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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes July 17, 2017 Page 8of11 a historic building. Cabin #2 being located at Highway 42 and Pine Street would not have to be finished in any way, just stabilized. It would be much cheaper. It would only be as an entry post for the City, something that designates Louisville's history. You don't have to walk up to it. It would be like a sign that says "This is Louisville". UIm says I agree with everything. The one thing I'd like to say about the entry statement is I'm in favor of it, but at the same time, I'd like to make sure it isn't just an old cabin sitting there and ignored. We need to be careful about landscape design, lighting design at night so it is still an entry statement, and make sure we take care of tiny details. Those two locations are probably the best. I would hate to see them move away from Downtown. Dickinson says John Breaux Park is incredibly close to the current location. I was on the railroad tracks recently and noticed they are 100 yards from the park. It is cool to have it close to its original site. It is disappointing to separate them, but in reality, it was four cabins originally. It is great to have a multiple use option and have one cabin very accessible on Front Street and one a showcase on Pine Street. I don't like the Main Street location and strongly oppose it. It is far away and people won't notice them. As a private citizen, I would assume they are on private property and would not be allowed to view them up close. I hope CC keeps the cabins in John Breaux Park and at the Highway 42 and Pine Street intersection. Fahey says the HPC should comment on whether they should be moved to Public Works in the interim. I think once the cabins are on a trailer, we can move them to the adjoining lot and hold them. We would not need to store them at Public Works. The owner of the adjoining lot has offered to do that. Dickinson says I don't think we have discussed interim storage. We have locations we like and I see no advantage in storing the cabins. I worry the cabins will be moved and forgotten. It could be ten years before they are placed. I would discourage the delay. Cyndi Thomas asks Trice if Staff has another place where they could be located if the tax is extended. Trice says there had been discussions about the Community Garden, the golf course, and areas outside of the funding area. None of them were ever seriously considered because CC wants to keep them in an area where they could use the HPF. Cyndi Thomas says I agree with everything said. I think these are two great locations. I think it is important to highlight Cabin #2 at Highway 42 and the surrounding area to insure it is a focal point. The focus could be on the exterior and interior of Cabin #1. Fahey says can we make it clear to CC that once the cabins are moved and stabilized, the interior rehabilitation does not have to happen immediately. If we wait for more preservation funds to rehab the inside, it is okay. At least the cabins would be in the right place. When this was first brought up to the HPC, there were several people from the public who spoke about volunteering to move the cabins, store them temporarily until the sites were ready, and do the rehabilitation. It sounds to me like there was a lot of public interest in accomplishing this. Trice says in the Revolving Fund Program (RFP) in which proposals are due Thursday, CC did add an alternate option for proposals using volunteers. It was incorporated into the RFP. UIm asks if the RFP includes salvage of the fence out front and salvage of materials off the other building. Trice says it did not specifically but Staff is still working with the property owner. Koertje says this discussion has changed my mind. Initially, I liked Option #2 because it kept the cabins together and it didn't suffer from complications at the other sites. I think I have changed my mind. It is troubling that the adjoining property owners next to John Breaux Park do not want Cabin #1 there, based on their comments. I know they can't stop it, but they have expressed some opposition. We don't know what will happen to the Highway 42 site when it expands. Will it impact it? I think Ms. Morgan was eloquent in her comments about explaining the vision for these cabins, even separately. I will be in favor of Option 1.