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The nominations were made from the floor. Commissioner Diane Travis nominated Richard Spring for chair; members seconded and voted to approve the nomination. For vice chair, members nominated and confirmed Diane Travis.

Commissioners completed the procedural votes during the meeting; the chair announcement followed the vote. The commission then moved on to staff updates and other agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Prescott Preservation Commission - July 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission accepted nominations and selected Rick Spring as chair and Diane Travis as vice chair during its July 11 meeting; motions to approve officers carried during the session.","taxTitle","Prescott City, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",53183,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6173865,"Preservation staff schedules special meeting July 22 after council asks for expedited Hotel Saint Michael review; SHPO funding described as temporary",148,979000,1127000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5377745-d17406fce3135e9feb1a3470bd7262bd&start=979&end=1127","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5377745-d17406fce3135e9feb1a3470bd7262bd/thumbnail_979000.jpg","/articles/6173865/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Preservation-staff-schedules-special-meeting-July-22-after-council-asks-for-expedited-Hotel-Saint-Michael-review-SHPO-funding-described-as-temporary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173865-44e16ac0485339b0244e631b642f92c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1773078865&Signature=D1yUSDcm0xNJj1KCWXvzPJqg12fE8zP2lOrT1pmSZegthpmPJSXQNhLz1m7CBVBN9KIFJOf38SfKeKXYkYmdJP04vAptoYS1h2YWIi6cjJTEohuz6rTZ0z6k84PAfuboNcuSS6lyAfP~mFN-jRqc3B3nzW5ynowdNZM5BePNhJ3bo31Hx0Mv6baHMuhnhe79rKcX-qIYZQzMLcFH~5fG7WIVXmMK-Lom7pSAkFOOtHPP5dnhhV-Gfc0WS1xLOpnSvKu0G5CaYkNerOJFbgS6MmmmUlUAMc7-Uz88MuNXRA18HfqdMN7abyQqjH9CMb908bBk71AXNi7SsHuhJEBYBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City preservation staff told the City of Prescott Preservation Commission on July 11 that the City Council asked the commission to review a revised design for the Hotel Saint Michael ahead of a council special session on Aug. 5, and the commission scheduled a special meeting for July 22 at 11 a.m.

The matter matters because council directed an expedited review timeline, which requires the commission and staff to prepare a focused preservation analysis and file materials on a short timetable.

Kaylee Nunez, the staff presenter, told commissioners Council \"would like to have commission and myself look at the new design\" and is asking that the commission provide input in time for Council’s August 5 special session. Nunez said staff is working with the city clerk \"outside the parameters of the usual process\" to move material through and that the commission will receive the full submittal package at least a week before the special meeting. Commissioners agreed to meet on July 22 at 11 a.m. at the same meeting location; staff confirmed there will be no Zoom option for the special meeting.

Commissioners raised practical questions about packet availability and timing. Nunez said the agenda packet from the recent council meeting contains materials and that staff will re-provide the full submittal package and a new analysis to commissioners before the special meeting. Commissioner Rick (surname in record varies) asked that staff email the link to the council materials; staff said they would do so.

Nunez reminded commissioners that their review must be limited to standards in the Preservation Master Plan and relevant codes: \"don't use any outside influences. You can't consider parking. You can't consider construction. It's strictly what's in our manual is what we're gonna have to be paying attention to,\" she said. Commissioners discussed availability and settled on the July 22 date; staff noted some commissioners would be absent but that the meeting should proceed with a quorum.

During the staff update, Nunez also reported on the status of State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) funding for a related preservation program: she said SHPO had received emergency funding that will temporarily keep staff employed but that the longer-term funding picture remains uncertain and that the authorization is a short-term measure. Nunez said she had received automated replies to outreach to members of Congress and the U.S. Senate about the funding status.

Next steps: staff will email the council packet link and deliver the full application materials and an updated analysis to commissioners at least one week before the July 22 special meeting. The commission will review the Hotel Saint Michael design at that special meeting so staff can forward the commission’s recommendation to Council for the Aug. 5 special session.","City staff said the City Council asked the Preservation Commission to review a revised Hotel Saint Michael design ahead of a council special session on Aug. 5; staff scheduled a special commission meeting for July 22 at 11 a.m. and reported that State Historic Preservation Office emergency funding remains temporary.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6173870,"Prescott commission approves small illuminated sign for Speakeasy, allows LED retrofit up to 3,000K",596,171000,767000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5377745-d17406fce3135e9feb1a3470bd7262bd&start=171&end=767","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5377745-d17406fce3135e9feb1a3470bd7262bd/thumbnail_171000.jpg","/articles/6173870/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Prescott-commission-approves-small-illuminated-sign-for-Speakeasy-allows-LED-retrofit-up-to-3000K","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6173870-2d50ed69cd32add66e632c2f59c7e314/orig.mp4?Expires=1773078865&Signature=H08n3PDaZ6mdL3SIwL7TD834p2AVGq1Ph~wkkQlMu3vpzDaITUAg9dNKN4osGMgX3r5sON0Aua8EOS6yNMlPZRP~2iFn85HlsOkAH2mF7YGpHUa7IbB3ZIzEPGDltluT3wNkl3ZA2bKJsQvwEK5JT6aqRhUp2p7biecmlQ~kUx8KDKq6xWirj7Jf9zHHSuB8iVXcv-uA4FEL~13nAqk0MjcsSclXLNuRoELJ1-DB4VSIHXGUh0qS2tDHHOjDIws7Nn~eAJbcaFdzBn9ymex340oy6c2u~FtQZ6-0rLY0tqCuvsoJ3WITuN5E3ziRJBpTGoXQhXTW9KVEXX1houeO9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Prescott Preservation Commission on July 11 approved HP25-003, allowing a new 3-square-foot illuminated wall sign and a 26-square-foot replacement face for an existing cabinet at the Hotel Saint Michael, 207 West Gurley Street, with an LED retrofit capped at 3,000 kelvin.

The decision matters because the Hotel Saint Michael sits in the Courthouse Plaza historic district, where the commission applies district guidelines and the City’s land development code to signage and lighting decisions.

Kaylee Nunez, a city preservation staff member who presented the application, summarized the proposal and staff analysis. Nunez said the project would add a small aluminum sign over a stairwell that leads to a basement speakeasy and would replace the face of an existing east-side cabinet. \"The face change is 26 square feet and then the new sign is 3 square feet,\" Nunez said. She told the commission the cabinet is already in place, so staff treated the replacement as a panel swap rather than a wholly new cabinet.

Nunez analyzed the application under Chapter 8, Courthouse Plaza District guidelines and the City’s land development code. She told commissioners that the guidelines discourage box-type cabinet signs and prefer incandescent lighting, but that the existing cabinet is grandfathered in and that the commission must consider the proposal in that context. Nunez also said the land development code limits outdoor lighting color temperature: \"Our land development code specifies outdoor lighting cannot be more than 3,000 k. So that'll be part of the planning approval.\" The commission made the LED limit part of the motion.

Robert Markoff, who identified himself as representing MorganSign, described material and color choices and confirmed the applicant would use warm-white LEDs. \"The attempt was to use either 3,000 or 4,000 Kelvin LEDs in there, to keep it more of a warm white,\" Markoff said; he added the panels would be an \"ivory translucent\" for the letters. Commissioner Diane Travis asked specifically for a lower color temperature, saying she preferred \"the lower\" option; Markoff replied that 3,000 K was acceptable.

Commissioners also asked whether the proposed graphics constituted advertising for an alcohol brand. Commissioner Jim McCarver and others pressed staff to confirm that the design was the speakeasy’s business logo and not a reproduction of a liquor label. Nunez said the logo provided by the owner appears to be the business’s own mark and not a liquor brand, but commissioners requested written confirmation from the applicant. The commission’s motion included approval \"with the LED retrofit not to exceed the 3,000 level,\" and commissioners directed staff to obtain owner confirmation by email; Nunez said staff would require removal or revision of the graphic if it proved to be advertising.

Janelle Volhansseff made the motion to approve and Diane Travis seconded. The commission voted in favor; the chair announced the vote carried unanimously.

Next steps: staff will document the LED specification in planning approval and request written confirmation from the applicant that the graphic is the business’s logo and not a branded liquor reproduction. If staff determines the panel reproduces advertising, the application will be returned for revision.","The City of Prescott Preservation Commission approved HP25-003 to replace the face of an existing cabinet sign and add a new 3-square-foot illuminated stairway sign at the Hotel Saint Michael, allowing an LED backlight option limited to 3,000 kelvin; staff will confirm the business logo does not reproduce alcohol branding.","actionData","errors"]

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