5. HPSR 12-15-2011MEMORANDUM
TO: Heritage Preservation Commission
FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator
DATE: December 7, 2011
SUBJECT: Items on the January 10, 2012 Planning Commission Agenda
The following is a summary of the agenda items for the January 10, 2012 Planning
Commission meeting and their potential to conflict with any known ox potential cultural,
historical or archaeological resources:
1. Request by Great River Energy (17845 Hwy 10) & (10700165`h Ave) for
Conditional Use Permit & License amendment to combine the two properties - (CU
11-20)& (CU 11-21) - No new constmction will be happening at this site. No
known SHPO site on the affected property and the city's archaeological model
shows low to moderate potential fox an archaeological site.
2. Request by Cornerstone Auto for an expansion - (CU 11-15) -. No known SHPO
site on the affected property and the city's archaeological model shows low to
moderate potential for an archaeological site. Staff recommends the standard
condition listed below is placed on this request.
Standard Condition:
"Any item or condition found that indicates the site is likely to yield information
important to prehistory or history shall be reported to the city immediately. Further,
the city reserves the right fo stop work authorized in its approval until the site is
appropriately investigated and work is authorized to continue by the city."
CITY OF ELK RIVER
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Elk River City Hall
The Planning Commission is an advisory body to the City Council. One of the Corpry}I;SIRn's funttions is to hold public hearings and make
recommendatlons to the City Council. The City Council makes all Flnal decisions on tlleFefnatters. Elk River Ciry Ordinances require that certain
~::::
documents and inforrna[ion be included In applicadons. The Planning Commission ~: ~tS~fpone consideration of an appliation that is incomplete
{•.:.
and may, for other reasons, postpone Flnal action on an application. For each ite<,kt~f}C,;~F ~isslon will receive reports prepared by the City stag,
open the heari~ to the public, and discuss and act upon the application. Those;~'¢`§Ef(f are"3s~6d to cum oR all cell phones and pagers.
.{.$v
3s~I.•~£r%"" .~Y.~:. ACTION
~
ITEM NUMBER <:~`"w.n_ ~:sxk. TAKEN
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
S
r:F
2. CONSIDER JANUARY 10, 2'f
3. CONSIDER DECEMBER 13, '.
MINUTES ~.
a{v...$
~"t~uC~'• `'~.'~. r.
4. PLANNINGt~CSTIMISSI~, eR
.~h.
JANUARY 17,'2;?. CITY .,
5.
Regt7"e~b~.GRI
:tom
~ Waste Fac j~i~. l
~..,
~ty~ Hearing- ',
'
5.2.
`" :Y;:TRequest by G•
'~'~,te Facility l
He'~i;~~g -Case
5.3. Plat o~?)~boz ,;
5.4. Cornersf~~%X
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. ADJOURNMENT
DA
NG (TUES.)
Condit'i~na[-4:Jse`Permit and Solid
~;•. ~.<
r , "': 17845 Hi~~iway 10), Public
l.;I -20
- Cond,'l~lonal Use Permit and Solid
Ise (10700 165`" Avenue NW), Public
i CU I I-21
CUP
"This agenda is available in alternataformats upon a 72 hour advanced notice. "Auxiliary aids andservlces are also ,
available upon a 72 houriadvarieed notice. Please contact the Clty Clerk-at (783) 835-'1000 or small to cit4elker~ct.elk- '
rivaEmn.us to make a request. Examples of alternate formats may Include: large print, Breille, audio tape, etc." Examples
dfauxlliaryaldsrnayineludeaslgdlsnguagelnterpreter,assistivelisteningdevice,ate." ~ ~~ "' ~~
ver
October 14, 2011
Michael Koop
Historic Preservation Program Specialist
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd W
St. Paul MN 55102-1906
RE: 2011 Annual Report
Dear Mr. Koop:
Please fmd attached the 2011 Annual Report for the City of Elk River. Also, please find
attached a signed CLG Assurance form from the Mayor of Elk River. If you have any
questions, please feel free to call me at (763) 635-1068. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Haugl~~
Environmental Administrator
Attachments
Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission
Annual Report
(October 1, 2010 -September 30, 2011)
The following is the annual
report of the Elk River
Heritage Preservation
Commission (HPC) for October
1, 2010 - September 20,
2011. The report was
prepared according to the
guidelines outlined in
"Procedures for Applying for
and Maintaining Certified Local
Government Status (CLG)."
The Minnesota State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO)
administers CLG status for the
National Park Service in
Minnesota. An annual report
is one of the requirements for
maintaining CLG status.
vispiay rrom me ,vntl-wrecking Ball Event
'~'~ City of Elk River
Certified Local Government
.~ 2011 Annual Report
ver
The Heritage preservation Commission consists of five members a
are three years be innin
do need to reside in Elk River.tThe rst day of March. Members are aointed b
y the City Council. Terms
Historical Society. HPC shall include, if available a ppointed by the Ci
member of the She burne County
The HPC meets at least four times each calendar
P•m. in the Uppertown Conference Room year' Meetings are held the third Thursday at 6:00
Minutes of each meeting are recorded, filed at ~ he Elk River Ci
ty Hall and can be revliewed on the c1 to the public.
The HPC Ordinance was revised in 2010 than in
and than in ty's website.
9 g the requirement allowin g 9 the number of commissioners from seven to five
the revision is the challen e g members to live outside Elk River ci
quorum. The Ci g with acquiring seven members and to allow for limits.
limits, h' revised all of its Boards and Com The reason for
missioners to re more meetings with a
quire all members live in city
2011 Pr~o~~~
Ongoing Review of Development Proposals
The City of Elk River
proposals in 2011 usin eritage preservation
g the archaeological model) nssion (HPC) continued its review
2 development proposals to determine g completed for the ci of develo
negatively affe~ sites that are likely to whether the tY• The HPC only revPi wed
none of the sites re Yield informatio p~m ntial of the proposed developments will
Archaeological Survequired the HPC to recommend to theoElknRi eprChisto
condition found Indic ti be done. Both rY or history. In 2011,
of the sites re tY Council that a Phase I
Further, the Ci 9 the potential presence of suchga'site ber eported to t etiCi
the work can be authorized torlcontlnue b g Any item or
p the work until the site is a h' immediately.
"If any modifications to the buildin y the Ci PPropriately investigated before
g are ro ty' None of the sites required a condition stating
make recommendations." P Posed, the HPC be
given the opportunity to review and
Bonnie McDonald, Preservation Alliance of
Bonnie McDonald, Preservation Alliance of MN MN Presentation
financial incentives for historic preservation and the im
Elk River, gave a presentation to the HPC and HRA regarding
portance of preserving the historic buildings in
716&720 Main St
The HRA approved the demolition of the above
if Main St. Commissioner Mortensen did some besearch on the buildin s an
9 The buildings are located on the north side
9 d the HPC presented the
the buildings as they add to
2011. The HPC recommended restoring of downtown by providing
findings to the HRA on May 19, the integrity of the meat
b removing these two buildings,
the character of the downtown and if rest red could add to to as the meat market has a shared wall
another location for a businee~ tionls~nce 1904 would Chang
the buildings. Having the meat market as a stand-alone would detract from the character o
market which has been in op rovide additional parking.
with torn down to p
downtown Elk River. The buildings are being
Oral Histories
Commissioner Mortensen continues to conduct oral histories to residents who are wil ing.
& Nicki Blake-Bradley and o resentatione about
Annual Statewide Huff membersVRebec aoHaug nce Ms. Haug gave a p
In September 2011,
Debra Mortensen, attended the conferenhadnnvol bnglpublic participation.
some archaeological excavations the City
out the necessary
Preservation of Water Tower to the National Register of
's HPC is working with Trefoil Cultural and Environmental on fi ~n9 ram.
The City
paperwork to nominate the Jackson Street Water Tower (circa 19
h a rant from the MN Historical and Cultural Grants Prog
ainted at the cost of $128,000
Historic Places. This was funded throug g • I in for additional grant funds for restoration
It has been surveyed and deemed to be eligible. It needs to be p
because of lead-based pail ted nd t e HPCIi bwa tng to hear the final verdict.
work. The draft was comp
Anti-wreckin Batl Event -ied for the
the HPC app
n Alliance of MN 2011 - SO Most Endangered Historic Places in MN. The Water Tower was
In an effort to create awareness of the futustafffand HPCtmembers,attended the Anti-Wrecking
Preservatio ered so
chosen as one o oke wi h many pe ple about the water tower.
Ball event and sp
HPC also nominated the Water Tower to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's'~This P ace
This Place Matters
The
Matters" program.
2012 Proposed Pro? cts
Preservation of Water To a d find grants to preserve the water tower and will continue to create
The HPC will continue to try
awareness.
on conducting oral histories of some of the older generation residents
Oral Histories rovide training to the
The HPC will continue working Center, has offered to p
from Elk River. Michael Brubaker, Sherburne History
interviewers.
Historic Neighborhood District a historic neighborhood district in the City.
The HPC will continue to explore creating
Educational Opportunities
HPC will continue to work with the Elk River Communi
Recreation Department to try and incorporate educational o
the Parks and Recreation Department, a h' Education Department and Parks and
Communi possible historic touprp~ou d rbe coordinated rograms. With
ty Education may be able to host the trainin s for conductin
Potential land acquisitions g Elk River
g oral histories.
The City is in the process of a~) of a property With local historical or cultural im
ry historic piece of property in which the HPC is working
property.
with the Park & Recreation Department to create some historic fact markers alon P°rtance
Heritano n...____ __ 9 a trail through the
Lance Lindberg (Chair)
18621 Simonet Dr NW
Elk River, MN 55330
Term Erpires• 02/28/14
Stephen Rohlf
13065 Orono Parkway NW
Elk River, MN 55330
Term Erpirer. 02/19/11
Debra Mortensen
17149 Olson Ct NW
Elk River, MN 55330
Term Expires• 02/28/14
Matt Konietzko
22332 Watson Cir NW
Elk River MN 55330
Term Expires 2/29/12
1 vacancy
StafF Liaisons to the HPC
Rebecca Haug
13065 Orono Parkway NW
Elk River, MN 55330
Nicki Blake-Bradley
13065 Orono Parkway NW
Elk River, MN 55330
Ci Council Liaison to the HPC
Matt Westgaard
L9417 Baldwin Cir NW
:Ik River MN 55330
H (763) 441-7168
W (763) 441-2248
LanceLindber KW.com
W (763) 274_3315
srohlfCaD~ corn
C (763) 498-2281
d.monen(aly_ ah~o=
C (763) 244-9148
KonietzkoCaD_ him
W (763) 635-1068
rhauaCa~ci elk-river mn us
~v (763) 635-1073
nblake-bradle ci.elk-river.mn.us
(763)241-0769
west~~nsa_ tee
Gty of
E1River
13065 Orono Parkway
Elk River, MN 55330
State of Minnesota
County of Sherburne
City of Elk River
ualified and actin Mayox of the City of Elk River,
the dul g ssion has
I, the undersigned, being Y q
Minnesota, do hereby certify that the City of Elk River Heritage Preservation Comxm
P p ted under Section D of the "Px esota Stater
adhered to the public paxncapanon xovisions as sti ula
Fox and Maintauvng Certified Local Government Status" issued by the Minn
Appl}'mg
Historic Preservation Office.
being the d~Y qualified and acting Mayox of the City of Elk River,
ssion has
I, the undersigned, ~ uxsuant to
Muuiesota, do hereby certify that the City of Elk River Heritage ent Records Cptntni
adhered to the "Procedures fox the Pxopex Disposal of ove
endix C of "Procedures fox ApplYrng Fox and Maintatmng
Minnesota Statutes 8138.17 (see App
Certified Local Government Status")•
Witness my hand officially on October 10, 2011
.,~
J J. Di z, Ma x
0
Phone: 763.635.1000
Fax. 763 635.1090
wwwci.elk-rivecmn.us