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�i <br /> City 1kof MEMORANDUM <br /> E ) •-.�� <br /> River <br /> TO: Heritage Preservation Commission <br /> FROM: Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br /> DATE: April 23, 2018 <br /> SUBJECT: Regular Meeting of the Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission <br /> This is a brief discussion of the meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at the Elk River <br /> City Hall.The agenda is included with this memo. <br /> General Business <br /> 6.1 Heritage Preservation Conference Recap <br /> Commissioner Mortensen will provide a summary of the seminars and events attended <br /> during the 2017 conference. Maintenance of Certified Local Government Statues (CLG) <br /> with the Minnesota Historical Society requires each local government unit to send at least <br /> one representative from the HPC. The conference typically occurs mid-September,and we <br /> need a volunteer to attend this year. <br /> 6.2 Jackson Street Water Tower <br /> Since the May 2017 meeting, staff spoke with a number of companies seeking a consulting <br /> firm to 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. The City of Elk River received the grant and this winter an Unmanned Aerial <br /> Vehicle (UAV) scanned of the Jackson Street Water Tower to aid in the preparation of <br /> architectural drawings and estimates. <br /> The plans and three different repair processes,with bids, are attached. <br /> Once the architectural plans and study has been completed,the next step in the process <br /> will be to apply for a grant in May 2018 to fund the actual restoration work. Unfortunately <br /> it appears the previous estimate of$85k to restore the tower was inaccurate,and Kodet <br /> has provided a cost closer to $300k for a complete project. <br /> 6.3 2018 Guided Historic Walk Tours <br /> In 2017 Commissioner Lindberg provided two guided walking tours before the Thursday <br /> concerts in downtown. After the first tour a full-page write-up of the appeared in the Star <br /> PowEREo er <br /> N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Heritage Preservation\HPC\Agendas & Packets\2018\0426-2018 A 0 0 Y <br /> SPECIAL\Staff Memo 4-26-2018.docx IV <br />