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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-27-13 • 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 August 27,2013 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 1. Call to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Members Franceschelli,McMillen,Consultant Vogel,Assistant City Planner Wippler. Absent: Members Lehto,Haley 2. Approval of agenda Motion by McMiIlen,second by Franceschelli to approve the agenda. APIF,Motion passed. 3. Approval of the minutes a. June 25,2013 Motion by McMillen,second by Franceschelli to table the minutes to the October regular meeting. APIF, Motion passed. 4. Public Hearings-None 5. New Business a. Farmington architectural styles&historic building types training Consultant Vogel provided the Commission with examples of references that could be used to gain knowledge in architectural style. Unfortunately,there is not a one stop shop for this information. Standardization of materials occurred in the 1920's. Architectural style is nothing but changing in patterns. Commercial architecture by the end of the 1800's became fairly standardized. The idea of store fronts is coming back. This item will be kept on the agenda for the meeting in October so the discussion can continue and the other members can obtain some of this information as well. b. Vermillion River discussion Consultant Vogel stated that there are no historic sites on the river within the city limits that he is aware of,but every few years things come up regarding the River and he has received some calls asking for any information that his firm may have. Assistant Planner Wippler stated that there are a number of projects 3 that are anticipated along the River over the next several years including a remeandering of a portion of the river through the Peterson property south of CSAR 50,west of Denmark Avenue and the Lake Marion Greenway Master Plan. Eventually there will likely be a need to interpret the River and to tell its story.Assistant Planner Wippler will get the report for the Lake Marion Greenway Maser Plan to Consultant Vogel. The Commission does not want to miss an opportunity to interpret the river. 6. Continued Business a. Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan update An intern is expected to start in Consultant Vogel's office in October and they will be tasked to complete the project. b. Beautification Awards Program Not much traction has occurred on this item since the EDA has not meet since June. c. September 19th Farmers'Market and recap from June 27th Farmers'Market Consultant Vogel will make the Market on September 19th all about the HPC being the Commission is down one member. It will be more of a recruiting effort. 7. Reports Chair Franceschelli updated the Commission on the proposed Property Maintenance Ordinance that the Planning Commission and City Council have been working on over the last several months. It is anticipated to be approved within the next couple months. 8. Miscellaneous—None 9. Commission Roundtable a. State Conference Assistant Planner Wippler stated that he will be attending the annual state conference that will be held in Lanesboro September 12th and 13th. b. Akin House update The property is up for sale. Assistant Planner Wippler mentioned that a potential buyer of the property came into City Hall to discuss utilizing the property for a commercial use.Utilizing this property as a commercial use would come with some challenges. Consultant Vogel mentioned that the Commission may want to consider a Historic Property Conditional Use ordinance. c. Commissioner McMillen thanked the Commission for changing the time back to 7pm so that he could remain on the Commission. Commission McMillen also had a question regarding the minutes from the previous meeting in June. He was curious why the School District is hesitant to consider a Iandmark designation for the original high school. It is staff's perception that with the new administration they feel they would loose the ability to do what they want with the building if it were to be designated. 14 10. Adjourn Motion by McMillen,second by Franceschelli,to adjourn at 8:10 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. Submitted by, Tony Wippler,Assistant City Planner