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November 4, 2021 Minutes
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday, November 4, 2021 in
City Hall. Members attending: Matthew Weiss, Janet Merriman, Jon Stauff, Janet Gritzner, and Kyle
Nelson. Greg Heiberger and Tom Thaden were absent. Also present Mike Struck, Community
Development Director and City Planner Ryan Miller.
Weiss called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. A motion was made by Merriman and seconded by
Gritzner to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
A motion by Stauff, second by Nelson to approve the October 14, 2021 minutes. All present voted aye.
11.1 Review Updates.
Struck provided an updated on recent 11.1 Reviews completed by State Historic Preservation Office
SHPO).
405 Main Avenue — window replacement
625 5th Street — basement window infill
7086 Ih Avenue detached garage
8126 Ih Avenue replace storm windows
9067 Ih Street — detached garage
Action on 11.1 Application for 4110 Street.
Kevin Grunewaldt, applicant, explained that the project involves adding a new door on the west end of
the building providing access to the second story apartments. The existing window would be reduced in
size to allow for the exterior door. Merriman requested further explanation on why the alley access was
not considered. Grunewaldt explained the main floor space is planned for future commercial spaces
along the alley. Apartments on the second story with stair access to the alley would cut through the first
floor commercial space.
Merriman motioned, Gritzner second that there are not any prudent and feasible alternatives. All
present voted aye. Motion carried.
Mayor's Award / Volunteer Recognition Event
The Mayor's Awards will be held on December 2 from 5:00 — 7:30 at Swiftel Center. Those that plan to
attend need to RSVP. The cutoff for applications was Tuesday, November 2. The names and addresses for
the Stewardship award were submitted by the deadline. Nominations for the other awards did not make
the deadline.
Trolley service for this year's Festival of Lights will not be available. Weiss and Merriman discussed if any
other options are available. Gilmore out of Pipestone was discussed as an option. A deadline of midweek
11/7 —11/13 was set to reach out to the Gilmores.
Review and Discussion of Implementation Matrix
Weiss suggested a goal of identifying year one events and priorities to focus on. Merriman suggested a
few priorities such as welcome packets for new property owners, an open house for property owners
during the summer, engage more robustly on publishing before and after photos and recognizing smaller
projects. Stauff suggested developing a work plan for year one priorities. Merriman asked if year one
would be calendar year or grant year. Struck mentioned that the grant cycle is June through May and that
the next grant application is due in March. Merriman suggested that some projects could be combined
and added into year one priorities. Stuck suggested and Stauff and Merriman establish a task force to
develop a work plan and bring something to the December meeting.
Nominating Committee
Nelson and Merriman volunteered to be on the nominating committee.
Subcommittee Discussion / Project Updates
Special Projects: No update.
Public Relations: There are still roughly 120 plaques for the Central Historic District. The contractor hired
to install them did not follow through. Struck mentioned that flyers were distributed last week.
Public Education: No update.
Future Meeting Schedule & Time
The next meeting will be December 9. The meeting location may change due to a potential
conflict with another meeting in the Chambers.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
Mat ew Weiss, Vice -Chairperson Mike Struck, Community Development Director