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Home My WebLink About06-26-12 City of Farmington Mission Statement 430 Third Street Through teamwork and cooperation, Farmington,MN 55024 the City of Farmington provides quality services that preserve our proud past and foster a promising futttre. AGENDA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING June 26,2012 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 1. Call to order 2. Approval of agenda 3. Approval of minutes of April 24,2012 regular meeting 4. Public Hearings None 5. New Business a. Michael Koop&Leslie Coburn from SHPO b. Inventory of Designated Landmark Properties-attached 6. Continued Business a. Instructional Services Center b. Role of Preservation in Revitalizing the Downtown Area c. Update—Legacy Grant Application for Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan d. Preservation Workshop @ Farmers' Market—June 28th i. Signage Examples&Development of impromptu survey questions 7. Reports&Plans None 8. Miscellaneous None 9. Adjourn City of Farmington Mission Statement 430 Third Street Through teamwork and cooperation, Farmington,MN 55024 the City of Farmington provides quality services that preserve our proud past and foster a promising future HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES April 24,2012 • 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 1. Call to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Members Franceschelli,McMillen,Dooley(arrived at 6:15 p.m.), Consultant Robert Vogel, Assistant City Planner Wippler. Absent: None 2. Approval of agenda Motion by McMillen,second by Franceschelli to approve the agenda. APIF,Motion passed. 3. Approval of the minutes from February 28,2012. Motion by McMillen,second by Franceschelli to approve the minutes from February 28,2012. APIF, Motion passed. 4. Public Hearings-None 5. New Business a. Annual Preservation Award Nominations No nominations were received. The Commission recommended nominating the Church of the Advent for the 2012 award. Staff will make contact with the Church and likely will have the presentation at the City Council on May 21't. Motion by McMillen, second by Franceschelli to nominate the Church of the Advent for the 2012 Preservation Award. b. Instructional Services Center—ISD 192 discussion • The School District is in the process of its Facility Planning process and at this time they do not have a clear direction on what to do with the old building. Staff had met with the Finance 1 Director to gauge where they are at in the planning process. They are in the beginning stages of the process and don't have a clear direction as of yet. Staff will continue to monitor the progress and invite the District to a future meeting when plans get more finalized. The Commission would like to keep this on the agenda as a discussion item so that they may be updated periodically on any progress that might have been made. c. Preservation Workshops @ Farmers' Market-dates The dates have been set for this years workshops at the City's Farmers' Market. The dates are June 28th and August 23rd. Staff will work on promoting the events through the website,letters, Facebook,and possibly a press release. 6. Continued Business a. Role of Preservation in Revitalizing the Downtown Area i. Downtown Street&Way Finding Signs The Grow Farmington group is looking to establish a subcommittee to discuss wayfinding signs,of which Assistant Planner Wippler will be a part of. Consultant Vogel will check on getting examples and/or samples of signage that could be brought to the Farmers'Market on June 28th to get citizen feedback through an impromptu survey. The idea is to try to brand the downtown. Signage is one way to accomplish that. b. Update—Legacy Grant Application for Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan Grant application deadline is June 15t. There is no City match requirement and the Commission agrees that we should apply for the max$7,000. Consultant Vogel will get staff the need information to make the application on time. c. Historic Preservation Month—May i. Poster status Consultant Vogel stated that this year's poster will feature the Grain Elevator. He will get staff an electronic version of the poster to print out. ii. City Council/Mayoral Proclamation—May 7,2012 The proclamation is scheduled to be read by the mayor at the May 7th City Council meeting. This year's theme is Discovering Farmington's Hidden Gem. iii. Heritage Preservation Award(s)presented at City Council—May 21,2012 The award is currently scheduled to be presented at the May 21st City Council meeting. Commissioner 7. Reports 2 None 8. Miscellaneous a. Preservation Alliance Annual Wrecking Ball Event Assistant Planner Wippler distributed information on the May 18t event to make the Commission aware of the event. • 9. Adjourn Motion by McMillen, second by Dooley,to adjourn at 6:48 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. Submitted by, 47447 Tony Wippler,Assistant City Planner 3 City of Farmington Heritage Resources (Updated May 17,2011) Properties Designated as Farmington Heritage Landmarks(16): • Fletcher Building/Fletcher Block,345 Third Street(designated 2001) • Farmington State Bank Building,320 Third Street(designated 2001) • Masonic Temple Building,324-328 Oak Street(designated 2001) • Hamilton Clay House, 621 Oak Street(designated 2001) • Exchange Bank Building,344 Third Street(designated 2003;also listed in the National Register of Historic Places) • Episcopal Church of the Advent,412 Oak Street(designated 2003; also listed in the National Register of Historic Places) • Daniel F.Akin House, 19185 Akin Road(designated 2004;also listed in the National Register of Historic Places) • Middle Creek Historic Cemetery/Presbyterian Cemetery/Judson's Grove,off Eaves Court(designated 2003) • Duff-Betzold House,500 Spruce Street(designated 2006) • T.C.Davis House,520 Oak Street(designated 2006) • Cadwell House,409 Spruce Street(designated 2007) • Thelen House,509 Oak Street(designated 2007) • Raynor House,421 Oak Street(designated 2007) • Flynn House,320 Walnut Street(designated 2007) • Jensen House,708 Third Street(designated 2011) • Miller House,621 Third Street(designated 2011) Properties Determined Eligible for Landmark Designation by the HPC(11): • Old St.Michael's Catholic Church/Church of God, 104 Elm Street • Lyric Theater Building,314 Oak Street • Curry Farmhouse and Barn,6040 212th Street • P.H.Feely&Son Elevator,420 Second Street • House,521 Oak Street • House,600 Spruce • Loftus—Stegmaier House, 18556 Pilot Knob Road • Farmington Public School/Old High School,510 Walnut Street • House,719 Third Street • *Wurdeman House,5827 210th Street W • *Wool Growers Association Building,Fifth&Pine Streets *These properties no longer appear to meet the landmark eligibility criteria