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City of Edina, Minnesota
Heritage Preservation Commission
VIRTUAL MEETING
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Call To Order
Chair Schilling called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Roll Call
Answering roll call were members Lonnquist, Pollock, Cundy, Birdman, Widmoyer, Everson, Hassenstab, Chair Schilling and student member Maheshwari. Emily Bodeker, staff liaison, and Robert
Vogel, Preservation Consultant, were also in attendance. Commissioner Nymo joined the meeting at 7:05 pm.
Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Birdman seconded by Hassenstab to approve the meeting agenda as submitted. All voted aye. The motion carried.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Lonnquist seconded by Widmoyer to approve the meeting minutes from the virtual May 12, 2020 meeting. All voted aye. The motion carried.
Reports/Recommendations
A. COA: 4521 Arden Avenue
Liaison Bodeker presented the Certificate of Appropriateness request for a new detached garage at 4521 Arden Avenue. The property owners, Jeff and Susan Lundgren and architect Meriwether
Felt were in attendance to answer any questions.
Motion by Cundy seconded by Birdman to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for a new detached garage at 4521 Arden Avenue with the following conditions:
The maximum height for the garage is 18’ and is measured from average existing grade.
A landscaping element or other element such as a garden trellis, lattice, brackets, window, etc. is required on the east elevation to break up the building wall.
Any changes to the proposed plans would require review from the Heritage Preservation Commission.
A date-built plaque is required to be installed on the new garage
All voted aye. The motion carried.
COA: 4634 Edgebrook Place
Staff Liaison Bodeker introduced the Certificate of Appropriateness request for a new home at 4634 Edgebrook Place. TJ Madecki, from Murphy Design Co. and Nate Wissink from Streeter
homes were present on the webex to answer questions on the requested COA.
Bodeker explained that obtaining a COA for new homes in the Country Club District is a two-step process. The plans presented fulfill the first step. Staff recommended that the HPC provide
the applicant feedback on the proposed plans and identify any desired changes.
Overall, the commission asked the applicant to review the scale and massing of the proposed garage. They asked the applicant to look at the spacing, ceiling height, breezeway size could
be modified to address concerns with massing and height. The Commission also asked the applicant to provide a second rendering showing a second perspective from the street. They felt
this would help with understanding how the proposed house would be viewed from the street.
2020 Work Plan
No update
Biographical Sketch S.S. Thorpe
Consultant Vogel submitted a biographical sketch of S.S. Thorpe for the review by the Heritage Preservation Commission. The Commission received correspondence with suggested changes
to the proposed document. Staff recommended that the Commission direct Consultant Vogel to review the submitted correspondence and make proposed changes. Once staff has an updated draft,
they will submit it to the City’s Race and Equity Coordinator, Heidi Lee, for review before it comes back to the Heritage Preservation Commission.
Motion made by Cundy seconded by Birdman to direct Consultant Vogel to review correspondence and make any appropriate edits and ask the City’s Race and Equity Coordinator to review the
document before it comes back to the HPC at a future meeting. All voted aye. The motion carried.
Chair and Member Comments:
Garden Arch
Commissioner Lonnquist reached out to staff after a resident of the Country Club District asked her about the removal of a garden arch on at a property on Arden Avenue. Staff responded
to Lonnquist explaining that she had been contacted by the property owner in 2017. Staff and Consultant Vogel agreed that a COA for the removal was not required due to the fact that
the
garden arch was not original to the house. Commissioner Lonnquist wanted to communicate this with the Commission in case anyone else received any questions.
Staff Comments:
Liaison Bodeker reminded the Commission that the next meeting is scheduled for July 14th. She mentioned it will likely be another virtual meeting.
Adjournment
Motion by Cundy seconded by Widmoyer to adjourn the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting at 9:15 p.m. All voted aye. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Emily Bodeker