List of Invitees to Engberg/Preservationist Meeting
(from Sandy Folaron)
Engberg-Anderson Meeting
January 12th, 2006

Invited

Pat Balon, Historic Preservation Commission, Pabst Theater Board confirmed
Randy Bryant, Developer, Preserve Our Parks Board confirmed
Katherine Keller, Editor, Bay View Compass
Paul Jacobovitz, City of Milwaukee Associate Planner, Historic Preservation confirmed
Sandy Ackerman, Retiring Director, Historic Milwaukee, Inc. confirmed
Donna Weiss-Priebe, Kubala Washatko Architects, Historic Preservation Specialist confirmed
Alderman Robert Bauman, HPC Commission, Downtown District said he would try to be there
Dan Steininger, Catholic Knights, Philanthropist cannot attend but asked for update
Sandy Folaron, Business woman, preservation activist confirmed
Pieter Godfrey, Architectural Salvage-Building Rehabilitation confirmed
Genelle Scheurell, Midwest National Trust for Historic Preservation confirmed
Jim Draeger, WI State Historic Preservation
John Eastburg, Director of Pabst Mansion confirmed
John Speweik, US Heritage, Chicago confirmed
Jim Godsil, Community Roofing, Preservation advocate unable to attend
Geoff Grohowski, Sherman Park Resident, Sherman Blvd. Historic Designation, MPA confirmed
Matt Jarosz confirmed
Betty Quadracci
Mike D’Amato?
Sandy McSweeney?
Linda Keane?
John Gurda?

Dear All,

I am forwarding this note from Charles Engberg, AIA.

What say?

Clear sailing,

Godsil

Dear Mr. Godsil and Friends of Historic Preservation,

I look forward to meeting with your Milwaukee Preservation Alliance in January. It is encouraging to know that so many people have the same concerns regarding City Hall as our design team, but it is discouraging that so little factual information about the project has reached the concerned public about the consultant selection process, the existing condition of the building, and our restoration plans.. We are aware that there is concern on the part of several individuals as to the design team’s credentials, and the manner in which the restoration/preservation of Milwaukee’s most important historic Landmark is being approached and implemented.

From the questions and assertions we have heard indirectly regarding the scope and direction of this project, it is clear to us that we need to set the record straight about the building’s condition and the required restoration/preservation. So that interested persons have accurate information about the nature of the problem and remedial design /reconstruction that is necessary to preserve and protect this architectural treasure, we will be pleased to share our perspective, our planning, our restoration design, and our implementation proceedures with your group.

We suggest the evening of Thursday, January 12th as the best possible date as our nationally recognized preservation teammates, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger from Boston will be available for the meeting. It might be productive to invite members of other preservation groups as well, so that this meeting can answer the questions posed by others outside your organization.

I suggest you use the time between now and January 12th to consolidate your questions and concerns so that the meeting is as informative and efficient as possible. If you can give me a digest of your group’s concerns in advance of the meeting, we will be better able to give appropriate and thoughtful responses. Depending on the number of people, we can offer our office as a venue. If we have more than forty, we’ll have to find another venue. Please indicate the number of persons you expect to join us.

I look foreward to your reply.

Charles Engberg, AIA

From: cmtyroof@execpc.com [cmtyroof@execpc.com]
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 4:13 PM
To: Charles Engberg
Subject: City Hall and Firms with Very Long Institutional Memories

Dear Mr. Anderson,

I would appreciate your thoughts in response to this post.

Sincerely,

James J. Godsil
http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/Godsil/JamesGodsil

milwaukeepreservationalliance@yahoogroups.com

Dear All,

I would imagine there are some restoration firms in places like Germany and England that have been dealing with restoration challenges like our glorious City Hall for at least 100 or 200 years running.

If there are people in this state or country in companies with multi-generational “institutional memories” perhaps we should invite them to consult.

If it makes sense to cast our net wider to the “old world,” it would not take all that much money, relative to the costs involved, to fly someone over from companies that have done things like this over the past century or two.

What say?

Godsil

At 08:46 PM 12/14/2005, you wrote:
Over the last few months many preservationists have expressed concerns about the restoration of historic CITY HALL. Chuck Engberg of Engberg-Anderson has offered to meet with us and answer our questions regarding the cleaning, repair, tower demo and issues related to this building. We will meet with him in January. If you are interested in being part of this discussion, please let me know.
Sandy Folaron

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