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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-08 HPC Packet MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS. CITY HALL September 8,2011 -7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. August11,2011 5. Chair Opening Statements/Presentations 6. Visitor Presentations a Guest Speaker 7. Old Business a. Future HPC Meetings Discussion Only - Dates Open (October 6'1;, 13tl; & 20'1; - November 3rd, 10th & 17'h) b Discussion Only - Update on the Process of the Certified Local Government (CLG) Status 8. New Business a. Master Plan for Gladstone Savanna and Gloster Park 9. Maplewood Area Historical Society Report 10. Commission Presentations 11. Adjournment NOTE: There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Maplewood Area Historical Society monthly meeting September 14, 2011, at 7 p.m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, MaplewOOd' There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Johnny Appleseed Day September 17, 2011, at 7 p.m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, Maplewood There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Maplewood Area Historical Society monthly meeting October 12, 2011, at 7 p.m The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetlngs are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, Maplewood. MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL September 8,2011 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. August 11, 2011 5. Chair Opening Statements/Presentations 6. Visitor Presentations a. Guest Speaker 7. Old Business a Future HPC Meetings Discussion Only - Dates Open (October 6'1;, 13'1; & 20th - November 3rd, 10'1; & 17th) b. Discussion Only - Update on the Process of the Certified Local Government (CLG) Status 8. New Business a. Master Plan for Gladstone Savanna and Gloster Park 9. Maplewood Area Historical Society Report 10. Commission Presentations 11. Adjournment NOTE There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Maplewood Area Historical Society monthly meeting September 14,2011, at 7 p.m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, Maplewood. There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Johnny Appleseed Day September 17, 2011, at 7 p.m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, Maplewood. There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Maplewood Area Historical Society monthly meeting October 12, 2011, at 7 p.m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, Maplewood. MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA THURSDAY, AUGUST 11,2011 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 Present Absent Present Absent Present Absent Pre t Staff Present: Ayes - All 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairperson Boulay added 8. c. Staff added 8. d. Gladstone Shops! Seconded by Commissi The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Currie moved to approve the Julv 14. 2011. HPc minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Rudberg. Ayes - All The motion passed. 5. Chair Opening Statements/Presentations None. 6. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Jeff Schadt, Guest Speaker Jeff Schadt is a 58 year resident of Maplewood. He served 32 years on Ihe Maplewood Fire Department before retiring in 2008. Jeff then shared the history of his life in Maplewood. You can watch the meeting online or purchase a DVD by putting in a data request in the city clerk's office for further information. August 11, 2011 1 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes b. Carolyn Peterson, Maplewood Historical Society Carolyn stated a year ago she asked the HPC that the Fish Creek Land in south Maplewood be added to the list of historical places to preserve. The city council voted ayes all August 23, 2011, to purchase the Fish Creek Greenway which is 70 acres of land and is part of a national park. Carolyn presented a kite to Char Wasiluk to fly kites together at Fish Creek. Char Wasiluk spoke briefly as well. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Frost Avenue Bridge Discussion Only Dave Fisher discussed the Frost Avenue Bridge and shared photos with the group. b. Future HPe Meetings Discussion Only This item will be discussed at the September 8, 2011, HPc meeting due to lack of members present 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Minutes format Discussion Only .fl~~i Dave discussed since Lois Behm is no long,~ng the minutes there has been a change in the abbreviated version of the'nutes _ne. by the recording secretary. Staff stated as a courtesy, staff reques n agditio~,DVD for speakers who speak at the HPC meeting. b. Resolution of Appreciation for Dave discussed the resolutio . ap along to the city council fo al for Lois Behm which will be passed c. Demolition of New Pete described de Avenue which is ac Catering and a furnitu n all ew Canada Town Hall on the north side of Frost reet from the old city hall that was the Gladstone and has been vacant for many years. d. Gladstone Shops/Savanna Pete discussed the Gladstone area where the shops were. There will be a meeting on Tuesday August 30, 2011, at the Maplewood Community Center at 6:30 p.m. to give the background about the project and get input. Then another meeting on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at 6 p.m. on the history of the site and at 7 p.m, there will be a site walk through. 9. MAPLEWOOD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY (heard out of order) a. August 13, 2011,10:00-11:00 a.m. Pete Boulay will lead a walking tour of the Historic Ramsey County Poor Farm and Cemetery. Pete said about 15 people showed up for the Gladstone tour. He also mentioned the upcoming Historic Ramsey County Poor Farm and Cemetery walking tour. Parking will be in the Ramsey County District Court parking. August 11, 2011 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 2 b. August 14, 2011, Open House of the Bruentrup Farm and The Gladstone Exhibit Noon to 4:00 p.m. Pete discussed the open house of the Bruentrup Farm and Gladstone Exhibit on August 14, 2011 from 12 nOOn to 4 p.m. Carolyn talked about Johnny Appleseed Day, Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. at the Bruentrup Farm. 10. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS None. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Boulay adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p. m. August 11, 2011 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 3 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: Heritage Preservation Commission Maplewood Historical Society Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resources Coordinator Master Plan for Gladstone Savanna and Gloster Park September 1, 2011 for September 8, 2011 HPC Meeting INTRODUCTION The city is developing a Master Plan for Gladstone Savanna Neighborhood Preserve and Gloster Park. The site has a rich industrial history as the location of the Gladstone Shops of the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. The City requests input from the Heritage Preservation Commission and the Maplewood Historical Society to ensure the history of the site is respected and celebrated in the park plan. DISCUSSION Gladstone Savanna Neighborhood Preserve is a 24-acre natural area, which currently has no trails or amenities. Gloster Park is a 2.7 aCre Neighborhood Park with play equipment and open play area. The site was Once the location of the Gladstone Shops of the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. Attachment 1 shows a map of the site with an overlay of the location of historic structures. In August 2011, the city held two public meetings for the site master plan. The first meeting covered background information and gathered input from participants. Handouts of the presentation are attached (Attachment 2). At the second publiC meeting, Pete Boulay did a presentation on the history of the site. Participants then met at the site for a walk-through to discuss history and natural resources at the site. A project webpage will be available soon at www.ci.maplewood.mn.us (click on the Projects link along the top bar). The Master Plan for Gladstone Savanna and Gloster Park will integrate history, natural resources, trails and recreation, stormwater management, and soil remediation. The commission's role is to focus on the history of the site, but you need to be cognizant of the how history will interact with the above issues. In particular: 1. There will be soil remediation on the site. This may include removing soil from some areas and capping other areas with 2' to 3' of soil. Thus, in some areas, excavation and showcasing of foundations will not be a possibility. 2. The site is one of Maplewood's 14 Neighborhood Preserves. As such we have a requirement to preserve, enhance, or restore natural resources and provide people with a good experience of nature. Staff and consultants are excited about the opportunities to integrate the cultural history and natural history of the site and think this can be done very effectively. At the October 8, 2011 Commission Meeting, staff requests that the commission and the historical society brainstorm ideas for how we might integrate history into the master plan. We are not asking you to come up with a consensus or an official recommendation We'd like as many ideas as you can generate. Park Department staff members are not able to attend this meeting but will review the taped meeting to listen to your discussion. Here are some questions we encourage you to consider: 1. What are different ways to interpret history? (signage, interpretive trail with posts and trail brochure, excavation of structure foundations, replication of structures, opportunities with new technologies, etc) 2. How might each of the above play out at the savanna site? 3. How might we use materials in the site landscape design to reflect the site history (metal rails, brick, etc) 4. Are there ways we could use architectural features from the former structures on the site in the landscape design? 5. Are there certain historical aspects of the site that may hold greater relevance than others to telling the story of the Gladstone Shops site? RECOMMENDA nON Staff requests that the Heritage Preservation Commission and the Maptewood Historical Society provide ideas on how we might respect and celebrate the history of the Gladstone Savanna Neighborhood Preserve site. Attachments: 1. Site with historical overlay 2. Presentation from Meeting #1 Gladstone Savanna and Gloster Park Master Plan Public Meeting #1 August 30,2011 Project Participants City Staff - Ginny Gaynor, Natural ResoiJrces Coordinator -, Jim Taylor,. RecreaUon Supervisor - Steve Love, Engineer Commissions - Parks and Recreation Commission ~ full park plan - Environmental and Natural ResourcesCori1mission - soils, stormwater - HeritsQ8 Preservation Commission - site history Consultants - SEH, Inc. - Ron Leaf, Engineer - VeronIca Anderson, Urban Designer & Park PI",nner -AI Sunderman, soils City Council Residents 8/31/2011 Agenda Project Scope arid Process Background TopiCS - Site Hislory Soils - Stormwater Management - Natural Resources - Gloster Park - Survey Results - Design Questions and Input Project Scope Develop Master Plan - Gladstone Savanna- 24-acre neighborhood preserve - Gloster.Park - 2.7-acre neighborhood park Planning Process Site analysis" done Neighborhood survey Public Meeting #1 - present background, gather input Public Meeting #2..,. history and sitewalk"thru Public Meeting #3 - Review two different concept designs, provide input Public Meeting #4- Review revised single design Commissions make recommendation on design Council reviews design Plan implemented in phases as funding is available 1 Additional Commission Meetings SeptemberS - Heritage Preservation Commission. IDEAS TO INTERPRET HISTORY September 27 - Community Design Review Board: FROSTAVENUE STREETSCAPE October 17- Environmental and Natural Resources Commission: SOILS November: 3 commissions review plan attheir regularly schedUled commission meetings Maplewood Neighborhood Preserves Preserve natural resources Provide wildlife habitat Provide for passive recreation Discovery and learning Restore native plant communities FAQ's Will neighborhood be assessed? No Will savanna be developed? No 8/31/2011 Project Parameters - Treat Gladstone Savanna and Gloster Park as one site - No-net loss of naluralarea acreage - Integrate stormwater management into site -Incorporate soil remediation into design - Respect and celebrate the cultural history of the site - Make trail conneclioris.to the neighborhood - Use previous plans to inform design Previous Analysis and Planning Work Environmental assessments Natural resources site assessment Neighborhood Redevelopment PlEin - McLaughlin - HKGi Landscape designs - U of MN graduate student - Brauer & Associates Site Industrial History History presentation tomorrow night Historical Society materials 1865 8t Paul and Duluth Railroad 1884 Wisconsin Central Railroad 1886 Village platted, depotGledstone station (later renamed Gloster Station) 1887 The Gladstone Shops 2 The Gladstone Shops , 8uildandmpair.loromolives . RoundMuseheld25locc.>moiives , 9repairlracks , 100'~m.ok...slilCk , 640 well Soils Soils testing completed in 1992/1993 and a9ain in 2007 - Contamination found does not pose a significant risk to health or safety MPCA has approved a plan to manage the soils More detailed discussion of this issue wiH take place at the October 17lh Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Stormwater Management Area ultimately drains to Round Lake and Phalen Lake. Round is impaired for nutrient loading - Phalen is a high. priority water for the City and the Watershed District Goals for improvements: ...., Remove additional stormwater pollutants - Reduce potential flooding impacts - Improve the aesthetics of lhe.system 8/31/2011 Stormwater Management Storm water Management Previous concept: a combInation "wet" pond and an infIltratIOn area An emergency overflow to Flicek Park would be part of a future phase of work 3 Natural Resources Urban natural areas need management Sites are too small to function as an intact ecological system Human and natural impacts - Removal of fire from landscape - Removal of grazing - Introduction of invasive species -Introduclionof pollutants - Altered hydrology Goal: Restore preserves to native plant communities Gladstone Area - 1850's Prairie Open landscape Prairie grasses. and flowers Some prairie plants now 8/31/2011 Gladstone Area - 13,000 Years Ago Target Plant Communities Select target based orr - Historical plant community -.SoI15 - Sun/Shade - Insects, birds, wildlife - Need for views; open areas,screenlng Oak Savanna Scattered oak trees or oak groves Prairie grasses and flowers One big oak and oak nursery now 4 Wetlands Many types of wetlands from ponds to areas that dry up after spring rains Currently no wetlands on site Opportunity to create stormWaterwetlands Gloster Park Neighborhood Park Play equipment Soccer field No parking . ~AL...."" "~ ' , '" Oak Woodlands Canopy of oak, cherry. basswood: etc. Shrub layer of native shrubs Groundcoverof native wildflowers, ferns, sedges Currently very degraded woods, dominated by Siberian. elm 8/31/2011 Restoration & Management 1997- Removed Siberian elm and brush 1998,1999- prescribed burns 1998,1999,2002 seeded Biocohtrbl fOf cypress spurge Flicek Park 2 ball fields Scheduled for leagues Trail connection to Gatew8yTrail Parking Not part of Park Master plan but need to make strong trail connections 5 Survey Results 938surveys sent, all resident within "5 miles of51te 145 returned -15_3% How many respondents visit Gloster Savanna daily 2% 2% weekly 60/0 6% monthly 10% 8% never 77% 79% Survey Results What do you like most about Gladstone Savar;na? (open ended) 50 natural setting, trees 20 nice seeing open space 5 Ibealibnfdbse to home What do you like least about Gladstone Savanna? (open ended) 23 fallen trees, weeds 20 nolrails 5 ihacc.essibility 3 changing!t 3 too woodsy Survey Results Items you'd like toses aUhe park and preserve, not on list: 8 5 dog park 3 disc golf 2 small parking lot 2 bike trail/ski trail 2 Soccer 2 2 no use tennis courts history of site 8/31/2011 Survey Results VI/hat do you like most about Glostur Park? (open ended) 19 wide open spaces 7 location/Close to home 6 naluralseiting 4 socc.er fields 4 seclude.d fram road VVhat do. you like least about Gloster Park? (open. ended) 14 Hardtaacces$ 12 old/outdated.playground equipmeni 6 outdated, unkept, weeds 4 lack of facilities, wasiecans, bathrooms~ drinking fountain I Survey Results Hems you'd like to see at the park and preserve, from list provided: 66% walking UaHsthroughout the site 63% restoratien of native plant communities on the site 45% improved landscaping 40% trail connecti(lf1s to. neighborhood 37% picnic shelter 34% chiidren's play area 33% small. plaza or .siltingarea at corner of F&E 20% improved connection to. Flicek Park 8% basketball court 7% sand volley ball court 3% four-square, hopscoich, hard court area Themes from Other Comments Incorporate history Better accessibility Connection to state traiis No basketball courts People don't know this.exists.,......,bettersignage Make area neighborhoodcfriendly Keep it natural Leave it alone Restore it Use ideas from previous planning processes Better parking Citizens paid to have the savanna presented Cost concerns 6 Gladstone Savanna Park Vision An Urban Nature Preserve Park Desian .Goal5 Restoration Trails and Access Education Past Master Plan Studies 8/31/2011 Gladstone Savanna Park Program Objectives Trail.Systern Connections to Neighborhood Interpretive Points Site History Seating Areas Main and Secondary Entries Play Area StormwaterManagement Soil Remediation Views -lnternal.8nd External Native Plant Restoration University of Minnesota Design 7 Key Plan Design Elements Formally planted bosque Metal rails to reflect history Storage structure Outdoor classroom amphitheatre 3-cell stormwater complex Rain garden Steel edged limestone arc walls Key Plan Elements Gircular.loggia plaza Series of picnic shelters at access points Informal internal loop trad Formal plaritingalong paved trail Woodland retained Formal linear allee planting Wet pond Key Plan Design Elements Plaza pergola Formal linear access trail Curving iriternalloop trail Stormwater wetland complex Circular play area Underpass trail connection Forma! boulevard planting 8/31/2011 McLaughlin Design HKGi Design Brauer Design 8 Key Plan Design Elements Linear entrance arbor feature Circular trail loop around hill feature Oak savanna restoration Stormwaterwetland complex Play area in Gloster Park Underpass trail connection to Flicek Park Bridge crossing through stormwater wetland Aggregate labyrinth Questions and Input Trail System COilneclians to Neighborhood I nterpretive Points Site History Seating Areas Main and Secondary.Entries Play Area Stormwater Management Soil Remediation Views -Internal and External NatiVe Plant Restoration 8/31/2011 What's Next? Create two master plan concepts based on: Project Vision .andgoals - If'lcOrporationof past stUdy design elements -Site Visit - Community Input Site History Draft Master Plan (best or two con~pts) Final Master Plan 9 ~ , ! ~ ~ B , I ~ , , o ti ~ , !