificate of Appropriateness Applications for Consent Agenda:

  Address   Application Type   Historic District
612 Waverly St Alteration – Siding PLM: Swift & Company Swift Plant
802 Commerce St New Construction – Commercial Bldg Main Street Market Square
1541 Tulane St Alteration – Windows Houston Heights West
550 Heights Blvd Alteration – Sign Houston Heights South
814 Colquitt St Alteration – Doors First Montrose Commons
7615 Montglen St Alteration – Windows Glenbrook Valley
638 Harvard St New Construction – Single Family Residential Houston Heights South
638 Harvard St Alteration – Addition Houston Heights South
1120 W Gardner St Alteration – Addition Norhill
2007 Shearn St Alteration – Windows, Siding High First Ward
2003 Union St Alteration – Windows, Doors Old Sixth Ward
1528 Cortlandt St Alteration – Addition Houston Heights East
1528 Cortlandt St New Construction – Garage Houston Heights East

E. Comments from the Public

F. Comments from the HAHC

G. Historic Preservation Officer’s Report

Adjournment

The Commission reserves the right to convene an Executive Session on any item listed on this agenda as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Gov’t Code Chapter 551, under any applicable exception, including but not limited to Sec. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney.


Sign Up to Speak

Anyone wishing to speak before the Commission should sign up to speak via phone 832-393-6556 or email historicpreservation@houstontx.gov, 24 hours in advance preferred. You may also sign up at the meeting, in person or via chat. Please see the agenda for more speaker guidelines.  

About the Commission

Commission Group Photo

Top left to right: Roman McAllen, Historic Preservation Officer, Dominic Yap, John Cosgrove, David Bucek (Chair), Stephen McNiel, Charles Stava, Steven F. Curry, and Ben Koush. Front row left to right: Urmila Srinivasan, Jennifer Ostlind, Deputy Director (Executive Secretary), Elizabeth Wiedower Jackson (Vice Chair), Ashley Jones, and Legal Counsel Kim Mickelson.

The HAHC is a 13-member appointed Commission that issues Certificates of Appropriateness and reviews Historic District, Landmark, Protected Landmark, and Archaeological Site designation applications.

Commission Members

  • Ashley Jones – Archaeologist (Position 1)
  • Tanya Debose – Historian (Position 2)
  • Shantel Blakely – Architectural Historian (Position 3)
  • Rhonda Sepulveda – Cultural History Organization Representative (Position 4)
  • David Bucek – Registered Architect (Position 5)
  • Elizabeth Wiedower Jackson – Commercial Business Representative (Position 6)
  • John Cosgrove – Real Estate Appraiser (Position 7)
  • Stephen McNiel – Remodeler/Builder (Position 8)
  • Steven F. Curry – Preservation Specialist (Position 9)
  • Vacant – Citizen Representative (Position 10)
  • Dominic Yap – Citizen Representative (Position 11)
  • Charles Stava – Citizen Representative (Position 12)
  • Ben Koush – Citizen Representative (Position 13)

Executive Secretary

  • Vonn Tran - Director, Planning & Development or
  • Nicole Broussard - Deputy Assistant Director, Acting Secretary
  • Roman McAllen - Historic Preservation Officer

Ex-Officio Members

  • Marta Crinejo – Mayor's Liaison to HAHC
  • Ginger Berni - Architecture Archivist, HHRC

HAHC Deadline and Meeting Location

Certificate of Appropriateness applications are due 22 calendar days in advance of the meeting by 12 PM (noon) on the deadline date.

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