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N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Heritage Preservation\HPC\Agendas & Packets\2017\10-19- <br />2017\Staff Memo - 10-19-2017.docx <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Heritage Preservation Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br /> <br />DATE: October 16, 2017 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Regular Meeting of the Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission <br />_________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />This is a brief discussion of the meeting on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Elk <br />River City Hall. The agenda is included with this memo. <br /> <br />General Business <br />5.1 Heritage Preservation Conference Recap <br />Commissioner Mortensen and Planner BrieAnna Simon will provide a summary of the <br />seminars and events they attended during this year’s conference. <br /> <br /> 5.2 Jackson Street Water Tower <br />Since the last meeting staff spoke with a number of companies seeking a consulting firm to <br />prepare the architectural plans and studies needed to move the restoration process <br />forward. Staff received an estimate from Kodet Architectural Services, and used that <br />estimate to apply for a grant to fund the approximately $8,000 cost to prepare the <br />drawings. If successful, the process will begin in January. The next step in the process will <br />be to apply for a grant in May 2018 to fund the actual restoration work. Unfortunately it <br />appears the previous estimate of $85k to restore the tower was inaccurate, and Kodet has <br />provided a cost closer to $300k for a complete project. <br /> <br />5.3 2017/2018 Guided Historic Walk Tours <br />Commissioner Lindberg provided two guided walking tours during before the Thursday <br />concerts in downtown. After the first tour a full-page write-up of the appeared in the Star <br />News, and a second one was scheduled. Staff will discuss tour dates for 2018, and work <br />with the Parks and Recreation Department to add them to their promotional materials for <br />next years concert series. <br /> <br />5.4 New Website – Web based Historic Walking Tour <br />Staff will provide an overview of the new city website and provide examples of how the <br />walking tour page will appear on the site. <br /> <br /> <br />