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'~'~ City of Elk River Certified Local Government .~ 2011 Annual Report ver The Heritage preservation Commission consists of five members a are three years be innin do need to reside in Elk River.tThe rst day of March. Members are aointed b y the City Council. Terms Historical Society. HPC shall include, if available a ppointed by the Ci member of the She burne County The HPC meets at least four times each calendar P•m. in the Uppertown Conference Room year' Meetings are held the third Thursday at 6:00 Minutes of each meeting are recorded, filed at ~ he Elk River Ci ty Hall and can be revliewed on the c1 to the public. The HPC Ordinance was revised in 2010 than in and than in ty's website. 9 g the requirement allowin g 9 the number of commissioners from seven to five the revision is the challen e g members to live outside Elk River ci quorum. The Ci g with acquiring seven members and to allow for limits. limits, h' revised all of its Boards and Com The reason for missioners to re more meetings with a quire all members live in city 2011 Pr~o~~~ Ongoing Review of Development Proposals The City of Elk River proposals in 2011 usin eritage preservation g the archaeological model) nssion (HPC) continued its review 2 development proposals to determine g completed for the ci of develo negatively affe~ sites that are likely to whether the tY• The HPC only revPi wed none of the sites re Yield informatio p~m ntial of the proposed developments will Archaeological Survequired the HPC to recommend to theoElknRi eprChisto condition found Indic ti be done. Both rY or history. In 2011, of the sites re tY Council that a Phase I Further, the Ci 9 the potential presence of suchga'site ber eported to t etiCi the work can be authorized torlcontlnue b g Any item or p the work until the site is a h' immediately. "If any modifications to the buildin y the Ci PPropriately investigated before g are ro ty' None of the sites required a condition stating make recommendations." P Posed, the HPC be given the opportunity to review and Bonnie McDonald, Preservation Alliance of Bonnie McDonald, Preservation Alliance of MN MN Presentation financial incentives for historic preservation and the im Elk River, gave a presentation to the HPC and HRA regarding portance of preserving the historic buildings in 716&720 Main St The HRA approved the demolition of the above if Main St. Commissioner Mortensen did some besearch on the buildin s an 9 The buildings are located on the north side 9 d the HPC presented the