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Approved Date: 9/13/2016
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Heritage Preservation Board
Wooddale Park Shelter
4500 West 50th Street
Monday, August 8, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Birdman called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Chair Birdman and Members Moore, Christiaansen, Sussman, Pearson and Nymo.
Absent were Members McLellan, Kelly, Loving, and Student Member Puerzer. Also in attendance was Staff
Liaison, Senior Planner Joyce Repya, and Preservation Consultant Robert Vogel.
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Moore and seconded by Pearson to approve the meeting agenda. All
voted aye. The motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Christiaansen and seconded by Moore to approve the minutes from the
July 12, 2016 meeting. All voted aye. The motion carried.
V. Community Comment: None
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Summer Tour - Country Club West
The board engaged in a walking tour of the west side of the historic Country Club District that included
the following streets: Browndale Avenue, Moorland Avenue, Edina Boulevard, and Wooddale Avenue. The
tour, designed by former student HPB member, Peter Otness highlighted homes that personified specific
architectural styles. A total of 52 homes were highlighted, including 29 homes that had received
Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) since 2003.
Board members appreciated viewing the nuances of specific architectural styles inherent in the district; as
well as seeing the outcome of COA’s that have been approved over the years.
VII. Correspondence And Petitions: None
VIII. Chair And Member Comments
Board members expressed how much they enjoyed the tour - finding it helpful to view the historic
Country Club District as a group; and asked Ms. Repya to send a note of thanks to student Member Peter
Otness who created the tour.
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Approved Minutes
Approved Date: 9/13/2016
IX. Staff Comments
Planner Repya reminded the board that the joint meeting with the City Council is scheduled for Tuesday,
September 20th; and in preparation, at the regular September meeting on 13th, the 2016 Work plan will
be updated, and the draft 2017 Work Plan will be completed in time for submittal on the September 23rd
deadline.
X. Adjournment
Motion was made by Moore and seconded by Nymo to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m. All voted
aye. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Joyce Repya