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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 HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES April 23,2013 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 1. Call to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Members Franceschelli,McMillen,Reiman,Lehto,Haley,Consultant Vogel,Assistant City Planner Wippler. Absent: None 2. Approval of agenda Motion by McMillen,second by Haley to approve the agenda. APIF,Motion passed. 3. Approval of the minutes a. October 23,2012 Motion by McMillen,second by Haley to approve the October 23,2012 meeting minutes. Vote:3-0-2 (Reiman and Lehto abstain),Motion passed. b. February 26,2013 Motion by McMillen,second by Franceschelli to approve the February 26,2013 meeting minutes. Vote: 4-0-1(Haley abstain),Motion passed. 4. Public Hearings-None 5. New Business a. Basic Training is Historic Preservation The Commission would like to hold a separate workshop that would last roughly an hour,preferably in the later part of May as it is Heritage Preservation Month. The Commission agreed that May 28th at 6:00 pm would be an acceptable date and time for the workshop. b. 2013 Preservation Award Nominations No nominations were received from the general public this year. Consultant Vogel mentioned that a property that should be considered for the award is 521 Oak Street owned by the Deering family. No 1 other nominations were given by the Commission. Motion by McMillen,second by Reiman to nominate the house at 521 Oak Street as the 2013 Heritage Preservation Award recipient. APIF,Motion passed. c. Beautification Awards Program At the regular meeting in April the Commission had discussed the developing of a Beautification Award Program that would highlight a specific project(i.e.,landscape,façade,etc)that has recently been completed on private property that enhances the property by adding aesthetic value. A draft of the proposed program was distributed to the Commission and discussion ensued about whether to include residential properties or does the Commission want to keep the award only to commercial properties within the downtown core area. It was consensus of the Commission to have the program be limited to the Downtown Overlay District. All properties,whether residential or commercial,as long as they are within the district would be eligible for the award. It was decided by the Commission that the award should be split into three categories,those categories being: Landscape,Facade,and Sustainability. The Commission agreed that an entry fee for the award was not needed,at least at this time. The Commission will also consider including a monetary award to the recipient,possibly$50-$100. Staff will keep it on the agenda and refine the program language and bring it back to the Commission in June. d. Preservation Workshops @ Farmers'Market The dates have been set for this year;they are June 27th and September 19t. 6. Continued Business a. Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan update Consultant Vogel will look into what there is budgeted for the 4th quarter of 2013 and may just do the plan in house. b. Historic Preservation Month—May i. Poster status Consultant Vogel mentioned that there will likely not be a poster this year as the team member responsible for making the poster has been unavailable. ii. City Council/Mayoral Proclamation Assistant City Planner Wippler provided the Commission with a draft Mayoral proclamation. Staff will place the proclamation on the May 6th City Council meeting. iii. Heritage Preservation Award(s)presented at City Council The 2013 Heritage Preservation Award will be presented at the City Council on May 20, 2013. Commission Member Lehto volunteered to present the award at that meeting. c. 2013 Goals and Objectives Assistant City Planner Wippler provided the Commission with the updated goals and objectives to ensure they were what was previously agreed upon. 2 7. Reports Consultant Vogel submitted an electronic survey to the National Parks Service,on behalf of the Commission. The survey was asking for information on how many Cities'have their own incentive programs for Historic Preservation Programs. 8. Miscellaneous—None 9. Commission Roundtable-None 10. Adjourn Motion by McMillen,second by Lehto,to adjourn at 6:48 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. Submitted by, ~ Tony Wippler,A sistant City Planner 3