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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-08 HPC Packet MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS -CITY HALL November 8, 2012-7:00 P.M. 1.Call to Order 2.Roll Call 3.Approval of Agenda 4.Approval of Minutes a.October 11,2012 5.Chair Opening Statements/Presentations 6.Visitor Presentations a.David Mather, National Register Archeologist with MN Historical Society 7.Old Business a.Grant Application Process Certified Local Government Grant Process 1. Quick -Outline for Minnesota Historical Society Grant Application 2. b.Historic Site Survey –Discussion Only 8.New Business 9.Commission Presentations 10.Maplewood Area Historical Society Update 11.Staff Presentations a.Election of Chair and Vice Chair b.Keller Golf Course Demo 12.Adjournment NOTE:There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners at the Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings onNovember 14,2012 and December 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170County Road D, Maplewood. MINUTESOF THE MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA THURSDAY,OCTOBER 11, 2012 1.CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Commissionwas held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order at 7:00p.m.by Acting Chairperson Currie. 2.ROLL CALL Absent Lucille Aurelius, Commissioner Absent Peter Boulay, Chairperson Robert Creager, CommissionerPresent Richard Currie,Acting ChairpersonPresent Leonard Hughes, CommissionerPresent Brenda Rudberg, CommissionerPresent Staff Present: David Fisher, Building Official Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resource Coordinator 3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA CommissionerHughesmoved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by CommissionerRudberg.Ayes –All The motion passed. 4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES CommissionerHughesmoved to approve theAugust 9, 2012, HPCminutes as submitted. Seconded by CommissionerCreager.Ayes –All The motion passed. 5.CHAIR OPENING STATEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS None. 6.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None. October 11, 2012 1 Heritage Preservation CommissionMeetingMinutes 7.OLD BUSINESS a.Fish Creek Master Plan – i.Natural Resource Coordinator, Ginny Gaynorgave a presentation on the Fish Creek Master Plan and answered questions of the commission.Ms. Gaynor introduced David Mather to address the commission. ii.National Register Archeologist with MN Historical Society, David Matheraddressed the commission regarding the fish creek master plan. iii.Maplewood Area Historical Society Chair, Bob Jensen addressed the commission regarding fishcreekand also shared information regarding different grants and programs to apply for regarding the fish creek property. Commissioner Creager moved to approve the Fish Creek Master Plan with the revised language as presented by staff. Seconded by Commissioner Rudberg.Ayes –All The motion passed. b.Gladstone Savanna 2012 Historical Investigation i.Natural Resource Coordinator, Ginny Gaynordiscussed the Gladstone Savanna 2012 historic investigation and then introduced Bob Jensen and David Mather to speak on the subject matter as well. ii.Maplewood Area Historical Society Chair, Bob Jensen addressed thecommission and shared his knowledge of the Gladstone Savanna and the history of the land and buildings. iii.National Register Archeologist with MN Historical Society, David Matheraddressed the commission regarding the Gladstone Savanna and the historical investigation and the materials used in keeping the archeological significance and integrity of the site when you havinga building listed in for the national registrar of historic places. c.Historic Site Survey –Discussion Only i.Staff Liaison, Dave Fisher, talked about the Tubman building. The Tubman foundation received federal dollars so they hadto hire a historic architect to go through the property to make sure it’shistorically eligible. In a future HPC meeting staff will try to get someone from the Tubman foundation to address the commission. Staff also discussed the mausoleum property at the Forest Lawn Cemetery site and there may be a future presenter to hold a walking tour for the commission to enjoy and ask questions during the tour weather permitting next spring. Commission Rudberg discussed Legacy Grants and CLG Grants and the HPC commission decided they want to move forward with applying for grants. Acting Chairperson Currie moved to have staff put the grant application process on the agenda for November. October 11, 2012 2 Heritage Preservation CommissionMeetingMinutes 8.NEW BUSINESS a.Tubman & the Old Priory Building –Discussion Only i.Staff Liaison, Dave Fisher had previously discussed the Tubman building and then discussed how the Bruentrup farm building received grants to be moved to its current location in 1998. 9.COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a.Frost Ave Bridge Signage i.Commissioner Creager briefly discussed the signage on the Frost Avenue Bridge ii.Maplewood Area Historical Society representative, Bob Jensen addressed the commission regarding the history of the Frost Avenue Bridge signage and several other items. Acting Chairperson Currie moved to rescind the original motion from a previous HPC meeting to have a contest for the signage for the Frost Avenue Bridge. Also that the heritage preservation commission should work with staff, Janice Quick, Peter Fischer and others to agree on proper signage for the Frost Avenue Bridge. Seconded by Commissioner Creager.Ayes –All The motion passed. nd b.The 32Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference nd Staff Liaison, Dave Fisher talked about the 32statewide historic preservation conferencethat Commissioner Lucille Aurelius, Robert Creager and Brenda Rudberg attended along with staff. The commission members stated that they learned a lot, the things they enjoyed about the conference and were appreciative for the opportunity to attend. th c.Economic Development City Council Workshop September 24 Commissioner Rudberg gave a brief report on the joint board and commission workshop with the city council that she attended on September 24, 2012. She discussed the workshop and the Gladstone area,the Gladstone house and redevelopment in that area. Feedback or input regarding the Gladstone area should be given to the Maplewood Planner, Mike Martin.Perhaps a survey should be done for the redevelopment of the city. Commissioner Rudberg moved to approve that the Heritage Preservation Commission supports the redevelopment of the Gladstone area as the highest priorityand that part of the return would be the educational benefits and the historic tiesthat might add some vibrancy to the area. Seconded by Acting Chairperson Currie.Ayes –All The motion passed. 10.MAPLEWOOD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Acting Chairperson Currie introduced Bob Jensen to discuss the Maplewood Historical Society meeting. October 11, 2012 3 Heritage Preservation CommissionMeetingMinutes Maplewood Area Historical Society representative, Bob Jensen gave an update on the history of the house located on 1865Arcade Street, Maplewood. The MAHS will be in touch with the woman who owns the house for the history of the house. He also discussed amid level legacy amendment grant for $50,525 for a dairy exhibitthat the MAHS was awarded.TheMAHS has been working on the first dairy exhibit at the Bruentrup Farmfor over 4 months. A lot of work was done to get the grant for the dairy exhibit. The grant money will allow them to finish the interior of the milk house, put in suitable signage, amulti- media message, andinteractivedisplays for children and adults so they can learn by doingand a 3 to 5 minute film on dairy films as well as a video kiosk. Other upcoming events for the MAHS arethe Halloween Hoedown which is October, 19, 2012 at the Maplewood CommunityCenter from 6 pm to 9 pm the cost is $5 for adults and$3 for kids under 12. There will also be the last history talk of the season on November 13, 2012, with Dave Ledo at the Ramsey County Library on Southlawn Drive. 11.STAFFPRESENTATIONS a.Election of Chair and Vice Chair This commission decided to table this item again. Staff mentioned a newsletter in the packet that he receives from the State and he will try to get a DVD to share with the commission and the public. 12.ADJOURNMENT Acting Chairperson Currieadjourned the meeting at 9:23p.m. October 11, 2012 4 Heritage Preservation CommissionMeetingMinutes MEMORANDUM TO: Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) FROM:Brenda Rudberg, HPC Commissioner DATE:November 2, 2012 RE:Certified Local Government Grant Process The subject of Certified Local Government (CLG) grants was raised at the October HPC meeting. The commission needs to take action now if we hope to compete for CLG grants next year. If the CLG grant process for 2013 mirrors the 2012 process the timeline would roughly be: Mid-February pre-applications due Late March final applications due Early May applications reviewed. Applicants are invited to make 3 minute presentation. May grants awarded Project work takes place beginning June 2013 with completion by July 2014 There are several questions the commission needs to answer. The first of which is: Does the commission want to make obtaining a CLG grant a priority for next year or possibly 2014? Is so, several other questions need to be considered: 1.Would we also apply for a legacy grant to use as matching funds? 2.What approval is needed from the city council? 3.Are other sources of funding available? 4.What type of project to we want to fund? The type of project should reflect our priorities as a HPC. The grant application requires priorities and preservation planning. The seven CLG grant categories are: a.Comprehensive Planning b.Pre-Development c.Survey d.Evaluation e.Local Designation Forms f.National Register Nomination Forms g.Public Education 5.How do we demonstrate community support for our priorities and grant proposal? 6.Who would write the grant? 7.Howare grant fund budgets handled by the city? There are several reporting requirements. Michael Koop and other presenters at the State Historic Preservation Conference in September recommended that HPCs start with context studies or surveys. Based on that recommendation I suggested at the October meeting that we start with surveys to expand on the Ramsey county survey from the 1980’s and the century home project. Comprehensive reconnaissance surveys could include archeological sites, open spaces, cultural landscapes, and structures from the recent past that were not included in the earlier survey. Intensive surveys of previously identified historic structures could be the basis for identifying historic districts as well as local and National Historic Register designations. Dividing the city into sections, possibly to follow city redevelopment plans, would be one way to keep survey projects manageable. The Gladstone area may be a good area to start with since it was the subject of a recent Business and Economic Development meeting. As mentioned above, preservation planning and priority setting are important to the grant process. Our Commission should consider adopting a long term plan. That plan could include systematically surveying the entire cityover time based on geography. Areas of the city could be prioritized on the basis of city redevelopment planning. The plan could also address how we will prioritize local and National Historic Register nominations. Local and national designations could potentially be prioritized using the same geographical plan as the surveys. Documenting that we have a sound plan in place to systematically meet our objectives and support from city council, other city commissions, and the Maplewood Historical Society would benefit our grant application(s). HPC November 8 2012 MEMORANDUM Nov 8 HPC CLG Grants MEMORANDUM TO: James Antonen, City Manager FROM: David Fisher, Building Official, Chuck Ahl, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Quick -Outline for Minnesota Historical Society Grant Application DATE: November 1, 2012for the November 8, 2012 HPC Meeting Quick -Outline for Minnesota Historical Society Grant Application Project Title 1-sentence summary Project Summary Amount requested: $ Start date and duration ************** Applicant: City of Maplewood Mailing Address: 1830 County Road B East,Maplewood, MN 55109 Project Director: Authorized Officer: Category: Historic Preservation Survey and Inventory Budget Item: Cash Match for item: n/a Cash match source: n/a Cash match status:n/a In-kind match:Donated match: n/a How determined: n/a Amount Requested: $ Geographic Focus: Ramsey County NARRATIVE: --Do NOT exceed 3250 characters Characters (not including spaces) 1.Project Description: 2.Need and Rationale 3.Work Plan and Timetable Project Work Plan and Time Table (2days) (4 to 5 field days) Contractor submits report, project completed 4.Project Personnel 5.Evaluation 6.Enduring Value 7.Sustainability 8.Budget The budget for this project is $??, which covers the contractor’s costs to conduct HPC 11-8-12 Quick Outline MHCGApplication 11-1-12 MEMORANDUM TO: James Antonen, City Manager FROM: David Fisher, Building Official, Chuck Ahl, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT:Election of Chair and Vice Chair DATE: November 1, 2012for the November 8, 2012HPC Meeting INTRODUCTION The Heritage PreservationCommission (HPC)ordinance requires that the chairperson and the vice-chairperson be elected by the commission at the first meeting in May of each year from among the members of the commission. The chairperson shall be responsible for calling and presiding over all meetings and shall be entitled to an equal vote with other members of the commission.If the chairperson is unable to attend a meeting, the vice-chairperson shall conduct the meeting. The current chairperson is Peter Boulayand the current vice-chairperson is Richard Currie. RECOMMENDATION The Commission should nominate and elect a chairperson and vice chairperson for 2012. P:\HPCElection of Chair &Vice Chair November 82012