Agenda and Packet

Community Development Department 222 Lewis Street River Falls, WI 54022 715.425.0900 www.rfcity.org HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm CITY HALL – Foster Conference Room CALL HPC MEETING TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES Minutes of the April 15, 2026 meeting. HPC MEMBER VOLUNTEER HOUR REPORT PUBLIC COMMENTS – Non-Agenda Items MEETING ITEMS 1. NRHP Sign Fiscal Approval 2. Powerplant Items – Discussion 3. Swinging Bridge Event Recap CALENDAR Next Historic Preservation Commission meeting June 10, 2026, in the City Hall Foster Conference Room. ADJOURNMENT Council members may be in attendance for informational purposes only. No official Council action will be taken. NOTE: Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials to be in an accessible location or format may contact City Clerk Amy White at (715) -426-3408 or in person at 222 Lewis Stree t for accommodations. Requests for accommodations should be made at least three (3) business days in advance of the meeting. Every effort will be made to arrange accommodations. Community Development Department 222 Lewis Street River Falls, WI 54022 715.425.0900 www.rfcity.org HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION April 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm CITY HALL – Foster Conference Room Members Present: Commissioner Anderson, Commissioner Friede, Commissioner Radford, Commissioner Page, Commissioner Huebel, Chair Hoffman, Staff Liaison Mehlhorn, Staff Member Martinson CALL HPC MEETING TO ORDER 6:05 APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES Minutes of the March 11, 2026 meeting. Friede/Anderson with an amendment to add the missing section “members present” as to note attendance for the record. Motion carried unanimously. HPC MEMBER VOLUNTEER HOUR REPORT Anderson – 3 Page - .5 Hoffman – 8 Huebel - 1 PUBLIC COMMENTS – Non-Agenda Items Bill Hanson – Spoke regarding “earth month” as well as the dark sky week, and finally that April 25th from noon – 4 is earth fest at UWRF Dan Geister – Spoke on behalf of Greenwood Cemetery Association regarding an event at July 11th. Mehlhorn – Spoke regarding the disposition of the power plant items and showed the sign MEETING DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Swinging bridge lighting and renovation a. Adam Martinson introduced the project to renovate the bridge and requested the commission give input on the illumination of the bridge. The commission recommended that the original lighting be restored and potentially a little bit of down-lighting. 2. City Hall Art Display a. Mehlhorn requested counts for the items, commission decided on twenty frames. 3. Foster Cemetery Preservation Plan a. Tabled until May 4. Swinging bridge event final coordination a. The commission decided to Invite: i. St. Croix + Pierce Historic Societies ii. City Staff iii. Council b. Discussed details of the event and coordinating tasks. ADJOURNMENT: Radford/Page