Heritage Preservation Commission Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior Hennepin County, Minnesota Minutes Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Interim Chair Tyler called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Bolles, Caron, Brattland, Hartwich, Noll, Tyler Commissioners Absent: Salita Also Present: Community Development Director Mullin 2. AGENDA APPROVAL Caron moved to amend the agenda to add 6. f) Memo on Concessions Building from CM Hartwich and to adopt agenda as amended. Brattland seconded. Motion approved 6/0. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) HPC Meeting, December 21, 2021 b) Minutes corrected to show vote on motion to approve 170 Lake St. Site Alteration Permit was approved 5/0. And corrected to add in Item 5.d. Concessions Building, #1 Building Design: “a majority of the Commission determined that it will not do harm…” Brattland moved to approve the corrected minutes. Hartwich seconded. Voted yes: Caron, Brattland, Hartwich, Tyler. Voted no: Bolles. Abstained: Noll. c) HPC Meeting Minutes, January 25, 2022 Minutes Heritage Preservation Commission February 15, 2022 Page 2 of 3 Minutes corrected to show Brattland absent. Caron moved to approve the corrected minutes. Hartwich seconded. Motion carried 6/0. 4. CITIZEN REPORTS OR COMMENTS 5. PUBLIC HEARING 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS a) Little Free Library Site Alteration Permit (HPC No. 22-02) Brattland moved to approve the SAP with the condition that the roof of the Little Library at the Port be green asphalt. Bolles seconded. Motion approved 6/0. b) Review of Staircase by the Ballfield Seating, The Commons – presentation by VJAA. Commissioners reviewed the memo drafted by staff “HPC Review and Recommendations on Commons Concession Building Proposal” and made edits. Staff noted the edits. Caron moved to adopt the edited memo and send to the City Council. Brattland seconded. Voting yes: Brattland, Caron, Hartwich, Noll, Tyler. Voting no: Bolles. c) Retain expert evaluation of WPA Ballfield Seating, The Commons Brattland made a motion get a proposal from the historic preservation firm former Commission Chair McPherson recommended to review the WPA era ballfield seating for potential significance. Bolles seconded. Motion approved 6/0. d) 289 Water Street Site Alteration Permit (HPC No. 22-01) Mullin presented staff report. Applicant provided information about the project. Brattland moved to approve the Site Alteration Permit with the condition that the subcommittee (Caron, Salita) confirm that materials and other architectural details are the same as what the HPC approved when a Site Alteration Permit was approved for the property in 2019. Hartwich seconded. Motion approved 6/0. e) Street signs in the Downtown Historic District Caron will bring some proposed designs to the March HPC meeting. f) Memo on Concessions Building, CM Hartwich Minutes Heritage Preservation Commission February 15, 2022 Page 3 of 3 Hartwich discussed his memo with comments on the Concessions Building that he sent (via staff) to Commissioners. No action was taken. 6. COMMUNICATIONS and REPORTS a) City Council Meeting – Monday, February 22, 2022 b) Next HPC Meeting – Tuesday, March 22, 2022 c) Administrative Site Alteration Approvals d) Recent City Council Actions e) Community for the Commons Updates Tyler requested that this item be removed from the HPC agenda going forward. f) Other Updates 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by Caron. Seconded by Brattland. Motion carried 6/0. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 pm Respectfully submitted, Julia Mullin Community Development Director