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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-04-19 ACHP Minutes ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION Thursday April 19. 1990 Aaenda 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Review Ordlnance No. 529 Amending City Code Chapter 13A re: Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Management 4. Review ACHP Mlsslon Statement and Revised Rules of Procedure 5. Comprehensive Cultural Resource Management Plan - see staff memo 6. Update on Preservation Programs and ProJects - see staff memo 7. ACHP 1990 Work Plan 8. Annual Workshop for Herltage Preservation Commisslons - see enclosed 9. Preservatlon Week Activities - see press release 10 . Ad,i ourn CITr OF CUTTA�E GROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 19 APRIL 1990 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof. a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Historlc Preservation was duly held at City Hall. 7516 80th Street South. Cottage Grove. Minnesota. on the 19th day of April 1990. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Schnide at 7:05 P.M. The following members were present: Joe Schnide. Gary Golusky. Ke1th Klelnsasser. and Robert Vogel. The following members were absent: Al Elnberger. Charles Woodward cex-offlclo>. and David Jacobsen cex-officio). Mr. Kleinsasser was elected Associate Chairperson of the Committee for 1990. Chalrperson Schnlde appolnted Mr. Vogei as secretary. responsible for preparing minutes of this and future ACHP meetings. The Committee was tnformed that Kathleen Stack, 8583 Inwood Avenue South, Cottage Grove, had expressed an interest ln seeking appointment to the ACHP. The Committee recommended to the City Council that Ms. Stack be appointed to fill the open, one-year seat. 4rdlnance No. 529. The Commlttee revlewed Ord. No. 529, amending City Code Chapter 13A relating to historic preservation, and discussed some of the changes in pollcy and procedure required to implement the new code. The essential change in the role of the eommittee ls that it ls no longer a subcommittee of the Parks. � Recreationn & Natural Resources Commission, but a separate board with duties as the clty's designated herltage preservatlon commission or HPC. Mission Statement. The Cor�nittee ceviewed the ACHP mission statement prepared by the CHPO and approved it unanimously. CSee Attachment A> Rules of Procedure. The Cortunittee revlewed the revised "rules of procedure" drafted by the CHPO. Motion by Mr. Golusky to recommend that the CoUncll approve the revised ACHP rules of procedure. Seconded by Mr. Kleinsasser. Motlon carried. CSee Attachment B) Comprehensive Cultural Resource Manaqement Plan. The CHPO explained that Ord. No 529 will necessltate a number of minor changes in the CCRMP. The document adopted by the Council in 19a6 will also have to be thoroughly updated. work that should be accomplished ducing 1991. Mr. Schnide also noted that the Metropolltan Council may require cities to include historlc preservation elements ln their comprehensive land use plans. The CHPO reported that he had discussed the matter of comprehensive ptanning with Gary Berg. the city�s new director of community development. The Committee directed the CHPO to initiate a new procedure for evaluating locai historic propertles. After revlewing slte data contained in the city's Hlstorlc Sites Inventory, the CHPO and the Cha i rperson of the ACHP wi 1 1 comp 1 ete a one-page N F i ndi ng of Significance" document indicating that a particular property is eliaible for nomination to the Clty Register of Historic Sltes & Landmarks and stating the appllcable criteria for signlficance contained in City Code Section 13A-4. These "Findings" will be used by the Committee to set priorlties for intensive surveys and registrations. Preservatlon Proarams and Proiects. The CHPO presented an update on various local preservation programs and projects, including the CLG gcant program, historic Town Hall restoratlon, record keeping. and administrative matters. CSee Attachment C) �990 Work Plan. The Commlttee discussed its new dutles and responsibilities, the work of the CHPO and the on-going sucvey and planning pro�ects, and the prospect ot nominations to the City Register of Historlc Sltes & Landmarks. There was a consensus that quarterly meetings would be in order to review plans and City Register nominatlons, with speclal meetings as needed at the call of the chalr to handle permit revlews and emergency lssues. � HPC Workshop. Chalrperson Schnide and CHPO Vogel will be ' attending the workshop for heritage preservation commissions at Fort Snelling on 20-21 Aprll. Attendance is a requlrement of the Certified Local Government program. �rPSPrvatloTt Week. The Commlttee dlscussed the program for the 8th annual Historic Preservation Week Cformerly Local Hlstory Week) celebration in Cottage Grove. Motion by Mr. Schnide to award the Preservationist of the Year Award to Tom and Linda Nathan, owners of the historic Dr. A. H. Steen House at 7405 Lamar Avenue South, in recognition of their commitment to the conservation ethic and efforts to restoce the 1881 Oueen Anne style county doctor's residence. Seconded by Mr. Golusky. Motion cacried. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M.