[0:24] >> GOOD AFTERNOON I CALL TO [0:25] ORDER THE JUNE 10TH, 2025 [0:29] REGULAR MEETING OF THE [0:29] MINNEAPOLIS HERITAGE [0:30] PRESERVATION COMMISSION. [0:31] FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS [0:34] MARAIS BJORNBERG AND I SERVE AS [0:34] CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. [0:36] JUST A REMINDER TO SILENCE [0:39] YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER [0:39] ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TO SPEAK [0:41] CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE WHEN [0:42] SPEAKING AT THE DAIS OR GIVING [0:45] TESTIMONY. [0:45] WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL [0:48] THE ROLL SO WE MAY VERIFY THE [0:49] PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [0:51] (ROLL CALL.) [1:11] >> THERE ARE 9 MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:16] >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT [1:17] THAT WE DO HAVE QUORUM AND THAT [1:17] COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER PROVIDED [1:18] PROPER NOTICE THAT THEY 56 A [1:21] CONFLICT THIS AFTERNOON AND [1:21] THEIR ABSENCE IS EXCUSED. [1:23] OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS [1:24] IS TO ADOPT THE AGENDA FOR THIS [1:25] MEETING. WE WILL WORK FROM THE [1:28] AGENDA THAT ARE AVAILABLE BY THE [1:30] CLERK. [1:30] ITEM NO. 4 IS 1711 [1:34] UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST, [1:35] WARD 2. THIS APPLICATION IS FOR [1:37] A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS [1:39] AND WILL BE ON CONSENT UNLESS [1:41] SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK IN [1:43] OPPOSITION TO OR MODIFY THE [1:45] STAFF RECOMMENDATION. [1:46] SO THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS [1:49] THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WILL [1:50] INCLUDE ITEM NO. 4, 1711 [1:53] UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST, [1:54] WARD 2. [1:57] IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION [1:57] FROM COMMISSIONERS TO THE STAFF [2:00] RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS ITEM? [2:04] IS THERE ANYONE IN THE [2:06] PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IN [2:08] OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM? [2:11] HEARING NO OPPOSITION TO PLAYING [2:13] TIS ITEM ON CONSENT -- PLAYING [2:17] TIS ITEM ON CONSENT WE'LL HAVE [2:18] ONE MOTION AT THE START OF THE [2:19] MEETING. [2:20] COMMISSIONERS MAY I HAVE A [2:21] MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED [2:24] AGENDA? [2:25] >> HERR SO MOVES. [2:26] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HERR. [2:28] IS THERE A SECOND? [2:30] >> WALLACE SECONDS. [2:31] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [2:33] WALLACE. [2:33] ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN [2:34] FAVOR SAY AYE. [2:35] >> AYE. [2:37] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [2:41] ABSTENTIONS? THE AGENDA IS [2:43] APPROVED. [2:44] OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS [2:45] WILL BE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES [2:47] FROM OUR MAY 20TH, 2025, [2:50] MEETING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO [2:52] APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? [2:54] >> MASTIN SO MOVES. [2:55] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [2:56] MASTIN. IS THERE A SECOND? [2:58] >> MELINDA LUDWICZAK SECONDS. [3:01] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [3:03] MELLBLOM. ANY DISCUSSION. [3:04] SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY [3:06] AYE. . [3:07] >> AYE. [3:07] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [3:12] ABSTENTIONS INCLUDING [3:13] COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE ABDOMEN. [3:14] >> WALL WALL ABSTAINS. [3:16] >> BOOTY ABSTAINS. [3:17] >> THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [3:22] >> BOOTY ABSTAINS. [3:22] >> THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [3:23] BEFORE I OPEN THE HEARING [3:24] TO PUBLIC COMMENTS LET THEM [3:25] SUMMARIZE THE PROCESS FOR [3:26] CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING. [3:30] FIRST, WE'LL ACT UPON THE [3:33] CONSENT AGENDA. ONCE THE [3:34] CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS HE ARE [3:39] APPROVED, APPLICANTS MAY CONTACT [3:40] PLANNING STAFF ABOUT NEXT STEPS. [3:43] I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC [3:46] HEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA [3:47] ITEM. AGAIN, ITEM NO. 4, 1711 [3:52] UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST, [3:53] WARD 2. [3:54] AGAIN, DO ANY COMMISSIONERS [3:58] OPPOSE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION [4:00] FOR THIS ITEM? [4:00] ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF [4:02] THE PUBLIC WHO OPPOSE THE STAFF [4:04] RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ITEM? [4:06] SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE [4:08] THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE [4:10] CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. MAY I HAVE [4:11] A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF [4:14] FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [4:16] THIS ITEM? [4:19] >> KARATO MOVES. [4:20] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [4:21] KARATO. IS THERE A SECOND. [4:22] >> WALLACE SECONDS. [4:23] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [4:27] WALLACE. ANY DISCUSSION? [4:28] SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY [4:30] AYE. [4:30] >> AYE. [4:31] >> THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [4:33] ANY ABSTENTIONS? [4:35] THAT ITEM IS APPROVED AS [4:36] RECOMMENDED BY STAFF ON THE [4:38] AGENDA AND APPLICANT MAY CONTACT [4:40] PLANNING STAFF ABOUT NEXT STEPS. [4:47] DO STAFF HAVE ANY [4:55] ANNOUNCEMENTS? [4:55] >> CHAIR BJORNBERG YES, I'M [4:57] ANDREA BURKE I'M THE SUPERVISOR [4:58] FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION [5:00] TEAM IN C PAD. I HAVE JUST A [5:04] COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. [5:05] THE LAST MEETINGPED. I HA [5:09] COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. [5:10] THE LAST MEETING OF THE [5:12] AFRICAN-AMERICAN WORKGROUP IS [5:13] NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH. [5:15] AT 4:00 PM, AND I ALSO WANTED TO [5:19] JUST OPEN TO SEE IF -- IF THERE [5:23] WERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE [5:25] AFRICAN-AMERAN HISTORIC AND [5:26] CULTURALLY CONTEXT STUDY. I [5:27] KNOW SEVERAL OF THE [5:29] COMMISSIONERS HAD READ THE [5:31] CONTEXT STUDY AND I WANTED TO [5:32] SEE IF ANYBODY WANTED TO SHARE [5:34] THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT. [5:39] >> COMMISSIONER KARATO? [5:40] >> THANK YOU. [5:41] YEAH, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE [5:43] THE REPORT. IT WAS NICE AND [5:45] THOROUGH. IT WAS ALSO VERY [5:48] ACCESSIBLE. I THINK IT'S EASY [5:50] TO READ PORTIONS OF IT RATHER [5:51] THAN TO READ THE WHOLE DOCUMENT [5:52] WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY NICE. [5:54] IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING [5:57] TO SEE AS THIS -- AS THE [5:59] RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT AND [6:00] FURTHER STUDY HAPPENS ON SOME OF [6:01] THESE PROPERTIES. I MIGHT ALSO [6:03] BE INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW SOME [6:05] OF THE COMMUNITY SPACES MAY [6:06] BE -- HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANCE [6:08] THAT PERHAPS WAS NOT AS [6:11] THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED FOR THIS [6:14] PARTICULAR STUDY WHICH IS [6:14] UNDERSTANDABLE BUT I THINK THOSE [6:15] ARE SOME OF MY THOUGHTS BUT [6:16] OVERALL I THOUGHT IT WAS A [6:19] REALLY NICE AND BROAD OVERVIEW [6:21] WITH SOME NICE INSIGHTS AND [6:24] DETAIL ON SOME OF THE PROPERTIES [6:25] WHICH I THINK WOULD BE A VERY [6:27] NICE ASSET FOR THE CITY. THANK [6:32] YOU. [6:32] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER [6:33] KARATO. [6:33] I WILL ALSO JUST ADD AGAIN, [6:36] IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO CONTINUE [6:39] TO SEE THIS WORK MOVE FORWARD. [6:42] I FEEL LIKE -- I'VE BEEN ON THE [6:43] COMMISSION FOR A WHILE NOW AND [6:45] GETTING TO SEE THE INCREMENTAL [6:48] STEPS THAT IT TAKES. I KNOW [6:50] IT'S A SLOWER PROCESS. FOR GOOD [6:54] REASON. SO I'M ALSO EXCITED TO [6:57] SEE WHERE IT GOES NEXTS. -- IT [7:00] GOES NEXT, AND GREAT WORK. . - [7:05] GOES NEXT, AND GREAT WORK. [7:07] >> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER [7:08] FURTHER COMMENTS. THANKS SO [7:10] MUCH. [7:10] >> DO COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY [7:16] ANNOUNCEMENTS? [7:17] OKAY. WITH THAT WE'VE [7:17] COMPLETED ALL ITEMS ON THE [7:18] AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. THERE [7:21] BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS TO COME [7:25] BEFORE THIS BUSINESS AND WASHOUT [7:27] OBJECTION I WILL CONCLUDE THE [7:28] MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING IS [7:30] JUNE 24TH. THANK YOU.