10-08-13 HPCFIPc MINUTES TES 10- -13
Present: Toni Seroshek, Chris Wilson, Lisa Faha , Jamie Plantenberg-Selbitschka, John Noll,
Gail Anderson, Commissioners. Mayor Jessica stockamp, Liaison to City Council.
Additions toagenda: A memo regarding park names from Dan Licht dated 1 - , yr s received and added
to
the Agenda under wNames for new parks.
Chair Ton! called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved. It was
noted that the next meeting will need to he changed from November 12 because it is ars election day.
Annul MeetsHP
Chris Wilson, John Noll and Gail Anderson gent to the state Historic Preservation conference Sept. 12-13'hin
Lanesboro N. A grant from the State SHPO paid for their expenses and attendance fees. They reported on
some of their experiences and urged other Commissioners to consider attending the National Historical
Preservation Conference which will he held for four days in St. Paull next year. Applications for scholarships
can be submitted in 2014, due in March. SHPO will email information on this process,
Otsego Festival
The general consensus was that the Festival was a good success, even though it stopped early dine to a rain
downpour. t the Festival Jamie talked with J a rr o d l� . Davis(otseqoborn2g,r ho . ,phone: 763 744
697 whose family has a long history in Otsego. Gail will talk with hire re= any possible historic pictures and
Davis family history in Otsego.
Chris suggested that the banner of schools serving _Otsego needs to be bigger x 12 ft.?and Toni stated it
needs to be hung out front instead of behind other displays. Chris felt it needed a better hanging mechanism.
Perhaps the bottom could be weighted to keep it stable, Jessica offered.
Lisa questioned whether OHPC wants to have updated design covers of tsego's historical books* Her family
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owns a hook bindery In coon Rapids and would bind the books as a donation to OHPC. Jessica will follow
through with our graphic artist Kira Welter about this.
Names for new., arks
Dan's memo refers to two new parks to be developed* Davis Farm Park and Waterfront East Park, both of
which need to be formally named. OHPC is being asked by the Parks and Recreation Commission to research
the areas and history of these two sites and to suggest some possible names recommendations, Gail
will
follow through on the study and bring name suggestions to the next meeting.
Remodeling Prairie Center
Jessica reports the City is hoping that by mid to end of November we can get into the Prairie Community
Center after its remodeling is completed.
Next meeting will he held November 14, Thursday at 7pm at the Cit} Hall since election day
displaces our usual meeting date and time.
Submitted b
Meeting adjourned,
Gail Anderson, Recorder