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December 9, 2021 Minutes
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday, December 9, 2021 in
City Hall. Members attending: Matthew Weiss, Janet Merriman, Jon Stauff, Janet Gritzner, and Tom
Thaden. Greg Heiberger and Kyle Nelson were absent. Also present Mike Struck, Community
Development Director and City Planner Ryan Miller.
Weiss called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. A motion was made by Stauff and seconded by Merriman
to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
A motion by Gritzner, second by Stauff to approve the November 4, 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).
420 Main Avenue – sign replacement
611 6th Street – sign replacement
828 8th Avenue – restoration and garage addition
Upcoming Events.
2022 CLG Conference is scheduled for March 30 to April 1, 2022 in Rapid City. Gritzner and Merriman are
interested in attending. Other members interested in attending, please let staff know for scheduling,
coordination, and budgeting purposes.
Annual Park Service Report due January 31, 2022.
Other Items & Reports.
a. Implementation Matrix
i. Recap of Intent for Year 1 Work Plan - Merriman and Stauff put together a summary of Year 1
initiatives from the Historic Preservation Plan and assigned tasks/initiatives to BHPC
subcommittees and/or community partners.
ii. Taskforce Update – Merriman and Stauff proposed restructuring the subcomittees to more
closely align with the initiatives/tasks of the Implementation Matrix. Proposed the following
subcommittees: Public Education and City Connections. Merriman explained the City
Connections subcommittee would work cooperatively with other boards, committees, etc. Stauff
was curious if subcommittees could have non-members, as there may be individuals interested in
helping accomplish the work of the BHPC, yet not be a full member. Struck will discuss with City
Attorney and report back. Weiss asked members which committees they would like to be on.
Public Education: Merriman and Thaden
City Connections: Weiss, Gritzner, Stauff
Weiss asked the committees to identify time and estimated costs by February as this information
will be helpful for the next grant application cycle, due at the end of March.
b. Special Projects Update
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i. University Residential Historic District Plaques – Thaden and Gritzner initiated contact via door to
door or mailings. Gritzner will continue to make contacts with homeowners.
ii. Flyers Distribution – suggested to work with community partners to distribute the historic
districts flyers.
c. Public Relations Subcommittee Update – none
d. Public Education Subcommittee
i. Facebook Efforts – Merriman had one Facebook post. The Mayor’s Awards were held on
December 2nd and were well attended. BHPC recognized seven individuals in the Stewardship
category.
ii. Discussion to reorganize Public Relations and Public Education subcommittees – members
supported the reorganization efforts as presented during the Implementation Matrix summary
discussion.
e. Nominating Committee Update – Merriman, representing the Nominating Committee, presented
a slate of officers for the 2022 calendar year as follows:
Chair – Matthew Weiss
Vice Chair – Janet Gritzner
Stauff motion, Thaden seconded to accept the nominating committees slate of officers. All
present voted aye.
Future Meeting Schedule & Time
The next meeting will be January 13, 2022.
Motion by Merriman, second by Thaden to adjourn at 6:55 p.m.
Matthew Weiss, Vice-Chairperson Mike Struck, Community Development Director
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