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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 17, 2022 Page 4of5 miner's cabin and thinks they would run into the same situation if this was re- located. She does not think HPC resources should be applied to this structure. There is a lot of history for this structure but the fact that no one has been able to live in it is concerning. Dunlap says one condition is if this is in a reasonable condition. The burned floor joist does not seem reasonable to him. Keller says he lives in a historic home off Jefferson. Seeing the condition of this home, the only options are demolition or moving it but it would be a lot of money to move it. One option would be to move the front fagade but the cost could still be too great. Haley asks staff how much it cost to move the miner's cabin. Zuccaro says it was in the $30,000440,000 range. Haley asks if this would be too large to store on city property until we had a place for it. Zuccaro says yes, we would need to have a place to store it ahead of time. It is easier now to store structures because it does not need to stay in old town. Dunlap says with the fire damage and lack of destination for it, we should probably remove the stay. Haley says she greatly appreciates the public input but she thinks we have other homes that are similar to these miner's cabins and those are in better condition. She does not think this should be salvaged or moved with the current fire damage. Keller says it is a difficult decision but he agrees that the condition is too poor. Haley moves and Keller seconds a motion to release the stay on the demolition of the structure at 555 County Road. Motion passes unanimously by a roll call vote. Items from Staff Brackett Hogstad gives the commissioners updates from the subcommittee. She introduces to the commission our certified local government coordinator (CLG) with History Colorado, Lindsey Flewelling. Flewelling gives an overview of what she does and what History Colorado is. Every four years, a city will go through a review, which is why she is present at this meeting. She gives a review of the money and grants allocated to preservation. She explains that local landmarks are eligible for tax credits, which is a great benefit for the program and the minimum spend is only $5,000 for rehabilitation of a structure. Haley asks if that is applied only once. Flewelling says for residential, it is $50,000 over ten years. For commercial, the tax credits are up to $3,000,000 for the total project. Flewelling says we also get access to Compass, which is their property database. We also provide technical preservation support. She then tells the commission what a CLG does and what their responsibility is.