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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-23-13 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. AGENDA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING April 23,2013 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 1. Call to order 2. Approval of agenda 3. Approval of minutes a. October 23,2012 regular meeting b. February 26,2013 regular meeting 4. Public Hearings None 5. New Business a. Basic Training in Historic Preservation b. 2013 Preservation Award Nominations c. Beautification Awards Program(Ex.A) d. Preservation Workshops @ Farmers' Market—dates(June 27th&September 19th) 6. Continued Business a. Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan update b. Historic Preservation Month—May i. Poster status ii. City Council/Mayoral Proclamation—May 6,2013(draft proclamation attached—Ex.B) iii. Heritage Preservation Award(s)presented at City Council—May 20,2013 c. 2013 Goals and Objectives(updated goals and objectives are attached—Ex.C) 7. Reports&Plans None 8. Miscellaneous None 9. Commission Roundtable 10. 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 fidure HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES October 23,2012 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 I. Call to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Members Franceschelli,McMillen,Dooley,Haley,Consultant Vogel,Assistant City Planner Wippler. Absent Reiman 2. Approval of agenda Motion by Dooley,second by McMillen to approve the agenda. Motion passed with a vote of 4-0. 3. Approval of the minutes from August 28,2012. Motion by McMillen,second by Dooley to approve the minutes from August 28,2012. Motion passed with a vote of 4-0. 4. Public Hearings-None 5. New Business a. Downtown Farmington Tour The Commission took a walking tour of downtown. Assistant Planner Wippler will pull together a punch list of item discussed during the tour and bring it back to the Commission at its next meeting. The Commission may look to develop an action plan to try to address the issues identified as part of its 2013 goals. b. St.Francis Health Services(Trinity Campus)PUD submittal Assistant Planner Wippler explained the need for the Planned Unit Development in this instance and discussed the reasoning for bringing the schematic PUD site plan to the Commission. St.Francis received a CUP approximately one year ago and a condition of approval of the CUP was that the applicant applies for a PUD within a certain time frame to allow for multiple principal structures on a single platted lot. During the CUP discussion with the Planning Commission Chair Francescheili asked that when the applicant submit for the PUD that there is a discussion concerning the old hospital portion of the property. Based on the information provided in the Commissions packet,the old hospital portion is to be eventually demolished and replaced with nursing facility and mechanicalutility building. • 1 It was the consensus of the Commission that demolition of the hospital portion of the building was appropriate due to the current condition of the structure,however,with the stipulation that the property owner completes a recordation plan of the building prior to demolition. Staff will forward the comments and recommendation of a recordation plan to the Planning Commission at the scheduled public hearing in November. c. Adaptive re-use study—Old Senior Center Building(431 3`d Street) Assistant Planner Wippler stated that he received a proposal from Consultant Vogel for an adaptive re-use study for the old Senior Center Building located at 4313`Street. Being the property is currently up fore- sale this may be the perfect opportunity to do a study to determine what the best use of the property is long term. The Commission directed staff to take the proposal to the City Administrator for consideration. 6. Continued Business a. Update--Legacy Grant Application for Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan Nothing new to report on this item. b. State Preservation Conference update Assistant Planner Wippler stated that the City did not have a representative attend this year's conference. Chair Franceschelli was intending on going until being called away for work. In order to meet SHPO's requirement of attendance at the annual conference to retain CLG status consultant Vogel and his team can provide a workshop for the Commission in 2013 to fulfill this requirement. 7. Reports a. 2012 Annual Report Assistant Planner Wippler distributed the annual report to the Commission. Staff will sign and send the report in within the week. 8. Miscellaneous The next meeting is scheduled for December 266. The consensus of the Commission was to cancel this meting due to its proximity to the holiday. 9. Adjourn • Motion by Dooley,second by McMillen,to adjourn at 7:10 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. Submitted by, •7 (1.)=;-.S2 Tony Wippler,Assistant City Planner 2 • 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 February 26,2013 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 I. Call to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Members Franceschelli,McMillen,Reiman,Lehto,Consultant Vogel,Assistant City Planner Wippler. Absent Member Haley Chair Franceschelli introduced and welcomed LeeAnn Lehto as the newest member of the Heritage Preservation Commission. 2. Approval of agenda Motion by McMillen,second by Reiman to approve the agenda. APIF,Motion passed. 3. Approval of the minutes from October 23,2012. The minutes will be brought back to the regular meeting in April for approval as two of the four members attending tonight's meeting must abstain from any motion on these particular minutes. 4. Public Hearings-None 5. New Business a. HPC 2013 Officer Appointments Nomination of Commission Member Franceschelli as Chair Person by Commission Member McMillen and second by Commission Member Reiman, Nomination of Commission Member McMillen as Vice Chair Person by Commission Member Franceschelli and second by Commission Member Reiman. Motion by McMillen,second by Reiman to approve both nominations. APIF,Motion passed. b. HPC 2013 Goals and Objectives The goals were amended by eliminating#2 regarding the Legacy Grant as it does not appear that the State will accept the HPC's application and#6 establish partnerships with various Vermillion River Stewardship entities. The HPC did add the following goal as#5: Identify a specific date to have a joint 1 meeting with the City's Economic Development Authority(EDA). Staff will revise the goals and objectives as mentioned and bring them to the next regular meeting for review and acceptance. Motion by McMillen,second by Reiman to accept the 2013 Goals and Objectives as modified. APIF, Motion passed. c. Historic Preservation Month--May City Proclamation will be on May 6°i for City Council. Heritage Preservation Award will be given on May 20th at the City Council. d. Recap of Downtown Tour taken on October 23,2012 A tour was taken of the downtown area this past October. The punch list of main themes identified in the tour are: Condition of streetscape Façade improvement needs Need to improve pedestrian experience(i.e.,benches,etc.) Lack of personal accountability of property owners Discussion occurred about the possibility of establishing a Beautification Award in addition to the Preservation Award. Consultant Vogel and Commissioner Reiman will work together to develop a draft program and will bring it back to the regular meeting in April for discussion. e. Historic Preservation Basics Training Consultant Vogel will provide a training session for the Commission at its regular meeting in April. The Commission would like to invite the EDA for a future workshop/training session. f. Old Senior Center(431 3th Street)renderings—authorize sending to property owner Chair Franceschelli asked that this item be placed on the agenda. A rendering of the building at 431 3rd Street was completed by an architect on Consultant Vogel's team last year and Chair Franceschelli would like to send a copy of the rendering to the new property owners. The Commission directed staff to reach out to the property owner and provide them with the rendering of the building. Motion by Reiman,second by McMillen to reach out to the property owners. APIF,Motion passed. 6. Continued Business a. Commissioner Lehto inquired as to if it is a conflict of interest if the Exchange Bank building is listed through her office. It should not be an issue as long as she does not directly benefit from the transaction. b. Update—Legacy Grant Application for Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan Consultant Vogel stated that he will go ahead and do the plan. With the increase in his retainer in 2013 there is available money for him to complete the plan. c. Commissioner McMillen asked that future agendas include a section called"Commission Roundtable". Staff will make the necessary changes. 7. Reports-None 2 8. Miscellaneous a. 2013 Meeting dates—calendar Assistant Planner Wippler distributed the 2013 meeting schedule to the Commission Members. This was for their information only. 9. Adjourn Motion by McMillen,second by Reiman,to adjourn at 7:08 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. Submitted by, Ton�ipple ,Assistant City Planner 3 X. A FARMINGTON HPC BEAUTIFICATION AWARD • Entry: To enter, fill out an entry form for each entry and return the form, digital photographs (in JPEG format), and necessary information, Each entry shall contain a brief written statement(not to exceed 500 words)that describes the project and gives the judges a better understanding of it. Entry fee: Fee is_per entry. Entry deadline: Entry deadline is , 2013. Judges: A panel of up to three judges shall be selected on the basis of their knowledge, independence, integrity, and objectivity. Projects will be judged anonymously. All entries will be personally inspected by the judges and evaluated according to quality of workmanship, quality of construction detail, and overall appearance. Judging will take place in June, with results announced soon thereafter. Awards: When the awards are announced, photographs of the award-winning entries will be released to local publicity media. Award Categories: • Landscape installation (commercial) • Landscape installation (residential, includes small gardens and front-yard makeovers) • Façade renovation (commercial) • Façade renovation (residential) • Resource efficient landscape (any project that best exemplifies the use of environmentally sustainable methods) Rules: 1. Only Farmington properties are eligible. 2. A separate and complete entry form must be entered, along with any required information and fees, for each entry. 3. Most of the landscaping of any project entered must have been completed by the entrant. 4. Judges must be provided access to the project. 5. All entries will be personally inspected. 6. At least one "before" photograph must be submitted with each entry in the Renovation category. 7. In order to be considered a renovation, the new building facade must incorporate at least 25% of the old building façade fX, a nox 2013 Preservation Month to .ts` Mayoral Proclamation Nt fir."Tt G`yt, M tf ;`.` `` 1 REAS historic'il" E WHE preservation is an effective,< � x , e five tool for managing growth and sus- 3` r1,0„-: tamable development revitalizingneighborhoods, fosteringlocal pride and maintain- p,i 4`l'- pg ?C�h�'tc7�'*'I.fY'4 F PM 9s 14 ing community character while enhancing livability; and 4 . .Z`u 444 �,'35i=1,,,,,,/,4',-'Al WHEREAS historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, Viz.., .; .n ` `W both urban and rural,and forwalks�'��y � Ameti.cans o f all ages,all wa s o£ life, and all ethnic ' '-{'v 4Y backgrounds;and ,,Ap,i5V ,;:,y,.;4'',Vis'.,,, srMASPA 90 Arm•r7 "_.yw ," WHEREAS,it is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the con- ; FARMINGTON HPC 2013 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Print&display a Preservation Month (May)poster 2. Sponsor a workshop for historic property owners(Farmers' Market). 3. Develop a marketing campaign for the historic downtown and commercial properties 4. Work with the School District to develop a preservation strategy for the historic high school. 5. Identify a specific date to have a joint meeting with the City's Economic Development Authority(EDA).