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Minutes
City of Edina, Minnesota
Heritage Preservation Commission
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
I. Call to Order
Chair Schilling called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Chair Schilling, Commissioners Cundy, Nymo, Hassenstab, Pollock, Lonnquist, Kmetz-Sheehy,
and student members Maheshwari and Varadhan.
Staff present: HPC Staff Liaison Emily Bodeker
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Commissioner Kmetz-Sheehy, seconded by Commissioner Lonnquist, to approve the
meeting agenda as submitted. All voted aye. The motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Commissioner Pollock, seconded Commissioner Hassenstab, to approve the August 11,
2022, meeting minutes. All voted aye. The motion carried.
V. Special Recognitions and Presentations
New Student Commissioner Varadhan was introduced.
VI. Community Comment: None
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Wooddale Bridge- Sec. 106 Review
City Engineer Chad Milner, Mark Maves, and Charlene Roise presented on the structure, condition,
transportation needs, and funding of the Wooddale Bridge. Mark Maves outlined potential ideas for the
replacement bridge, including replacing the corrugated arch with a concrete arch, while keeping the
character defining features of the arch. Charlene Roise explained the background and steps involved in
section 106 processes.
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The Commission discussed the relative scale of the bridge and the nearby church grounds, why
replacement is necessary as opposed to rehabilitation, and asked questions of staff relating to
construction of bridge walls, geometry of the arch, and timeline.
Motion made by Commissioner Lonnquist, seconded by Commissioner Nymo, to approve that the
HPC be a consulting party for the Wooddale Bridge project going forward. All voted aye. The
motion carried.
B. 2023 Work Plan HPC
Initiative #1- Review Certificates of Appropriateness applications.
Initiative #2 – Recruit nominees and award and promote the 2023 Heritage Preservation
Award during Preservation Month in May. Commissioners Nymo and Pollock volunteered to be
co-leads on the initiative.
Initiative #3 – Based on owner interest, nominate eligible properties as Edina Heritage
Landmarks and add additional properties to the eligible property list.
Initiative #4 – Create a decision tree schematic explaining what work in the Country Club
District triggers a COA for use educating the HPC and homeowners. Commissioner Lonnquist
and Chair Schilling volunteered to be lead on this initiative.
Initiative #5 - Utilize City’s existing list of contributing and non-contributing resources in the
Country Club District as an educational tool. Commissioners discussed changing the language
used in the initiative title to “Utilize 2019 survey of the country club district to analyze what led to a
non-contributing resource designation” to encompass the initiative better.
Initiative #6 - Review and comment on potential code changes for country club district,
changes to the country club plan of treatment and potential escrow fee.
Initiative #7 – Prepare all elements needed for a successful Century Homes program to launch
in January 2024. Commissioners Hassenstab, Lonnquist, and Student Commissioner Maheshwari are
co-leads for this initiative.
The Commission discussed deliverables and language of each initiative. The Commission decided to
remove initiative #5 and identified leads for initiatives on the 2023 Work Plan.
Motion made by Commissioner Lonnquist, seconded by Commissioner Nymo, to approve draft
2023 Work Plan with initiative #5 removed and leads identified. All voted aye. The motion
carried.
VIII. Chair and Member Comments:
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Chair Schilling and Commissioner Nymo are traveling to Duluth tomorrow to the Preserve Minnesota
Conference.
Commissioner Nymo announced Homes by Architects Tours is this weekend. Docomomo has a
shopping mall themed home tour on October 8th which will include houses in Commissioner Nymo’s
neighborhood.
Commissioner Hassenstab wants to explore the opportunity to save the Wooddale Bridge and
investigate other options besides demolition.
IX. Staff Comments:
Liaison Bodeker explained to the HPC that the advisory communication will be on the September 20th
City Council agenda. Liaison Bodeker also updated that the applicant has appealed the COA decision on
the Arden project and it will be on the October 6th City Council agenda.
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Commissioner Pollock, seconded by Hassenstab, to adjourn the meeting at 9:07 pm. All
voted aye. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Emily Bodeker