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<br />Meeting of the Elk River <br />Heritage Preservation Commission <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />Thursday, November 21, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Chair Lance Lindberg, Commissioners Linda Campbell, Jayne Dietz, Zachary Griffiths, and <br />Gavin Tuckey <br /> <br />Members Absent: None <br /> <br />Council Liaison: Councilmember Cory Grupa <br /> <br />Staff Present: Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission <br />was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Lindberg. <br /> <br />2. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> <br /> Chair Lindberg led the commission in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />3. Consider Agenda <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Dietz and seconded by Commissioner Griffiths to approve the November <br />21, 2024, Heritage Preservation Commission agenda. <br /> <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />4. Consider Minutes <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Griffiths and seconded by Commissioner Tuckey to approve the <br />September 26, 2024, Heritage Preservation minutes. <br /> <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />5.1 Historic Interpretive Site <br /> <br />Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report and asked the commissioners for ideas and thoughts on what they <br />would like to see for the water tower site. This information could then be detailed in the RFP. <br /> <br />Commissioner Campbell felt it would be important to have some sort of site that could be interpretive, <br />interactive, and include text, maps, and pictures. She thought it should be durable to withstand weather. <br /> <br />Chair Lindberg suggested the history focus on the impetus for building the water tower in the first place, <br />which was to provide drinking water and help fight the numerous fires. <br /> <br />The commission discussed displaying a map of the area at the time the water tower was constructed. <br />Commissioner Griffiths suggested the Sherburne History Center as a resource for images to see if they can <br />obtain pictures of the tower under construction. Chair Lindberg wondered if insurance maps would provide <br />