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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHist Pres Minutes 01-09-2007CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION JANUARY 9, 2007 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Advisory Committee on His- toric Preservation was duly held at the Cottage Grove City Hall, 7516 — 80th Street South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on the 9th day of January, 2007. CALL TO ORDER Chair Aaron Rolloff called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Roll Call MEMBERS PRESENT: Glen Brown, Beverly Gross, Mickey McBride, Frances Ratzlaff, Aaron Rolloff, Herb Japs MEMBERS ABSENT. None — one vacancy OTHERS PRESENT. Councilmember, Fred Luden John M. Burbank, Senior Planner Martha McBride Lorraine Brown Burbank summarized the application that had been received for the vacant ACHP seat. The ACHP recommended forwarding the recommendation of Jan Japs as the new committee member to the City Council. Burbank identified that the City Clerk was sending out letters to ACHP members whose terms are expiring, and that they should respond to her if they would like to continue serving on the ACP if they are eligible. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The ACHP reviewed the agenda, and it was approved as submitted. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Japs moved to approve the December 12, 2006 minutes as submitted. Brown seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. V. OPEN FORUM None VI. OLD BUSINESS A. Historic Plaques Burbank identified that the Council received the report on the Historic Plaque program at their December 20 City Council meeting and approved the completion of phase one Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes January 9, 2007 Page 2 of 2 of the program. Burbank stated that he would work on a consistent logo for the plaques and present his ideas at the next meeting. B. Historic Playing Cards Burbank reported that the Council received the report on the Historic Playing Card pro- gram at the December 20 City Council Meeting and approved the completion of phase one of the program. He stated that the ACHP must report back to the City Council with final funding arrangements, deck counts, and a draft layout prior to going to press with the cards. He stated further that he would continue to finish the few missing card com- ponents and would get changes back to the ACHP. C. Historic Video Project — Two Grey Clouds Burbank suggested that as a part of the Historic Video project, the ACHP sponsor a speaker at the Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest. He informed the ACHP about Duke Addicks, a master story teller who has a specific story about the two Grey Cloud Mdewakanton women. The ACHP concurred that it would be an interesting contribution the festival and an opportunity for the video program. Burbank stated that he would try to make arrangements for the engagement of Mr. Addicks. VII. NEW BUSINESS None VIII. HISTORIC INQUIRIES None IX. COUNCIL LIASON REPORT None X. COMMISSION COMMENTS McBride asked about the species of the larch trees along Lamar Avenue that are reg- istered on the City's Historic Register. The ACHP held a general discussion on the topic. Ratzlaff indicated that she was certain they were European Larches and would provide additional information in the future. Ratzlaff and Gross shared that there are a lot of old photos of the Old Cottage Grove area at the Bahl's implement dealership in Hastings on Highway 316. XI. STAFF COMMENTS None XII. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn was made by McBride and seconded by Japs. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.