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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHeritage Preservation - 11/19/2018 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 7:00 P.M. CITY CENTER 8080 MITCHELL RD HPC COMMISSION MEMBERS: Steve Olson-Chair; Tara Kalar-Vice Chair; Pamela Spera; Valerie Ross; Paul Thorp; Richard Smith; Shanti Shah STUDENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Joe Pesheck; Neha Bhupatiraju; Sydney Lewis COMMISSION STAFF: Lori Creamer, Staff Liaison Kristin Harley, Recording Secretary I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Olson called the meeting to order at 7:18 p.m. Absent was commission member Kalar, Smith, and Thorp. Shah arrived at 7:18 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Shah moved, seconded by Ross to approve the agenda. Motion carried 4-0. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Ross moved, seconded by Spera to approve the minutes of the meeting held October 15, 2018 with the correction by Spera to omit a claim of"no legal issues"by Spera on resident Don Hanson's presentation on Smith Village. Motion carried 4-0. IV. NEW BUSINESS A. 2019 WORK PLAN Creamer displayed a PowerPoint to review the roles and expectations of commission members and staff in preparation for the 2019 work plan discussion. She reviewed the Charter Statement and the responsibilities for the commission. Creamer shared the commission's funding sources and summarized the successes from 2018. Olson requested to see the City's website with Eden Prairie's historic sites. Creamer displayed the heritage sites map and demonstrated its rollover and EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 19, 2018 Page 2 clickable functions. She displayed several historic sites and summarized commission business regarding them in 2018, and displayed upcoming developments at the Development Plans site (edenprairie.org/development projects). Ross thanked Creamer for her work with the commission. Olson summarized commission outreach, site visits, grant writing, awards, and events for 2018. Creamer provided details relating to the 2018 grant applications for the Cummins Grill House, which did not receive funding in this grant cycle. Discussion followed on how ADA compliance affected grant applications for historic properties in Eden Prairie. Creamer, Case and others from the Eden Prairie Historical Society were to talk through some options for resubmitting the application in the 2019 cycle. Ross stated she would like to attend the meeting. Olson summarized other 2018 accomplishments including the conference participation, Aspire 2040 participation, the Lake Riley farmstead signs, the CLG report to SHPO, street sign sales, the joint council workshop with Parks Recreation and Facilities, the Certificate of Appropriateness review for Glen Lake Children's Camp, and the poster board by the commission members in 2018. He went over the 2019 goals by quarter. Creamer summarized her information gathering on the Flying Red Horse restoration and invited the commission members to collaborate with the Human Rights and Diversity Commission for the People Fest event on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Shah suggested getting a sense of the goals of the Human Rights and Diversity Commission and the Eden Prairie Foundation toward a partnership effort. Creamer discussed the commission's involvement with Native Heritage Month in November 2019 and the possibility of displaying artifacts from the archeology project. She would check on the progress of the cataloging early in January. Shah asked if the 106 Group would want the commission to run its communications past them in order to protect sites with potential artifacts, and Creamer replied she would check on this. Olson asked if Creamer had information when Winter Park was built. Creamer replied she could look for documentation. Olson stepped through the suggested goals having no timeline. Discussion followed on the undeveloped areas along the proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit Line and Creamer displayed these areas on the Metropolitan Council's website. Creamer mentioned the Dorenkemper was not on the work plan but was a topic the Eden Prairie Historical Society would like to discuss with the HPC. No reuse study has been completed on the structure, and she suggested possibly pursuing a grant for this. Olson suggested involving Bob Mack, the City's Historic EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 19, 2018 Page 3 Preservation Consultant. Spera suggested researching what other cities had done with similar properties. Creamer agreed with both concepts. Olson went through the potential presentations and tour ideas. Creamer gave some background on the native plant installation and tour concept. She suggested touring the signage and viewing the improvements at Lake Riley before holding a regular commission meeting. Olson also suggested a viewing of the Dorenkemper House, and the Mdewakanton Dakota museum. Hocokata Ti. Creamer asked the commission members to review the 2019 work plan and stated the next HPC meeting would be held on December 17, at which the work plan would be finalized. Shah stated the funding sources for the Flying Red Horse could be outside of Eden Prairie, since the sign itself might be an international symbol. She urged the commission members be allowed to see and assess the condition of the sign. Creamer agreed. Discussion followed on whether or not the sign, which represented Mobile Oil, held the same recognizable logo around the world. Creamer offered to send Shah a photo of the sign in its current condition and its dimensions. Spera suggested there might be information on the Mobile website. Olson replied Thorp had some information. Creamer offered to share all of this information with Shah to develop a fundraising narrative. B. 2019 MEETING SCHEDULE (JANUARY AND FEBRUARY) The January meeting will be held on Monday, January 14, 2019 and the February meeting will be held on Monday, February 25, 2019. V. OLD BUSINESS A. COA —LION'S DEN AT CAMP EDENWOOD Creamer stated she had met with Jay Lotthammer and a representative from Camp Edenwood; however no plans had been submitted. VI. REPORTS OF COMMISSION AND STAFF Olson stated Thorp went on a site visit with Siever Peterson and would report on this at the December meeting. VIII. FYI ITEMS Ross stated the Tree Lighting ceremony would occur this coming Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The mayor would attend and speak, along with other distinguished guests, and each non- EDEN PRAIRIE HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 19, 2018 Page 4 profit would present and hang its ornament on the tree. The tree would then be lit and Santa would arrive. There would be refreshments inside the Cummins Phipps Grill house. IX NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held Monday, December 17, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in Prairie Rooms A & B. X. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Shah moved, seconded by Spera to adjourn. Motion carried 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 p.m.