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SPRINGFIELD
CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date:
Meeting Type:
Department:
Staff Contact:
Staff Phone No:
Estimated Time:
May 29,2007
Work Session
Development Services, f\t ",1 A
Kitti Gale/MetZger~~ 'lJ\.'\)\
541-726-3632
10 minutes
ITEM TITLE:
HISTORIC COMMISSION APPLICANT INTERVIEW
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Conduct an interview of one applicant re-applying for a vacancy on
the Springfield Historic Commission. Council is requested to
confirm its selection and make the official appointment on June 4,
2007, in regular session.
The Historic Commission has one opening on its seven-member
Commission. The recruitment for this opening began May 2, 2007, .
and closed May 18,2007. One candidate has applied, John Tuttle.
r Attachment 1 - Interview Schedule
Attachment 2 - Profiles of Current Historic Commissioners
Attachment 3 - Candidate Application
Section IX, 3.8 of the Springfield City Council Operating Policies
and Procedures, states that the ". . . Mayor and Council will hold
formal interviews of applicants for positions on the Budget
Committee, Historic Commission, and Planning Commission and a
recommendation from these bodies is not necessary although they .
may have a representative present to participate in the interview
process. . ."
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
ATT ACHMENTS:
DISCUSSION /
FINANCIAL
IMP ACT:
Springfield Code 1-10-1, Historic Commission Charge, requires
that the 7-member Commission shall be residents; electors;
property owners within Springfield; appointees of other Springfield
public agencies such as Willamalane Park & Recreation and School
District # 19; or, specialists with expertise in such fields as
architecture, history, architectural history, planning, or archaeology
who live within the Metro-Area General Plan boundaries. For state
certified funding it is recommended that a majority of the
Commission have professional qualifications.
The vacancy on the Commission is that of John Tuttle.
Commissioner Tuttle has just finished his first four-year
appointment on the Commission and is seeking his second term that
will extend through April 30, 2011.
Interview Schedule and Questions April 9. 2007
Tentative start time: 5:30 p.m.
5:30 Council discussion and preparation of interview questions
5:32 Interview of John Tuttle'
5:40 Council discussion and deliberation
City Council Interview Questions
04/29/2007
1. What has been your impression of the Springfield Historic Commissio'n?
2. How have your special skills benefited the Commission?
3. Why do you think historic preservation is important to a City like
Springfield? .
4. Why are you interested in serving 'a second term on the Commission?
5. What has been your approach to development plans that are in conflict
with the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance?
6. What can the Historic Commission do to foster citizen awareness of
historic preservation?
7. The Historic Commission will begin meeting the second Tuesday of every
month at 5:30 p.m. As you know, occasionally there are special meetings
and projects such as Historic Preservation Week activities in April and May.
Will you be able to meet the time requirements of the Commission?
8. Do you have any questions for the Council?
ATTACHMENT 1
mSTORIC COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP PROFILE
05-21-2007
CHAIR, ROXIE METZLER - - - Roxie, a Springfield area resident, is currently serving a second
four-year term. Roxie is a retired teacher recommended by Springfield School District #19. She
is a resident property owner living on Deerhorn Road near Walterville. She is an Oral Historian
with a Master Degree from the University of Oregon in Special Education. Roxie is a previous
Springfield Museum Board member as well as a volunteer with Sand Mountain Society and
Friends of Huckleberry Mountain. She previously served one term on the Commission from
1994 to 1998. Roxie was appointed to the Commission again in August 2002 to complete a
partial term and then went on to server her second, four-year term that expires 12/31/2010.
VICE CHAIR, TED CORBlN - - - Ted, a Eugene resident, is an Intern Architect in a Eugene
firm. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon. He has
. undergraduate teaching assistant experience from the University of Utah in Architectural History
curriculum arid a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of Oregon, which included
coordination and support for two major exhibits. Ted is currently serving his second term that
extends to 09/21/2010.
SECRETARY, KURIGILL'-:': - Kuri, a Springfield resident, was recently appointed to the
Commission November of 2006. She is a Springfield property owner who commutes to Salem,
Oregon where she is employed as State Preservationist for Oregon Historic Cemeteries. Kuri
assumed theremainingterm.ofCommissioner Dennis, which will expire 09/30/2007.
TAMA TOClllHARA- - - Tama, a Eugene resident, is a Heritage Research Preservationist for
the State Historic Preservation Office in Salem (SHPO). She has an M.A. in Historic
Preservation Planning from Cornell University. Tama was appointed to the Commission April
2004, and is serving her first term, which expires 9/30/2007.
MAREN TOMBLlN - - - Maren, a Springfield resident and properly owner within the
Washburne Historic District, isa designer for Pivot Architecture. She holds a Masters of
Architecture degree and has a background in preservation from Dubuque, Iowa. She was
appointed to the Commission in February 2005 and her current term expires 04/03/2010.
PAULA GUTHRIE - - - Recently appointed to the COlnmission on Apri116, 2007. Paula is a
Computer System Administrator for the City of Springfield. She is a Eugene resident that
has been an active volunteer at the Springfield Museum, the Springfield Chamber of
Commerce, the Oregon Genealogical Society, Lane Community College's ACCESS
Group and LCC's Transitions to Success panel. One of Paula's goals is to help preserve
and maintain the historical components of Springfield as well as continue to survey
historic homes in all areas of the City and move forward to help the owners and the
Historic Commission preserve and maintain them. She is finishing the term of James
McNett that will expire 04/03/2010
JOHN TUTTLE - - - His first term expired on April 30, 2007 and he is seeking a second,
four-year term. John, a Springfield reSIdent an9. property owner within the Washburne
Historic District, has a background in architecture from the University of Oregon Class of
88. John specializes in home design from his Springfield office.
ATTACHMENT 2
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APPLICA TJON
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City of Springfield . . ,
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REC'D MAY 18 2eu?
City Manager's Office
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
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1. Why are you interested in serving on the Spring'field Historic
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