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Home My WebLink About1-21-2026 - HHDC Draft Minutes (1) Town of Barnstable Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission www.barnstable.gov/hyannismainstreet MINUTES January 21, 2026 6:30 p.m. Members Present: Cheryl Powell, Cornelius Cawley, Laura Cronin, and Tom Doherty Members Absent: Kevin Matthews and Conrad Watson Staff Present: Corey Pacheco, Senior Planner and Karen Pina, Principal Assistant, Planning & Development Dept. in attendance. To all persons deemed interested or affected by the Town of Barnstable’s Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission Ordinance under Chapter 112, Article III of the Code of the Town of Barnstable, you are hereby notified that a public meeting is being held at Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA Selectmen’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor 6:30 P.M. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 . All public hearings and other matters anticipated by the Chair listed below may be acted upon. The meeting will be televised live via Xfinity Channel 8 or high definition Channel 1072. It may also be accessed via the Government Access Channel live stream on the Town of Barnstable’s website: https://barnstable.cablecast.tv/internetchannel/watch-now Please silence your cell phones Call to Order Attendance Roll Call Laura Cronin Tom Doherty Cornelius Cawley Cheryl Powell Welcome to New Members, Special Guests, Advisors and Comments Town Council Liaison Charles Bloom in attendance. Updates • Trainings • Awards • Correspondence Reminder of Commission’s Purpose and Proper Procedure Continued Business Sturgis Public Charter School- 427 Main Street, Hyannis – Map 308 Parcel 079 Exterior paint – continued from December 3, 2025, December 17, 2025 and January 7, 2026 Mary Lincoln in attendance. Previous Commission’s suggestions are welcomed. Bricks painted blue, white border. Kennedy pictures white framed as well. Has reviewed all with Director. Tom Doherty confirms following the border, white. Laura Cronin confirms, not glossy ok with satin or matte. Mary Lincoln, yes, matte finish. 2 Chair Cheryl Powell opens public comment. Corey Pacheco clarifies the material PVC and the height of the base will match columns. Chair Cheryl Powelle closes public comment. Chair Cheryl Powell entertains a motion for the Findings, moved by Tom Doherty to find this application to be compatible with the preservation and protection of the district, at 427 Main Street, painting the brick with the approved blue and white molding on bottom and by sidewalk will match columns, second by Cornelius Cawley, Roll Call Vote – done by Chair Cornelius Cawley - aye Laura Cronin - aye Tom Doherty - aye Cheryl Powell - aye Chair Cheryl Powell entertains a motion for a Certificate of Appropriateness, moved by Tom Doherty to issue for 427 Main Street, as long as molding matches columns and matte blue approved color and white frame around picture, second by Laura Cronin, Roll Call Vote – done by Chair Laura Cronin - aye Tom Doherty - aye Cornelius Cawley - aye Cheryl Powell - aye New Business Indri Ekasari – 426 Main Street, Hyannis – Map 309 Parcel 218 Façade renovations Indri Ekasari in attendance. Property manager for JackTrade LLC. This building is empty and would like to redo the façade, clean it up and brick on bottom would like to cover with wood. Top railing with new railings on roof, same style. Windows, cover window seams with wood and replace door. Tom Doherty, what is the door material, aluminum? Color will be white? Indri Ekasari, yes, aluminum. Will paint the aluminum white. Laura Cronin, is there another type of material for the door or use white aluminum? Indri Ekasari, will use whatever white would be acceptable. No business in there now. A lot of people want clothing store, but possibly a café. No tenant as of yet. Cornelius Cawley clarifies new lights? Indri Ekasari, yes, new lights, but will be the same gooseneck style as there now, like for like. Discussion regarding blue color that is proposed and what is approved. Chair Cheryl Powell calls a 3 minute recess. The Commission reconvenes. Chair Cheryl Powell, Hamilton Blue is the color. Indri Ekasari confirms Hamilton Blue color. Laura Cronin – the door material, will you have the new door painted? Can’t be aluminum or vinyl. Chair Cheryl Powell, we discourage aluminum. Corey Pacheco, thought reusing the door, so if a new door – composite material, like a fibrex similar to PVC . Processed wood, and there are similar materials like this. 3 Indri Ekasari, will have someone come to look at doorway. Can we paint the existing door? Tom Doherty, probably better off looking for a new door. Indri Ekasari confirms that they will be painting the door white. Corey Pacheco, need to clarity on the railing replacement, what is the material? Lighting being proposed? Indri Ekasari, wood railing to replace and replacing the gooseneck lighting – like for like. Chair Cheryl Powell railing material? Indri Ekasari, wood and painting white. Chair Cheryl Powell opens up public comment. Chair Cheryl Powell reads into record email letter from Antonia Stephens dated January 21, 2026. Chair Cheryl Powell closes public comment. Chair Cheryl Powell - painting doors white, come back for any signage, blue will be Hamilton Blue, railing will be wood and lighting replaced with same style, goosenecks. Wood to be placed over aluminum and trim to be white and accent color will be pussywillow color. Chair Cheryl Powell entertains a motion for the Findings, moved by Cornelius Cawley to find this application to be compatible with the preservation and protection of the district, including wood over existing brick and the use of Hamilton Blue paint color and accent trim color as stated - include new gooseneck lighting and wooden railing on top and painting the entry door white, will need to come back if any changes/or signage, second by Tom Doherty, Roll Call Vote – Chair calls Laura Cronin - aye Tom Doherty - aye Cornelius Cawley - aye Cheryl Powell - aye Cheryl Powell entertains a motion for a Certificate of Appropriateness, moved by Cornelius Cawley for 426 Main Street commensurate with the motion previously stated for the Findings, seconded by Tom Doherty, Roll Call Vote – Chair calls Tom Doherty - aye Laura Cronin - aye Cornelius Cawley - aye Cheryl Powell - aye Discussion Items Consideration of a public art moratorium until Joint Guidelines between HHDC and Planning Board have been appropriated Cornelius Cawley, this has been decided for our purposes, just the one page. We have guidelines and can utilize. Doesn’t see the reason for this - why a moratorium, it’s in effect now. Corey Pacheco, this is correct, have guidance may be some minor changes suggested but content is there and that’s not going to change. Already been used for the art sculpture approved for the Maritime Museum. Just has to be incorporated into the guidelines, more than one page – 3 pages in total. Discussion regarding guidelines and validity - Discussion item on fence height. Enforcement Presentation Enforcement to be put on the next Agenda as well. Handout of the presentation that was presented to Barnstable Historic Commission (BHC). 4 Matters not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair Approval of January 7, 2026, Draft Minutes Chair Cheryl Powell entertains a motion to approve the draft minutes, moved by Laura Cronin, seconded by Tom Doherty, Roll Call Vote – Chair calls Cornelius Cawley - aye Tom Doherty - aye Laura Cronin - aye Cheryl Powell - aye Corey Pacheco, Jim Kupfer wanted the Commission to know that potential language to potentially amend your ordinance regarding more detailed visuals for new construction to be done in the near future. Town Council Liaison Charles Bloom – purpose for this is that you really can’t tell where everything fits and how proposed development will look. Perspective. Next HHDC meetings scheduled for February 4, and February 18, 2026 Adjournment Chair Cheryl Powell entertains a motion to adjourn, moved by Tom Doherty, seconded by Laura Cronin, Roll Call Vote – Chair calls Cronelius Cawley - aye Tom Doherty - aye Laura Cronin - aye Cheryl Powell - aye The meeting ended at 7:23 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Pina Further detail may be obtained by viewing the video via Channel 18 on demand at www.barnstable.gov/hyannismainstreet