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mm <br />To <br />ITEM NUMBER <br />Mayor and City Council <br />8.1 <br />AGENDA SECTION <br />MEETING DATE <br />PREPARED BY <br />General Business <br />January 22, 2013 <br />Rebecca Haug, Environmental <br />Administrator <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION <br />REVIEWED By <br />Grant Application for Archaeological Dig at Bailey Point <br />Suzanne Fischer, Community <br />Operations and Development <br />Director <br />REVIEWED BY <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve the request to apply for a grant to the Minnesota Historical Society for funding to <br />conduct an archeological survey of Bailey Point. <br />The purchase of the Bailey Point property was made possible through a Minnesota DNR Natural and <br />Scenic Area Grant approved on November 22, 2012. As part of the grant agreement, the city is required <br />to conduct an archeological survey prior to the final reimbursement of the grant funds for the acquisition. <br />The city will engage a professional archeologist and interested volunteers to complete the survey project. <br />The project will be conducted to meet the standards of the Minnesota State Historical Preservation <br />Office. Public participation will be encouraged using the very successful methods used by St. Cloud State <br />University in the past. Volunteers will be paired with professional staff and encouraged to participate in <br />all aspects of the field work. Daily tours will be given for interested individuals. Staff expects that the <br />survey will take approximately two weeks, preferably during the month of June, in conjunction with Art <br />Soup. <br />Staff is recommending that the funding for this required archeological project be paid for with a grant <br />through the Minnesota Historical Society. Community support is a requirement of the grant process and <br />the initial step is for the City Council to approve this request for action. The Park and Recreation <br />Commission recommended approval of the request at their January 9, 2013, meeting, and the Heritage <br />Preservation Commission recommended approval of the request at their January 17, 2013, meeting. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />P 0 W E R E 0 0 y <br />N:\Public Bodies \City Council \Council RCA \Agenda Packet \01 -22- 2013 \RFA archeaological survey of bailey point - <br />CC.docs <br />