order at 601 um could we all stand for the pledge of allegiance please and thank you algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God
indivisible with liberty and justice for all okay and then we'll do a roll call um Vice Chair Christine Lestre I am here or she she clerk oh I'm sorry i'm so sorry you're fine uh Vice Chair
Christine Let here uh Patrice Campbell has an excused absence member Melvin Welch has resigned member Don Snell here member John Dul Lulo has an
unexcused absence member Jalisa Collins here member Caroline Rody here member James Axelson has an unexcused
absence then Mitchell Mitsky um that's who's in the restroom yes he's in the restroom okay we have a [Music] quorum and then I just announced opening business correct yes okay so business
and our approval and minutes okay uh it will be approval of minutes from last month's meeting which I think were attached for everybody so you just need a motion to approve yeah i get a motion to approve please motion to approve okay and a second and
a second second second okay give me just one moment okay all in favor i I I anyone okay motion passes okay and then we have new business
i'm going to do a handyman first correct good evening members of the board stephanie Strader senior planner with community development tonight I'm presenting COA25-00007 Handyman Hardware they're doing exterior modifications so they are located within
the central business district CBD1 the year built was 1914 their proposed scope of work is a replacement of a metal door on the south elevation with an aluminum storefront door installation of aluminum storefronts on east and west elevations
to infill the original garage bay openings installation of an awning on the southeast corner of the building and roof replacement with exterior insulation so we're going to go more in depth about the scope so this is the overall building on the east and south elevations the roof
replacement including the X-ray insulation is appropriate as what they're replacing is not visible from the street staff has added conditions to ensure that any modifications they make to the roof will not affect any of that visible roofing that you see here all of
the insulation all the roofing is behind it so this is the south elevation as it exists so there is a door here that they are going to replace and I'll show the proposed scope of work next so this is the proposed scope of
work it is replacing the existing door and it is appropriate as it does not modify the original dimensions the applicant has confirmed that they will have the original artist who painted this mural repaint the front of that door so they're not getting rid of the mural they're only replacing that one part on the door and then repainting it
and again the mural is not historic so it is not a part of this review for approval so we're going to go through a couple of the elevations and I'll go further so this is the existing east elevation with that garage bay window and this is the proposed with
that aluminum storefront this is the north elevation again with the existing garage bay windows and this is the proposed aluminum storefront so the installation of the aluminum storefronts on the east and north
elevations are appropriate as these locations were originally drive-through bays for Cobalt's garage which existed back in 1914 since it no longer functions as a garage it is it makes more sense and is appropriate to allow them that aluminum storefront the storefront systems will infill existing
original openings without modification and the original of original dimensions of the openings will be maintained we have added a condition to ensure that they will not add any additional framing or alterations that would affect those original
dimensions so the installation of the awning is appropriate as it's easily removable and actually reintroduces an awning element in a historically appropriate location it's not going to damage this facade of the building it can be easily removed it is a I believe
aluminum frame and a fabric awning and just so that you can see the photographic evidence this was Cobalt's garage as it existed and there was that awning that was here so it is a historically accurate location for the awning just in a different style so staff is recommending approval
of COA25-00007 with the following conditions the dimensions of the original garage bay opening shall be maintained storefront systems and doors shall infill the existing openings without modification and no additional framing or alterations should be made that would reduce or alter the size of
the openings this of course will also be confirmed at building permit no exterior features related to the roof shall be visible from the street so again they can only do what they propose behind that parapet and the HPB requested action is approval of
COA25-00007 with the conditions stated by staff and staff and the applicant are both available for any questions okay thank you would the applicants like to come up and speak just come to the She said it all but
good evening so uh truly there's no much to say basically sir can you just give us your name and address i'm sorry my name is Gus Mendoza um and I'm the contractor um I'm working restorations planning and uh in this particular building we're just doing anything just
keeping the original you know door openings we're just changing doors that they're not even I mean this is like a regular garage door in a nice building you know and we're just going to turn it into a storefront make it look nicer and more appropriate for you know people to
come in and out but basically the building is it's it's staying the same and the awning actually we found that picture from 1914 and we tried to duplicate it with new materials but it's the same about the same size and the same same style that's what we're
looking here other than that that's it she said it all like I said thank you thank you does anybody have any comments or concerns or Nope no does anybody want to make a motion no i mean I'll go ahead then you go
ahead i'll motion to approve okay with the conditions okay i'll second that motion with conditions okay all in favor i okay anybody opposing nope okay motion passes easiest one yet that is the
easiest just out of curiosity I hate to do it i'm so sorry you went that far you know the building with the mural on it with the front door can you go back to that one for a minute i just wanted to see something okay yeah so is it Jules does anybody
know if it's Jules Davidson that did the mural i'm just curious it's a lady by Jewel Jules juliet Juliana Juliana Jul yeah oh Juliana Davidson Ross okay just curious contact her and we're going to replace the door for better door but
she's gonna make sure that they Okay i just I like it that's why I Thank you awesome okay and then we have to wait for the other you can proceed so we'll see how it goes okay hang on one second
okay and then so our next one would be um 1122 New York Avenue good evening stephanie Strereer senior planner with community development so tonight I'm presenting COA 24-0022 1122 New York Avenue and they're
proposing exterior facade modifications so they are located in the central business district and the year that this particular building was built is 1914 i'll go into further details about some different dates that occurred with this building because the original
structure was 1912 it was reconstructed as is in 1914 and that is relevant to the rest of the scope so the proposed scope of work on the east elevation is removing existing canopy for reuse removal and replacement of the existing stucco removal and replacement of the
second story windows the wooden storefronts will be cleaned and repainted and modifications to the existing doors and transom windows the proposed scope of work on the south elevation is removing and replacing the seconds story windows installing new
stucco with a sand finish removing the AC unit and creating window openings removing the existing window behind a building's gable peak removing existing signage and frame and constructing a new twoft x 6t wood frame awning over the AC
equipment so this is the existing drawing that the contractor provided with us of what the existing conditions are so this is the east elevation as you can see they provided the dimensions for the windows here's the existing canopy that will be replaced these are the original
storefronts that will be cleaned and painted the specific ones that you'll see are the stucco here that exists that they want to remove and replace and also the major modification of this door so as the door exists at this time it's not flush with these doors or this
storefront here and it poses a safety hazard but again we'll go further into those so the removal and the reinstallation of the existing camp canopy is appropriate and ensures that this feature is replaced after the painting is complete the replacement of
the 8 seconds story aluminum windows is appropriate as the original original openings paired window groups and mullion separations remain consistent with the building's historic design so he did provide in-ear packet showing that he's still doing aluminum windows
with the same one over one and the proposed modifications to the ground floor doors to create a uniform opening sizes and transom windows are appropriate as I stated the existing right sword right side door is too high and presents a safety hazard when entering and exiting lowering the door
opening to match the left side door improves safety while still maintaining the historic storefront configuration so I'll go back just so you can see this is the proposed here you see that door is flush with the other storefronts and this is as it exists right now
so this is the original structure that existed in 1912 before the reconstruction that combined both of the buildings in 1914 based on this photo we can see this was a brick texture when those two buildings were reconstructed and combined that heavy texture stucco
was actually original to the 1914 building which brings me to say that the replacement of the existing stucco is not recommended the existing heavy textured stucco is historically appropriated and is documented as part of the building's original construction you can even see the seam here that was
put in between those two buildings the proposed sand texture stucco finish is actually a modern application that would not that would obscure the historic finish so staff recommends that the existing stucco should be cleaned repaired and painted rather than replaced
the existing ground floor wooden storefronts are in excellent condition and will be retained which is appropriate the proposed color color scheme is in your packet but it's the similar colors black white gold now the south elevation here you can see the signage that they wish to
remove and the windows all of the proposed modifications for the south elevation are appropriate the new windows the applicant stains will have a wood grain texture however they have not provided any proposed actual what they're going to be replacing it with so we included in the
scope of work to allow them to remove the existing windows as that would trigger the major review and we've added a condition that once they do have the product approval that they can get a certificate of appropriateness at staff level rather than have to come back before the board and delay that project
the window behind the gable cannot be seen and is unusable so it is appropriate to move it there's a window right here that can't be seen and they will be replacing some of the AC units they'll be adding another window and creating a small little awning to support this bottom one the signs are
not historic so they may be removed and in this case the sand finish stucco is appropriate on this end because according to standard number nine new work must be differentiated from the old if we allowed them to do heavy texture stuckco on this side we would be creating a false sense of history
because the heavy texture stuck did not exist on this side of the facade so a sand texture finish is appropriate and does differentiate it from the old as required by standard number nine so with that staff recommends approval of COA
24-0022 with the following conditions the existing stucco finish on the east elevation should be retained rather than replaced heavy texture stucco is historically appropriate existing stucco should be cleaned repaired and painted rather than replaced and the proposed second floor window replacement on the
south elevation will require a staff review to verify final design and material selection so HP requested action is approval of COA24-000022 with the conditions stated by staff and staff is available for any
questions we did provide them the conditions they did not contest to any of the conditions that we provided i did conduct site visits so I can answer any questions you might have did I Okay so you said I maybe I heard you wrong they're taking down the signs that are on the side of the building on the south side of the building correct and you
said they have not determined what they're going to replace them with yet correct correct so they don't at this time they don't have intention to replace the signs which they don't have to the signs are not historic because they're already on the awnings anyway it tells you which business is there correct so they're not requesting to replace those then yeah okay i don't think those businesses are even there
well the the artist drops not there the lodge is still there because that is the um the order of oddfellows it's the some I can the independent order of the odds that was the word so they are still there the independent order of oddfellows and they are the owners of the building to the best of my
recollection yes so okay so then my next question was where the split unit is below the window unit on that side building you said they're taking that split unit out and they're putting in a window yes so this split unit here will be removed and it will fill it in with the window and that's what they're going
to do the product design when they provide it to us this one will remain and they're going to do that construction of the wooden awning to support that AC unit here so all they're doing is taking out the top window one and changing it out correct okay and you said they do not know which type of windows yet but that will come back and
it will if you approve it with staff review so as long as they do not change any of the major modifier of paternal this one here so he has shown me it actually doesn't lead anywhere except to a hallway it used to be an old theater so they just want to make it more flush because I believe
their intention will be eventually to connect some of these storefronts can't remember what that door went into yeah it it's nothing right now it leads into the old stairs where the theater used to be okay all right any anybody
i would like to make a motion to approve with the conditions with the conditions thank you i second that okay so we have Julisa okay hang on one second let me try to spell your name i did not spell your name correct i'm so sorry okay
anybody opposed no all in favor i with the conditions okay so motion approved with the conditions okay and then I think the last year in new business um that is the last thing of new
business correct and then hang on one second individual board comments nobody anything nobody i was driving on my way here driving past that building and saw the signs and I remember I was looking at them and I was like I don't even know if those are there and I mean I haven't been in St
cloud that long but I was like they're a bit of an eyesore I think so I'm glad i just thought it was odd to have them on the side when they already have them on the front and the building looks good now um and then that's it nobody else all
right so then our information section for our next meeting next month May 13th are we going to have a workshop or will we know when we're closer yes so Christine Dolan and I have uh put out all of the work session schedules we'll send that to you so the next one is
going to be historic preservation standards 101 just kind of getting you guys acquainted with the historic preservation standards the technical preservation stuff so it'll be a 101 kind of overview of what historic preservation is we will also have a presentation done by heirs which is our
historic preservation guidelines consultant that they'll be showing you the draft of our historic preservation guidelines okay that's at the next meeting yes all right and then nothing else right meeting adjourned nice
job yay