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Possible cities to tour with historic districts would be St. Cloud, Redwing, and Hastings. They each have different types of historic districts. 5) Book Proposals Update The book is at the publishers. Commissioner Mortensen stated that it will be available at the end of February now. The proof was delivered in August. No reason has been given for the delay. Books will be available through the History Center, bookstores, Kemper Drug. Marketing materials were discussed. Commissioner Rohlf suggested adding the Kelly Farm to the list of venues. The publisher markets the books themselves for $21.99 each. The HPC thanked Commissioner Mortensen for all of her hard work on this project. Commissioner Mortensen mentioned writing a second book from 1921 -present. The idea was very well received. 6) Planning Commission items Environmental Administrator Haug discussed the Planning Commission items and explained the process to Commissioner Konietzko. 7)Water Tower Discussion The water tower is eligible for National Registry! It was inventoried during the Hwy 10 study and researched thoroughly at that time (as well as by Commissioner Kragness). On Tuesday, November 10th, at 4:00 p.m. Environmental Administrator Haug will be going to the Utility Commission meeting to ask for support to have it listed. Once listed, the tower will qualify for grant funding for maintenance. Unfortunately, the pump house has already been removed. Environmental Adminstrator Haug invited all the commissioners to attend the meeting to show support. 8 Other Commissioner Rohlf discussed the Kelly Farm. It is up for this bonding session. They plan to redo the Visitor's Center. This is a tough budgeting time. $300,000 has been spent for planning. Now the Historical Society is applying for bonding to implement the plan. A question was raised as to whether the Kelly Farm could apply for Legacy grant funds. The possibility of a resolution from the HPC supporting the Kelly Farm was discussed. The Energy City Commission and the Chamber of Commerce have both done one. Environmental Administrator Haug will draft a resolution and bring it to the next meeting for discussion. Commissioner Kragness discussed the Legacy grant system briefly. There are/were 8 regional workshops on funding. Guidelines have been laid out for the $22 million. There is a lot of opportunity for acquisition, restoration, etc. Fast track grants have no match, they're approved monthly, for up to $7,000. For grants from $7,001 - $49,999 (mid- sized), there is a grant match required. This is strongly recommended and applicants have