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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 8 of 18 Option 1: Miner's Field Selvoski presented a mockup of how the cabins could be positioned at the field. Pros of this location include the ability to co -locate the cabins and to the original location, safer pedestrian access, avoids majority of utility and drainage conflicts, cheaper option, and no easement impacts. Cons include that it requires the removal or movement of trees and there is more grading to meet ADA requirements. Option 2: Highway 42 and Pine/Miner's Field Selvoski presented the second option, where one would be at Highway 42 and the other at Miner's Field. Pros include less grading and offers prominent visual placement. Cons include that any future roadwork could change the work at Highway 42, it is $25-30,000 more expensive to locate at two sites, and there is some loss of historic connection to each other and to their original locations. Also, there would be easement, utility, and sewer issues with this option. Selvoski stated that the next steps for the Miners Cabins include review by Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board and the final determination will be made by City Council, on the docket for the March 5th meeting. Staff recommends option 1, since the pros outweigh the cons in that situation. Chuck Thomas asked if the restrictions on Miner's Field would preclude placing the cabins there since it the cabins were not recreational. Zuccaro replied that there was a deed restriction from its original donation. Staff reviewed the deed and did not find that it would violate the deed. The deed required that the area be used for activities, not baseball specifically. Haley asked for additional questions of staff. Seeing none, she invited the architect for the site plan to present. Melonie Short, 726 South Glencoe Street in Denver, stated that she did not have additional comments. Chuck Thomas asked if Short agreed that option 1 was the preferable option. Short did support option 1. As a historic preservationist, she thought that keeping them together told a better story and emphasized that people used to live in the cabins rather than letting them become a decontextualized symbol. Haley asked for public comment. Jean Morgan, 1131 Spruce in Louisville, supported option 1. She was interested in the Highway 42 as a statement location, but she thought a restored coal cart and a mule would be a better option there. She thought putting them together at the field was a