Instead of rescheduling the Aug. 7 meeting of the Washington Historic Preservation Commission — not held because of a lack of a quorum — for later this month, items on the agenda for the Aug. 7 meeting will be added to the agenda for the commission’s September meeting.

That would allow city officials more time to notify property owners whose properties could be affected by proposed projects in the city’s Historic District, according to Emily Rebert, the city’s community-development planner.

Only two members of the seven-member commission — Chairman William Kenner and Karen Mann — showed up for the Aug 7 meeting. There were 16 others at the meeting, including three of the five City Council members, one department head and two city employees. Among the 16 people were several who had requests for certificates of appropriateness before the commission.

Kenner noted that the lack of a quorum would mean a delay in some projects being approved and getting underway. He apologized for the inconvenience.

Rebert hopes a quorum will be present at the commission’s September meeting. “We’ve sent emails asking them (members) to let us know if they will not be there,” she said, noting that the September meeting is the day after Labor Day.

The commission’s Aug. 7 agenda included consideration of six major-works projects, eight minor-works projects and a tree policy. Major works require approval by the commission. Minor works, approved by city staff, are reviewed by the commission to make sure they comply with the commission design guidelines for the Historic District.

The commission was scheduled to consider Charlotte Cutler’s request for a certificate of appropriateness to place two sets of bistro tables on the sidewalk in front of The Meeting Place Café & Catering at 22 W. Main St. It was also scheduled to consider a request by Wesley Earley for a certificate of appropriateness to make alterations to the house at 326 N. Market St. The alterations include the following:

• construct a wheelchair ramp along the north side of the house;
• expand the existing parking lot in the back yard;
• more the existing fence in the back yard.

The commission was expected to consider a request by Caroline Collie to demolish the rundown two-story-house at 325 N. Harvey St. so a potential buyer can build a story-and-half house on the lot. Tony Edwards, with AG’s Home Solutions, is the applicant seeking the certificate of appropriateness.

The new house will look similar to the house at 413 N. Bonner St. and possibly incorporate some items from the old house in its construction, according to city documents and email between Collie and Edwards.