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December 4, 2024
4:00PM – 6:00PM
Community Development/Engineering Services Building – 51 Winburn Way
4:00PM CALL TO ORDER
Scharen called the meeting to order at 4:00
Commissioners Present: Council Liaison:
Shostrom Jeff Dahle
Skibby -Zoom Staff Present:
Emery Derek Severson; Planning Manager
Repp - Left meeting at 5PM Regan Trapp; Admin Support
Scharen Planning Commission Liaison: Lisa Verner
Whitford
Bonetti
Committee members absent: Brouillard
READING OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Land Acknowledgement was read Scharen.
(4:05) APPROVAL OF AGENDA
(5 min)
Committee suggested amendments to Agenda.
There were no suggested amendments to the agenda.
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(4:10) APPROVAL OF MINUTES
(5 min)
Historic Committee meeting of November 6, 2024.
(4:15) PUBLIC FORUM (15 min)
There was no one in the audience wishing to speak.
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(4:30) LIAISON REPORTS (5 min)
Councilor Dahle gave the Council liaison report.
The 2 reading of the Commission and Committee ordinance was completed.
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Electrical Master Plan updates are starting to come together.
Croman Mill has yet to submit their application to the planning department, but
they expect it soon.
The City has received funding for 'Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP)' on-bill
financing where any utility customers will be able to fund energy efficiency
upgrades with a loan repaid through their utility bills
Reminder that Monday Dec 16 at 5:30 at Council Chambers is the
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Commission/Committee appreciation event. Question/answer time with Council
and Mayor for the first hour and then food and drinks provided after.
Shostrom gave the liaison report for the Community Center Management Advisory
Committee.
Severson noted that the Community Center project has been bumped to the
December 17 Council meeting.
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The 4-person committee made up of architects, contractors and engineers, would
like to simplify the presentation to the council so that it is understood. They are
working towards remodeling and fixing what is there and they want to get information
out to the public on the importance of going the remodel path and not destroying the
building. Shostrom stated that there is a lot of misinformation in regards to the
building integrity and they want to get it cleared up.
Severson gave the staff report.
The new committee and commission ordinance is moving forward, and staff are
working on developing a handbook for all members. Sabrina Cotta will be attending
the upcoming March 5 meeting to present the new ordinance to the Committee.
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(4:45) DISCUSSION ITEMS (10 min)
A. Review Board Assignments - January
B. Discussion of the Preservation Plan.
The Committee members discussed what was important to them as a group and
what absolutely needs to be updated. The plan has not been updated since 2008.
a)Getting education out to the Community in the following ways:
Survey to the community -How can we provide resources to them?
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Website updates
Brochures
Promotion of the Historic Preservation Awards
b)Lots of changes have happened since 2008. Middle housing land division,
covid and interest rates have substantially changed the duties of this
Committee. What does “forward looking” look like?
c)Severson to update section of “Types of reviews” and code references to
what is current.
d)Severson to update staff list on the plan.
e)Severson to update Historic District design standards.
f)All should review preservation plan to gain new input from new committee
members.
g)Severson to investigate what state incentives are still in place. Has that
changed?
h)Committee to look at questions in appendix.
Severson to present a mark-up in the packets for edits and further discussion at
The next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Next meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2025, at 4:00pm at, 51 Winburn Way
There being no other items to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 5:23 pm
Respectfully submitted by Regan Trapp