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Home My WebLink About11-22-16 City of Farmington Mission Statement 430'Third Street Through teamwork and cooperation, Farmington,MN 55024 the City of Fannington provides quality services that preserve our proud past and foster a promising future. AGENDA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING November 22,2016 7:00 PM City Hall Conference Room#169 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes a. Approve Heritage Preservation Commission Minutes (September 27, 2016) 3. Public Hearings 4 Continued Business a. Interpretation Plan 5. Reports &Plans 6. Miscellaneous 7. Commission Roundtable a. Commission Roundtable 8. Adjourn o�Fp►RM4 City of Farmington k4 430 Third Street Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800 -Fax 651.280.6899 -'..,,,, ' Www ci.farmington.mn.us TO: Heritage Preservation Commission FROM: Tony Wippler, Planning Manager SUBJECT: Approve Heritage Preservation Commission Minutes (September 27, 2016) DATE: November 22,2016 INTRODUCTION Attached, are the minutes from the September 27, 2016 regular meeting. DISCUSSION NA ,ACTION REQUESTED Approve the minutes from the September 27th regular meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Type Description o Backup Material September 27, 2016 regular meeting minutes • • 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 September 27,2016 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. Call to order at 7:00 p.m. Commission Members Present Members Franceschelli,McMillen,and Hinton Commission Members Absent: Members Haley and Mohiis Also Present: Planning Manager Wippler,Consultant Vogel,Peggy Schmidtke,George Flynn,Greg and Julayne Miller, Robyn Craig 2. Approval of agenda • Motion by McMillen,second by Hinton to approve the agenda. APIF,Motion passed. 3. Approval of Minutes ' a. July 26,2016 Regular Meeting Motion by McMillen,second by Hinton to approve the July 26,2016 Regular Meeting minutes as presented. Vote: APIF,Motion passed. 4. Public Hearings Nothing 5. Continued Business a. Heritage Landmark Workshop Staff mentioned that all the owners of landmark properties as well as the determined eligible properties had been notified of this meeting. This is meant to be an educational outreach for those individuals to familiarize them with the landmark program that currently exists. Consultant Vogel started the conversation by stating that there are 17 designated properties and an additional 12 determined eligible properties that are covered under the city code. The city has been doing preservation work since the early 1990's. Consultant Vogel explained that heritage landmark designation is a type of overlay zoning and there is a specific process and criteria that must be followed and met for a property to be designated. The city will not designate a property without the consent of the property owner, The Commission is mostly concerned with demolition of the city's heritage resources and not the general regulation of these properties. The Commission is not concerned with the color of the structure but more with what are called character defining features of the building. These are the features that make the building unique and are usually architectural in nature. The city has a downtown commercial overlay district that encompasses the downtown and some of the surrounding areas. As part of delineating the overlay district design standards were developed and put in place for new commercial construction within the district. 1 George Flynn,320 Walnut Street,is an owner of a landmark house and invited the Commission to hold a meeting next year at his house. • b. 2016 Annual Statewide Preservation Conference Commission member Hinton attended the annual preservation conference that was held in.Hastings from September 74'through the 9t''. She provided the Commission with a recap of the conference and provided staff with materials to copy and bring back for the rest of the Commission at the next regular meeting. 6. New Business a. 320 3'd Street Request Staff mentioned that the owner of 320 3`d Street recently came in and asked about the potential of adding on to the existing building. This building was designated a Heritage Landmark in 2001. The owner would like to add a second story to the existing building consisting of apartments. The property is located in the B-2 district and allows for mixed use buildings as a conditional use. Consultant Vogel mentioned that what they would like to do is technically doable;however,the addition should be distinguishable from the historic building. This could be accomplished by stepping back the upper floor 3 to 4 feet from the front wall and use a completely different set of materials for the addition. Consultant Vogel also mentioned that the upper floor should be designed to be removed. The property owner should get an architect involved early on in this process. Additionally,a Certificate of Appropriateness would have to be approved for the proposed work. Staff will try to contact the owner and setup an onsite meeting with the Building Official,Consultant Vogel and myself. 7. Reports&Plans • None 8. Miscellaneous None 9. Commission Roundtable a. Chair Franceschelli brought the Commission up to speed on the current budgetary situation with the HPC. Chair Franceschelli stated that funding for the HPC has been reduced to$0 in the proposed 2017 City Budget. Chair Franceschelli stated that we can continue as a volunteer group and to continue to try to accomplish its goals if this means the Commission takes on more of a role with regards to grant wilting and research. The HPC would Idce to have additional clarification from the Council on whether they want the Commission to continue into 2017 and beyond. 10. Adjourn Motion by McMillen,second by Hinton,to adjourn at 8:25 p.m.APIF,Motion passed. • Submitted by, Tony Wippler,Planning Manager �Okiiisi� City of >Farmington 4� Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800 -Fax 651.280.6899 ' .,,,, �° www.cifarmington.mn.us TO: Heritage Preservation Commission FROM: Tony Wippler,Planning Manager SUBJECT: Interpretation Plan DATE: November 22,2016 INTRODUCTION Staff would like to continue discussion of the interpretation plan with the Commission. DISCUSSION As the Commission is aware consultant Vogel has been moving forward with the development of a heritage interpretation plan. At recent meetings discussion was had on the types and costs associated with various panel materials as well as the potential locations for the interpretative panels. The Commission determined that the three potential locations for the initial panels would be Rambling River Park,Depot Way Arts Park and City Hall. Consultant Vogel was going to provide the Commission with some potential design elements for the panels at the Commission's regular meeting in November. However, at this time it may be more prudent to discuss how this Commission sees this project moving forward with the potential budget cuts to the HPC in 2017. ACTION REQUESTED Discuss and provide direction to staff and the consultant on how the Commission sees this project moving forward. �o f �ikRCity of Farmington 430 Third Street Farmington,Minnesota 651.280.6800 -Fax 651.280.6899 ,Roso _ www cifarmington.mn.us TO: Heritage Preservation Commission FROM: Planning Manager SUBJECT: Commission Roundtable DATE: November 22, 2016 INTRODUCTION This agenda item is meant for Commission Members to share any information they would lice or to ask any questions about items not on the agenda. DISCUSSION NA ACTION REQUESTED NA