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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-09 PACKET 07.B.CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation was duly held at the Cottage Grove City Hall, 12800 Ravine Parkway South, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, on the 14th day of May, 2013. Chair Herb Japs called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT. Beverly Gross, Herb Japs, Jan Japs, Judy Spooner, Leon Peterson MEMBERS ABSENT: Lorraine Brown, Verlyn Lindemann OTHERS PRESENT. Justin Olsen, Council Member John M. Burbank, Senior Planner Frankie Ratzlaff, Citizen Burbank noted that the Council had appointed Verlyn Lindemann to one of the vacant Commit- tee seats. He reported that Lindeman sends his apologies for missing the first meeting as he had a commitment from prior to his appointment. Burbank indicated that the one vacant Committee seat would continue to be advertised. APROVAL OF THE AGENDA Spooner made a motion to approve the agenda ously approved (5 -to -0 vote). Jan Japs seconded. The agenda was unanim- OPEN FORUM No one spoke. ACTION ITEMS Historic Places Conditional Use Permit — 7310 Lamar Avenue Burbank identified that the owners of 7310 Lamar Avenue were in the process of submitting in- formation related to the application for a Historic Places Conditional Use Permit ( HPCUP) to allow for the ability to host weddings, retreats, and other similar events on the property. The ACHP held a general discussion about the property. The ACHP noted that based on their pre- vious discussion on the topic that the Barn would need to be placed on the City's Local Register of Historic Places and Landmarks in accordance with the ordinance criteria. The ACHP reite- rated that the HPCUP application request should not include any exterior modifications to the Barn that would detract from the historic nature of the structure. The ACHP continued to express that all health and safety requirements mandated by the City, County, or State would need to be Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes May 14, 2013 Page 2 of 3 part of any approval process. Based on the City's previous research work qualifying the Barn as eligible to be placed on the local Historic Register, the ACHP unanimously recommended that the process for placing the barn on the register could be initiated (Motion by Spooner and seconded by Jan Japs). Burbank indicated that he would assist the applicants with that action. The ACHP identified that nonstructural /historical items related to use of the property was the purview of the City Council, but that they thought more detailed information would need to be presented prior to any action being taken by the City. There was no additional action taken by the ACHP. Burbank reported that he would provide additional information when available. Community Cookbook Burbank reported that he was still receiving and accepting recipes for the Community Cookbook and that he would like the ACHP to assist in sorting the recipes received to date after the formal business portion of the meeting. The ACHP concurred and there was consensus to complete the sorting after the regular business meeting. PROJECT UPDATES Shepard's Woods Burbank reported that there was no additional information on the potential ownership change on the " Shepard's Woods" property that is currently owned by The Wilder Foundation. The ACHP held a general discussion about the property. Burbank responded that he would provide any additional information if the property's ownership and use standings were to change. There was no further action by the ACHP. Strawberry Festival 2013 Burbank identified that he had initiated the process to reserve a booth at the Strawberry Festival to market the Community Cookbooks from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday June 15. Burbank responded that he would contact the ACHP by e -mail to coordinate times in the booth. There was no further action by the ACHP APROVAL OF MINUTES Gross made a motion to approve the minutes from January 8, 2013. Jan Japs seconded. The minutes were unanimously approved as mailed. HISTORIC INQUIRIES AND RESEARCH INFORMATION There was no educational information included in this month's agenda packet. COUNCIL LIASON COMMENTS None COMMITTEE COMMENTS None STAFF COMMENTS None Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes May 14, 2013 Page 3 of 3 POST BUSINESS ACTION After the regular business items were complete, the ACHP sorted cookbook recipe submissions. ADJOURNMENT Peterson moved to adjourn the meeting. Gross seconded. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.