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City Council Meeting Minutes April 2,2013. Page 6 of 21 felt landmarking consummates his pledge. He noted the 900 block of LaFarge contains seven other home similarly scaled and landmarking preserves the fabric of the block. Mayor Muckle requested public comment and hearing none, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Council member Keany moved to approve Resolution No. 16, Series 2013, seconded by Council member Loo. Roll call vote was taken. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION — RECOMMENDATION REGARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR HISTORIC GRAIN ELEVATOR Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Economic Development Director DeJong provided a brief history of the Historic Grain elevator. In January 2012 the owners of the Grain Elevator applied for a demolition permit. In April 2012, in an effort to save the Grain Elevator, the City issued a request for proposals to form a private/public partnership with the City contributing funding to help purchase the property, landmark the Grain Elevator, restore the building and redevelop the property. In August of 2012, the Council approved a rehabilitation grant program agreement with Amterre and also approved Ordinance 1618, providing funding from the Historic Preservation Fund for the grant program agreement. Shortly thereafter, a referendum petition on Ordinance 1618 was filed. As a result of the uncertainty created by the referendum, Amterre advised the City it wanted to assign the purchase contract for the Grain Elevator property to the City as permitted by the grant program agreement. On August 21, 2012 the City Council approved Resolution 57, Series 2012 to accept transfer of Amterre's purchase contract. Council also approved Ordinance 1622 to provide the funding for acquisition, stabilization, rehabilitation, and redevelopment of the property. The City purchased the property in November 2012. A second RFP was issued to seek a development partner for the property. Staff reviewed the proposals received in response to the City's RPF for a partner to redevelop the Historic Grain Elevator. The RFP included language about types of incentives available for the redevelopment. Staff hoped identifying such incentives would encourage new proposals because it provided more certainty than the previous RFP and showed the City's commitment to complete the project. The City received two proposals; one from Hartronft Associates of Louisville and one from Olde Town Group, LLC of Arvada. The Hartronft Associates proposal offered development services to guide the City to: 1)Analyze alternative solutions and financial models; 2) Stabilize the Grain Elevator