HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING (2025-06-12)

HISTORIC TOWN OF EATONVILLE, FLORIDA HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING MEETING MINUTES (AMENDED)

Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM

Town Hall (Council Chamber) - 307 E Kennedy Blvd. 32751

SPECIAL NOTICE: These meeting minutes are presented in an abbreviated format intended as a public record discussion of stated meeting according to the Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine law. Meetings are opened to the public, noticed within reasonable advance notice, and transcribed into minutes for public record. \*\*Audio Recording are available through the Town's website on the Council Agenda Page.

CALL TO ORDER: Chair Rosa Pickett called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m.

ROLL CALL: Quorum was established by roll call through Mrs. Veronica King

PRESENT: (5) Chair Rosa Pickett; Board Members: Jane Turner, Ann Dawkins-Curtis; Vice Chair LaDwyana Jordan; John Beachum -Arrived after roll call (Absent: Laverne Bellamy Williams)

STAFF: (4) Demetris Pressley, Chief Administrative Officer; Veronica King, Town Clerk; Tara Salmieri, Planner; Brittani Gragg, Assistant to the Mayor

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Board member Jane Turner led the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: N.Y. Nathiri spoke on three different issues: One is about the \[survey\] grant, because you were not able to submit the application to the state, it is important to find out what happened. We started this discussion in February, and it seemed like we had lots of talks. We need to understand what happened so that we can correct it moving forward, would like to offer to coordinate so we can complete the application under guidance. Lastly, the Town of Eatonville was one of the early communities in Orange County to have a historic preservation board. Because of the quality of the ordinance and work, people are looking at this historic board and we can be proud of the people who are on it. The Town of Eatonville has a historic district that is 45 years old. The board plays an important role in bringing to the attention of the council the assets, if we keep tearing down assets that are not registered and do not protect them, there would be no historic Town of Eatonville.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (Board was given an opportunity to review the minutes before voting.)

BOARD DISCUSSIONS/DECISIONS:

Chair Pickett Motion to Approve meeting minutes for April 10,2025; moved by Vice Chair Jordan; second by Board Member Curtis; AYE: ALL,MOTION PASSES.

Chair Pickett asks the Town Clerk to clarify meeting minutes for May 8,2025.Mrs. King requested that they be tabled because there was not a full quorum at the meeting.She asked that missing board members have time to listen to the meeting audio. Chair Pickett Tabled the May 8,2025, meeting minutes, by consensus of the board.

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Discussion and Updates on the Surveying Grant – Chief Administrative Officer Demetris Pressley addresses the board about updates on staffing. Pressley – One of our planning coordinators is no longer with the town which transpired at the same time of the review of the grant. Our town planner consultant, Mrs. Tara Salmieri, will be working to assist the board and she does have some updates. Mr. Pressley will make sure the board knew that the administration was aware \[of the grant\], after discussing with staff, there is a better path forward. Chair Pickett gives the floor to Tara Salmieri for updates. Tara Salmieri – When the transition occurred we were right at the time of the date of grant submission. There was no information or work that we were able to find leading up to the June 2nd submission date. Met with Certified Local Government (CLG) who has been here with the historic preservation board conducting training, spoke about the grant, the deadline, to understand what the pros and cons were, and if we were not able to meet \[requirements/deadline\]. We ended up choosing another funding source because of the restrictions the state grant could have. The state grant is a competitive grant

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Davis is not Eatonville specific; he is not representing the Town. He is talking about general topics so that the community can understand the role of policy and how that plays in decision making. Board Member- How many meetings predate this one and have they been attended by residents? N.Y.Nathiri this event will be P.E.C.'s sixth session since January. Board Member- How is the information being disseminated to encourage attendance? N.Y.Nathiri - There has been a door-to-door campaign to hand out flyers, did not expect many in attendance but meetings have gone from 10-15 people to upwards of 20. Feedback has been very inspiring, but have not implemented a survey instrument, a landing page is being created on P.E.C. website to allow past sessions to be viewed. Tara Salmieri It can take 6-7 months to do the survey, confirms that a timeline will be available. Chair Pickett asks that the board remain in the loop and possibly review the contract before it is finalized. Tara Salmieri says that she cannot give approval/disapproval of Pickett's request. Mr. Pressley clarified that the administration will move at

Discussion of Historic Preservation Ordinance Update: Discussion began when John Beacham asked what the historical zoning is currently and if it includes the Hungerford Property. Tara Salmieri said the boundary is small and does not include the Hungerford Property. Chair Pickett Thought the survey would include the entire town. In terms of waiting to change the ordinance because of the survey, it is a pretty strong document, but it may need some tweaking. Tara Salmieri Municipalities update their surveys every 10 years, but the Town of Eatonville is thirty years behind on their update. The team surveying now, will suggest they do another one in 5 years. Chair Pickett Thank you, this information is tremendously helpful. We have heard from people who offered to help, and we have been trying to figure out how to pull them in to help; Board member Beacham requested a printout of the current historical zoning map which was then handed out by Town Clerk Veronica King.

STAFF COMMENTS:

Veronica King (Town Clerk): For the event coming up this Saturday, I would like to give the Board the assurance that you would not be violating the Sunshine law for attending. I do have a general public notice on the bulletin board that indicates that there can be more than one council/board members attending special events. Do keep in mind that if there are items that could potentially come to this Board, not to discuss those items, also not to discuss among yourselves. Also, starting Saturday is our early voting for the special election (District 15). The next Historic Preservation meeting will not be impacted by the voting schedule.

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS:

John Beacham: Thanked Mrs. King for her help and resources. We have positive way, What we are doing as a historical board is important. I and make it work for the Town of Eatonville.

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Respectfully Submitted by:

ADJOURNMENT Chair Rosa Pickett adjourns meeting. Meeting Adjourned at 2:01 P.M.

Veronica L King, Interim Town Clerk