30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite  
102  
City of Colorado Springs  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Historic Preservation Board  
Monday, September 9, 2024  
4:30 PM  
City Administration Building  
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 102  
1. Call to Order and Roll Call  
5 -  
Present:  
Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board  
Member Potter and Board Member Beerbaum  
2 - Board Member Musick and Board Member Hines  
Absent:  
2. Changes to Agenda/Postponements  
Bill Gray, Senior Planner, said the Saving Places Conference presentation  
will be postponed until the November HPB meeting.  
The Historic Resource Plan update and discussion will be moved to the  
October HPB meeting.  
Jennifer Orrigo will not be attending the meeting today.  
3. Communications  
William Gray - Senior Planner  
Bill Gray, Senior Planner, made the Historic Preservation Board aware that  
the application for the Historic Parkside District, a new Preservation  
Overlay, has been submitted and will be a Quasi-Judicial meeting. He  
reminded the board that this should not be discussed outside the HPB  
meetings.  
In October, a discussion for the 2025 work program will be added to the  
agenda. As part of City Council’s new program, they are requesting a  
more formalized work program. Mr. Gray is requesting the board come  
prepared with ideas on what they should be working on in 2025. The  
Historic Preservation Ordinance has powers and duties and can give  
insight on what the HPB should work on.  
Mr. Gray asked if any of the board members would be interested in  
volunteering to help CPI at the 2025 Saving Places Conference. Free  
conference registration will be provided if you volunteer.  
Chair Lowenberg is requesting more time, possibly a couple of weeks, to  
review Parkside Overlay items since this will be a new process for the  
board. Mr. Gray asked staff if the application could be reviewed online.  
Ryan Tefertiller, Urban Planning Manager, said they are public documents  
and can be found online, but it may be premature to view them there as  
they could evolve before they are presented at a meeting. Mr. Tefertiller  
recommended a presentation to the board at one meeting to discuss, then  
delay action until the next meeting. Mr. Gray said meetings could be  
scheduled knowing that there would be multiple meetings for presentation,  
public comment, then deliberation by the board. Mr. Tefertiller said they  
would work with the City Attorney’s office to ensure it is processed  
correctly.  
Chair Lowenberg encouraged the board members to attend or volunteer.  
Board Member Fitzsimmons asked for more detail on volunteering. Mr.  
Gray said once he obtains the information, he will share it with the board.  
After consent items were approved, the applicant, Mark Mahler asked staff  
to consider a better application process for staff review to lessen the delay  
on projects similar to the application. Staff and board members discussed  
various ways that this might be achieved and will be looking into this  
request.  
4. Approval of the Minutes  
HPB 2293  
4.A.  
Approval of the August 5th, 2024, Historic Preservation Board Meeting  
minutes.  
Motion by Board Member Fitzsimmons, seconded by Board Member  
Baumgartner,to approve the minutes for the August 5th, 2024, Historic  
Preservation Board Meeting minutes. The motion passed by a vote of 5-0.  
5 -  
Aye:  
Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board  
Member Potter and Board Member Beerbaum  
2 - Board Member Musick and Board Member Hines  
Absent:  
5. Consent Calendar  
Motion by Board Member Fitzsimmons, seconded by Board Member  
Baumgartner, to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion passed by a vote of  
5-0.  
5 -  
Aye:  
Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board  
Member Potter and Board Member Beerbaum  
2 - Board Member Musick and Board Member Hines  
Absent:  
5.A.  
HIST-24-001 A Report of Acceptability for a new gas fire pit at 1515 North Cascade  
1
Avenue. (Quasi-Judicial)  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, Planning and Neighborhood Services  
Department  
Attachments: HPB Staff Report_1515 N Cascade Fire Pit  
Attachment 1-Project Statement  
Attachment 2-Landscape Plan  
5.B.  
HIST-24-001 A Report of Acceptability to allow renovation of the existing residence  
2
and ADU located at 1809 North Tejon Street. (Quasi-Judicial)  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, Planning + Neighborhood Services  
Department  
Attachments: HPB Staff Report_ROA_1809 N Tejon Addition_WEG  
Attachment 1-Project Statement  
Attachment 2-Architectural Plans  
6. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
7. Unfinished Business  
8. New Business  
9. Presentations  
9.A 2025 Saving Places Conference - Jennifer Orrigo Charles – Colorado Preservation, Inc.  
9.B. Historic Resource Survey Plan Update, Ron Sladek – Tatanka Historical Associates  
10. Adjourn