ORDER-2021-56 : Appointment of Richard Curl, 155 Myrtle St., to the Historic District Commission for a term to end on the last day of February 2023.

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▶ 3:40 Speaker 4: Okay, six yes. We'll start with Order 2021-56,

▶ 3:44 Maya Jamaleddine: appointment of Mr. Richard Curl of 155 Myrtle Street to the Historic District Commission for a term to end on the last day of february 2023 point of order do do we have people in the

▶ 4:01 Robb Stewart: uh the uh the waiting area uh that are just to speak then i'd like to make a motion to suspend

▶ 4:19 Maya Jamaleddine: uh rules second um uh motion to suspend the rule made by counselor stewart seconded by

▶ 4:26 Speaker 3: counselor hackles malady yeah vice chair Migliorelli yes counselor eccles yes counselor stewart yes counselor thomas yes president yes six yes i will bring in mayor broder you think

▶ 4:49 Paul Brodeur: i get a little bit more efficient at this in the new year madam chair it is delightful to see you the title suits you well i want to wish a happy new year to everyone on the committee and look forward to a productive year and given the events of the last few days i want to say that i very much value the relationship and the spirit with which uh each of us approaches the job and i think that is to uh to the credit of the city um for the for the purposes tonight order i want to offer in nomination, Richard Curl. As you can see from his background, his literal background that you're viewing right now, he is an accomplished architect, and his resume, quite frankly, speaks for itself. He has a long career. His credentials are impeccable, but in terms of this particular role, folks should understand that he lives on Myrtle Street, right outside the boundary of our historic district uh he practices within the district he's going to be replacing commission member uh robin peavy of buccaloosa resigned effective uh in december and mr curl should you approve this nomination would serve the role outlined in the administrative code which calls for the hdc to include among its members one or more residents or owners of of property or renters within the historic district. As I said before, his skills as an architect and his interest in design that is reflective of our community's rich cultural heritage and certainly his commitment to the community as a 22 year resident, make him an ideal candidate for the position. Mr. Curl, I think we'll be happy to answer any questions or concerns that you might want to raise with them. Thank you for your consideration.

▶ 6:46 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Mayor brother, Mr girl, thank you for stepping up and to this position. Would you like to see it to say a few words?

▶ 6:58 Speaker 5: I think actually a mayor kind of hit all my points more than 20 years in Melrose. I live near the historic district. I work in it. Part of the reason I worked in it is because it's a great place and I'd really love to join the historic district commission to help keep it that way.

▶ 7:23 Maya Jamaleddine: thank you is there any question from our fellow counselors uh councilor Stewart thank you madam

▶ 7:32 Robb Stewart: chair uh mr carl thank you for joining us and uh mr mayor thank you for those uh uh very welcoming words to uh our guests this evening uh mr carl i'm i'm interested there's there's been a lot of debate recently around balancing the historical area of Melrose with the advancement and development of the town in in terms of you know bringing in or modernizing some of the areas with the consideration that we need to keep that historic uh flair and uh perspective can you share a few thoughts on on how you would uh proceed on the historical commission uh with some of those um i think interesting discussions that will be coming up in the potential future

▶ 8:32 Speaker 5: Sure. Well, you know, obviously, there's a lot of great existing built environment on this couple of blocks, and I certainly wouldn't want to lose any of what we have right now. That said, I think development's important and I think quality is really the most important feature of whatever the development's going to be. A thoughtful design doesn't necessarily have to be slavishly historical or something that's historical doesn't need to stay a thousand percent the way it is. I think there has to be some flexibility as long as whatever the work is proposed is thoughtful and considerate and contributes to the overall quality of the downtown.

▶ 9:21 Robb Stewart: all right thank you mr curl thank you madam uh chair um um next is council uh vice chair

▶ 9:30 Leila Migliorelli: migliorelli thank you madam chair and actually counselor stewart took my exact question so i have no further questions thank you mr curl for being here and um you know your resume does speak um a lot to your experience in architecture so uh you know happy to see that addition to the

▶ 9:51 Maya Jamaleddine: historic district commission i'm gonna um second um vice chairman verily and thank mr girl uh up and what i'm gonna uh what is the will of the committee

▶ 10:10 Maya Jamaleddine: motion to recommend second motion to recommend made by uh counselor Stewart seconded by vice

▶ 10:19 Speaker 3: chair Migliorelli madam chair can you call the role chair Jamaleddine yeah vice chair Migliorelli yes councillor eccles yes councillor stewart yes councillor thomas yes president yes yes

▶ 10:43 Maya Jamaleddine: thank you mr carl great thank you very much next on the agenda we have order 2021-54 appointment of miss susan dory fernandez of 8 lynn's app to the council on aging set to expire on the last day of february 2023 is their motion to suspend the goal you're all set oh awesome um