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Historic Preservation Commission 03-03-26
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N. Main Street
March 3, 2026
1. Call to Order
Chairperson Logan called the March 3, 2026 Mitchell Historical Preservation Commission
m eeting to order at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 612 N Main Street.
2. Roll Call
Quorum is met, simple majority vote required for all items.
Present: Bradley, Clark, Genzlinger, Jirsa (telephonically), Logan, Luczak, Schwalm.
Absent: Buechler, Pooley.
S taff Present: Jenniges.
3. Declaration Of Conflicts Of Interests
N one.
4. Approve Agenda
Motion by Schwalm, seconded by Luczak to approve the proposed agenda. All present voted
a ye; motion carried.
5. Approval of Previous Minutes: October 28, 2025
Motion by Bradley, seconded by Clark to approve the proposed minutes of the October 28,
2025 Mitchell Historic Preservation Commission meeting. All present voted aye; motion
c arried.
6. Review and Comment: Proposed Revision to the Mitchell Historic Commercial District
Jenniges reminded the board that they had previously seen a draft of this and had given some
feedback and comment to SHPO in an unofficial capacity. SHPO then took the comments and
developed this final draft to be heard. Jenniges stated that he notified everyone within the
Mitchell Commercial Historic District by mail whether there were going to be any changes to
their buildings.
Jenniges said it would be best to go by each change as set forth within the draft and to vote on
each one separately than as a document as a whole.
Boundary increase: Jenniges gave a GIS overview of the area for the proposed boundary
increase. He noted that since the portion of the building is a boundary increase is not
considered a historical building there would be no issues in the future for any additions or

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remodels to that section of the building.
John Clagget spoke on behalf of Firth United Methodist Church. He said their church council
and trustees are all against the boundary increase. They support the historic nature of the
buildings and have spent $256,000 on replacing stained glass in the historic portion of the
building.
Motion by Luczak, seconded by Bradley to recommend denial of the boundary increase. Roll
call vote: Bradley – aye, Buechler – absent, Clark – aye, Genzlinger – nay, Jirsa – aye, Logan
– aye, Pooley – absent, Schwalm – aye. 6 aye, 1 nay, 2 absent; motion carried.
Boundary decrease: Jenniges gave a GIS overview of the area for the proposed boundary
decrease. He noted that 201 E 2nd Ave is not included in the boundary decrease or
previously discussed.
Luczak reminded the board that at the previous meeting, the owner of a portion of the property
was in favor of removing their buildings from the district. Jenniges also reminded the board it
was someone from within this area that originally wanted to amend the boundary.
Logan stated 127 E 2nd is one of the oldest buildings in town but is deteriorated and has been
modified so many times that it has lost it's historic value.
Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Bradley to recommend approval of the boundary
decrease. All present voted aye; motion carried.
Additional documentation for 208 & 210 N Main St: Jenniges stated SHPO would like to
change their status from non-contributing to contributing due to modifications that had been
made to the buildings.
Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Luczak to recommend approval of the document change.
All present voted aye; motion carried.
Additional documentation for 100, 118 & 514 N Main St: Jenniges stated SHPO would like to
change their status from contributing to non-contributing due to modifications that had been
made to the buildings.
Motion by Clark, seconded by Luczak to recommend approval of the document change. All
present voted aye with Bradley abstaining; motion carried.
Inventory: Jenniges stated SHPO identified some properties within the district that have been
demolished.
Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Luczak to recommend approval of the demolished sites.
All present voted aye; motion carried.
Review Map: Jenniges noted that if the addition to 310 N Rowley does happen, SHPO has the
north boundary cutting through a parcel. He noted it is a parking lot at this time, but possibly in
the future it could be developed, but not very likely. He recommended that the possibly
changed boundary to not include that parking lot which would have to create a couple more
UTM Points.

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Motion by Genzlinger, seconded by Bradley to recommend Jenniges boundary change to the
map if 310 N Rowley is included but not the parking lot directly behind. All present voted aye;
m otion carried.
7. Review of South Dakota Open Meeting Materials
Jenniges reviewed the South Dakota Attoryney General's information on open meeting laws as
r equired by state statue to be reviewed annually.
8. Other Business:
N one.
9. P ublic Input:
N one.
10. Adjourn
Chairperson Logan asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion by Genzlinger,
seconded by Bradley, to adjourn the meeting at 6:13 P.M. All present voted aye; motion
carried.
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Jeff Logan
H istorical Preservation Commission Chairperson