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TO: Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation
FROM: John M. Burbank, Senior Planner
DATE: July 8, 2016
RE: Cottage Grove Fire Department History
Introduction
The Planning Committee for the new Central Fire Station that will be located on 80th Street has
identified that a desired component of the new facility would be a display case containing artifacts,
photographs, and information on the history of the Cottage Grove Fire Department.
Discussion
The ACHP has been charged with the task of coordinating this effort and has been asked to estab-
lish a policy related to the creation of the display. After adoption by the City Council, this policy
would then be utilized as the request is put out to the general public for the solicitation of items
related to the Cottage Grove Fire Department History Display.
The original discussion by the Fire Station Planning Committee resulted in several points related
to the project. They are as follows:
• Define desired items
• Define desired information
• Define acceptable item criteria
• Define material judging criteria
• Define transfer of ownership to City language
• Define donation recognition/credit protocol
• Define any other desired historic components in relation to Cottage Grove history
The Station Planning Committee also suggested that an additional facet of the project could be the
creation of a time capsule related to the Fire Department's past and present. It is expected that this
task would have similar policy criteria established. The City completed a time capsule project in
2012 for the new City Hall. The ACHP should discuss the time capsule policy.
Recommendation
It is requested that the ACHP discuss the aforementioned and provide recommendations to staff
for the creation of the requested policies.