Heritage Preservation Commission

AGENDA Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting 4:45 PM - Monday, February 9, 2026 City Hall Council Chambers Page 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1. January 12, 2026 Meeting 2-3 HPC Meeting Minutes 1-12-26 3. DESIGN REVIEWS 3.1. Skovbroten Wealth Management - Sign - 512 2nd Street North 4-7 Skovbroten Design Review 4. REPORTS FROM CITY AND CHAIR 4.1. City Report 4.2. Chair Report 5. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 7  MINUTES NEW ULM HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Monday, January 12, 2026 at 4:45 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers Present: Chair Deb Zahn, Ron Brutlag, Peg Sundell, Tom Schmitz, Peter Baganz, and Building Official Ellwood Zabel Absent: Ron Saffert, Al Stabenow 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair, Deb Zahn at 4:45 P.M. 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2.1) Election of Officers for 2026 • Ms. Sundell nominated Deb Zahn for Chair of the HPC. There were no other nominations. All voted aye, the motion carried. • Mr. Baganz nominated Ron Brutlag for Vice Chair of the HPC. There were no other nominations. All voted aye, the motion carried. • Mr. Brutlag nominated Al Stabenow to remain the Secretary of the HPC. All voted aye, the motion carried. 3. APPROVE MINUTES 3.1) September 15, 2025 Ms. Sundell made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 15, 2025 meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Brutlag. All voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Brutlag and Mr. Zabel clarified that Cara Knauf is no longer the Brown County Historical Society representative for the HPC. Ron Saffert has taken her place. 4. DESIGN REVIEW 4.1) Mowan’s – Windows – 22 North Minnesota Street Mr. Zabel presented the design review application for Mowan’s, submitted by Andy Reinhart. Four white trimmed windows above Mowan’s will be replaced with new windows and will have the same look. Mr. Brutlag asked the applicant if there has ever been consideration to install window boxes as a German theme. Mr. Reinhart stated they haven’t considered window boxes, and the apartments are only for visiting friends and family, not for rent. Page 2 of 7  Mr. Baganz made a motion to approve the window design as submitted. Ms. Sundell seconded the motion and all voted aye. The motion carried. 4.2) Rodney’s Tavern – Windows – 6 South Minnesota Street Mr. Zabel presented the design review application for Rodney’s Tavern, submitted by Rodney Zimmer. Four windows will be replaced to look the same aside from the color change to bronze. Mr. Brutlag made a motion to approve the window design as submitted. Ms. Sundell seconded the motion and all voted aye. The motion carried. 5. Reports 5.1) City Report Mr. Zabel stated that the City is waiting for information from the architect on the Herman project. A contract has been signed to get a fairly accurate price estimate on the cost for a tear down and rebuild. The hope is to have this information within the next couple of months. 5.2) Chair Report Ms. Zahn stated there is nothing to report, however she would like to welcome everyone back for the 2026 year. 6. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 5:05 P.M. 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