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History of Home Since the house located at 5066 Irondale Road was built in 1891, staff asked the Minnesota State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO) and the Ramsey County Historical Society for information on the home. Neither had information on the house itself but the County found the following information about the area immediately surrounding the home: • The 1898 Ramsey plat map of Ramsey County shows the area as the “Ironwork Plat” of the Iron Works Land Company and contains the small division ‘Irondale’. • The home is located in one of the very first residentially platted areas in Mounds View. • The house was probably the first (or last remaining) in this original plot. Its situation on the lot indicates that it was likely built on or in an officially surveyed area. • There was a school in the platted area. As the home in question is located near a school, the new school probably stands where the old one used to stand. • The need for housing in the area was probably due to the jobs created by the railroad stockyards at Butchers Spur. The stockyards were major employers in the area along with the ice industry and brought many people into that area. After reviewing the 1958 photo of the home, SHPO does not view the home as architecturally significant. SHPO has offered to provide a general review the home (free of charge) to determine if the home holds other forms of historical significance (such as events that occurred at the home or how the home plays into the historical context of the area). Next Steps As indicated in Item 7A on tonight’s agenda, the EDA cannot proceed with this process unless the EDA’s authorizes adding this property to the “Project Plan” list of parcels (because that is a requirement of the Housing Replacement Program). If the property is added to the “Project Plan” list, the next step in this process is for the EDA to authorize an appraisal of the property. If the EDA wishes to proceed upon receipt of an appraisal, the EDA must then authorize staff to negotiate a purchase agreement with the homeowner. A purchase agreement would be contingent upon the modification of the Project Plan for the Mounds View Economic Development Project. Recommendation Staff recommends that the EDA adopt Resolution 08-EDA-250 Authorizing the Expenditures of TIF funds for the Appraisal of 5066 Irondale Road.