HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD  
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2025  
MINUTES  
100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO  
Conference Room – A and B  
Wednesday, June 25, 2025  
6:00 PM  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 pm.  
a.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Chris E. Schutzenberger  
Board Member George Price  
PRESENT  
Board Member Jeffrey E. Popp  
Board Member Mary O'Pry  
Board Member Michael R. Drennan  
STAFF  
PRESENT  
Lauren Pulver, Planning Supervisor  
Brittany Cassell, Curator  
Celeste Deal, County Liaison  
b.  
Approval of the Agenda  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion for the HPB to approve today’s  
agenda.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
Mary O'Pry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
2.  
Approval of Minutes  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to approve the Minutes from June 4, 2025.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
George Price  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
3.  
4.  
Citizen Comment (5 min. per participant)  
There were none.  
Discussion and Action Items  
a.  
Review and Discuss Historic Resources Scorecard for Funding Requests  
The HPB reviewed the scoring sheet and discussed the Board of County Commissioners  
(BOCC) priority of the importance of public access to historic and natural resources in  
the County. The issue was discussed and the HPB made a decision to modify the  
scorecard to increase the points available for public access.  
Board Member, George Price, made a motion to increase the number of points for public  
access from 7 to 9 points on the scoring rubric, giving public access the same weight and  
points as disrepair and urgency starting on June 25, 2025.  
APPROVED  
George Price  
Mary O'Pry  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
b.  
Review and Score 2026 Funding Requests  
Each of projects below were reviewed, discussed, individually scored and the HPB  
members made comments for recommendation.  
i.  
Cherokee Ranch and Castle  
The HPB discussed the items and would like to recommend funding for the  
historic structure repairs and not fund replacement of décor type items. The HPB  
would recommend funding the following:  
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Concrete repairs to the west side (rear) of the Castle, including Stairways  
Interior historic repairs  
Exterior painting and roofing repairs  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to recommend funding 50%  
of the request from the Historic Preservation fund, but for the funding be limited  
to areas of historic structure and preservation only specific to the items identified  
by HPB above.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
George Price  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
ii.  
Prairie Canyon Ranch  
Brittany Cassell, Curator, briefed the HPB on the property and which areas of the  
property are the most urgent.  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to make a recommendation to  
fund the $1,637,600 with 50% of the request from the Historic Preservation Fund  
and 50% from the Open Space fund with the most urgent work being completed  
first.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
George Price  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
iii.  
Sandstone Ranch  
Brittany Cassell, Curator, briefed the HPB on the property and which areas are  
most critical for preservation.  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to make a recommendation to  
fund the $1,688,000 with 50% of the request from the Historic Preservation Fund  
and 50% from the Open Space fund with the most urgent work being completed  
first.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
George Price  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
iv.  
2026 Repository Public Display and Artifact Care Project  
This funding request will not need to be scored but will be put into the base budget for  
2026. Staff spoke about the different artifacts and the urgency of their restoration.  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to recommend to fund 100%  
of the $150,000 from the Historic Preservation Fund.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
Jeffrey E. Popp  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
v.  
Contracted Professional Services  
This funding request will not need to be scored but will be put into the base budget for  
2026.  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to recommend to fund 100%  
of the $100,000 from the Historic Preservation Fund.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
George Price  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
vi.  
Evans Homestead  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to recommend to fund 100%  
of the $350,000 request from the Historic Preservation Fund.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
Mary O'Pry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
vii.  
William Converse Ranch  
Brittany Cassell, Curator, went over the increased urgency and the condition of  
the property. The property is located at Hidden Mesa Open Space.  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to recommend to fund the  
$135,000 with 50% of the request from the Historic Preservation Fund and 50%  
from the Open Space fund.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
Mary O'Pry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
viii. County Owned Historic Properties Maintenance  
This budget request is for unforeseen damages, damages from wildlife and weather,  
paint, and repairs.  
Board Chair, Chris Schutzenberger, made a motion to recommend to fund 100%  
of the $100,000 from the Historic Preservation Fund.  
APPROVED  
Chris E. Schutzenberger  
George Price  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Schutzenberger, Price, Popp, O'Pry, Drennan  
c.  
HPB Attendance at Douglas County Fair & Rodeo  
Board Vice Chair, Mary O’Pry, gave detailed information on staffing Friday, July 25th or  
August 1st from 11 am to 8 pm at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo. Both staff and  
HPB members are invited to volunteer at the booth in the Event Hall. The Historic  
Preservation booth will feature the activity, "Guess that artifact".  
d.  
Curator Updates  
Brittany Cassell, Curator, briefed the HPB on the following:  
Projects  
·
New Unit Furnishing and lockers for the Repository Expansion. This will be a general  
fund request. Other funding sources are being researched. The workspace will expanded  
and have a conference room. Each of the areas is being cataloged both digitally and on  
paper. Other Historic Entities are interested in the storage and labeling of artifacts. All  
the climate control artifacts will be housed in this new area.  
·
Greenland Post Office- State Historical Fund award and next steps, we have been  
granted $163,000 and will be going before the BOCC for the cash match. Work has been  
contracted from 2024 and Staff is working on beginning the process.  
Repository  
·
Reorganizing list of landmarked historic sites on DC website  
Updates  
·
Brittany will be presenting the Budget to COSAC on July 10th  
5.  
6.  
Other Business and Discussion  
a.  
Sedalia Museum's Annual 4th of July Event  
Vice Chair, Mary O’Pry, reminded the HPB of the Sedalia Museum’s annual 4th of July  
festivities with homemade ice cream from 10-2 pm on Friday, July 4, 2025.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 pm.  
**The Next Regular Meeting Will be Held on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m.**