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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-01-08 HPC MinutesDraft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: February 12, 2019 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Heritage Preservation Commission Edina City Hall Tuesday, January 8, 2019 I. Call To Order Chair Birdman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call was Chair Birdman and members, Schilling, Davis, Nymo, Blake, Mondry and student member Venell. Staff Liaison, Emily Bodeker and Preservation Consultant Vogel were also in attendance. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Nymo seconded by Blake to approve the meeting agenda as presented. All voted aye. The motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Blake seconded by Schilling to approve the minutes from the November 13, 1028 Heritage Preservation Commission as presented. All voted aye. The motion carried. V. Community Comment: None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Changes to COA Notifications Staff Liaison Bodeker presented the new COA notifications that are being sent to property owners adjacent to properties with a Certificate of Appropriateness application. She showed the Commission what was previously sent to adjacent neighbors, what staff sent with the two COAs on the agenda, and the changes that were made. Commissioner Loving arrived at 7:10. The Commission agreed that they overall liked the changes and liked that the public was more informed on the process and how to provide comments to the Commission. Commissioner Blake asked staff to include information on what a Certificate of Appropriateness is, incase neighbors who get the notice aren’t familiar with the term. B. Certificate of Appropriateness: 4630 Drexel Avenue Draft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: February 12, 2019 Staff Liaison Bodeker explained that the Certificate of Appropriateness request for 4630 was for changes to the street facing facades of the 1924 Mediterranean style home. Staff went through the addition off of the west side of the home. She explained the project also included an addition on the second floor that would require a variance to the side yard setback due to the non- conforming setback. She reminded the Commission that this project was presented to them as a sketch plan and went through the changes the applicant made for the formal COA application. Consultant Vogel reviewed the plans and had a positive evaluation of the COA. Staff agreed with Consultant Vogel and recommended approval of the COA. Motion made by Davis seconded by Blake to approve the COA at 4630 Drexel Ave. as submitted, all voted aye. The motion carried. C. Certificate of Appropriateness: 4900 Arden Avenue Staff Liaison Bodeker explained that the Certificate of Appropriateness request for 4900 was for changes to street facing facades of the 1926 Italian Renaissance Revival home. Staff explained that the proposed addition includes replacing the existing detached street facing garage to an attached non-street facing garage with an addition, removal of an old addition on posts and replace it with an addition of similar style, and replace a wooden deck with a patio. Consultant Vogel reviewed the plans and had a positive evaluation of the COA. Staff agreed with Consultant Vogel and recommended approval of the COA. Motion made by Nymo seconded by Schilling to approve the COA at 4900 Arden Ave as submitted, all voted aye. The motion carried. D. Archeological Survey-RFQ Responses Staff sent out an RFQ for the CLG Archaeology grant that was awarded in 2018. Staff received three responses from Nienow Cultural Consultants, LLC, Upper Midwest Archaeology, and Sigrid Arnott Consulting. Motion made by Blake seconded by Nymo to work with Jeremy Nienow, Nienow Cultural Consultants LLC on the CLG Archaeology grant. The Commission and Preservation Staff felt his qualifications and experience best match the project’s needs. VII. Chair And Member Comments Commissioner Schilling reported that she visited the Richfield Historical Society to search for more information on the Thorpe family. She shared that she looked at Robert Thorpe’s obituary and that there were also Thorpe homes in Richfield. She noted she will continue her search for more information. VIII. Staff Comments: None Draft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: February 12, 2019 IX. Adjournment Motion made by Davis to adjourn the January 8, 2019 meeting at 8:15 p.m. Motion seconded by Schilling. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Emily Bodeker