Andrea Burke, supervisor of the historic preservation team in CPED, presented the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission’s 2025 annual report for the State Historic Preservation Office, summarizing the department’s design reviews, nominations and permit work from Oct. 1, 2024 through Sept. 30, 2025.

Burke said the office’s tallies for the state fiscal year included about 24 certificates of appropriateness, 4 historic variances, 3 appeals, 3 demolitions and 3 nominations; administrative reviews numbered roughly 135 certificates of no‑change, along with wrecking permits and building permits. Burke said the department will change some application names and split other application types next year and that the report timeline follows the state fiscal year.

On related business, Burke updated the commission that the HPC ordinance was adopted by City Council on Nov. 20 and will go into effect Jan. 1. She said some amendments the HPC recommended were accepted by Council after staff edits for consistency; other HPC amendments were discussed at Council and were not accepted. Burke said staff are finalizing application materials and guidance for the ordinance’s Jan. 1 effective date and that there will be a cut‑off so applications submitted before Jan. 1 will be handled under the old code while later submissions will follow the new code.

Burke also reported on two high‑profile matters that were before Council: the Glendale Townhomes application, which the council referred back to staff with no further direction and which may expire, and the Cook House demolition, which Council referred back to staff after the owner requested a six‑month extension under state law to seek a buyer willing to repair the property. Burke said there has been no final decision on demolition and that staff will return the matter to Council if the owner is not successful in selling the property within the extension period.

Commissioners asked for a 2026 calendar; the clerk said the city council’s organizational meeting Jan. 5 will inform the HPC calendar and a fuller meeting schedule should follow in early January. The commission concluded the meeting and announced its next regular session on Jan. 13, 2026.