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City Council Meeting Minutes April 18, 2017 Page 3 of 12 City Manager Fleming stated staff is working on getting the historic assessments completed for the Miner's Cabins and are currently waiting to get the owner's consent to perform the assessments. REGULAR BUSINESS HISTORIC CONTEXT REPORT RFP moved from consent agenda Director Zuccaro stated this item is a request to approve the Request for Proposal for the historic context report project. The project is an action item in the recently approved Historic Preservation Master Plan. It would create historic context reports for resident, commercial, and agricultural and mining areas of town. This is included in the 2017 budget but the purchasing policies state that the RFP needs to be approved by Council. Councilmember Loo stated she doesn't understand what the final reports will give the City and what the City will do with the information. Director Zuccaro stated these are comprehensive reports detailing the history of each of these three elements in town. They will be used as the City implements the Preservation Master Plan and buildings are Iandmarked. This report will inform how those properties are preserved and/or designated to better understand Louisville's history. Mayor Muckle noted these types of reports are best practices in historic preservation programs as a way to catalog buildings and historic elements in town. Councilmember Loo stated this is a great deal of money. She asked if the project was bid out or if this is sole source. Planner Trice stated five bids were received and this one was chosen by a committee as the best vendor. Councilmember Loo stated she doesn't see the value in the project. Councilmember Loo moved to approve the request for proposal; Mayor Muckle seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Motion passed 5-1: Yes: Mayor Muckle, Mayor Pro Tem Lipton, Council Member Stolzmann, Council Member Keany, Council Member Maloney: No: Council Member Loo; Absent: Council Member Leh. APPOINTMENTS TO THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mayor Muckle stated the Council interviewed 16 applicants for the Committee and thanked everyone for their interest in serving. It was a difficult decision as there were an overabundance of talented people. He recommended the following appointees noting this group represents a variety of sectors of the community and bring a wealth of business knowledge to the committee.