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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-18 PACKET 04.A.i. REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # � DATE 3/18/15 � / � PREPARED BY: Community Development Jennifer Levitt ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR **************************�:�********��*****�**** COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST Receive and place on file the approved minutes of the January 13, 2015, meeting of the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (ACHP). STAFF RECOMMENDATION Receive and place on file the approved ACHP minutes for the meeting January 13, 2015. ADVISORY COMMISSION ACTION DATE REVIEWED APPROVED DENIED ❑ PLANNING ❑ ❑ � ❑ PUBLIC SAFETY ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PUBLIC WORKS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PARKS AND RECREATION ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ HUMAN SERVICES/RIGHTS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ECONOMIC DEV. AUTHORITY ❑ ❑ ❑ � HISTORIC PRESERVATION 3/10/15 ❑ � ❑ SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ❑ MEMO/LETTER: ❑ RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: � OTHER: ACHP minutes from meetings on 1/13/2015 ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS °� E � �` City Administrator� Date ************************�*****�******�*�******** COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER 0��� �� ��� ��� �� $ISTORIC LANDiKARK MINUTES CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION January 13, 2015 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 13th day of January, 2015. Chair Herb Japs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call MEMBERS PRESENT: Herb Japs, Jan Japs, Beverly Gross, Verlyn Lindemann, Jon Raverty, Judy Spooner MEMBERS ABSENT: Melinda Miller OTHERS PRESENT.• Councilmember Dave Thiede; John M. Burbank, Senior Planner; Bud Gross, Citizen Burbank reminded the ACHP that there was a vacancy still for the Committee. The ACHP dis- cussed the potential for associate members. APROVAL OF THE AGENDA Lindemann made a motion to approve the agenda as distributed. Raverty seconded. The agenda was unanimously approved. OPEN FORUM No one spoke. ACTION ITEMS 2015 Meetinp Schedule Burbank shared the 2015 ACHP meeting schedule. No further action was taken. Elections The ACHP held the annual election of officers. Lindemann nominated Herb Japs as Chair. Gross seconded the nomination. Japs agreed to the nomination. Being no other nominations, Japs was elected Chair for 2015. Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes January 13, 2015 Page 2 of 3 Lindemann nominated Judy Spooner as Vice Chair. Gross seconded the nomination. Spooner agreed to the nomination. Being no other nominations, Spooner was elected-Vice-Chair #or � 2015. Woodward/Nelson — Photo Documentation Burbank shared interior and exterior photos of the Historic Woodward Nelson home and out- buildings that were taken prior to them being demolished. The ACHP held a general discussion and noted the state of dilapidation that was present from years of neglect. Burbank noted that the photos would be placed in the archive file for the property. No additional action was taken. Hope Glen Farm — Corn Crib Cottape Modification Burbank reported that he had authorized a minor modification to the roofline of the corncrib cot- tage as it was more in line with the design of the existing chicken coop apartment. The ACHP held a general discussion on the modification and agreed on the rationale for the approval. No additional action was taken. HPCUP — Code Compliant Site Improvements Burbank reported that the Council wanted the ACHP to discuss commercial site performance standards in relation to properties with Historic Places Conditional Use Permits (HPCUP). The ACHP held a general discussion on the topic. Some of the points discussed were that hard- scape improvements are out of character for historic properties and should be reserved for sites with problems or issues. Another point was that the HPCUP process was established to help owners raise income creatively in order to keep up the historic structures. The ACHP identified that the policy could establish certain triggers that would set site improvements into motion. Burbank reported that he would share the comments and recommendations with the Planning Commission and City Council. No additional action was taken. 2015 Historic Preservationist of the Year Nominations Burbank stated that he was seeking nominations for the 2015 Historic Preservationist of the Year. Gross nominated Herb Reckinger and Spooner seconded. The ACHP held a general dis- cussion on the recommendation, and the ACHP voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council award the 2015 Historic Preservationist of the Year to Herb Reckinger. No additional action was taken. Historic Plavinp Cards Phase ll Burbank noted that because of budget purposes, that the Phase II card project would be post- poned to 2016. The ACHP held a general discussion on the project. No further action was taken. Committee Awareness Propram Burbank noted that Ann Simpson was changing positions at SWCTC and that Justin Atkinson was the new Government Producer for Cottage Grove. Burbank stated that Atkinson was looking for additional suggestions for the ACHP Committee Awareness Project. The ACHP held a general discussion and suggested Cedarhurst Mansion. No further action was taken. City Hall Historic Displav Case — Barns of Cottape Grove Burbank reported that he was still looking for items for the Barn display case. Gross shared some photos and stories. The ACHP held a general discussion on the project. No further action was taken. Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation Minutes January 13, 2015 Page 3 of 3 Cook Book Sa/es C Burbank asked if the ACHP was interested in selling cookbooks again at the 2015 Strawberry- Festival. The ACHP agreed to sell the books again and held a general discussion on the project. Burbank reported that he would send out reminders and a schedule in the future. No further action was taken. James Sullivan Norris — Research Spooner reported that she was continuing her research on Norris. No further action was taken. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jan Japs made a motion to approve the minutes from October 28, 2014, special meeting. Gross seconded. The minutes were unanimously approved as presented. HISTORIC INQUIRIES AND RESEARCH INFORMATION None COUNCIL LIASON COMMENTS None COMMITTEE COMMENTS Lindemann suggested that Rich Mullen be interviewed as a part of the Committee Awareness Program. STAFF COMMENTS Burbank noted that the Dodge Nature Center was beginning to work on the Master Plan for Shepard Woods and was looking for volunteers from Cottage Grove to serve on the planning committee. Herb Japs and Spooner responded that they would be willing to participate. ADJOURNMENT Lindemann made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Gross seconded. Motion passed unani- mously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55p.m.