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