07-09-13 HPCOtsego Heritage Preservation Commission Minutes
.duly 9, 2013
Present: Toni S r shel , Chris Wilson, John Boll, Janie Plantenberg-Selbitschka, Mayor r Jessica Stockarnp
Chair Torn Seroshek called the meeting to order at 7:08prn. Prairie Center Update was added to the
agenda. April and Jure minutes were approved. Toni will fired out what we reed to do about the May
minutes as we met at the old school house.
Prairie Center Update: City Council approved budget (furniture not included). IUPC office door moves
and wall is expanded. Rather than moving everything Out, we can move our stuff to one side of the
room and put a tarp over it, Perhaps we can get Cant's desk?
Prairie Festival and Park Signs: Festival rums from 1 - : 0pm, 5:30pm is the headliner band. We will run
our booth from J. -S/bpm. Our theme this year is Schools. We have lots of school pics and we are going
to include Otsego Elementary and Kaleidoscope. Chris and Gell will start gathering info. Chris will call
Kaleidoscope and Janie will call CIES. Jessica will invite Kira to our next meeting. Chris rade the motion
to got the Prairie Park sign up for the festival, Janie seconded, approved and motion passes. We will
reapply next year for grants to complete additional signs. The group will approve proofs before
production.
SHPO Conference: Gail, Chris and John will be at the SHPO conference in Lanesboro right before the
festival. City pays tuition and mileage — you pay for hotel.
School House: City staff will speak to CAE as motioned by Chris and seconded by Jamie) if they could
use the building. There can be very limited use for the building. Josh Dunce, Otsego resident, might be
interested in the property. Either developing into a rental property with the outside remaining
historically accurate or move the building to his property.
Meeting adjourned at :19pm. Next tt r eeting will be Tuesday, August 12'b at 7pm.
Jamie l ntenberg-Selbitsclnl a, Second -String Recorder