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Home My WebLink About2001-06-12 ACHP Minutes , � � ADVISORY COMMITfEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION City of Cottage Grove, Minnesota MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING June 12, 2001 Cali to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHP) was held at the Historic Cottage Grove Town Hall, 9540 Islay Ave. So., on the 12th day of June, 2001. Chairperson Golusky called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call The following voting members were present: Gary Golusky (chair), Kip Sundgaard, Keith Kleinsasser, Glen Brown, and Mickey McBride. The following ex-officio members were also present: Herb Japs (Planning Commission representative) and Robert Vogel (City Historic Preservation Officer). Minutes of April 10, 2001. Meetin4 The minutes of the April 10, 2001, regular meeting were approved as mailed. Curr�r,Mounds CNPO Vogel reported that a letter had been sent to owners of property along 113cn Street, informing them that it was believed that development in the early 1960s had destroyed a group of prehistoric Indian burial mounds in the general vicinity of the House's Island View subdivision. The city received a response from one long-time resident of the area, who reported that he had personal knowledge of another cluster of earth mounds along the bluff on what is now the 3M Cottage Grove property. The Historic Preservation Division will investigate and attempt to authenticate any previously unrecorded above-ground resources in the area. 1 I I � . � Heal Pro ert HP C P CHPO Voge) advised the� Committee that the historic Healy house and barn, 10287 Pt. Douglas Road, had bee� sold and that the new owners had applied for a historic property conditional use permit. The purpose of the CUP was to allow for the creation of an apartment in the Hea�y house, rehabilitation and continued use of a former poultry house as a single famiiy �dwelling, and conversion of the old barn to office space. Staff had recommended appro�ral of the CUP, which received a positive recommendation from the Planning Commission� City Council action is expected on June 20. Cedarhurst CHPO Vogel provided t�e Committee with an update on the status of Historic Cedarhurst, 6940 Keats AYenue, which is currently being offered for sale. Agriculturai Heritage The Committee discussed "living history" farm sites in the Midwest and plans to use the Great Grove Get Togethe for ag heritage education. A"machinery hill" type exhibit of farming equipment and horse-drawn plowing demonstration were suggested as possible events for the 20�2 community festival. Town Hall Rehabilitati n CHPO Vogel informed th Committee of plans to rehabilitate and reuse the historic building. Public Works has budgeted for painting the exterior this summer and there has � been public interest in ho ding a"fix-up day" with volunteers. Members discussed the work that needed to be d ne and the adaptability of the building for various uses. The Committee directed staff t organize the first annual town hall volunteer work day for Saturday, July 14. Policy on Demolitions The Committee reviewed �HPO Vogel's memorandum of �une 1 regarding permits for demolition of buildings mo�e than 50 years old and discussed a policy statement. Mr. Kleinsasser moved that the ACHP request the City Council to adopt the following policy statement with regar�l to demolition permits: , � I 2 i . � ! For properties that have not been listed in or determined eligible for the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks, the City Historic Preservation O�cer shall be notified whenever a permit is requested for the demolition of a building that is more than 50 years old. At the request of the City Histo�ic Preservation Officer, issuance of the demolition permit may be withheld for up for five (5) business days, to allow the city to record pertinent historical and architectural data about the building. If the administrative delay in issuance of the permit will result in unreasonable hardship to the property owner, the Director of Community Development may reduce the waiting period. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sundgaard and approved, 5-0. If approved by the Council, the new policy would be incorporated in the city's comprehensive historic preservation plan. Mitigation Treatments The Committee reviewed CHPO Vogel's memorandum of June 1 and his recommendations for a policy concerning strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of development projects on historic resources. There was consensus that the city needs a written policy to guide decisions about historic buildings and sites that cannot be preserved in place. CHPO Vogel was directed to distribute the draft policy statement for review and comment by members of the Community D�velopment Department staff. The ACHP wiil take this matter up again at its next regular meeting. Priorities for City Register No�minations The Committee discussed CHPO Vogel's recommended that the ACHP prioritize the list of historic prvperties that have been determined eligible for nomination to the City Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. Draft nomination documents have been prepared for five historic sites: the Bailey House, 7858 Pt. Douglas Rd., the Elmer Furber House, 8715 - 80Lh St., the Healy House, 10287 Pt. Douglas Rd., the Nelson-Woodward House, 8578 - 90�h St., and the Trunk Highway 3 historic site on Pt. Douglas Rd. Nomination documents for the Old Cottage Grove Historic District will also be ready in the fall of 2002. There was consensus that the next property nominated should be the Healy House, followed by the Nelson-Woodward House. CHPO Voge! stated that he would assemble the draft nomination documents for the Healy property and distribute them for review by the Technical Review Committee and the Minnesota Historical Society. 3 I � ! i Citv Historic Preservajtion Ordinance Anniversarv The City Council adopted'�ordinance no. 355 on August 18, 1981, which makes this year the 20th anniversary of the founding of the city preservation program. Members of the Committee expressed a desire to celebrate this achievement by inviting the City Council and other interested partles to a reception at the Historic Town Hall. Staff was directed to make the necessary arr}angements. i Recognition Program By consensus, the Commi ee approved CHPO Vogel's proposal to issues °certificates of appreciation° to individua s who made important contributions to the success of the city preservation program. A esign for the certificate will be provided to the ACHP at their next regular meeting. � Change in ACHP Meet�nq Date Due to members' scheduling conflicts, the date of the next regular ACHP meeting was changed to Tuesday, Aug�st 7. Adjournment '� There being no further bu iness; the meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Robert C. Vogel City Historic Preservation fficer ; ; � 4