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Agenda for the Meeting of May 19, 2020
Regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. conducted solely by telephone or other electronic means as
provided in Minnesota Statutes § 13D.021 and no in-person meeting will be conducted at
City Hall.
I. Call to Order and Quorum
II. Minutes:
A. April 21, 2020
III. Certificate of Approval Review
IV. Business and Information
A. Minnesota Statewide HPC Training Manual – Review Chapter 3: Historic
Designation
V. Adjourn
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on June 23, 2020
HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 21, 2020
Held at 7:00 p.m. and conducted solely by telephone or other electronic means as provided in Minnesota Statutes § 13D.021 and no in-person meeting was conducted at City Hall. I. Quorum: Smith, Simacek, Toppin, Ragan-Scully, Johnson, Douglas, Youngren, and Borchardt. Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00.
Absent: Sovik-Siemens
Staff Present: John Hinzman, Community Development Director, and Justin Fortney, City Planner;
II. Minutes: March 31, 2020 Motion by Borchardt for approval with a minor correction, seconded by Simacek; motion approved 8-0 by rollcall.
III. Certificate of Approval Review A. 717 Eddy Street – Re-side Shed/ Carriage Barn Fortney presented the staff report. Commissioner Simacek said the date of the main structure is from the 1980’s and was discussed to help determine the age of the shed.
Commissioner Johnson said that structures within a designated district should be assumed historic until determined otherwise. Commissioner Borchardt said the foundation is modern.
Chair Smith said the roof sheathing is modern OSB plywood. Fortney said that the sheathing could have been replaced during a major roofing repair. Fortney said the application could be approved on the condition that staff inspect the framing or
1924 Sanborn map for confirmation of the structure’s age. Motion by Douglas for approval with the condition that staff determine the structure is not historic with an inspection and or review of a Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, seconded by Simacek; motion approved 8-0 by rollcall.
IV. Business A. HPC Outreach The Commission discussed Century Home birthdays and the difficulty of voting on the 26 over
Facebook that are turning 100 this year. The discussed other types of postings that could be done semiregularly. Commissioner Youngren explained that the Visit Hastings Facebook page has started posting historic facts about some interesting properties. Commissioner Youngren was going to touch base with Fortney and Lee Stoffel, Communications Coordinator for ideas on incorporating some HPC posts to the City Facebook page.
B. Minnesota Statewide HPC Training Manual – Review Chapter 2: Legal Foundations Fortney presented Chapter Two: Legal Foundations of the Statewide HPC Training manual and facilitated a discussion. The HPC requested further information on Ex Parte communication restrictions.
V. Adjourn. Motion by Simacek, second by Youngren to adjourn the meeting at 8:26 pm; motion approved 8-0 by rollcall.
Respectfully Submitted Justin Fortney
To: Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Date: May 19, 2020
Item: Statewide HPC Training
HPC Action Requested:
Read Chapter 3. Designating Properties
Background Information:
The Minnesota Statewide Training Program was a group effort between a few Cities HPC’s,
SHPO, and Private Consultant (Winter & Company). The project was funded with a grant
from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment
by the Minnesota Historical Society. The purpose of the project is to provide training to
HPCs.
When we have a light agenda, we will spend some time exploring a new chapter. There is a
Manual that we will read beforehand and during the meeting we will go through the related
PowerPoint.
Here is a link to the manual. I hope to be able to print the hard copies in the near future.
HPC Memorandum