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• Item 1 6.1. City of Elk River MEMORANDUM TO: Housing and Redevelopment Authority FROM: Stephen Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator S�Z DATE: September 24, 2001 SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) for Historic Study of Downtown Area Attached to this memo is a RFP to conduct the following historical research in the downtown area: • ➢ Context Study-The context study will identify the historical themes significant to the heritage and development of Elk River. This study,which is city wide,acts as a framework that will be used to help determine the historic significance of particular buildings and places within the city. ➢ Phase 1 Historic Survey - The RFP includes conducting a Phase 1 survey of the entire Downtown Redevelopment Study Area. This is a fairly quick survey that will place the structures downtown into one of two categories, non-significant or potentially significant. The basis used to determine the significance of the buildings include: the historic contexts identified in the context study,the eight criteria for rezoning property to"Heritage Preservation Overlay Zoning District"found in the city's Ordinance and the four criteria for determining eligibility for the National Register. Buildings that are less than fifty years old or that have not retained their original integrity are immediately placed on the "non-significant" list. The remaining buildings will require a more in depth evaluation to determine if they should be deemed significant to Elk River's history. ➢ Phase 2 Evaluation-The RFP requests a budget and scope of work to conduct a Phase 2 evaluation for up to ten buildings. This is the more in depth evaluation pointed out in the previous paragraph. Details like who built the building,when was it built and for what purpose was it built are thoroughly researched during a Phase 2 evaluation.