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Brookings Historic Preservation Commission
November 10, 2022 Minutes
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday, November 10, 2022
in the Brookings City & County Government Center. Members present: Jon Stauff, Janet Merriman, Paula
Carson, Tom Thaden, Janet Gritzner and Chair Matt Weiss. Also present was City Planner Ryan Miller.
Weiss called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
A motion was made by Merriman and seconded by Thaden to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
A motion was made by Stauff and seconded by Merriman to approve the October 13, 2022 minutes. All
present voted aye.
11.1 Review Updates.
Open:
510 Main Avenue – An application was submitted for a proposed two-story apartment addition to
be located above a ground level garage in the rear of 510 Main Avenue. The application is
pending 11.1 review and would also require a zoning variance.
Pioneer Park Bandshell – The City will be working on providing additional information needed for
the Case Study.
719 8th Avenue – The applicant is requesting to replace existing vinyl windows. SHPO has asked
for more details.
902 9th Street – Staff is waiting for more details on the proposed materials for the foundation
siding.
Closed:
418 Main Avenue – The rehabilitation of the transom windows above the storefront was given
approval through the 11.1 review process.
416 3rd Avenue – Staff received a request to demolish buildings at 416 3rd Avenue. The buildings are
located outside of the historic district but in close proximity to the Central Historic District. Staff asked if
the BHPC had any concerns or desires for an 11.1 review of the demolition. There were no concerns or
desires for an 11.1 review but the BHPC is interested in future redevelopment plans at the location.
Upcoming Events.
Mayor’s Awards – Weiss mentioned that the Mayor’s Awards will be Thursday, December 1 with
a social hour at 5:00 PM followed by awards at 6:00 PM. The awards subcommittee has met with
award recipients and toured the awarded projects. The awards will include the Excellence in
Restoration for 804 6th Avenue and the Stewardship Award for 703 8th Street.
Historic Trolley Rides – Weiss mentioned that the Children’s Museum will now allow the rides to
begin in front of their building. The rides will run from 5:00 – 7:00 PM so to not interfere with the
Festival of Lights parade. Merriman, Stauff, Carson, Gritzner and Weiss volunteered to s taff the
event.
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Merriman made a motion seconded by Carson to approve spending $500 on the trolley rides.
Merriman asked if there are one or two trolleys. Weiss mentioned that there is one. Two
presenters would ride along with guests and two others would remain at the pick-up/drop-off to
wait with people in line. Carson and Gritzner offered to volunteer at the event. Weiss would like
to have the trolley rides included in the Chamber’s list of events in advertisements and would
also like to send out a press release.
Other Items & Reports.
a. Special Project Updates:
I. University Residential Historic District Plaques
Gritzner and Carson are updating forms and working to confirm who is interested in a
plaque.
II. Flyers Distribution
No update.
III. SDSU Historic Flyers Brochure Revisions
Thaden state that maps, pictures and captions are ready and he would like assistance
with editing. Carson volunteered to help edit. Thaden would like to print some samples of
the brochure, which would be roughly 50-60 pages. The samples could help with funding
requests.
b. Public Education Subcommittee Updates
i. Facebook Efforts
Merriam posted a few times in October.
ii. Intern Position
Merriman stated that an intern has been hired. The intern is a senior at South Dakota
State University. They were not able to attend this BHPC meeting due to a prior conflict
but will hopefully be in attendance in December. The intern has been granted Facebook
privileges.
c. City Connections Subcommittee Updates
i. Survey of Potential Resources from SDSU Geography Department
No update.
d. Nominating Committee
Stauff and Merriman offered to volunteer for the nominating committee and will have
recommendations for the December meeting.
Next Scheduled Meeting
The next meeting will be December 8, 2022.
Meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
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Matthew Weiss, Chair Ryan Miller, City Planner
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