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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHPC Minutes 20090217 HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of the Meeting of February 17, 2009 Held at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall I. Quorum : Goderstad, Behnke, Dahl, Martin, Sovik-Siemens, and Simacek present. Staff: Fortney; Chairman Goderstad called the meeting to order. II. Minutes January 20, 2009. A. A motion by Martin for approval was made and seconded by Sovik- Siemens; motion carried. III. Review of building permits or design proposals nd A.120 2 St E – Relocate Sign Fortney gave the staff report. The applicant wishes to relocate one of the signs from the old building to the new location facing Sibley St about 6.5 feet to 7 feet of the ground by using the existing holes in the masonry. Chair Goderstad said that covering the existing bank inscription in the sign band would not be acceptable. Motion by Simacek, second by Behnke to approve the proposed sign in the proposed location; motion carried. B.816 Vermillion St – Install Chimney Pipe Fortney gave the staff report. The applicant would like to install a new chimney pipe on the side roof plane for a new fireplace. The pipe will be silver and 4 to 5 feet tall. Goderstad said care should be taken during installation to minimize possible fire risks. Motion by Martin, second by Dahl to approve the chimney pipe in the proposed location; motion carried. IV. Business A.Form preservation award committee for spring 2009 Commissioners Dahl, Martin, and Sovik-Siemens volunteered to serve on the award committee and develop a list of nominations for April. B.Discuss spring preservation letter Fortney said there are three sizes to choose from for the postcard that Commissioner Dahl and he have developed for the spring mailing. The back of the postcard has the preservation site and district map, which has been reformatted and updated. Fortney added that he condensed the proposed text to fit on the smaller postcard sizes if the Commission chose one of them. Fortney ended by saying that he also included a notice for the vacant commission positions. Commissioner Martin said the larger postcard size is preferred. Dahl said when writing the text, her goal was to make the owners feel like part of the preservation efforts rather than make them feel like they were being ordered to preserve their property. She added that the larger size postcards would be most beneficial. V.Information and Reports A.Council Committee for Historic Preservation Fortney said that since the Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan are currently supportive of preservation and no changes are pending, there is no immediate need to meet with the Council Committee on Preservation. Fortney added that it may be a good idea to meat with them prior to future designation studies. Goderstad said they will not pursue a meeting at this time. B.HPC Vacancies Fortney said that Commissioner Warg is not pursuing reappointment and Behnke is also not perusing appointment, but will continue to serve until a replacement is appointed. Commissioner Hellie may resign if his future schedule will not allow him to attend HPC meetings. V. Adjourn. Motion by Martin, second by Simacek to adjourn; motion carried. – 8:33 P.M.