Fiscal Note
FISCAL NOTE PENDING
Although the creation of this committee has no direct fiscal impact, the adopted 2017 Capital Budget for the Planning Division includes a $150,000 transfer from the General Fund for the Historic Preservation Plan (Project # 10064). The adopted 2016 Capital Budget accounts for a direct appropriation of $100,000 carried over from 2015. Although some background work for this project occurred in 2016, there were no expenditures and that amount was carried over into 2017, resulting in a total of $250,000 being available for this project in 2017.
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Creating the Historic Preservation Plan Advisory Committee to assist with the development of the Historic Preservation Plan
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WHEREAS, during the development of the Downtown Plan, several commissions stressed the need for a City Historic Preservation Plan to ensure that historic preservation remains an effective tool to preserve the City’s historic resources; and
WHEREAS, during the revision of the Landmarks Ordinance, the Ad Hoc Landmarks Ordinance Review Committee and members of the public stressed the need for a City Historic Preservation Plan to guide the preservation program; and
WHEREAS, a total of $250,000 was budgeted in 2016 and 2017 to hire consultants as needed and for expenses associated with the completion of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Purchase of Services contract with Legacy Architecture, Inc. to assist in preparing the Historic Preservation Plan and updating the Historic Preservation Ordinance for each local historic district; and
WHEREAS, the update of the Historic Preservation Ordinance is being overseen by the Common Council’s Landmarks Ordinance Review Committee which will report their recommendations to the Landmarks Commission, which will then report their recommendations to the Common Council for final action; and
WHEREAS, the collection and evaluation of historic resources data will be con...
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