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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7-10-18 MinutesDraft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: August 20, 2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Heritage Preservation Commission Edina City Hall Tuesday, July 10, 2018 I. Call To Order Chair Birdman called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call was Chair Birdman and members, Loving, Davis, Kelly, Nymo, and Blake. Staff Liaison, Emily Bodeker and Preservation Consultant Vogel was also in attendance. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Kelly and seconded by Davis to approve the meeting agenda as presented. All voted aye. The Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Blake and seconded by Loving to approve the minutes from the June 12, 2018 Heritage Preservation Commission meeting. All voted aye. The motion carried. V. Community Comment: None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Certificate of Appropriateness: 4604 Browndale Avenue Staff Liaison Bodeker explained that the Commission discussed the Certificate of Appropriateness at the June meeting but final action would be taken tonight. She also explained the applicant requested a variance from the Planning Commission at their June 27th Meeting which was granted. Notices were sent to surrounding neighbors to notify them of the COA request. Motion was made by Kelly seconded by Blake to Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness at 4604 Browndale Avenue subject to the plans presented. All voted Aye. Nymo abstained. B. Preservation Basics Consultant Vogel went through what the National Register and the Heritage Landmark Registry and that there are slightly different regulations for each. He also explained to the Commission what Determination of Eligibilities are (DOE). He mentioned next month he will discuss Treatment during his Preservation Basic section of the agenda. Draft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: August 20, 2018 C. Re-Survey of the Country Club District Consultant Vogel went through the re-surveying process for the Country Club District. He explained that the plan of treatment review is essentially a staff exercise but wanted to ask the HPC members (and other community members/volunteers) to be involved. Consultant Vogel presented six information gaps for the Commissioners consideration. The six items were: 1) Develop a more complete and fully documented biography of developer Samuel S. Thorpe and his company, Thorpe Bros. 2) While approximately 500 of the restrictive covenants executed between 1924 and 1944 were recorded by the county assessor, very little (in fact almost nothing) is known about how the process actually worked. For example, did Sam Thorpe personally approve all building plans prior to his death in 1934? How did the district homeowner association function? Are there any written records? 3) Besides Mr. Thorpe, who were the principal members of the Country Club design team during 1922- 24 and what were their roles in the project? 4) Are any or all of the six Liebenberg & Kaplan designed “model homes” built for Thorpe in 1926 individually significant and therefore eligible for landmark designation? (The historical associations are fairly well documented; but do the individual houses retain sufficient integrity of the design elements, aesthetic qualities and materials necessary to show their individual significance?) 5) About 5% of the homes built in the district during its period of historical significance are believed to have been designed by licensed professional architects or engineers (including Liebenberg & Kaplan, Cyril B. Pesek, Milton Sundin, Bard & Vanderbilt, C. W. Farnham, Charles Trownridge, Rollin C. Chapin, A. R. Van Dycke, Architects Small House Service Bureau). It would be helpful to generate a list of architects/engineers (from building permit records) and collect biographical information about them. 6) It would also be helpful to have a compilation of information about the builders and contractors who worked in the district between the 1920s and 1940s (notable home builders include Anton Duoos, Carl Hansen, Peter A. Christianson, H. R. Rosendahl, Morris Trach, Henry D. Roach, H. F. Nelson, Louis L. Hansen, M. R. McDonald, Herb Thompson). The Commission decided to think about the options and discuss and decide on one or two items to complete with the re-survey at the August meeting. D. Comprehensive Plan-Implementation Staff informed the Commission that they will be receiving the Heritage Preservation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan in the next few months. VII. Correspondence And Petitions: None VIII. Chair And Member Comments: None Draft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: August 20, 2018 IX. Staff Comments: None X. Adjournment: 8:20 p.m. Motion made by Nymo to adjourn the July 10, 2018 meeting at 8:20 p.m. Motion seconded by Davis. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Emily Bodeker