[0:16] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. [0:17] I CALL TO ORDER THE JULY 15, [0:20] 2025, REGULAR MEETING OF THE [0:23] MINNEAPOLIS HERITAGE [0:24] PRESERVATION COMMISSION. [0:25] FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS KELLY [0:27] MASTIN AND I SERVE AS VICE CHAIR [0:28] OF THE COMMISSION. [0:29] JUST A REMINDER TO SILENCE YOUR [0:30] CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC [0:33] DEVICES, AND TO SPEAK CLEARLY [0:36] INTO THE MICROPHONE WHEN [0:38] SPEAKING AT THE DAIS OR GIVING [0:39] TESTIMONY. [0:40] WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL [0:41] TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A [0:44] QUORUM? [0:45] >> MEMBER ALEXANDER. [0:46] >> PRESENT. [0:47] >> BOOTE. [0:48] >> PRESENT. [0:49] >> HERR. [0:50] >> PRESENT. [0:52] >> KARATO. [0:52] >> PRESENT. [0:53] >> MELLBLOM, PRESENT. [0:55] >> RODRIGUEZ, PRESENT. [0:57] >> THOMAS, PRESENT. [0:58] >> WALLACE, PRESENT. [0:59] >> VICE CHAIR MASTIN, PRESENT. [1:02] >> CHAIR BJORNBERG IS ABSENT. [1:04] THERE ARE NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:09] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE DO [1:12] HAVE QUORUM AND THAT CHAIR [1:14] BJORNBERG PROVIDED PROPER NOTICE [1:15] THEY HAD A CONFLICT THIS [1:17] AFTERNOON, AND THEIR ABSENCE IS [1:19] EXCUSED. [1:19] OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS [1:21] TO ADOPT THE AGENDA FOR THIS [1:22] MEETING. [1:23] WE WILL WORK FROM THE AGENDAS [1:24] THAT ARE AVAILABLE BY THE CLERK. [1:25] I WILL GO THROUGH THE AGENDA AND [1:26] SORT OUT WHICH ITEMS WILL BE [1:28] WITHDRAWN, WHICH ITEMS WILL BE [1:30] CONTINUED TO A FUTURE MEETING, [1:31] WHICH ITEMS WILL BE DISCUSSED, [1:32] AND WHICH ITEMS WILL BE PUT ON [1:35] THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE [1:36] APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF [1:38] WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION. [1:41] ITEM FOUR IS 250th THIRD AVENUE [1:45] NORTH WARD 3. [1:46] THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A [1:48] CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS [1:49] AND HISTORIC VARIANCE. [1:51] ITEM FOUR WILL BE ON THE CONSENT [1:53] AGENDA UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO [1:54] SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO OR MODIFY [1:57] THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. [1:58] SO THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS THE [2:01] CONSENT AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE [2:03] FOLLOWING ITEMS. [2:04] ITEM NUMBER FOUR, 250 3rd AVENUE [2:09] NORTH, WARD 3. [2:10] IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION FROM [2:11] COMMISSIONERS TO THE STAFF [2:13] RECOMMENDATION OF THIS ITEM? IS [2:19] THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT [2:20] WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO [2:22] THIS ITEM? HEARING NO [2:24] OPPOSITION TO PLACING THIS ITEM [2:25] ON CONSENT, WE WILL APPROVE THIS [2:27] CONSENT ITEM IN ONE MOTION AT [2:29] THE START OF THE MEETING. [2:31] COMMISSIONERS, MAY I HAVE A [2:32] MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED [2:33] AGENDA? [2:35] >> ALEXANDER MOVES. [2:38] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [2:40] ALEXANDER. [2:40] IS THERE A SECOND? [2:41] >> KARATO SEBLGDS. [2:47] -- KARATO SECONDS. [2:48] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [2:52] KARATO. [2:52] ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR [2:54] SAY AYE. [2:55] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [2:57] ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE AGENDA IS [2:58] APPROVED. [3:00] OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL [3:02] BE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM [3:04] OUR JUNE 24 MEETING. [3:05] MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE [3:09] THOSE MINUTES? [3:09] >> HERR SO MOVES. [3:11] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HERR. [3:12] IS THERE A SECOND? [3:13] >> THOMAS SECONDS. [3:15] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [3:17] THOMAS. [3:18] ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, [3:19] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [3:24] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [3:25] ANY ABSTENTIONS INCLUDING ANY [3:27] COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE ABSENT? [3:29] >> MASTIN ABSTAINS. [3:32] >> WALLACE ABSTAINS. [3:34] >> THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [3:38] >> OKAY. [3:41] BEFORE I OPEN THE HEARING TO [3:43] PUBLIC COMMENTS, LET ME [3:44] SUMMARIZE THE PROCESS FOR [3:45] CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING. [3:47] FIRST WE WILL ACT ON THE CONSENT [3:50] ITEM WE JUST SET. [3:51] ONCE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS [3:52] ARE APPROVED, THE COMMISSION IS [3:54] DONE WITH THOSE ITEMS. [3:56] APPLICANTS MAY CONTACT PLANNING [3:57] STAFF TOMORROW ABOUT NEXT STEP. [3:58] I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC [4:00] HEARING TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. [4:03] ITEM FOUR, 250th 3rd AVENUE [4:06] NORTH, WARD 3. [4:07] AGAIN, DO WE HAVE ANY [4:09] COMMISSIONERS OPPOSED TO THIS [4:09] RECOMMENDATION FOR THESE ITEMS? [4:13] ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE [4:15] PUBLIC WHO OPPOSE THE STAFF [4:18] RECOMMENDATION? SEEING NONE, I [4:19] WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC [4:20] HEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. [4:21] MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO I A PROVE [4:23] STAFF FINDINGS AND [4:24] RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THESE ITEMS? [4:26] >> MELLBLOM MOVES. [4:27] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [4:29] MELLBLOM. [4:30] >> IS THERE A SECOND? [4:31] >> WALLACE SECONDS. [4:33] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [4:34] WALLACE. [4:34] ANY DISCUSSION? [4:36] >> SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY [4:40] AYE. [4:41] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [4:43] ANY ABSTENTIONS? [4:46] THESE ITEMS ARE APPROVED AS [4:48] RECOMMENDED BY STAFF ON THE [4:50] AGENDA. [4:50] APPLICANTS MAY CONTACT PLANNING [4:51] STAFF ABOUT NEXT STEPS. [4:57] ANNOUNCEMENTS. [4:57] DO COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF HAVE [4:59] ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMISSION [5:02] BUSINESS TO DISCUSS? [5:03] >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR MASTIN. [5:05] ANDREA BURKE, THE SUPERVISOR FOR [5:07] THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION TEAM [5:08] AND CPED. [5:09] I DO HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. [5:13] ONE, THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF [5:16] PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS SHORT [5:19] CORES WAS THE MESSAGE I SENT OUT [5:21] RECENTLY. [5:21] I DID GET AN INTERESTED [5:22] COMMISSIONER BACK TO I A TEND, [5:24] SO I DID FORWARD SOME [5:26] INFORMATION TO REGISTER FOR [5:29] THAT. [5:29] JU ALSO, THE NOTICE TO OTHER [5:31] COMMISSIONERS TO CHECK OUT THAT [5:32] MESSAGE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN [5:34] ATTENDING THIS. [5:35] IT IS VIRTUAL. [5:36] IT IS TWO DAYS. [5:38] SINCE WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION [5:39] THAT HAS A MEMBERSHIP, WE GET A [5:44] SPECIAL RATE FOR THIS, SO JUST [5:47] PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. [5:49] ALSO, JUST LOOK FOR ANOTHER [5:51] MESSAGE FROM ME AS WE ARE [5:53] CONTINUING TO PLAN FOR THE [5:57] NATIONAL PRESERVATION'S [5:58] CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR AT THIS [5:59] TIME. [6:01] STARTING TO PUT TOGETHER [6:02] SUGGESTIONS FOR TOURS AND [6:06] STORIES. [6:06] I CAN SEND OUT AN INFORMATION [6:09] ABOUT THAT AND MAYBE KIND OF A [6:12] LINK TO A DOCUMENT WHERE WE CAN [6:15] COLLECT SOME IDEAS OR PERHAPS WE [6:16] CAN DISCUSS IT AT A MEETING, [6:18] TOO, UNDER UPDATES. [6:20] BUT THIS IS ALL VERY INFORMAL [6:22] AND FOR ANYBODY WHO IS [6:23] INTERESTED IN BEING MORE [6:24] INVOLVED EITHER IN THEIR [6:25] PROFESSIONAL LIFE OR AS PART OF [6:28] A COMMISSIONER, HAPPY TO [6:29] ORGANIZE THAT, SO JUST FEEL FREE [6:32] TO REACH OUT. [6:33] AND I CAN HELP PUT THAT [6:36] TOGETHER. [6:37] WANTED TO MAKE A MENTION OF THIS [6:39] PAST WEEKEND. [6:40] I ATTENDED AN EVENT ON SUNDAY [6:43] FOR MILWAUKEE AVENUE HISTORIC [6:45] DISTRICT. [6:46] THERE WAS LOVELY CELEBRATION [6:49] THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE MAHA [6:52] IS THE ACRONYM FOR IT, BUT [6:54] MILWAUKEE AVENUE HISTORIC -- I [6:56] WILL MAYBE NOT GET THE LAST PART [6:58] RIGHT, BUT ASSOCIATION, FORGIVE [7:00] ME, BUT THEY PUT ON A NICE EVENT [7:03] TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS SINCE THE [7:05] HISTORIC DISTRICT WAS [7:07] DESIGNATED. [7:07] AND IT WAS A GREAT RECOUNTING OF [7:10] STORIES FROM PUTTING THAT EFFORT [7:13] TOGETHER, AND SOME OF THE WORK [7:15] INVOLVED TO GET IT DESIGNATED [7:17] AND ALSO SOME OF THE WORK [7:18] INVOLVED TO REHAB A NUMBER OF [7:20] THE PROPERTY THERE IS. [7:23] SO THAT WAS NICE. [7:25] THE PRESERVE MINNESOTA [7:27] CONFERENCE, WHICH IS PUT ON BY [7:30] THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION [7:32] OFFICE IS IN SEPTEMBER. [7:35] IT IS SEPTEMBER 10-12. [7:37] STAFF ALWAYS GOES EACH YEAR, AND [7:38] I HAVEN'T GOT AN NOTICE YET, SO [7:40] IT IS PREMATURE, BUT SOMETIMES [7:42] THERE ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE [7:43] FOR COMMISSIONERS TO ATTEND. [7:45] IF FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU ARE [7:48] INTERESTED AND YOUR ORGANIZATION [7:49] THAT YOU WORK FOR IS NOT [7:51] SPONSORING YOU TO GO, WE IN THE [7:56] PAST WHEN THESE -- WHEN THIS HAS [7:57] BEEN AVAILABLE, HAVE BEEN ABLE [7:58] TO FUND COMMISSIONERS ATTENDING. [8:01] CERTAIN COSTS ARE INCLUDED. [8:04] REGISTRATION IS OPEN. [8:05] AND THERE IS A CONFERENCE HOTEL [8:06] THAT IS BEING HELD IN NEW ULM, [8:09] SO ALSO WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT [8:10] THERE THAT THAT IS NOW OPEN FOR [8:13] YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. [8:15] IF I DO GET WORD THAT [8:17] SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE, I [8:18] WILL LET YOU KNOW. [8:20] AS YOU KNOW, THE MONEY COMES [8:23] FROM A DIFFERENT ENTITY, AND SO [8:26] THAT GETTING TO, I BELIEVE, THE [8:27] STATE, HAS BEEN A LITTLE DELAYED [8:30] THIS YEAR. [8:32] AND THEN ALSO WANT TO GIVE ONE [8:35] MORE UPDATE ABOUT THE CONTACT [8:37] STUDY I USUALLY GIVE A REGULAR [8:40] UPDATE ON BUT THE MINLESS [8:42] AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL [8:44] STUDY IS WITH HISTORICAL SOCIETY [8:46] FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND GRANT [8:47] CLOSEOUT. [8:48] WE HAVE RELEASED A REQUEST FOR [8:50] PROPOSAL, SO AN R.F.P., TO [8:53] PREPARE THE MULTIPLE PROPERTY [8:56] DOCUMENT FORM AND NATIONAL [8:59] REGISTER NOMINATIONS. [9:01] THIS IS KIND OF PHASE THREE OF [9:02] THIS LONGER PROGRAM. [9:03] THIS IS OUR UNDERREPRESENTED [9:05] COMMUNITIES GRANT THROUGH THE [9:07] NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE, BUT WE [9:10] HAVE SELECTED THE THREE NATIONAL [9:11] REGISTER NOMINATIONS AND [9:13] RECEIVED OWNER CONSENT. [9:14] THE THREE PROPERTIES ARE THE [9:16] MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER [9:17] BUILDING, THE PHYLLIS WHEATLEY [9:18] COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THE HARRY [9:21] DAVIS SENIOR HOUSE. [9:24] PROPOSALS ARE DUE AUGUST 4, SO [9:26] WE ARE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF [9:29] THAT PROCUREMENT PROCESS OR [9:31] BEGINNING THE PROCUREMENT [9:31] PROCESS TO STILL CARRY OUT THAT [9:35] WORK. [9:35] BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATES. [9:37] THANKS. [9:41] >> ANY COMMISSIONERS? [9:44] OKAY. [9:45] WITH THAT, WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL [9:46] ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS [9:48] MEETING. [9:48] I WILL ASK MEMBERS AND STAFF [9:49] ONCE MORE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER [9:51] MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THIS [9:52] MEETING. [9:55] OKAY. [9:55] THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS TO [9:56] COME BEFORE THIS MEETING, AND [9:58] WITHOUT OBJECTION, I DECLARE [9:59] THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. [10:00] THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE [10:03] H.P.C. IS JULY 29, 2025. [10:05] . [10:06] . [10:06] . [10:06] .