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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-12-08 HPC MinutesAgenda Heritage Preservation Board City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall - Community Room 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 Tuesday, December 8, 2015 7:00 PM I. Call To Order II. Roll Call III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes A. Heritage Preservation Board Minutes, November 10, 2015 V. Community Comment During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to shore relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonights agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Wooddale Bridge - Nomination Study & Plan of Treatment B. Historic Context Study Update C. 2015 City Council Work Session - Dec. 15th VII. Correspondence And Petitions VIII. Chair And Member Comments IX. Staff Comments A. 2016 HPB Meeting Schedule X. Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing amplification, an interpreter, large -print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Heritage Preservation Board Edina City Hall — Community Room December 8, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Weber called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Answering roll call was Chair Weber and Members Moore, McLellan, Sussman, O'Brien, Birdman, Kelly, Pearson and Student Members Otness and Puerzer. Absent was Member Christiaansen. HPB Staff Liaison - Senior Planner, Joyce Repya; and Preservation Consultant, Robert Vogel were also in attendance. III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Motion was made by Member Birdman to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Member McLellan. All voted aye. The motion carried. IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES November 10, 2015 Motion was made by Member Birdman to approved the November 10, 2015 HPB meeting minutes. Motion seconded by Member McLellan. All voted aye. Motion carried. 0 V. COMMUNITY COMMENT - None VI. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS A. Wooddale Bridge - Nomination Study & Plan of Treatment Planner Repya explained that the Wooddale Bridge over Minnehaha Creek, just south of W. 50th Street is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission and City Council in 2016 to finalize its Edina Heritage Landmark Designation. The proposed nomination study and plan of treatment provided for the board's review and adoption will serve as a guide for the City and the HPB to protect it into the future. • Board members discussed looking into procuring a plaque for the bridge recognizing its historic significance to the community. Motion was made by Member O'Brien to approve the nomination study and plan of treatment for the Wooddale Bridge. Motion was seconded by Member Moore. All voted aye. The motion carried. B. Historic Contexts Study Update Consultant Vogel presented the updated Historic Contexts Study outline, pointing out that since the origination of the study in 1999, numerous historic reports and studies have been conducted, and now, the information from those studies has been incorporated into the revised study outline. Mr. Vogel explained that the process for establishing context -based goals/priorities should be dynamic and on-going. The proposed historic contexts outline provides information for planning future survey work; and will be important when updating the Heritage Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan, as well as identifying initiatives in future work plans. He concluded that the board is now being asked to adopt the updated historic contexts outline as proposed. Motion was made by Member Birdman to adopt the updated Historic Contexts outline as proposed with the intention of completing the update of the Historic Contexts Study in preparation for the Comprehensive Plan update. Motion was seconded by Member Kelly. All voted aye. The motion carried. C. 2015 City Council Work Session - December 15th Planner Repya explained that the upcoming December 15th work session with the City Council will provide the board an opportunity to share their 2015 activities and discuss activities proposed for 2016. She pointed out that the work session will begin at 5:30 p.m., and encouraged the members to arrive at least 10 minutes early. Board members discussed the format of the meeting and chose initiatives from the 2015 work plan they would be responsible to present. VII. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS - None VIII. CHAIR AND MEMBER COMMENTS Member Kelly stated that she serves on the Country Club neighborhood home tour committee which was established as a moneymaking event to assist in funding the proposed neighborhood signs that were subject to a COA earlier in 2015. The committee has discovered that the cost of the 7 proposed signs is considerable, and wondered if there was a possibility the project would qualify for some type of a grant. She pointed out that she planned to approach her fellow committee members with the concept of finding additional funding sources, and agreed to keep the HPB advised. IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Next Meeting Date - January 12, 2016 B. 2016 State Historic Preservation Conference - September 8th - 9th in Hastings, MN. X. ADJOURNMENT 8:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, JoYC&RePya 2