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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-11-15 ACHP Minutes MEETING NOTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION The Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will meet on Tuesday, November 15 1994. The meeting will be held in the Conference Room at the Cottage Grove City Hall, 7516 80th Street South, at 7:00 P.M. 'I'he City Council recently voted to eliminate funding for historic preservation in the 1995 general fund budget. If adopted, this budget will deprive the ACHP of its professional staff. While this does not signal the termination of the city's historic preservation program, it will limit the scope of the ACHP's work, particularly in the areas of long-range planning, public education and historic site designation. The City Council has scheduled a public hearing for the 1995 budget for Wednesday, December 7, 1994. ACHP Cl�airperson Gary Golusky has called this meeting to answer questions and allow for public comment on the 1995 budget and to discuss the future of historic preservation in Cottage Grove. Other agenda items include the disposition of the historic St. Matthew's Church (which has been saved from demolition and is being moved to a new location) and � Cottage Grove's continued participation in the Certified Local Government program. A copy of the meeting agenda is attached. If you have any questions about the meeting or Cottage Grove's historic preservation program call Robert Vogel at 698-8224 or Gary Golusky at 459-1271. CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 15 November 1994 City Hall Conference Room 7:00 P.M. A n I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Agenda IV. Secretary's Report A. Minutes of 30 August 1994 ACHP Meeting B. Committee Membership V. Unfinished Business A. St. Matthew's Evangelical & Reformed Church Historic Site B. Certified Local Government Program Update VI. New Business A. Fiscal Year 1994 Annual Report B. Recent Review and Compliance Activities � VII. Other New Business VIII. Correspondence/Public Comment IX. Date of Next Meeting X. Adjournment ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION City of Cottage Grove, Minnesota MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING 15 NOVEMBER 1994 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regulaz meeting of the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHP) was held at the Cottage Grove City Hall, 7516 80th Street South, on the 15th day of November 1994. Chairperson Golusky called the meeting to order to 7:15 P.M. . ROLL C At •I " The following members were present: A1 Einberger, Kip Sundgaard, Keith Kleinsasser, Gary Golusky (chair) and Robert Vogel (staf�. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairperson Golusky approveti the agenda as mailed with the addition of "1995 Historic Preservation Budget" under New Business. APPROVAL OF MINIJTES Tfie minutes of the 30 August 1994 regular meeting were approved as mailed. COMMTITEE MEMBERSHIP � CHPO Vogel reported that the terms of ACHP members Einberger, Kleinsasser and Sundgaard expired at the end of 1994. Chairperson Golusky asked that members who wished � to be reappointed contact him before the end of the yeaz. ST. MATT'�iEW'S EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED CHURCH HISTORIC SITE The Committee discussed SHPO Vogel's memorandum of 7 November 1994 re: the disposition of the historic property. Chairperson Golusky infonned the Committee that the City Council had agreed to move the historic church to the property of Mr. A1 Wolf at 6110 Lamar Avenue, where it will be rehabilitated and adapted to use as a private dwelling. To facilitate the move, the property was removed from the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks by City Council resolution. The 1955 Community Club hall was demolished on 14-15 November. CHPO Vogel reported that the historic 1887 church building is in better condition than previously believed and that the move to the Wolf property would be accomplished later in the month. The Wolf family has asked that the St. Matthew's Church building be placed back on the Ciry Register as soon as possible. Chairperson Golusky directed staff to prepare the necessary nomination form and planning documents. � ACHP Minutes 1 S November 1994 - page 2 �ertified Local Government Pro�rai UFdate Members continued the discussion begun at the last meeting regarding the City's participation in the Certif'ied Local Government (CLG) program. No action was taken. EY 1994 Annual Re� CHPO Vogel distributed copies of the federal fiscal year 1994 CLG annual report to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The annual report is a requirement for maintaining CLG status. The Committee accepted the report. Review and Comnliance Issues The Committee reviewed the memorandum prepared by CHPO Vogel dated 15 November 1994 regarding apparent breakdowns in the review and compliance process. Members expressed their concern over the lack of public participarion in the environmental review process, particularly with regard to the Cogeneration Plant certif'icate of site comparibility application and the Food Plant environmental review record, and with inconsistencies in the Minnesota Historical Society reviews of projects from Cottage Grove. No action was taken. 1995 Historic Preservation Budeet Chairperson Golusky reported that the Ciry Council had moverl to eliminate funding for historic preservation in the 1995 General Fund budget. The 1995 budget request for the Historic Preservation Division was $4,600, unchanged from the past several yeazs. There was lengthly discussion of the impact of the budget cuts on historic preservarion in Cottage Grove. There was a consensus that zero funding would leave the ACHP without � adequate professional staff and that several important historic preservation activities would probably have to be abandoned, including historic site survey, City Register nominarions, publicarions and public education. � Chairperson Golusky stated that he would make every effort to have the funds restored to the 1995 budget. 1fie final budget hearing is scheduled for 7 December 1994. Committee members agreed to contact city officials and citizens to ask for their support. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Robert C. Vogel City Historic Preservation Officer