City Council Meeting Date: June 6, 2017
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Scott Tempel, City Planner
Title
Public Hearing on Changes to the Northfield Historic District.
Body
Action Requested:
Staff requests the City Council hold a public hearing on proposed changes to the Northfield Historic District and provide direction on future actions.
Summary Report:
In February of 2015, the Northfield Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) applied for grant funds from the State Historic Society to update the survey of the Northfield Historic District. The grant request was to update survey information for all buildings in the Historic District and to evaluate the buildings in the adjacent commercial area to see if others could be included in the district or if an additional district could be created.
The State Historic Society awarded a $12,000 Certified Local Government (CLG) grant to the City of Northfield in 2015. The total estimated project cost was $20,000 so the HPC applied for an additional $8,000 from the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant program. The HPC was not successful with this application, so the HPC requested additional funds from the General Fund. At the December 8, 2015 City Council meeting, the City Council approved the use of $8,000 from the Community Development Department's Planning Division budget for 2016 in order to move the project forward.
A request for proposals (RFP) for consultant services was issued on January 6, 2016 and five proposals were received. The proposals were reviewed by a subcommittee of the HPC and the contract was awarded to Landscape Research in February of 2016. Landscape Research began the survey work in March of 2016. The survey work continued throughout the summer of 2016 and the consultant provided several updates to the HPC. The consultants completed the survey at the end of 2016 and provided a final report at the March 2017 HPC meeting.
The HPC reviewed the ...
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