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<br /> <br />City of EII< River Item Number <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 3.7.* <br />Agenda Section I Meeting Date Prepared by <br />COllsent June 5, 2006 Rebecca Hallg, EllvirOlUnel1tal.i~dtlUn <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Resolution .i~ckno\vledging Contributions to City of Elk River <br />for .L\rcllaeological Dig <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The City of Elk River, on bellalf of tlle Heritage Preservatiol1 Comrnission (HPC), applied for a grant in <br />tlle amount of $15,150 from tile State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) to continue tlle <br />archaeological \vork at tlle Hoebellleinrich property off T\vin Lake. TIle graIlt \vas denied becatlse tlle <br />\vork is not a prograln acti\lity eligible for Historic Preset"vatian Fund (HPF) grant assistance tluougll tlle <br />Certified Local Goverrunent (CLG) grant prograln. Tile reasoning for clle denial is because \vork \vas <br />done at tllls site in 2005 and tlle grant does not allo\v for furtller teStlllg at tlle saine site, <br /> <br />Discussion <br />i\pproxllnately 200 llldividuals attended last year's excavation, \Vitll llulf spellding at least 4 110urs getting <br />llands-oll experience. TIle project \vas offered to .volunteers for t\vo consecutive \veekends. The City <br />\vas able to receive donations from area businesses for food and beverages. Tile llldividuals \'lere slu\7eyed <br />ta determine if tllere \vas enougll interest to pursue anotller project in 2006. TIle ov.el\\rllehning response <br />\vas to continue tlle \\Tork in 2006. Tile HPC and St. Cloud State University (SCS"LT) believe tills is a <br />public educational opportunity rarely matched in tile State and believe tius \'lork to be v.aluable to tile <br />cOilUllUnity and sllould be continued. <br /> <br />TIle HPC, along \Vitil St. Cloud State University (SCSU), discussed pooling tlleir n.lonies togetller to <br />continue tlle \vork. TIle HPC Ilas $5,000 budgeted for tllls \vark and SCSlJ \Villlnatcll tile $5,000. Dr. <br />Rotllaus is \Villlllg to donate his titne, \vhicll is \Vortll $50/110ur. Tllere is still a need for additional paid <br />arcllaeologists to continue tllls \vork. Once tlle \vork is completed, additional tUne and m01ley are spent <br />on reporting tile data, soil testing, dating the lnaterials found, etc. TIle $10,000 does not allo\v for tlle <br />\vork to be adequately completed nor does it allo\v 1nany opportunities for dle \7olunteers to receive <br />llands-on experience. i\ fe\v businesses, Eagles (a resolution \vas pre\7iously approv"ed), First Natiollal <br />Bank, tlle Bank of Elk Ri\Ter, Elk Ri\Ter Landfill, and \:val-l.vfart, I1av.e been contacted and l1av.e donated <br />1110ney to contitllle tlle \'lork.. \\1itll tllese donations, tlle HPC \vill be able to continue tlle arcllaeological <br />\'lork. \Yle \vill be continuing to solicit donations ta aIlo\v for additional \'lark to be con.lpleted. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />$5,000 out of tlle HPC budget, staff time <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Resolution and _Appendi-x ..t\ <br /> <br />C:\Documents and Settings\tallard\Local Settings\ Temporary Internet Files\OLKI:;'\REQUEST COUNCIL ~'\CTION-resolution for 2006 dig,doc <br />