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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-14 HPC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Boulay. 2. ROLL CALL Caleb Anderson, Commissioner Lucille Aurelius, Commissioner Peter Boulay, Chairperson Robert Creager, Commissioner Richard Currie, Commissioner AI Galbraith, Commissioner Brenda Rudberg, Commissioner Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present Staff Present: David Fisher, Building Official 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Currie added 10. b. discussion regarding a historic tree marked to be cut down at the Shores property at Frost and East Shore Drive. Commissioner Boulay added 10. c. Historic Walking Tours discussion. Commissioner Galbraith moved to approve the aqenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Currie. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the June 16. 2011. Heritaqe Preservation Commission Minutes. Commissioner Boulay asked that the wording on page 4, sixth line, be changed from E:everal years to manv years. Commissioner Currie moved to approve the June 16. 2011. HPC minutes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Creager. Ayes - All The motion passed. 5. CHAIR OPENING STATEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS Lois Behm will no longer be typing the Heritage Preservation Commission minutes. The HPC thanked Ms. Behm her for her service and good work serving the HPC. A staff member, Lisa Kroll, will now be typing the HPC minutes. July 14, 2011 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 1 6. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Fran Juker, Guest Speaker Ms. Juker introduced herself to the commission. Her and her husband Dick found a lot in the Gladstone area and built a house in 1963 where they have lived for 48 years. In 1965 her husband joined the Fire Department and she joined the Auxiliary Club. She used to work on the newsletter for the Fire Department. She wrote about the Gladstone fire truck called Old Bessie, a 1923 fire truck. There were dances held in the fall at Aldrich Arena. In 1975 she and four other people were appointed to serve on the H RA and she was appointed to be the secretary. She was also on the wage committee. Then she ran for the city council. She won a seat in 1980 and served four years. She ran for city council again and lost and then ran two more times and won two four year terms. Ms. Juker served three terms on the council. She was instrumental in the truth in housing program, the 100 foot setback and the rental housing code. The council dealt with many controversial items such as organized trash collection just as the current city council is dealing with in 2011. Ms. Juker spoke for 45 minutes. This is a brief rendition of what was said. For a complete history of Ms. Juker's discussion you can watch the DVD online. The HPC thanked Ms. Juker for her time and knowledge serving of history in Maplewood serving the city. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Update of the HPC Ordinance Amend Process i. Dave Fisher gave a brief update on the HPC Ordinance process. The city council passed the HPC Ordinance on July 11,2011. 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Dave Fisher gave a brief update on new business happening in Maplewood. 9. MAPLEWOOD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY a. Lois Behm gave a brief report on upcoming events in Maplewood. 10. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Commission members give a two minute background about themselves i. Each H PC commission member gave a brief background about themselves for the sake of the public as well as the commission and staff. b. Historic tree to be cut down in trailer park i. Commissioner Currie received a phone call from Janice Quick did a historical tree report and told Commissioner Currie about a tree to be marked to be cut down at the old St. Paul Tourist cabin site. Mr. Fisher gave an update on the area in question and stated he received an email regarding this tree and found out the historical tree is no longer marked for removal. c. Walking Tours i. Commissioner Boulay will be giving two historic walking tours of historic sites in Maplewood on August 6, 2011 and August 13, 2011. July 14,2011 2 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes The walking tour on August 6th will be downtown Gladstone. August 13th will be the poor farm and cemetery. Maplewood Historical Society members can do the walk for free and otherwise the fee is $5 a person. For further information contact the Maplewood Historical Society. 11. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Future HPC Meetings i. Dave Fisher discussed alternate meeting days to begin in September from the current HPC meeting which is the second Thursday evening. Staff asked the commission to check their calendars and bring this back to the commission at the next meeting. The next HPC meeting will be Thursday, August 11,2011. 12. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Boulay adjourned the meeting at 8:38 p.m. July 14, 2011 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 3