1. Alternative Dakota County Historical Society Sites Discussion
Steven C Mielke
Director – Physical Development Division
September 10, 2019 GGP Meeting

2. GGP Direction July 23, 2019 GGP Meeting:
Identify alternative location options to move DCHS Museum (Lawshe) and report back to the Board at the September GGP meeting.

3. Staff Identified Considerations
Located in a historically significant building or a location that already attracts visitors
Has adequate bus and vehicle parking
Location provides the opportunity for visitors to visit the museum or interacts as a part of other site attractions
Museum components:
Display Area
Storage Area
Research/Meeting room(s)
Administrative Offices and Miscellaneous Spaces
Question: Do all functions need to be at the same site (i.e. storage off-site)?

4. Western Service Center Addition

5. Dakota County Fairgrounds

6. Lebanon Hills Regional Park

7. Assumed Building Costs (land costs not included)
To build a comparably sized stand-alone facility: $9.M to 10.M
(19,000 sq. ft. on one level with adequate parking)
2. To build a smaller 10,000 sq. ft. facility :
$4.7M to 5.2M;
(maybe less if part of larger building expansion. i.e. a WSC expansion project)

8. County Contributions to Historical Society Operations
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
County Population
357,851
105,970
428,558
1,261,104
552,232
141,111
261,512
County Funding
$152,000
$250,000
$132,185
$237,436
$88,000
$140,000 $0
Funding Per Resident
$0.43
$2.36
$0.31
$0.18
$0.16
$0.96
$0.00
Organizational Budget
$285,000
$500,000
$385,000
$537,957
$1,600,000
$172,000
$160,000
% of Budget
53%
50%
34%
44% 6%
81% 0%
Note: Additional in-kind support provided by some counties and cities.

9. Questions/Discussion

10. WSC Addition from 2018 County-wide Space Study