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2. Conduct a continuing survey of all areas, places, buildings, structures, or similar objects in the City of Elk River which the Commission, on the basis of information available or presented to it, has reason to believe are, or will be, eligible for designation as heritage preservation sites. The work of surveying the City's historical sites has been started by the Sherburne County Historical Society. Additional survey work is being conducted by Carol Zellie,~£o Landsca/~e Research, as ~;art of the "Downtown Redevelopment Study. In an attached le~i'er dated February 20f 2002, Ms. 'Zellie gives an ~pdatdon herprogress. In the future, the HPC will coordinate the surveying of additional areas of the City. 3. Solicit gifts and contributions to be made to the City and to assist in the preparation of applications for grant funds to be made to the City for the purpose of heritage preservation. The most likely source offundingfor this purpose is grant money, which, as previously mentioned, the City is now eligible for. However, the commission will also consider private sources offundingfor special projects, similar to what the Rotary Club is doing to restore the Handke Stadium. An example ora special project is the archeological excavation of the original 1851 sawmill site in the Elk River. A jointproject with the University of Minnesota's Archeology Department has been discussed. 4. Recommend accepting the services on a permanent or part-time basis of technical experts and other such persons as may be required to perform its duties. An example of the HPC performing this duty is when itprepared the request forproposal to hire a consultant forthe context study and historical survey for the Downtown area. 5. Make recommendation that an area, building, district or object be designated a Heritage Preservation Site. Unless in public ownership, it is most likely that a site or building will be considered for designation as a Heritage Preservation Site at the request of the landoun'z~. 7here are certain advantages to such designation. However, the bllK) is vigilant in regards to the loss of potential preservation site and would make recommendation to the Council, if such a loss is proposed. 6. Review and make recommendations relative to requests for Heritage Preservation Site Alteration Permits. So far, this issue has not come up, since there are no sites currently designated as a Heritage Preservation Site. However, each month, the I~C reviews the Planning Commission agenda to discern if there arepotential conflicts with the proposals being considered and the preservation of the City's archeological, cultural or historic sites. In their review, the I-]PC considers the State Historic Preservation O~ce's data, information from the Sherburne County Historical Society, and their own local knowledge of the community. The HPC's recommendations on these issues are incorporated into the Planning Commission's recommendations to the City Council. 7. Recommend making application to the National Register or the Minnesota Historical Society for the designation of a historic site or district. The HPC supported the School Districts successful effort to place the Handke Stadium on the National Register. Additional recommendations for National Register s~atus will be made as sites or buildings are made known to the HPC 8. Make recommendations ort,*the acquisition of sites eligible for designation as a heritage preservation site by gift, negotiation, or eminent domain as provided for in Chapter 117 of Minnesota Statute.