City Council Study Session Summary 2016 09 13

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City Council Study Session Summary September 13, 2016 Page 4 of 5 Council member and Historical Commission Liaison Jay Keany discussed possible next steps: o Have received approval for funding of Historical Structure Assessments (HAS) up to $6,000 each for 3 historical structures on the museum campus. This will allow the HPC to determine what these 3 facilities may be eligible for under the current grant guidelines for use of the historic preservation tax dollars. o Use of $49,000, should City Council approve in 2017 budget, for more detailed conceptual design, updated costs, revenue and expense numbers as well as polling. o Potential to include funding for Museum operations in the Historic Preservation tax extension. o Pursuit of other funding sources. o Whether a committee should be formed to discuss the range of possibilities. The Historic Preservation Tax being extended was discussed. Also mentioned was the possibility of extending the pay-off of the Library bonds to fund the capital portion of the Museum redevelopment and whether that is a good idea in light of the Recreation Center ballot question. Council member Maloney said it is important to be transparent. Council member Stolzmann said it is great to see the document and gave some suggestions such as SCFD grants. Mayor Muckle agrees with Council member Stolzmann that the Master Plan is a good document. He is appreciative of everyone coming tonight. Council member Loo likes the idea of updating the website and gave suggestions. She asked about fund raising. The Historical Commission is looking at all sorts of funding. Fund raising was discussed. Council member Lipton said the financing issue is a good topic for a budget retreat early next year. Dan Mellish said there is still a lot of outreach that needs to be done. The discussion of tourism is a good one. If Historic Preservation Committee and Historic Commission come forward with a tax extension proposal will Council consider it? Council seemed to be open to the idea of considering/discussing.