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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHist Pres Minutes 09-11-2007CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation was duly held at the Cottage Grove City Hall, 7516 – 80th Street South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on the 8th day of September 11, 2007. I.CALL TO ORDER Chair Japs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call : MEMBERS PRESENTGlen Brown, Beverly Gross, Herb Japs, Jan Japs, Mickey McBride, Frances Ratzlaff OTHERS PRESENT:Councilmember Fred Luden John M. Burbank, Senior Planner Martha McBride, Lorraine Brown, Sue Luden Burbank identified that no applications have been received for the vacancy yet, and that the vacant seat would continue to be advertised. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA McBride moved to approve the agenda as submitted, Brown seconded. Motion carried unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ratzlaff moved to approve the May 8, 2007 minutes as submitted. Mcbride seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. V.OPEN FORUM None VI.OLD BUSINESS A. Lime Kiln Signage Burbank presented photos of the Lime Kiln signage that was refurbished. Japs asked about access to the site, noting that the signage supports the objective of promoting historic landmarks. Burbank responded that access was via the river or with arrangements from the Scmaltz’s, who own the property. Gross commented on how the refurbished sign promotes the new historic landmark logo better than the old one. Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes September 11, 2007 Page 2 of 3 B. Atkinson Cemetery Improvements. Burbank gave the ACHP an update on the Atkinson Cemetery improvement project. C. Historic Playing Cards Burbank gave the ACHP an update on the historic playing cards. VII.NEW BUSINESS A. Video – Birthplace of Cottage Grove Burbank identified that the video would have to be shown after the meeting in his office due to technical difficulties with the computer in the Council Chambers. The ACHP concurred. B. Quist House – 9912 – 70th Street (“Cedarhurst Gardener’s Cottage”) Burbank presented the ACHP with a proposal by the Thao family to obtain an Historic Places Conditional Use Permit for their property to allow for the construction of a new single family home on their lot, and to allow for retention of their existing home as a pri- vate library and museum. The ACHP held a general discussion about topic. Japs thought it would be good to require the registration of the property on the local historic register. Councilmember Luden commented that he concurred with tying the CUP to registering the property. Japs commented on how the process supports creative reuse of historic properties. Ratzlaff moved to support the Historic Places Conditional Use Permit request with the requirement of registration added, that the design be compatible with Cedarhurst, and that the new structure be connected to public utilities if/when feasible. Jan Japs seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. C. Demolition Report – 6390 Manning Avenue Burbank presented the ACHP with photographs and information on a farmstead that was being demolished and identified that while unique, the structure was not a registered property. The ACHP received the information and held a general discussion on old farm- steads. The Browns and Ratzlaff provided some historical anecdotes about the former owners of the site. D. Oral History Project Burbank queried the ACHP on if they wanted to pursue an oral history project that had been previously discussed. The ACHP concurred that they did. Burbank suggested a multi-media project. Japs suggested prepping interviewees with questions beforehand, and asked about props or backdrops for shooting video. Gross asked who should be in- terviewed. Some names that were suggested were Glen Brown, Lyle Biscoe, Bruce Long, Charles Woodward, Carl Manke, and Arnie Moen. Japs suggested that the first step be the compilation of a list of interviewees and then topics. Farming and industry were suggested. Burbank responded that he would do research on types of questions used in other projects. Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes September 11, 2007 Page 3 of 3 VIII.HISTORIC INQUIRIES None IX.COUNCIL LIASON REPORT Councilmember Luden highlighted to the ACHP that the Council had recently discussed or taken action on the following: budgets, bigger challenges in 2008, Norris Square, Werner Electric project, and the ice arena. X.COMMISSION COMMENTS None XI.STAFF COMMENTS None XII.ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by Ratzlaff and seconded by McBride. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.