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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-18 HPC Packet MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL November 18, 2010 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. October21,2010 5. Chair Opening Statements/Presentations 6. Visitor Presentations 7. Old Business a. Heritage Award - Commissions Vote results, Revote & Ballot to Revote b. Certified Local Government Update - Discussion Only 8. New Business a. December Meeting - Discussion Only b. Thank You - Discussion Only 9. Commission Presentations 10. Staff Presentations 11. Adjournment NOTE There may be a quorum of the Heritage Preservation Commissioners in attendance at the Maplewood Area Historical Society event - Christmas Open House on December 41h and 5th. The Maplewood Area Historical Society's Christmas Open House will be 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 Pot Luck on December 8, 2010, at 7 p. m. The Maplewood Area Historical Society meetings are held at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D, Maplewood. DRAFT MINUTES MAPLEWOOD HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL OCTOBER 21,2010 -7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Richard Currie at 7:05 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chair Richard Currie, Commissioners Caleb Anderson, Lu Aurelius, AI Galbraith, Staff Liaison Dave Fisher, Recorder Lois Behm, Councilmember Marv Koppen, Guest Speaker Leo Capeder and Guests Craig Capeder, Paul Capeder, Mary Solheim, Rachel Anderson and Harmony Anderson. Absent: Chair Ron Cockriel, Commissioners Pete Boulay and Bob Creager. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Lu moved approval of the Aqenda as presented. Caleb seconded. Aves - All 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Minutes of September 21, 2010 Lu pointed out that in Item 7a, Frost Avenue Bridge Design, the recommendation was moved by Lu Aurelius, seconded by AI Galbraith - Ayes - all. Lu moved approval of the September 21 minutes as corrected. Richard seconded. Aves - all. 5. CHAIR OPENING STA TEMENTS / PRESENTA nONS Richard announced that the Council has approved the facia for the Frost Avenue Bridge, Option 1 style and the historic marker. 6. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS a. Leo Capeder Dave welcomed our speaker and thanked him for coming. Leo Capeder, of 536 East County Road B, introduced himself and said he was honored to have been invited and is pleased to be here. He said he was one of the founders in 1963 of Truck Utilities, starting with a small garage and working their way up. They now employ 75 people here, 10 in Kansas City and have another location in Fargo. His older son, Craig, is in charge of the utility business, a lot of which is with Xcel Energy, and son Paul handles the rental business - the big crane trucks. They have about 80 of those rigs and just recently set the memorial boulder for Sgt. Joe Bergeron. His father and his brother arrived in this country 1924 from a small farm in Switzerland. They worked on a farm in another state for about a year, then came to Minnesota and settled on land bounded by McMenemy Road, Roselawn and County Road B, going back to the Water Department's lime pits, 86 years ago this month. They built a large farmhouse and a big barn, then married 2 sisters who lived Y, mile away. The house had 6 bedrooms, huge dining room and porch and the two families lived together, 4 adults and 5 children. They had a lot of work, but also a lot of fun, and he believes they were possibly the first family to start the 'frisbee toss' out in the pasture. The brothers started farming in 1926. Their barn was one of the finest barns in the twin cities, completely finished inside with finished ceilings, beadboard and concrete up the walls so it could be completely washed down. They raised chickens, pigs, 2 steers and all their own food, even during the depression. Hand-me-downs and shoes and boots they got from the Goodwill store were a good part of their lives during those years. He married in 1956 and worked on the farm almost steady, then got a part-time job at a body shop doing fabrication work, much like what they do now at Truck Utilities. He learned the trade there without going to trade school. Since they only received money for essentials, while he was in school he would ride his bike to the truck farm where they grew celery and work from 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. planting celery (for 101t an hour, then go home and work on the farm. They also sold raw milk, delivering it in bottles to homes in the cities. It was very hard work, during the winter they would haul ice blocks from Lake Gervais and stack them with straw all around the walls of the building where they kept the milk. The ice would last and keep the building cold for a full year. When Highway 35E was built it cut the farm in half and they stopped delivering milk and sold it to the creamery in cans. During that time Parkside was to build their fire house and his family donated a 12 site to them. Leo and his father-in-law started Truck Utilities in 1963, the location at that time was part of Gerten's farm, starting small and continuing to grow, and he is proud that they have never laid off an employee. In addition he served on the board of Forest Lawn Memorial Park and was president of it for 24 years. He said it was a life of hard work but a very rewarding one. His parents built a new house up the street and their original home was burned by the Parkside Fire Department for training. The barn was later torn down when the property was taken to make room for the freeway. Mr. Capeder brought copies for the Commission of a newspaper showing the house being burned and a list of school children in 1929. He also displayed a picture showing their first milk delivery truck and the farm buildings, including the barn, milk house and ice house and other early pictures of the farm and the family. b. Mary Solheim, of Oakdale, who is a teacher at the Playschool Childcare, Inc., on McKnight north of Larpenteur. Being new to Maplewood she was asking at the school about the history of the City, and was given a copy of Wood stoves to Astronauts by Alice Olson. She found the book to be so interesting and informative that she wanted to make sure the Commission knew about the book. As it turns out, there are copies of the book on hand at the Historical Society. Dave thanked her for her interest and for bringing the information to the Commission. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. HeritaQe Award - Commission to Provide Names & Ballot to vote Dave referred to the memo in the Agenda packet and a ballot showing the persons who have been nominated for the award and a blank space for any additional nominations. He has also been checking on possible designs for the award and asked for suggestions from the Commissioners. Following some discussion, the consensus was for some form of a maple leaf. Caleb suggested also obtaining information on a standard rectangular or square plaque as well, just for comparison. Richard moved QoinQ with a maple leaf desiQn. Lu seconded. Aves - all. Dave will have more information at the November 18 meeting. The ballots were distributed, marked and returned to Dave. He will contact Ron, Pete and Bob for their votes. If run-off voting is required it will take place at the November 18 meeting. 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Identifv Books, Articles & Media about Maplewood - Discussion Onlv Dave reminded everyone that this is one of the 2010 goals and discussion followed about what is known to be available and what other resources might be found, as well as how to make the resources known to residents. 9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS AI inquired about the reason for the Council's choice of Style #1 instead of #2 the Commission recommended. It is because of the walking path on the south side of the bridge, which requires a higher railing. Society Events: Richard noted the Halloween Hoedown will be Friday, October 22 from 6:00 - 9:00 at the Community Center. Other upcoming events are a Quilting Bee in November and the Holiday Open House the first weekend of December. 1 o. STAFF PRESENTATIONS None 11. ADJOURNMENT - 8:10 p.m. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: James Antonen, City Manager David Fisher, Building Official, Chuck Ahl, Assistant City Manager Heritage Award November 12, 2010 for the November 18, 2010 HPC Meeting SUBJECT: DATE: INTRODUCTION On February 18, 2010, the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) established their goals. One of the HPC goals was to create a Heritage Award. The Heritage Award is an annual award recognizing an individual who has positively influenced our city's past or strengthen the preservation of Maplewood history. The HPC Maplewood Heritage Award plaque will be proudly displayed at City Hall, the Community Center or some other place the award could be viewed by the public. In addition, the person who is selected for the Maplewood Heritage Award shall receive a small plaque. The Maplewood Heritage Award shall state the following: "The Maplewood Heritage Award is an annual award recognizing an individual who has positively influenced our city's past or strengthen the preservation of Maplewood history". The year of the Heritage award and the person's name will on the plaque. On October 21, 2010, the HPC voted by paper ballot and requested staff to bring back the results. DISCUSSION Listed below are the results the from HPC vote for the Maplewood Heritage Award: 1 Lois Behm 1 Anne Fosburgh 1 William Ceil Little 1 Arlene Mogren 1 George Rossbach 1 Charlotte Wasiluk 1 Lorraine Fischer The HPC vote results were equal. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the HPC review the results and revote by choosing one of the following nominees: Lois Behm, Anne Fosburgh, William Ceil Little, Arlene Mogren, George Rossbach Charlotte Wasiluk or Lorraine Fischer from the vote results. P:\ HPC Heritage Award Nav 18 2010 dgf Attachment: Ballot BALLOT Please circle one of the nominations listed for the HPC Maplewood Heritage Award: Lois Behm Anne Fosburgh William Ceil Little Arlene Mogren George Rossbach Charlotte Wasiluk Lorraine Fischer 2