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MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL
September 10, 2015 7:00 PM
1.Call to Order
2.Roll Call
3.Approval of Agenda
4.Approval of Minutes
a.July 9, 2015 HPC Meeting
5.Visitor Presentations
6.New Business
7.Old Business
a.Research/Education Committee Report and Discussion (Commissioner
b.Fish Creek Archeological Dig
c.Gladstone Savanna Update
8.Maplewood Area Historical Society Update
9.Commission Presentations
10.Staff Presentations
11.Adjournment
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MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
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7:00p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015
Council Chambers, City Hall
1.CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Heritage PreservationCommission was held in the City Hall Council
Chambers and called to order byChair Boulayat7:02p.m.
2.ROLL CALL
Commissioners
Chairperson Peter Boulay Present
Commissioner Robert Creager Present
Commissioner Richard Currie Present
Commissioner John Gaspar Present
Commissioner Frank Gilbertson Present
Commissioner Brenda Rudberg Present
Staff
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor Present
3.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor, requested that agenda item 9abe
removed from the agenda.
Commissioner Creagermoved to approve the agendaas amended.
Seconded by CommissionerGaspar Ayes – Commissioners Boulay,
Creager, Gaspar,
Gilbertson, Rudberg
Nays – Commissioner Currie
The motion passed.
4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.May 14, 2015HPC MeetingMinutes
CommissionerCurriemoved to approve the May 14, 2015 HPC Meeting Minutes
as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner CreagerAyes - All
The motion passed.
5.VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
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6.NEW BUSINESS
a.Capital Improvement Plan
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor, presented the Capital
Improvement Plan and discussed it with the commission.
Chairperson Boulaymoved to approve the Capital Improvement Plan.
Seconded by Commissioner Rudberg Ayes – Commissioners
Boulay,Creager,
Gaspar,Gilbertson,
Rudberg
Nays – Commissioner Currie
The motion passed.
b.Annual Statewide Preservation Conference
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor, discussed sending
commissioners Rudberg, Creager and Gilbertson to the conference.
c.Gladstone Phase II Improvements
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor, presented and discussed
improvements at the Gladstone site.
d.Local Designation for Gladstone Savanna
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor discussed the local designation
program and designating the Gladstone Savanna site in 2016.
7.OLD BUSINESS
a.Joy Park Update
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor presented background information
on the Joy Park site and discussedit with the commission.
b.Historic Context Study – Chapter 6 (Commissioner Gilbertson)
Commissioner Gilbertson reviewedChapter 6 of the Historic Context Study with
the commission.
8.MAPLEWOOD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY UPDATE
Maplewood Area Historical Society President,Bob Jensen, presented upcoming
events and MAHS news.
9.COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a.Report on Historic Tax Credit Seminar
CommissionerRudberg informed the commission on the details of tax credits.
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10.STAFF PRESENTATIONS
a.August Meeting or Field Trip
August meeting cancelled and staff will be in touch with commissioners with
details for August field trip.
b.Fish Creek Archeological Dig
Natural Resources Coordinator, Ginny Gaynor discussed upcoming Archeology
Dig at Fish Creek with the commission.
11.ADJOURNMENT
ChairBoulaymovedto adjourn the meeting.
Seconded by Commissioner Gaspar Ayes – All
The motion passed.
The meeting was adjournedat 9:15PM.
Next meeting isSeptember 10, 2015.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Heritage Preservation Commission
FROM: HPC Education/Research Committee
DATE: September 10, 2015
RE: Education Committee
Introduction
The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) set a 2015 goal of co
Historical Society (MAHS) on developing educational materials. September meeting
commissioners will discuss this project.
Background
In early 2015, the HPC appointed a committee to work with MAHS on education and/och related
to Maplewood history. The committee was also asked to determine whether the project it identifies
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might be used in conjunction with a celebration of Maplewoods 6 anniversary in 2017.
Committee members include commissioners Boulay, Gilbertson, and
staff member Gaynor, MAHS Executive Director DeGuzman, and MAHS President Jensen. The
committee has met twice and proposes the project outlined below.
Project Description: Develop 60 short pieces that help tell the story of Maplewoods history. Publish
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one story each week during the months leading up to February 2017, the 60anniversary of
Maplewood. In honor of the anniversary, the partners would host a History Trivia Evening based on the
stories in the series.
Project Goals:
1.Develop materials that tell the story of Maplewood.
2.Stimulate interest in history and preservation among Maplewood c
Media: The project will use social media forums and traditional print forums.
1.Twitter A Throwback Thursday photo and on Twitter would initiate the launch of each story,
directing people to the project webpage.
2.Web page The City and MAHS would have a webpage dedicated to this project with access to
the stories.
3.Maplewood Living (the citys newsletter) could be used to generate interest in thseries
potentially including a monthly trivia question.
4.City staff and MAHS would encourage the local paper to run some series.
5.Facebook Facebook postings could be used to generate interest and provide a forum for
people to comment.
6.The materials could eventually become part of kiosk displays at
Maplewood Mall, and Maplewood Library.
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7.MAHS or the City could host an event featuring readings of selected stories from the se.
8.A print version of the series could be a possibility at the end of the project.
Topics: The stories would highlight important and/or intriguing aspects of Maplewood history, from
prehistoric times to the present.
Story Format: The stories would be brief one to three paragraphs and would ideally include a photo
or drawing. Some of the stories may be videos.
The Education Committee requests that each commissioner submits at the September
2015 HPC meeting. These topics will be considered for inclusio series. Were looking for the
most important or the most interesting stories of Maplewood history. For the meeting, you just need to
indicate the topic; there will not be time to tell the story.
Recommendation
The Committee recommends the Commission provides input on the project. The Committee requests
that each commissioner provides five story topics for the series. No formal action is required.
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