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HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
February 26,2013
6:00 P.M.
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169
1. 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
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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 6s'for City Council.
Heritage Preservation Award will be given on May 20'b 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 3rd 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
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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,
Tony TQVipple ,Assistant City Planner
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