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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Nlinutes November 19, 2013 Page 6 of 11 Koertje asked if rental properties could count as income producing. Lingo answered in the affirmative. Stewart stated this information is extremely important for property owners who are interested in creating a district. Fasick inquired if the State would accept the proposed district to be cut into pieces to create 100% interest. Lingo stated she believed that would work. She stated there are a lot of pieces of the Jefferson Place which could be pieced out based on the family ownership. Fasick asked if Lingo got a sense of who might be interested in creating a district. Lingo stated she only got to speak with a limited number of residents and it was hard to say. Stewart thanked Lingo for all of her hard work. He asked staff if the survey was able to be placed on the City website. Robinson stated it could be posted and a copy will be provided to the City of Louisville library. Discussion — Beth Barrett, Museum Complex Robinson introduced Beth Barrett who is interested in placing a new building at the Museum Complex. Beth Barrett, Library Director, presented her ideas for placing another building at the Museum Complex because they are running out of storage space. She stated a study from 10 years ago stated this site would be a great place for storage and meeting space. She stated they have about 5,000 historic photographs and she would like to make those photographs accessible electronically. Having more room to scan and catalog these photos would help tremendously. Barrett stated the new building must be protected from humidity and other harmful weather. She stated there also is a need for an ADA bathroom and additional staff offices. A new building will also allow us to open more of the Jacoe Store for museum displays. Barrett stated there is $30,000 to do a needs assessment to determine what is needed for this space. She stated she would like to work in concert with the HPC as the concept plans come forward. She would also appreciate some design assistance and possibly a grant for new construction. Due to the existing zoning, the project would need to be considered residential. La Grave stated he was unsure of the availability of funds for new construction. He stated Erik Hartronft mentioned using the Grain Elevator for museum expansion.