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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 21, 2013 Page 6 of 9 Stewart recommended a short look back of maybe 5 years, including a verification process for receipts. Watson recommended 4 years and it should be the same owner. He added the average person owns a house for 7 years. La Grave stated 4 to 5 years would be his recommendation. Watson stated we also might want to consider a partial credit and not 100%, primarily because the owner chose to spend the money ahead of time. Stewart asked staff to make the modifications and bring this item back to the next meeting. Discussion Open Space Advisory Board/Presentation Open Space Advisory Board, Allison Gorsevski. She presented in regards to potential new trails, but stated the Open Space Advisory Board does not have purview over all trails in the City of Louisville. She stated the goal is to increase awareness of the current trails the City of Louisville has to connect important areas of town, such as McCaslin and Downtown, together. Ideally the trails will be designed to keep more cars off the roads. She went into details as to what different types of trails exist in town. She then brought out a hard copy map and stated she would like the board to come down and add trails where they might want to see trails. Stewart stated he was hoping future trails could be respective of the cultural resources and make sure, whenever possible, to have the trails celebrate the cultural and historic uses they pass by. Allison stated the City is currently going through a wayfinding process, so we can consider this being part of the wayfinding program. Stewart stated there will be a 5 minutes break to look at the map. Discussion Annual Goals and Budget Stewart recommended pushing this item to the end of the agenda to let the owners of the Grain Elevator make their presentation. Discussion Grain Elevator McCartney stated he was invited to tour the Grain Elevator and was amazed at how good the structure looked since they removed the debris. He stated the flooring and walls almost looked brand new. Erik Hartronft presented from a PowerPoint. He gave details of their progress to date and what their next steps would be. He showed photos of what the interior looked like before cleaning and showed what it looks like now. He stated there are certain retrofits which need to take place prior to opening this building to the public. They are hoping to open this building to tours. He added there was also grain left in the bins.