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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-15-03 City of Farmington 325 Oak Street Farmington, MN 55024 Mission Statement Through teamwork and cooperation, the City of Farmington provides quality services that preserve our proud past and foster a promising future. AGENDA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 15, 2003 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes a. March 20, 2003 4. Public Hearings - none 5. Reports a. CLG Grant application - rural historic properties survey 6. Project Updates a. Heritage Preservation Award 7. Unfinished Business a. Dew Days Trolley Tour 8. New Business a. The future ofthe HPC and it's involvement with the City b. HPC members authorization to release non-public data 9. Miscellaneous 10. Adjourn MINUTES HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 20, 2003 1. CALL TO ORDER Secretary Preece called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Bev Preece, John Robertson, Patrick Garofalo, Tim Ric~ Absent: John Fortney, George Flynn " Also Present: Robert Vogel, Consultant; Lisa Shadick, Administrative Services Director; Dave Schreier, Ex-officio Member; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant 2. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by Garofalo, second by Rice to approve the agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. APPROVE MINUTES MOTION by Garofalo, second by Rice to approve the January 16, 2003 minutes. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 5. REPORTS a) CLG Grant Application - Rural Historic Properties Survey A grant application was originally submitted to do a reuse study of the Lyric Theater. However, the current owner is not interested in having this study done. Therefore, another grant application was submitted to perform a survey for historic properties in urban areas. Urban areas was chosen due to rapid growth of the city. The application will be reviewed by the committee in late April, processing of the project will begin in June. Fall is a better time to review historic places due to less vegetation. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Nomination ofHPC Officers for 2003 Member Preece nominated Member Rice for the position of Chair. Member Rice declined the nomination as he will possibly be moving out of Farmington. MOTION by Rice, second by Preece to nominate John Fortney as Chair. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Garofalo to nominate himself for Vice-Chair, and MOTION by Robertson to nominate himself as Secretary, second by Preece. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 7. NEW BUSINESS a) Church of the Advent Reuse Alternatives One common characteristic of historic properties is that they are functionally obsolete. Therefore, reuse studies are done to preserve and protect historic properties. The Church ofthe Advent is buying Farmington Lutheran Church. The DV AC is the only interested party in the Church ofthe Advent. The DV AC will present a reuse proposal to the reuse team on April 9, 2003. A code inspection ofthe property has been completed. By the end of April a capacity of use will be determined. Then the BRA, Chamber, etc. will be brought into the picture. A report will be ready for the May 15 HPC meeting. The reuse team will rank the uses as to which ones would be most appropriate, however, the reuse team will not endorse a specific organization. The HPC reviewed a layout of the church that was presented at the reuse team meeting. Dakota City has volunteered to move the church portion to the Heritage Village. However, the building would lose its historic value if moved from the current location. The scale of the building lends itself to DV AC use. More information will be brought to the May HPC meeting. b) Farmington Heritage Landmark NoIllinations Discussions have been concluded with the state historic office regarding properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Mr. Vogel will use the information from the National Register for his report. This will be sent to the City Council for nomination. Properties involved include the Exchange Bank Building, the Akin House, and the Church ofthe Advent. MOTION by Garofalo, second by Rice to nominate these three sites as historic landmarks. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Mr. Vogel will bring the reports to the May 15 HPC meeting. A public hearing will be held in June. 8. MISCELLANEOUS a) Farmington Area Historical Society - Dew Days Tour The HPC will be conducting a trolley tour during Dew Days narrated by Mr. Vogel. He will also bring handouts. Mr. Dave Schreier, Farmington Area Historical Society, stated they have put a book together regarding Dakota County history that will be out in June. The F AHS would like a link on the city's website. Mr. Schreier invited the HPC to their meeting on April 9 at the library, and also to join the bike tour during Dew Days. The FAHS would be willing to help the HPC create a brochure for the tour and also volunteered to help conduct the tour. 1 The F AHS also has a powerpoint presentation on how to do house history and was looking for a location for the presentation and whether it should be done during Dew Days. As many locations are already taken for Dew Days events, it was suggested this be done during Preservation Week, May 5-12, at the Rambling River Center. b) Nominations for Heritage Preservation Award Nomination forms were distributed to members. Candidates for this award cannot be members of the HPC. Nominations should be give to Administrative Services Director Shadick. She and Mr. Vogel will select the winner. c) Time Change It was agreed to change the meeting time to 6:00 p.m. Staffwill check with members Fortney and Flynn to confirm this time will work for them. The next meeting will be held May 15,2003. 9. ADJOURN MOTION by Rice, second by Robertson to adjourn at 9:03 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~~ff7~ ~hia Muller Executive Assistant