TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Presentation of Mills Act Pilot Program to Provide Incentives for Preserving Historical Resources and Sample Resolution (Community Development Director Thompson).
PROVIDE DIRECTION AND APPROPRIATE $50,000 FROM UNRESERVED FUNDS TO HIRE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTANT
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Recommened Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider the information in this report, including the attached sample Resolution (Attachment 1) for a two-year Mills Act Pilot Program, and provide direction. If the Council is supportive then staff will initiate the public input process to obtain comments from community stakeholders, such as the School District, County, Library and residents, and initiate the Request for Proposal process to retain the services of a historic preservation consultant. Staff will then return at a future date with this information, and the Council can then determine the direction to take with the Mills Act, which could include: 1) continued services from the historic preservation consultant, 2) options for additional Planning staff support and funding, 3) a fee resolution to establish a Culturally Significant Landmark application fee and Mills Act application fee, and 4) amendments to the Culturally Significant Landmark Ordinance, Chapter 10.86 of the MBMC.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Adoption of a Mills Act Pilot Program will require additional staff time and resources, as well as the services of a historic preservation consultant. We estimate that administration of the program will require one half-time Planner plus support staff, which is estimated to cost up to $60,000 annually. Additionally, the services of a qualified historic p...
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