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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-11 HPC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 8/8/23 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Heritage Preservation Commission Tuesday, July 11, 2023 I. Call to Order Chair Lonnquist called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Chair Lonnquist, Commissioners Everson, Nickels, Hassenstab, Pollock, Schilling, Farrell- Straus. Staff present: HPC Staff Liaison Emily Bodeker and Community Development Director Cary Teague. HPC Consultants Elizabeth Gales and Rachel Peterson, Hess Roise and Company. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Schilling, seconded by Hassenstab, to approve the meeting agenda with the addition of a Work Plan Brainstorm & Century Homes work plan update. All voted aye. The motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Pollock, seconded Farrell-Straus, to approve the May 9, 2023, meeting minutes. All voted aye. The motion carried. V. Community Comment: None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Consultant Introductions: Hess, Roise & Company Liaison Bodeker introduced the new consultants to the Commission. The two new consultants, Rachel and Elizabeth, introduced themselves and gave background information on themselves and Hess, Roise & Company. Each of the Commission members also introduced themselves to the consultants and gave information on how and when they got involved with the HPC. The Commission and consultants discussed some logistics about Plans of Treatment, upcoming projects, and resources available to help the consultants in their work. B. 2024 Work Plan Brainstorm Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 8/8/23 Liaison Bodeker updated the Commission that the draft Work Plan is due in September. Based on the discussion at the meeting today, she will write up a draft Work Plan to bring back in August for a recommendation. Liaison Bodeker pulled up the 2023 Work Plan to use as a guide. The Commission discussed the differences in the 2024 Work Plan, moving toward implementation. Chair Lonnquist also added that the budget for target outreach should be more explicit. The Commission would like to emphasize more implement and more educate in the 2024 Work Plan. The Commission discussed a potential decision tree for future projects. Liaison Bodeker brought up the potential idea of making the Preservation Month meeting a celebration for Century Homes. Commissioner Schilling discussed her desire for a return to the archeology stuff in the Commission. Liaison Bodeker gave information on the work done by the Archeology Consultant in the past. Chair Lonnquist asked if any Commissioners would be interested in being involved in this work. VII. Chair and Member Comments: A. Human Services Task Force Promotion Commissioner Farrell-Straus gave an update on the Human Services Task Force and updated that the deadline for applications is on August 16th with the presentations on October 16th. Commissioner Farrell- Straus gave background information on what the Task Force is looking for. B. Century Homes Work Plan Update Chair Lonnquist gave an update on the Century Homes project and gave a presentation including the results of the community survey that was sent to 500 homeowners of 100+ year homes. The survey asked questions regarding price ranges, location of plaques, etc. She asked the Commission for their feedback on the program. Commissioner Hassenstab gave information regarding the pricing and quantity options for the plaques. The price per unit is likely to be around $300 per plaque. Chair Lonnquist discussed the potential of adding other 100-year-old buildings to the program, not only homes, and if the name Century Homes would need to be altered. The Commission discussed the information and pictures included on the website for city residents to see. VIII. Staff Comments: Liaison Bodeker had nothing to update the Commission on. IX. Adjournment Motion made by Schilling, seconded by Nickels, to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 pm. All voted aye. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Emily Bodeker