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Protection Agency to help fund the remediation of the source area, once its nature and extent are determined. The grant application to the EPA was for a Brownfield Cleanup Grant of $200,000 that would partially fund the remediation of the chlorinated solvent source area located in the southwest corner of the Oliver site. The City met with the Oliver Gang, the local chapter of the HPOCA, in late 2001 to discuss the potential for locating an agricultural museum in the #2 Forge Shop. The City was open to the idea of a non - profit reuse of the buildings, despite their desire to relocate a taxable business into the facility. The City decided to work with the HPOCA and its local chapter to determine the feasibility of reusing the #2 Forge Shop as a museum. The City and the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (HLFI) hired Arsee Engineers, Inc. to conduct a feasibility study of the reuse potential of the #2 Forge Shop in February 2002 for John Oxian, President of the Historic Preservation Commission. The text portion of the study is attached to this memo. The repair estimates range from $1.4 million to $2.2 million to stabilize the structure, up to $6.5 million for total rehabilitation. Upon receipt of the study, the City realized that the buildings reuse potential was minimal. During this time period, in discussions with Historic Preservation Commission President John Oxian, the City stated its intention to preserve the former Oliver boilerhouse and smokestack. The City had originally hoped to preserve the #2 Forge Shop for use as home of a relocated business from the area. When the cost estimates for renovation of that structure were determined, the City looked to the former Oliver boilerhouse and smokestack for preservation and rehabilitation. The City hired Lehman & Lehman, Inc. to prepare conceptual drawings of the boilerhouse as a site for an Oliver museum. However, the HPOCA/Oliver Gang expressed their disinterest in the boilerhouse as a site for their museum. The City then began discussions in early 2003 with Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc. to renovate the boilerhouse and relocate their business to the site. Discussions continued with the HPOCA and Oliver Gang through March, 2003. At a meeting on March 8, 2003 attended by the Museum Committee of the Oliver Gang, Todd Zeiger of HLFI, John Oxian of the HPC, Ron Radecki, and Andy Laurent of the City, the issue of developing a museum at the Oliver Site was discussed in detail. All parties agreed to several conditions proposed by the City based on the time line for redevelopment of the majority of the Oliver site. On April 7, 2003, I sent a letter to Terry Allen, President of the HPOCA (copied to Todd Zeiger and John Oxian) outlining the terms that the group had agreed to at the meeting. That letter is attached to this memo. The group was given until September 2, 2003 to make a development proposal to the Redevelopment Commission. The group was given over a year (until March 31, 2004) to conduct aesthetic renovation and structural stabilization work to the #2 Forge Shop. The City agreed to contribute $150,000 as gap financing for the project, and if no action had been taken by the HPOCA/Oliver Gang by December 1, 2003 the City would move forward to gain SHPO approval to demolish the buildings due to the prohibitive costs associated with renovating the structures. H \Studebaker- Oliver`Oltver Plow \Yorks \HPC Forge 2 memo wpd What We Do Today Makes A Difference!