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Secs. 2-196—2-210. Reserved. 1 DIVISION 2. HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Sec. 2-211. Established. A heritage preservation commission for the city is hereby established. Sec. 2-212. Membership The Heritage Preservation Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the City Council. Commission members must be persons with demonstrated interest or expertise in historic preservation. Each member must be a resident of the city. The Heritage Preservation Commission shall include, if available, a member of the Sherburne County Historical Society. Sec. 2-213. Purpose. The Heritage Preservation Commission is established to review and make recommendations to the City Council on issues pertaining to the historical, archaeological, engineering, and cultural heritage of the city. The commission shall participate in the preservation and acquisition of the city's heritage and historical sites. Sec. 2-214. Powers and duties. The Heritage Preservation Commission shall prepare, hold hearings on, and recommend to the City Council such plans, programs, and policies as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this division. Such powers shall include, but are not limited to, the study of and recommendation to the City Council on the following: (1) Work for the continuing education of residents with respect to city historic and architectural heritage. It shall keep current and public a register of designated heritage preservation sites and areas. (2) Conduct a continuing survey of all areas, places, buildings, structures, or similar objects in the city which the commission, based on information available or presented to it, has reason to believe are, or will be, eligible for designation as heritage preservation sites. (3) Solicit gifts and contributions to be made to the city and assist in the preparation of applications for grant funds to be made to the city for the purpose of heritage preservation. (4) Recommend engaging the services on a permanent or part-time basis of technical experts and other such persons as may be required to perform its duties. (5) Make recommendation that an area, building, district, or object be designated a heritage preservation site. (6) Review and make recommendations relative to requests for heritage preservation site alteration permits. (7) Recommend application to the National Register or the Minnesota Historical Society for the designation of a historic site or district. (8) Make recommendations on the acquisition of sites eligible for designation as a heritage preservation site by gift, negotiation, or eminent domain as provided for in Minn. Stats. Ch. 117. Page 2 of 10