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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-16 ACHP Minutes ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERV�TION Thursday, August 16, 1990 �aenda 1. Call to Order C7:00 P.M.) 2. Roll Cail 3. Mlnutes of April 16, 1990, Meeting 4. Approve Agenda 5. Flndings of Signlficance for Historic Properties Cdocuments to be distrlbuted at the meeting) 6. 1990-1991 Certifled Local Government Grants A. Grant Agreements (in packet) $. procurement of Consultants tsee memo) 7. Sale of Hlstoric Cedarhurst Manslon Clnformatlonal) 8. Sale of Schliling Archaeological Dlstrict <lnformatlonal> 9. Hlstoric Town Hall Restoration Csee memo> !0. Oid Cottage Grove Signage <see memo) ii. Introductlon ot Prospective New Member 12. Other Buslness 13. Set Datc of Next Meeting 14. AdJourn � AUVISUkY CUMMITTEE ON HISTGkIC PkESERVhTI.Ut•� City of Cottage Grove 16 August 19yU �l ro Urcler rurguar�t ta due call and notice thereof, a meeting of the Aavlsory Commlttee on Hlstorlc Preservationn was auly held at the Gottage Grove Clty Hall. 7516 80th Street South, on the 16th day of August 199U . The meeting was call�d to order by C;halrperson Schnlde at 7:10 p.m. kolt Call The following members were present: Joe Schnide, Gary Golusky, Keith Kleinsasser, and Robert Vogel. The follawtng members were absent: Al Einberger, Charles Woodward. Uthers present: Kip Sundgaard Cprospective new member). The Commlttee was lnformed that Ms. Kathieen Stack, who had expressed an interest !n serving on the ACHP, was moving out of town and could no longer be consldered for appolntment. Mr. Davld Jacobsen, ex-offlcio representative from the Parks Commisslon, has resigned from the commisslon. Anproval �f Min�tP� The minutes ot the 19 Aprll 1990 ACHP were approved as malled. F�ndina� Qf Sianitican�e Thp �:ommlttee dlscussed the new procedure for prellminary evaluation of historic sltes and landmarks. CHPO Vogel went over the "Flnding of Significance" form and explained how lt would be used to Indicate whlch properties the Committee feeis may be eligibie for nomination to the City Register. Motion by Mr. Golusky, seconded by Mr. Kleinsasser, to direct Chairperson Schnlde and SHPO Vogel to sign off on the Flndings of Significance for the following propertles: a� Thompson Grove Country Club, 6581 85th St. b� Cowell House, 6192 65th St. c� McChesney House, 11825 70th St. d� E�a 1 1 ey House , 7�356 Pt . Uougl as e� Woodward House, 8578 90th St. t� Lang�ic�n Cr�nsol ldated School , 8839 96th St . � �? H�?usr Hou��, 9U54 Military kd. h� Furber Granary, 8677 7Uth St. i? Fl HausF. 8715 70th St. �i) Nieman House, 7380 Lamar Ave. Motion carried. CLG Urant Pro iec .g Discusslan was held concerning the three federal Certified Local Government grants-in-aid awarded to the Clty. The grants will be used to ca) survey and evaluate prehlstarlc native Amerlcan Indian mounds t�8.0U0>, Cb) to publish three new titles ln the "�erspectives" booklet series (�1,500), and (c) to survey historic landscapes (�0,200). All proJects would be carrled out between 1 October 1990 and 31 July 1991. The State Historic Preservatlon Oftice cSHPO) has required the Clty to seek bids fram contractors to complete the mound survey ctederal pro.lect no..27-90-50109A.001>. Chalrperson Schnide stated that Davld Stanley of the firm oi Bear Creek Archeology, Inc., has been the City�s archaeological consultant slnce 1986, and asked !f the staff was dissatlsfled wlth Mr. Stanley�s work. CHFG Vogel responded by stating that ca) Mr. Stanley had been appointed "Clty Consulting Professional Archaeologist" by the City Council in 1989 partlally in recognition of his excellent ,job perfarmance; (b) that the old ACHP had orlginally retained Stanley wlth the understanding that the same archaeologlcal consultant would be used to conduct successive survey and pianning pro,lects ln the City; and Cc) that he was fully satlsfled wlth Mr. Stanley's performance as proJect archaeologist on past pro.lects. ��hi i r1��rsan Schn i r1e dl rected staf f to draf t a request for . proposals for combined archaeological and geomorphological • services, to be presented to the Committee at !ts next meeting. Motion by Mr. Kleinsasser, seconded by Mr. Schnide, to recommend that Mayor Pederson sign the CLG grant agreements for the landscape survey proJect <federal no. 27-90-50109A.002) and the publicatlons proJect (federal no. 27-90-50108A.003>. Motion carried. The (:ommittee recammended that Chairperson Schniae and Mayor Pederson hold off on slgning the grant agreement for the � archaeology proJect tfederal no. 27 until the CHPO has discussed the contract with the SHPO. tlt�torir C�darh�r4r. The Gc�mmittee dlscussea the proposed sale of Cedarhurst manslon, 6y4U k;eats Ave. So., and lts possible impacts on preservation ot the property. No action taken. ��r_.hl 1 i in� Arrna�ol��icai Disr,rt�t Thr �::c�mmitt�� dlscusse� th� prapos�� sale of the 5chllling Archaeologlcal Uistrlct on Lower Grey Cloud Island. CHPO Vogel brlefly reviewed the archaeological slgnificance of the Early Woadland habltation slte and mound group, which ls ]lsted 1n the Natlonal kegister, and informed the Committee that he had met with the real estate sales people and some of their prospective buYers. There has been some confuslon as to the nature of the prehistoric earthworks, whlch the owner appears to believe are not coverect by the state human burials law. The Commlttee dlrected staff to continue to provide lnformation on the slte�s cultural resource value, the protection of Indian mounds under state law, and other preservation matters to all partles involved 1n the sale of the Schiiling property. Historlc Town Hall CH�G Vogei shared wtth the Commlttee the plans and sketches of proposed restoration work at the Town Hall Heritage Park ln Langdon. The Commlttee dlrected staff to proceed with obtalning cost estlmates for the rehabilitation work recommended by architect Gregory Rothweller. All work wlll be carried out according to standards and guldellnes established by the Secretary of the Interlor. U 1 d CQt t ac�e Gr�ove The Cammittee reviewed (:HPO Vogel�s memorandum of 8 August 1990 re: placement of signage on Lamar Avenue. After a discussion of the orlgins of "East Cottage Grove," the Committee decided to go on recorct ln support of using "Old Cottage Grove" ln reference to the hlstorlc rural neighborhood along Lamar Avenue between 70th and 8Uth Streets. Chairperson Schnlde dlrected staff to deslgn signage for placement at the north and south ends of the hlstoric • �area, and to work wlth the Economlc Development Authorlty and other agencies to plan highway signage. There was a consensus that the signs stiould lnclude the tollowing: Historlc Old �ottage Grove Village - Founded 1843 - Platted 1871. 1y91 Budaet CHpO Vogel passed out coples of the proposed 1991 budget for Historic Preservation, whlch allocates �19,950 for hlstoric preservatlan, dawn slightly from 1990. No action taken. �lannin4 Cases �1HFU Vr,�ei �h�red wlrh the Committee hls comments on two proJects now under review by the Planning & Zoning Commission. In t.hF inatter of the J. L. Shiely Co. Environmental Assessment Worksheet CEAW), the Committee agreed with the finding contained i n r,hF c;HF�u� s memoranaum to Commun 1 ty Deve 1 opment D1 rector Gary ber�, that an archaeologlcai reconnaissance of the proposed aredge spoil alsposal area should be carried out be�fore any permits are issued ta p�rmit dredging the Baldwln Lake bar�e channel. Wlth regard ta School District 833�s proposed acquisltion of 110 acres west of Keats Avenue for construction of new schools, the Comm�ttee expressed concern that the proJect may dlsturb archaeological resources. Most of the land to be acqulred by the school distrlct lles outslde of the urban service area and has never been surveyed. While no historic buildings are located in the area, recent surveys have ldentlfled prehlstorlc and historlc archaeological resources ln that part of the City. The Commlttee alrected staff to work with the schooi dlstrict to arrange for a reconnaissance survey before construction begins. �rev Cloud $ridae The Gommittee brlefly discussed the "iron bridge" to Lower Grey Cloud Island, which the city engineer reports to be in need of replacement. Th� �ommittee directed staff to survey the bridge, evaluate its cultural resource value, and prepare a preservatlon planning report. New M�mber F�r�spective new m�mber Kip �undgaard of 634� Keats Avenue South was intervlewed by the Commlttee. Mr. Sundgaard expressed an interest in serving on the ACHP. The Commlttee recommended that the 41ty Council appoint Mr. Sundgaard to fill aut the untflled term whlch explres on 31 December 1990. � Next Meetlna Th� n�xt m�etin� of the ACHP was set for Thursday, 27 September • 1990, at 7 p.m. The m�eting was adJouned at 9:05 p.m.