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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Item 8. MEMORANDUM Mayor, City Council and Heritage Preservation Commission Stephen Rohlf, Building and Environmental Administrator October 13, 2003 Joint Meeting Topics Included with this packet is a copy of the Section of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances that establishes the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) and spells out its powers and duties. Also attached is a brief written history of Elk River. The following comments have been provided to give a brief background for the discussion items for the joint City Council/Heritage Preservation Commission: Archaeological Modeling and Literature Search As the Council is aware, the HPC received a federal grant through the State Historic Preservation Office to conduct citywide archaeological modeling and an associated literature search. The contract for this work has been awarded to St. Cloud State University. Professor Richard Rathaus of St. Cloud State will be at Monday night's meeting to discuss this work. Much like a context study is the foundation for compiling a written history of the city, the archaeological modeling and literature search is the foundation for preservation planning and any further investigation of archaeological site in Elk River. The long-term hope is to partner with St. Cloud State in investigating the remains of the city's original milling site by the dam. A context study and an archaeological modeling/literature search are the two basic building blocks of all future historical work. Attached to this memo is a copy of the State Preservation Plan goals, which the city is charged with accomplishing within its jurisdiction. Archaeological modeling and an associated literature search help in accomplishing goals 2 and 5 of that plan.