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MINUTES OF THE ELK RIVER <br /> 411) HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br /> Thursday,April 19,2012 <br /> HPC Members present: Chair Lance Lindberg,Debra Mortensen,and Joshua Fox <br /> HPC Members absent: Stephen Rohlf <br /> Staff Present: Environmental Administrator,Rebecca Haug <br /> Environmental Technician,Nicki Blake-Bradley <br /> Others Present: Michael Brubaker,Sherburne History Center <br /> Fern Larson <br /> Eileen Stambaugh <br /> 1) Meeting called to Order: <br /> Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission was called to order at 6:02 p.m.by Chair Lindberg. <br /> 2) Oath of Office <br /> Commissioner Rohlf was not present to be sworn in.His oath of office will be administered in May. <br /> 3) Consider April 19,2012 HPC Agenda: <br /> Ms.Haug requested the addition of one item under Other:Update on HRA parking lot <br /> • MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER FOX AND SECOND BY <br /> COMMISSIONER MORTENSEN.ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. <br /> 4) Elections <br /> MOTION TO RE-ELECT THE STANDING CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR BY <br /> COMMISSIONER FOX AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MORTENSEN. ALL IN <br /> FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. <br /> 5) Consider February 162012 HPC Minutes: <br /> MOTION TO APPROVE THE February 16,2012 MINUTES BY COMMISSIONER <br /> MORTENSEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FOX. ALL IN FAVOR MOTION <br /> CARRIED. <br /> 6.1 Water Tower <br /> On March 27th,Nicki,Josh,Alexa and Rebecca attended the State Review Board's meeting for <br /> SHPO to support the nomination of the Jackson Street water tower to the National Register.It was <br /> unanimously supported by the board.All that wrote letters were thanked(Lance,Mayor,Preservation <br /> Alliance of MN,Josh,and Michael).The National Register people now have around 60 days to make <br /> a final determination. <br /> Rebecca stated that the HPC needs to figure out fund raising now.The HPC can be a 501c-3. <br /> Sherburne History Center will not be able to administer the account for us.Discussion followed <br /> regarding using other City accounts,but general consensus is to have a dedicated account for the <br /> HPC(such as "Friends of the Water Tower"). <br /> 411 <br />