11-10-20 OHPC Minutes
OTSEGO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
Minutes
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
7:00 PM
Call to Order 7:06 PM.
Roll Call
Commissioners: Chris Wilson, John Waldron, Cara Husak, Toni Seroshek, Gail Anderson
City Council: Corey Tanner via cell phone screen share
Absent: Kathy Beaudry
1. Consider Agenda
Agenda Approved.
2. Minutes Review
Commissioner Gail made the first motion to approve. Commissioner Chris seconded
that motion. Minutes approved for September.
3. Congratulations to the happy couple!
Recognition for Chris Wilson and John Waldron’s new marriage!
4. New Reporting Requirements
Send all meeting minutes to new contact aflaherty@ci.otsego.mn.us
Send all newsletter posts to Ross.
5. Photos for Coborns
Commissioner Toni was contacted by Dennis Holt, VP Marketing of Coborns to donate
pictures for the new Coborns of Otsego. The 1931 plot map now can be seen in the
entrance.
6. Cara’s Murder Article
Commissioner Cara will make the updates on the article and send to Ross for future
articles in the Otsego newsletter
7. History Webinar/Zoom Classes
The Parks and Recreation has asked the HCP commissioners to create learning content
for classes for the public. The content will need to consist of Presentation material like
a ppt and a narrator. The Commission came up with a few ideas that the public may be
interested in learning more about:
McDonald Farm House/Family
Elaine Norin – genealogy and history of OHPC
Round Barn
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Town Hall/School House
Bootlegger & Murders
Park Signs Overview
Buildings kids can recognize and how they were built using the materials of the
times
Commissioner Cara to ask Adam or Dan Licht if there is a city branded slides or logo
available to use for Zoom Meetings.
8. Article acknowledging Arlene Holen
Commissioner Chris gave an overview of the history of a founding mother of HPC Arlene
Holden. Commissioner Chris will look at the obituary to gain more information on Arlene
for an article to acknowledge what she did for the city of Otsego and Heritage days.
9. Ordering Books on the City Website
Commissioner John brought to the HPC’s attention that books that are available to
order on the City’s Website are hard to find/order. City Councilman Corey Tanner will
ask Adam if we can move it off of the purchasing portal or if the link to order can be
moved to a more publicly viewed page.
10. Computer for HPC
City employee, Rob Snavely will hook up the Park and Rec office printer/scanner to
interface with OHPC's computer for easy file transfer. We can expect this work within
the next months.
11. Book Checkout and Archiving
Commissioner Chris created a checkin/checkout book where we can check out books
and as we read, we take notes. This will help to create the bibliography for the book to
upload to the archiving database. The database being considered is www.musarch.com.
12. Future HPC Meetings
Due to the limitation of meeting in person and gathering in large crowds because of
Covid, it is recommended that we meet via online meeting. City Councilman Corey will
look to see if Zoom is available for our meetings.
Commission Adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Commissioner John made the first motion to approve. Commissioner Chris seconded
that motion.
Written by Cara Husak
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