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City Council Meeting Minutes May 1,2018 Page 6 of 13 Deb Fahey, 1118 West Enclave Circle, stated the HPC was very clear that they want one of the cabins at Highway 42 and Pine Street and one at John Breaux Park and that one be rehabilitated and open to the public. Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce Street, stated she has emailed a petition from last year asking for one cabin to go to Highway 42 and Pine and one at Miners Field. She stated if they are to be kept together, they should be at. Miners field. Highway 42 and Pine is also a good location. She noted Miners Field is close to their original location and accessible to students. Councilmember Stolzmann stated she doesn't feel there are good criteria identifying what we want in a site. She listed her criteria in her decision making: proximity to original location; ability to locate the cabins together; accessibility to view/tour the cabins; public sentiment toward a location; and cost. Her assumption is it costs more for two sites to be prepared for relocation than for one. She feels the Miners Field location meets all of these criteria. She stated going forward she is very wary of the cost and wants to keep the cost below the $250,000 price tag. Councilmember Keany stated he supports keeping the cabins together but it is not. essential. Pine and Highway 42 isn't a place people will really see it well. Breaux Park is not big enough and he would rather not disrupt the park. His first choice is Miners Field; second choice is Hutchinson and Jefferson as it is adjacent to Old Town and has ties into the Acme Mine location. Councilmember Loo stated she objects to using Miners Field as it is too cramped to host school children tours. She supports the Hutchinson location; it is next to a mine and close to an elementary school. The Arboretum would be a great way to spread around the history. Councilmember Maloney stated he likes the Pine and Highway 42 location as you get a sense of our history as you drive by. He thinks Miners field is a good location as is the arboretum. The Nawatny Greenway would be a nice mix of new and old. Councilmember Leh stated the cost is too high and we need to control that. He would like to help minimize the cost by limiting the sites for consideration. He would like to use some volunteer efforts in this project and spend less. Mayor Muckle stated Miners Field is the best site for its historic context. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton agreed Breaux Park is not appropriate. Other locations are adjacent to single family residential and he is not sure having tours there is a good idea as it impacts the neighbors. He leans towards Miners Field. The major cost is not in this site review but in the moving and rehabilitation.