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HASTINGS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 19, 2020
Held at 7:00 p.m. and conducted solely by telephone or other electronic means as provided
in Minnesota Statutes § 13D.021 and no in-person meeting was conducted at City Hall.
I. Quorum: Simacek, Toppin, Sovik-Siemens, Youngren, Ragan-Scully, and (Borchardt
arrived 7:17)
Absent: Smith
Staff Present: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Vice Chair Toppin called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
I. Swearing in of HPC Commissioners
A. Cindy Toppin
II. Elections
A. Elect HPC Chair and Vice Chair
Motion by Ragan-Scully to elect Toppin as Chair, seconded by Youngren - motion approved
5-0 by rollcall.
Motion by Sovik Siemens to elect Smith as Vice Chair, seconded by Simacek - motion
approved 5-0 by rollcall.
Commissioner Borchardt arrived.
II. Minutes: October 13, 2020
Motion by Youngren for approval, seconded by Ragan-Scully - motion approved 6-0 by
rollcall.
III. Business
A. Discussion of future Legacy Grant ideas for research and or education
The Commission discussed grant eligible projects for legacy grants in the area of education,
historical display, and collections care and management. The Commission discussed a project in
Wabisha where a historical photographers photos were on display. They discussed the potential
for a similar display area in Hastings for revolving topics.
The Commission discussed our current Pioneer Room records. They directed staff to determine if
the Pioneer Room has all the necessary equipment for digitizing and cataloging their historic
resources and if they believe it would be worthwhile to explore instituting a cloud-based
inventory of resources accessible to the public.
IV. Adjourn
Motion by Sovik Siemens to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 pm, seconded by Ragan-Scully;
motion approved 6-0 by rollcall.
Respectfully Submitted - Justin Fortney