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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-25-14 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 March 25,2014 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM#169 1. Call to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Members McMillen,Haley,Lehto,Mohlis,Consultant Vogel,Planning Manager Wippler. Absent Member Franceschelli 2. Approval of agenda Motion by Haley,second by Mohlis to approve the agenda. APIF,Motion passed. 3. Approval of the minutes a. January 28,2014 Motion by Mohlis,second by Lehto to approve the January 28,2014 regular meeting minutes. Vote:3- 0-1(Haley abstain),Motion passed. 4. Public Hearings-None 5. New Business a. Schedule a date for a training session and determine a topic Consultant Vogel stated that the training session could deal with the broad topic of Community Development (Comprehensive Planning,Overlay-Zoning,etc.)and how historic preservation works within the City Hall service. The Commission would like to hold this training session at their regular meeting on May 27°if possible. The Commission would like to have a joint meeting with some of the other boards/commissions. Consultant Vogel and staff will present the information. 6. Continued Business a. Limited Commercial Ventures at Historic Properties ordinance Planning Manager Wippler provided the Commission with three separate ordinances that are all tied to the Limited Commercial Ventures idea. The Commission went through the ordinances including the requirements and definitions. This type of use would be a conditional use that would be approved by the 1 Planning Commission after recommendation by the HPC. The Commission was comfortable with the uses that were identified in the ordinance. The only modification that was requested to the ordinance was to also include verbiage under B2 of the ordinance to include properties that have been determined eligible as a Heritage Landmark. The ordinance with the new wording will be brought back to the HPC in April for a final reading and to get a motion to forward the draft to the Planning Commission for a public hearing. b. Beautification Award The Commission reviewed the entry form and information sheet. The idea would be to have this in a form that is ready for the first Farmers'Market that Consultant Vogel will be at in June. The Commission should also consider who they would envision as judges for the award. Motion by Lehto to approve the entry form and entry sheet for the Farmington Heritage Preservation Commission Beautification Award second by Mohlis to approve the entry form and entry sheet for the Beautification Award. APIF,Motion passed. c. Exchange Bank Status Not much news to report on the status of the building damage. The Commission would like staff to give the Council an update on the building and to advise the Council that this is a potential historical preservation disaster in the making. d. 2014 Goals and Objectives—approved list • Planning Manager Wippler provided the updated goals and objectives to the Commission. This was for information purposes only. 7. Reports a. Heritage Resource Interpretation Plan-update Consultant Vogel wanted the Commission to think about the potential for tourism and why people come here and what would you show them about Farmington and how we would go about accomplishing that.The new thing is to not do the interpretation at the historic sites but at where the people are located. The Commission will revisit this topic Iater this year. 8. Miscellaneous • a. 2014 Art Fair and Business Expo—June 201---21st b. History of Dew Days exhibit—Commissioner Mohlis A and B were combined for discussion. Commissioner Mohlis was interested in whether the Commission would be receptive to having a booth during Dew Days. There is currently not enough money in the HPC budget to pay the exhibition fee for this year. This may be something that the Commission may look at for next year. There may be an opportunity to tie it into the interpretation plan.The Commission will revisit the HPC's presence at Dew Days in the fall and lay out a plan on how to accomplish that. Commissioner Mohlis discussed his proposed exhibit on the history of Dew Days and inquired if the HPC and City would be willing partners listed on the exhibit,whatever form it may take. This exhibit will not be ready for this year;it is only in the planning stages. Commissioner Mohlis will be completing the research for the 2 exhibit this year. The HPC believes this is worthwhile project and is willing to assist in whatever capacity that they can in completing the exhibit. c. April 29th special meeting Planning Manager Wippler reminded the Commission that there will be a special meeting on April 29th at 7 pm to nail down the nomination for the Heritage Preservation Award,make a selection for the award,and to get the Mayoral proclamation setup and ready for the Council meeting in May. 9. Commission Roundtable a. Consultant Vogel stated that the Heritage Preservation month poster will likely not happen this year as he does not have the right staff in place to accommodate the work. b. Commissioner Lehto mentioned that she will be attending a class on the History of the American Home as part of her continuing education requirement for a real estate professional. She will bring back any information to the Commission that she feels is worthwhile. c. Commission McMillen requested that starting next year that the Commission does organizational matters (election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson,and setting of yearly goals and objectives)at the regular meeting in March. d. Commissioner McMillen showed a photo of a streetcar on Third Street to the Commission. It was determined that the photo was manipulated and is not real. 10. Adjourn Motion by Haley,second by Lehto,to adjourn at 8:17 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. Submitted by, t Z. /d Tony Wippler,Planning Manager • 3