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Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting <br /> Elk River City Hall <br /> May 20,2021 <br /> 5.1 Jackson Hills Water Tower <br /> Mr. Carlton stated the city has received positive feedback on the painting of the <br /> historic water tower,and he felt the overall construction project went as well as <br /> could be expected. He stated the original bid amount was $165,000 and explained <br /> that with a change order related to structural work,the final cost was reduced by <br /> $15,000,grant monies and donations,the estimated final cost will be approximately <br /> $130,000. Mr. Carlton stated any remaining monies will be kept in a fund to provide <br /> for future maintenance or upkeep. Grading and hydroseeding will help with the <br /> landscaping of the project. He stated the discussion with the Historical Society was <br /> success ful. <br /> Commissioner Mauren congratulated staff and commissioners who have spent quite <br /> a few years to complete this project. <br /> Councilmember Christianson stated the water tower rehabilitation has been an <br /> interesting project to learn the history about and watch its transformation. <br /> Mr. Carlton discussed the siren that was affixed to the water tower and asked about <br /> whether it should be kept for historical purposes. He noted fire department staff <br /> have expressed an interest in displaying it as it was used to alert firefighters to a fire <br /> call. It was the consensus of the commission to donate the siren to the fire <br /> department. <br /> Commissioner Lindberg stated he spoke to Jim Boyle at the Star News,who would <br /> be using part of the article about the well/water tower in a future edition of the <br /> newspaper. <br /> 5.2 Elk River Documentary <br /> Commissioner Griffiths stated he would like to receive any documentary script <br /> comments or changes to begin the storyboard process. He stated the reason the <br /> script was so light is because the video will tell the story. He also has a friend who is <br /> a music education major and asked him if he would be interested in writing music for <br /> the documentary,and he stated he would. <br /> Mr. Carlton stated he requested city staff to provide B-roll footage to Commissioner <br /> Griffiths sometime in July or August. He stated they can coordinate with him to <br /> gather walking tour-type,modern day footage of the city,to provide engaging <br /> footage of the documentary. <br /> Commissioner Fox arrived. <br /> Councilmember Christianson asked if there was other historic footage available to <br /> use from other sources like the Historical Society,noting it would be worth asking to <br /> see what was available. <br />