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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHeritage Preservation - 01/24/2022APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2022 7:00 P.M. 8080 MITCHELL RD HPC COMMISSION MEMBERS: Pamela Spera; Valerie Ross; Paul Thorp; Rod Fisher; George Maxwell; Steve Schumacher; Robert Bowes COMMISSION STAFF: Beth Novak-Krebs, Staff Liaison Kristin Harley, Recording Secretary STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Andrea Porter; Joseph Canham; Devyn Stanton; Luc Willett I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Spera called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Absent were commission members Ross and student representative Canham. II. READING OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT Porter read the land acknowledgement statement. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Schumacher moved, seconded by Fisher to approve the agenda with the addition of a discussion of the people involved in the Comprehensive City Plan from the 1960s to Item V. Motion carried 6-0. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Fisher moved, seconded by Maxwell to approve the minutes of the December 20, 2021 minutes. Motion carried 6-0. V. NEW BUSINESS A. REVIEW PRESENTATION FOR CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP (NOVAK-KREBS) Novak-Krebs announced the 2021 Annual Report, and the 2020 Work Plan would be presented to the City Council on February 8, 2022. She added she had included possible uses for the Dorenkemper House in the presentation. The owners of Fat EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION January 24, 2022 Page 2 Pants had approached staff with the idea of selling beer and holding wine tastings near the house. She presented the PowerPoint and asked for feedback. Maxwell suggested combing the Fat Pants idea with the Farmer’s Market. Fisher cautioned against linking the two permanently, and Maxwell stated this could be an evolution from a simpler event. Thorp stated hundreds of people toured the house during the Harvest to Halloween event. Fisher suggested including Novak-Krebs’s conversation with the Parks and Recreation Department in the presentation. Stanton and Thorp suggested the commission partner with the HRDC before the end of the school year. Novak- Krebs suggested the May 16, 2022 meeting was a possibility. Novak-Krebs added a possible tour of the Water Reservoir. She added the roof repair at the Cummins Phipps Grill House would require a commission vote on the Certificate of Appropriateness. Thorp stated the current roof was improperly installed. Maxwell suggested including the commission’s comment on the vendor that had done that work. B. DISCUSS POTENTIAL JOINT MEETING WITH THE PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION (NOVAK- KREBS) Novak-Krebs stated Jay Lotthammer suggested a meeting on February 7, 2022 which would not work for the HPC commission. Lotthammer was open to meeting with the commission on one of its regular meeting dates. Fisher suggested March 7, 2022. Schumacher agreed, stating it was more appropriate to meet with the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department after the City Council Workshop. Maxwell suggested adding a discussion of the development of the park system in Eden Prairie. Novak-Krebs added Lotthammer was moving forward with getting concept drawings for the reinstallation of the Flying Red Horse. C. NOMINATIONS FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION AWARD (NOVAK- KREBS) Novak-Krebs stated nominations would be accepted beginning March 14, with a deadline of April 15, 2022. The call for nominations would go out beforehand. Novak-Krebs suggested nominating Steve Olson, and Thorp agreed. Spera suggested a commission member could complete the nomination. Novak-Krebs asked the commission members to think of other nominees. Thorp offered to check with the Historical Society. Novak-Krebs read the list of past winners. COMPREHENSIVE CITY PLAN (MAXWELL) EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION January 24, 2022 Page 3 Maxwell stated if we wanted to understand this transformational period from farming community to city, the commission needed to gather stories from longtime residents. It was important to understand the impact of Eden Prairie Mall, which was built in a rural area with an eye to malls being the future. Another transformational event was coming up: Light Rail Transit. Discussion followed on the timeline of the LRT. Thorp agreed interviewing the major players in Eden Prairie development was a good idea and suggested names. Fisher agreed the historical arc of Eden Prairie was as important as identifying sites. MOTION: Maxwell moved, seconded by Thorp to add to the 2022 Work Plan an effort to interview individuals key to the late 1960s and 1970s development of Eden Prairie. Motion carried 6-0. VI. OLD BUSINESS A. UPDATE ON LES KOUBA PRINTS (NOVAK-KREBS) Novak-Krebs displayed the Kouba print of the Cummins homestead and stated she had spoken to Kathie Case. Roy Terwilliger, founder of the Eden Prairie Foundation, commissioned them back in the 1980s. They sold for $100.00 apiece and were very popular. All of the proceeds went toward the restoration of the Cummins homestead. Novak-Krebs stated the agreement with Kathie Case was to keep the remaining prints safe at City Hall. There were 1,000 in the inventory. Maxwell asked if they could be sold again. Fisher suggested framing a few and displaying them in public area. Maxwell suggested framing them and presenting one to each school. Fisher suggested the addition of some interpretive text. Novak-Krebs clarified the prints were the property of the Historical Society; the commission could sell them, but the funds had to go toward the Cummins Phipps Grill House. Thorp stated he was sure the prints were owned by the Eden Prairie Foundation; the original was owned by the Historical Society, which had 25 of the prints. Fisher suggested presenting the Foundation with a plan for the prints. Novak-Krebs offered to nail down ownership. Maxwell urged making use of the prints. B. DISCUSS POTENTIAL HISTORY DISPLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL (ROD FISHER) Stanton stated the student representatives spoke to Principal Virgin, who was very interested. Thorp stated Stanton found good old photographs of the school. Discussion followed on a display. Bowes suggested a display near the Activity Center in the high school. Maxwell asked if sign sale money could be used, and Novak-Krebs stated funds were available. Porter suggested Stanton set up a meeting with the principal via email and cc the other student representatives. Thorp suggested donations of school patches, jackets, etc. EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION January 24, 2022 Page 4 VII. REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND STAFF VIII. REPORTS OF HISTORICAL SOCIETY Thorp stated the filming had commenced at the Cummins Phipps Grill House. Bowes stated it was a seven-minute short film to be displayed at film festivals. The filmmaker rented the house for three days for about $1,000.00. Thorp stated a second, separate horror film would be shot in the house later. IX. FYI ITEMS X NEXT MEETING The next HPC meeting will be held on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Heritage Room. XI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Bowes moved, seconded by Thorp to adjourn. Motion carried 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m.