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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-12 HPC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012 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 Present Present Staff Present: David Fisher, Building Official 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairperson Boulay added 6.b. Visitor Presentations - Robert Overby, Maplewood Area Historical Society. Commissioner Currie added 7.b. Frost Avenue bridge. 8. d. List of Historical Sites. 7.c. the Highway 36 overpass. Commissioner Anderson moved to approve the aqenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Currie. Ayes - All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Currie moved to approve the corrected November 10. 2011. H PC minutes as amended per Commissioner Currie's request to staff which were resubmitted at the January 12. 2012. HPC meetinq. Seconded by Commissioner Galbraith. Ayes - Commissioner's Currie, Galbraith, & Rudberg Abstentions - Chairperson Boulay & Commissioner Anderson The motion passed. 5. CHAIR OPENING STATEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS None. January 12, 2012 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 1 6. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Jeff Williams, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force i. Commissioner, Caleb Anderson introduced and gave the background of Jeff Williams. Mr. Williams, a Maplewood resident gave the presentation on the Civil War. Mr. Williams stated he hopes to give a presentation on the Civil War in September 2012 at the Bruentrup Farm. More information will be available regarding his presentation in the near future. b. Robert Overby, Maplewood Area Historical Society Mr. Overby addressed the commission as president of the Maplewood Area Historical Society. The society is a non-profit organization that operates separate from the city even though the society works with the city and the Heritage Preservation Commission on local historical issues and events. People can go to the website Maplewoodhistoricalsociety.org to view the events and dates for 2012. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Local Government Certification Status - Discussion Only i. Building Official, David Fisher gave an update on the local government certification status. b. Frost Avenue bridge i. Commissioner Currie discussed the Frost Avenue bridge. Staff said he would contact Deputy Public Works Director, Michael Thompson to find out the status of the construction of the Frost Avenue bridge. c. Highway 36 overpass i. Commissioner Currie discussed the Highway 36 overpass and the historical value. ii. Building Official, David Fisher said he discussed this with Bob Jensen, Chair with the Maplewood Area Historical Society. Mr. Fisher said he has been communicating with Craig Johnson with the State of Minnesota regarding the historical status of the bridge. It's planned that a plaque would be installed on each side of the bridge to show the historical significance. The H PC commission was concerned about the bridge alignment. Staff will bring this back to the commission. 8. NEW BUSINESS a. HPC Heritage Award Nominations for 2011 i. Building Official, David Fisher handed out nomination forms for the 2011 HPC Heritage Award. The commission gave their votes to staff. The commission took a 5-minute break. b. HPC Demolitions Report 2011 i. Building Official, David Fisher gave a brief report on the 2011 HPC Demolitions Report. January 12, 2012 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 2 c. 2011 Historical Preservation Commission Annual Report i. Building Official, David Fisher reported on the 2011 Historical Preservation Commission Annual Report. Commissioner Currie moved to approve the 2011 Historical Preservation Commission Annual Report removinq 9. 3. from the report. Seconded by Commissioner Galbraith. Ayes - All The motion passed. d. HPC 2012 Goal Setting i. Building Official, David Fisher gave a report on the HPC 2012 Goal Setting The commission wanted to add a few items to the report. 11. Training session from the state, 12. Minnesota Historical Society Preservation Conference, 13. Other miscellaneous ideas with an article in the Maplewood Monthly once a month with a historical article published. Publishing historical articles about Maplewood in the Maplewood Monthly, the newspaper and website to educate the public, 14. attending the city field trip/bus tour. e. List of Historical Sites i. Commissioner Currie mentioned the Frost Avenue bridge on the Gateway Trail, the Priory, Fish Creek (Highway 61 to Highway 494) identify area - Ramsey County and Maplewood, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Edgerton School, Gramsy House, 813 County Road B, and the Savanna. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS Commissioner Caleb Anderson discussed a meeting between Commissioner Robert Creager and Paul Yocum founder of Yocum Oil. He will come and speak as a guest speaker to speak on the history of Yocum Oil. Commissioner Currie stated Councilmember Cardinal will be the HPC Liaison and Councilmember Koppen will be the alternate. And he discussed how many hits the Maplewood Historical Society has gotten on the website. 10. MAPLEWOOD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY UPDATE This item was heard as part of Visitor Presentations 6.b. with Robert Overby speaking. 11. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Heritage Preservation Commission Term - Discussion Only i. Building Official, David Fisher gave a brief report on the HPC's terms. b. Capital Improvement Plan CIP - Discussion Only i. Building Official, David Fisher briefly talked about the Capital Improvement Plan. 12. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Boulay adjourned the meeting at 9:22 p.m. January 12, 2012 Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes 3