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May 6, 2025 Heritage Preservation Commission

Minneapolis City CouncilWednesday, May 7, 2025
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[0:07] MINNEAPOLIS [0:21] >> GOOD AFTERNOON I CALL TO [0:22] ORDER THE MAY 6TH, 2025 REGULAR [0:26] MEETING OF THE MINNEAPOLIS [0:27] HERITAGE PRESERVATION [0:28] COMMISSION. [0:29] FOR THE RECORD MY NAME AND [0:31] I SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE [0:33] COMMISSION. JUST A REMINDER TO [0:34] SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES AND [0:36] OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TO [0:37] SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE [0:38] MICROPHONE WHEN SPEAKING AT THE [0:40] DIAS OR GIVING TESTIMONY. WOULD [0:42] THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL [0:44] SO WE MAY VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF [0:47] A QUORUM. [1:09] >> THERE ARE 8 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:11] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT [1:12] WE DO HAVE QUORUM AND THAT [1:16] COMMISSIONER THOMAS PROVIDED [1:17] PROPER NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE A [1:18] CONFLICT THIS AFTERNOON AND [1:19] THEIR ABSENCE IS EXCUSED. [1:20] OUR FIRST ORDER OF [1:21] BUSINESS IS TO ADOPT THE AGENDA [1:24] FOR THIS MEETING. [1:27] ITEM NO. NO. 4 IS 528 WASHINGTON [1:31] AVENUE NORTH, WARD 3. THIS [1:34] APPLICATION IS FOR A CERTIFICATE [1:35] OF APPROPRIATENESS AND [1:36] ITEM NO. 4 WILL BE ON CONSENT [1:38] UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK IN [1:42] ON THAT DECISION TO OR MODIFY [1:44] THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. [1:45] SO THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS [1:46] THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WILL [1:48] INCLUDE ITEM NO. 4, 528, [1:51] WASHINGTON AVENUE NORTH, WARD 3. [1:54] IS THERE ANY OPTION FROM [1:55] COMMISSIONERS TO THE STAFF [1:58] RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS ITEM? [2:01] IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC [2:02] THAT WISHING TO SPEAK IN ON THAT [2:04] DECISION TO THIS ITEM? HEARING [2:07] NO ON THAT DECISION TO PLAY THIS [2:08] ITEM ON CONSENT -- PLACING THIS [2:11] ITEM ON CONSENT, WE'LL PLACE THE [2:13] ITEM IN ONE MOTION AT THE START [2:15] OF THE MEETING. COMMISSIONERS [2:16] MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE [2:20] THE PROPOSED AGENDA. [2:21] >> MASTIN SO APPROVES. [2:22] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [2:24] MASTIN. IS THERE A SECOND? [2:26] THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WALLACE. [2:28] ANY DISCUSSION? [2:29] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [2:31] >> AYE. [2:31] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [2:37] OBEXTENSIONS? THE AGENDA IS [2:38] APPROVED. [2:38] OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS [2:39] WILL BE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES [2:41] FROM OUR APRIL 22nd, 2025 [2:46] MEETING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO [2:47] APPROVE THOSE MINUTES. [2:50] >> ME MELLBLOM APPROVED. [2:54] >> IS THERE A SECOND. [2:56] >> SECOND. [2:58] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HEIR [3:00] ALL THOSE IN FARE SAY AYE. [3:02] >> AYE. [3:02] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [3:07] ABSTENTIONS. COMMISSIONER [3:09] BJORNBERG OBSTAINS. THE [3:11] MINUTES -- OBSTAINS. THE [3:16] MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [3:17] BEFORE I OPEN THE HEARING [3:19] TO PUBLIC COMMENTS LET ME [3:21] SUMMARIZE THE PROCESS FOR PUBLIC [3:22] HEARING. FIRST WE WILL ACT ON [3:25] THE CONSENT AGENDA WE JUST SET. [3:26] ONCE THE ITEM ON THE CONSENT [3:28] AGENDA IS APPROVED THE [3:29] COMMISSION IS DONE WITH THAT [3:31] ITEM AND THE APPLICANT MAY [3:33] CONTACT PLANNING STAFF TOMORROW [3:35] ABOUT NEXT STEPS. [3:37] I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC [3:39] HEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA [3:41] ITEM. ITEM NO. 4, 528, [3:44] WASHINGTON AVENUE NORTH, WARD 3. [3:47] AGAIN, DO COMMISSIONERS OPPOSE [3:49] THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR [3:52] THIS ITEM? [3:54] ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF [3:56] THE PUBLIC WHO OPPOSE THIS STAFF [3:59] RECOMMENDATION. SEEING NONE. I [4:00] WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC [4:01] HEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. [4:03] MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO [4:04] APPROVE STAFF FINDINGS AND [4:07] RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS ITEM? [4:11] >> MASTIN SO MOVES. [4:13] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [4:16] MASTIN. [4:17] >> IS THERE A SECONDS. [4:18] >> BEAUTY SECONDS. [4:22] >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [4:24] >> AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [4:30] ANY ABSTENTIONS? THESE ITEMS [4:31] ARE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED BY [4:33] STAFF ON THE AGENDA. APPLICANTS [4:35] MAY CONTACT PLANNING STAFF ABOUT [4:38] NEXT STEPS. [4:41] OKAY. ANY STAFF [4:46] ANNOUNCEMENTS? [4:47] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, I'M ANDREA [4:49] BURKE I AM THE SUPERVISOR FOR [4:52] THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TEAM [4:56] FROM C PAD. THE HPC [5:00] RETREAT/SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE [5:01] THIS NEXT THURSDAY ON MAY 15TH. [5:03] IT'S AT 3:00 PM. GENERALLY WE [5:07] GO TILL 6:00 PM, YOU KNOW, IT'S [5:09] POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY NOT GO THAT [5:11] LATE. THAT MEETING IS OPEN TO [5:12] THE PUBLIC. WE DO NOTICE FOR IT [5:15] AND AN AGENDA IS POSTED, AND [5:19] IT'S -- IT WILL BE IN A [5:21] DIFFERENT LOCATION WHICH IS ON [5:23] ALL OF THESE NOTIFICATIONS BUT [5:25] JUST FOR A VERBAL NOTIFICATION [5:27] IT'S BEING HELD IN A PUBLIC [5:28] SERVICE BUILDING, WHICH IS NOT [5:29] THIS BUILDING. IT IS THE SILVER [5:32] BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF [5:34] CITY HALL. IT'S IN ROOM 300. I [5:37] WILL COMMUNICATE MORE WHEN I [5:38] SEND OUT THE AGENDA THAT I DO TO [5:42] COMMISSIONERS JUST ABOUT WHERE [5:43] TO FIND THE ROOM. SO I [5:47] ENCOURAGE TO YOU COME. SAME [5:49] RULES TO APPLY WE NEED A QUORUM [5:51] TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE MEETING [5:52] AND IF THERE'S NOT QUORUM THEN [5:55] WE DON'T HOLD THE MEETING. I [5:57] THINK WE'RE 3 COMMISSIONERS DOWN [5:59] FOR THAT MEETING SO IF ANYBODY [6:00] ELSE IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, [6:03] PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE ARE [6:08] GETTING CLOSE TO QUORUM FOR THAT [6:09] MEETING. IT'S A REALLY GOOD [6:13] MEETING. WE GET A CHANCE TO [6:14] TALK REALLY INFORMALLY ABOUT [6:16] TOPICS THAT WE'VE LAID OUT IN [6:17] THE AGENDA. [6:18] THE OTHER THING TO MENTION [6:23] THE GLEN HOUSE HISTORIC DISTRICT [6:25] DID GO TO THE BUSINESS HOUSING [6:27] AND ZONING MEETING TODAY. IT [6:28] WAS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE [6:29] THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALREADY [6:31] HELD AT HPC ON THE APRIL 8TH AND [6:33] THE 22nd. BUT THEY DID TAKE THE [6:36] ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION AND IT [6:39] WAS FORWARDED ON TO CITY COUNCIL [6:42] WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AFTER A [6:44] LONG DISCUSSION SO I WANTED TO [6:47] JUST GIVE THAT UPDATE SO THERE'S [6:48] NOT A RESOLUTION AND THERE [6:50] NORMALLY WOULDN'T BE AT THE BIS [6:51] COMMITTEE. IT'S THE CITY [6:52] COUNCIL WHO GETS THE FINAL SAY [6:54] ON DESIGNATIONS BUT I WANTED TO [6:57] GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE SINCE THAT [7:01] WAS JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED. [7:03] AND THEN THE LAST UPDATE [7:05] IS JUST ON THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN [7:06] HISTORIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT [7:08] STUDY. THE FINAL DRAFT IS BEING [7:13] REVISED, AND STAFF NAMELY ERIN [7:15] PRESENTED ABOUT THE PROJECT TO [7:17] THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY [7:19] GRANT STAFF JUST THIS PAST [7:20] FRIDAY. WE RECEIVED MANY [7:24] COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE WORK [7:27] THAT'S BEEN DONE AND IDEAS ABOUT [7:29] HOW TO FURTHER SHARE THE WORK [7:32] WITH THE PUBLIC SO THAT IS [7:33] ALWAYS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR. AND [7:38] THE 2009 ON THE 25 PROPERTIES IS [7:41] COMPLETE. IT'S GOING ALONG THE [7:44] CONTEXT STUDY WORK AND THOSE [7:46] RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SENT TO [7:47] THE STATE PRESERVATION OFFICE [7:49] FOR THEIR REVIEW. STAFF ARE [7:52] ALSO REACHING BLACK TO PROPERTY [7:53] OWNERS TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS IF [7:54] THEY'RE INTERESTED. [7:56] AND THEN AFTER THE GRANT [7:57] PROJECT IS CLOSED OUT, WHICH IS [7:59] COMING AROUND THIS JUNE -- [8:02] JUNE /JULY, STAFF CAN BRING THE [8:05] FINAL DELIVERABLES TO THE HPC AS [8:07] A DISCUSSION ITEM SO I WANTED TO [8:08] GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE. [8:10] BUT THAT -- THOSE ARE ALL [8:12] THE UPDATES I HAVE FOR TODAY. [8:14] THANK YOU. [8:15] >> THANK YOU, AND LET THE RECORD [8:17] REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER CRATTO [8:22] IS IN ATTENDANCE. ANY OTHER [8:27] COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER [8:31] MELLBLOM? [8:32] >> DO WE KNOW WHEN THE CITY WILL [8:34] TAKE UP THE PROJECT? [8:37] >> YES, IT SHOULD BE NEXT [8:39] THURSDAY. MAY 15TH, I BELIEVE [8:41] AT 9:30 IS WHEN THE CITY [8:45] COUNCIL -- YOU CAN WATCH THE [8:47] MEETING ON CITY COUNCIL TV IF [8:50] YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING [8:52] THAT -- WATCHING THAT MEETING, [8:53] THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER [8:59] COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS. [9:00] OKAY, WITH THAT WE HAVE [9:01] COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON THE [9:03] AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. THERE [9:04] BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS TO COME [9:06] BEFORE THIS MEETING AND WITHOUT [9:07] OBJECTION, I WILL DECLARE THE [9:09] MEETING ADJOURNED. HPC RETREAT [9:13] IS MAY 15TH AND THE NEXT REGULAR [9:15] MEETING OF THE HPC IS MAY 20TH. [9:17] THANK YOU.