12-12-2002 HPC MIN MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER
HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2002
Members Present: Cliff Lundberg, Cindy Olson, Jim Nord, and Jeff Gongoll
Members Absent: Kurt Kragness, Bud Houlton and Pat Dwyer
Staff Present: Stephen Rohlf
1. Call Meeting to Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the Elk River
Heritage Preservation Commission was called to order at 6:35 p.m.
2. Consider 12/12/02 Agenda
COMMISSIONER GONGOLL MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
COMMISSIONER LUNBERG SECONDED THE MOTION. THE
MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
3. Consider 11/19/02 Minutes
411 COMMISSIONER LUNDBERG MOVED TO APPROVE THE 11/19/02
MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. COMMISSIONER OLSON SECONDED
THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
4. Consider Items on Planning Commission 11/26/02 Agenda
The Commission reviewed the items on the 11/26/02 Planning Commission
agenda and felt there were no conflicts or issues regarding the preservation of the
city's heritage.
5. Discuss Recommendation on Historic Significance of Downtown Area
The Commission reviewed their recommendation regarding the historic
significance of the Downtown area for consistency with revisions made at their
October meeting and authorized the final draft to be presented to the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority.
6. Develop Regarding Oral Interviews and Inventorying in 2003 and Discuss
Grant Opportunities
Stephen Rohlf informed the Commission that the city's budget contained $5,000
for both oral interviews and inventorying. He further discussed his meeting with
the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), who felt there wasn't enough
money in the city's budget to do both of these tasks. The Commission decided to
wk.
heed SHPO's advice and only apply for grant money to conduct the inventorying
and try to accomplish some oral interviews using HPC members as the
interviewers.
7. Other Business
No other business was presented.
8. Discuss Items to be on January 9th Agenda
It was decided that a regular meeting of the Elk River Heritage Preservation
Commission would not be held due to the scheduled joint meeting with the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority on January 27th
9. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting of the Elk River HPC was adjourned
at 8:30 p.m.
•