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Item 1.1. MEMOR NDUM TO: Mayor and City Council ! Stephen Rohlf, Building anld Environmental Administrator i May 16, 2005 i Consider Proposals for PU~IiC Archaeological Excavation ! i Background I A thorough archaeological excavation of a histqric site and a prehistoric site in Elk River was proposed for this summer. The two sites were }dentified during previous recent archaeological work the city had conducted. Td enhance the public's awareness of the city's history a.nd its cultural resources, the historic si~e was to be excavated using volunteers from ~p~k i i FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: The city requested a $14,800 grant from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to conduct the excavations. The match to this grant money was $5,000 from the city and in- kind services by city staff and volunteers. The Bad News Regrettably, permission from the owner of the property that contains the two sites selected for the digs has been rescinded. In addition, the amount awarded through the SHPO grant was reduced to $10,000. The Good News City staff was able to secure permission to conduct a dig on an alternative site adjacent to West Twin Lakes that is owned by Allan Hoebelheinrich. The city's archaeological model rated this area high for the potential to contain an archaeological site. This area was tested last summer and archaeological artifacts (prehistoric) were found. Staff is proposing that the scope of the project this summer be reduced to this one site, excavated with public participation. The excavation will take place on July 8 through 10 and July 15 through 17. The reduced scope of the project also better fits the new budget due to the decrease in the SHPO grant. Request for Proposals (RFP) Attached to this memo is the RFP the city sent out regarding the proposed archaeological excavations. The city received two responses regarding the original project, which are also