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i���*�A� �a <br /> � '� t°� �^� , 880."dV'tain MH'("f r ti� r, "off��:�:�03� t 'fil00000 o oiwmnmuuuHmmmwnnwioiiwwmniw000w�mmo 0000000000000000000000000000iurnmoi i <br /> �mmuu�mm <br /> September 7, 2017 <br /> Memo to Council <br /> Re. Historical Artifacts <br /> You are aware that the Dupre family has supplied the City with numerous historical <br /> artifacts. The city applied for and received approval of a grant to assist in administering a <br /> historic preservation effort. While some expenses have been incurred,no funds have yet <br /> been drawn from the grant. <br /> The Dupre family brought in a pt/agreement that would allow them to withdraw <br /> items from the collection up to three generations forward up to 2117. With the very <br /> small staff, I wonder if the city has the capacity to preserve,monitor, store and display <br /> these artifacts,much less to be able to assure that an item can be produced for <br /> withdrawal,perhaps decades into the future. I recommend that the receipt agreement not <br /> be approved in the present form. While the items are historically important,there are no <br /> items that would be considered extremely rare and high value. If the family wants a <br /> window of time to change their minds on any of the donated items,the time should be <br /> limited to a few years,no more than five to ten years. <br /> I have asked the Anoka County Historical Society if they would consider holding this <br /> collection for Centerville until the city has a place to display them. While the time is <br /> uncertain,they have better capacity to preserve the items and may have the capability to <br /> display some of the items in the meantime. <br /> Dallas Larson, Interim Administrator <br />