HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-1992HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of the Meeting of September 16, 1992
1. Roll
Present: Commissioners Simacek, Goderstad, Coutu and Thorsen.
Absent: Commissioners Fuchs, Smith and Malm. Chairman Simacek
called the meeting to order at 7:15 and noted a quorum was present.
Minutes of Meeting of April Z, 1992.
Mr Goderstad moved and Mr Thorsen seconded approval as
printed.
3. Selection of consultant for context study.
a. Mr Grossman passed out review forms for the commissioners
to use in discussing and evaluating the five proposals received. He
noted that all principals involved in the proposals met the
Secretary of Interior's qualifications for the work. He described
the responses to his phone calls to references.
b. Copies of the proposals had been mailed to the
commissioners on September 10th. Additional examples of their work
were on the table for immediate reference. The proposals were
reviewed and discussed in order: Gemini Research, Landscape
Research, Pauly Olson (SEH), Robert Vogel and Thomas Zahn. After
discussion of the relative merits of the proposals, the following
motion was made.
c. Mr Goderstad moved and Mr Thorsen seconded the selection of
Landscape Research for the following reasons (referring to Ms
Zellie):
(1) clear and concise writing style;
(2) emphasis on public education;
(3) evident thoroughness of research in examples;
(4) already has a background in Hastings' development history
through work on the LeDuc House;
(5) has done context studies and has done steps two and three of
the planning process in comparable communities;
(6) interest and considerable experience in residential
neighborhood conservation;
(7) does the work herself(as compared to employing assistants);
(8) proposes to provide a brochure and a slide show in addition to
the context study report.
Motion carried, 4-0.
d. Chairman Simacek asked Mr Grossman to notify the proposers
of the HPC decision and thank them all for their proposals, to
return their examples, and to ask Council to sign a contract with
Landscape Research.
4. Reports and announcements.
a. Dick Darsow has done a complete study of his house at 314
7th St W and its former occupants and will make a copy available to
the HPC.
b. The new garage at the Mairs House is done and painting is
under way.
c. Harry Shoen has started work on the third floor apartments
of the Masonic Block.
d. Revision of plans to remodel the Courthouse for City Hall
has resulted in keeping original window frames and trim, in using
commercially available tile for the areas of the halls where the
original tile was removed, and in keeping and reusing existing
marble and wood wainscot when it has to be removed.
e. O.A. Wisness, the heir of Carroll Simmons, has made a box
of old family photographs available for copying. They include
LeDucs, Pringles, Simmonses and Clagetts.
5. Adjournment
Mr Thorsen moved and Mr Goderstad seconded adjournment. Motion
carried, 4-0.