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Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting Elk River City Hall August 16,2013 paperwork to the Secretary of the State. Commissioner Rohlf has offered to help Commissioner Fox. Councilmember Wilson believes this is the right step but too make sure a good plan is put into • place and fundraising efforts for this amount of money in this community take a lot of work. Commissioner Fox thinks the Hockey Day MN 2014 event would be a good opportunity to start creating awareness. 4.3) Pledge of Allegiance Discussion The City Council directed staff to seek input on whether or not the Boards and Commissions wanted to add the Pledge of Allegiance to their meeting agendas. The City Council,Ice Arena and Energy City Commission have added it. Commissioners did not have a problem with adding it. MOTION TO ADD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FUTURE HPC AGENDAS BY COMMISSIONER FOX AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MORTENSEN. ALL IN FAVOR.MOTION CARRIED. 4.4) History Day Recap Ms.Haug gave an update on the History Day activities and suggested continuing to partner with ArtSoup to have a booth at future events and possibly help with activities like the Fashion Show and Old Town Ball game. Commissioner Mortensen informed the HPC that there was a lot on interest in the replica Water Tower display and people were happy that the HPC is trying to save it. 4.5)Archaeological Dig—Bailey Point Ms.Haug gave an update on the Archaeological Dig. Ms.Haug informed the HPC that Dr.Rothaus would like to go back to Bailey Point soon as he found artifacts at the Open House for Bailey Point that had been covered with water during the dig. 4.6)The 33rd Annual Statewide Preservation Conference • Commissioner Fox and Ms.Haug will be attending the conference in Lanesboro September 12-13, 2013. The city has been awarded a scholarship to cover the hotel,registration and mileage. 4.7) Comprehensive Plan Update Commissioner Fox gave an update on the Comprehensive Plan. So far,there have only been two meetings,June and July. The June meeting was more of an overview of what to expect. The July meeting covered traffics issues. There hasn't been an opportunity to discuss historic preservation. Commissioner Mortensen suggested that the downtown area needs additional signage. Ms.Fischer agreed. 5.) Other Goals and Priorities Ms.Haug suggested that the September HPC meeting be devoted to updating the goals and priorities for the next three years. Walking Tour Ms.Haug discussed the need to update the walking tour brochure for the City of Elk River as some of the structures no longer exist. She informed the HPC that there are grant dollars available to help fund creating walking tours. The information could include podcasts and/or QR codes. Commissioner Mortensen suggested creating a cemetery walking tour event in conjunction with Halloween. Ms.Haug will contact St. Cloud State University to see if they are interested in working on a walking • tour brochure.