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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.