10.B.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 09/20/2016
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2016-33: An ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, amending qualifications for members who serve on the Heritage Preservation Commission, by amending Title II, Boards and Commissions, Chapter 2-19, Heritage Preservation Commission; providing for severability, repeal of conflicting ordinances, and establishing an effective date.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Read Ordinance No. 2016-33 by title only for the final time
2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2016-33 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Ordinance No. 2016-33
2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2016-33 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Ordinance No. 2016-33
Executive Summary:
In January 2016, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2015-22 that eliminated the specialty appointments of the Heritage Preservation Commission. Since that time, staff has discovered that by eliminating these specialty designations it puts the City's status as a Certified Local Government with the State Historic Preservation Office at risk. The City of Flagstaff currently has an agreement with the State Historic Preservation Office that designates Flagstaff as a Certified Local Government. Per that agreement, the composition of the Heritage Preservation Commission and the qualifications of the members must be specified by ordinance.
The agreement reads, “The Commission must...be composed of at least five members, all of whom have a demonstrated interest, experience, or knowledge in at least one of the following: history, architectural history, architecture, historic interiors, historic architecture, planning, archeology, historic archeology, real estate, historic preservation law or other historic preservation related field. To the extent available in the community, at least two professionals from the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archeology, or related historic preservation disciplines such as cultural geography or cultural anthropology must be members of the Commission....”
In an effort to maintain the City's designation as a Certified Local Government, staff is requesting that the Heritage Preservation Commission ordinance be returned to its original form, specifying certain requirements for the makeup of the members.
The current make-up of the commission is in compliance with the agreement. There are currently three At-Large members, two Historic Property Owners, and two Professional members, both in archeology. A table of the current commission is included below.
Being a Certified Local Government entitles the City of Flagstaff to access to certain funding mechanisms reserved for Certified Local Governments; provides that the City of Flagstaff is a participant in Federal and State preservation activities, specifically including National Register of Historic Places processes; and allows the City of Flagstaff to access the technical assistance and training from the State Historic Preservation Office.
Historic Preservation Fund Grants provide for preservation activities such as surveys, inventories, stabilization, documentation, National Register nominations, rehabilitation, and planning. Participation in Federal and State preservation activities includes formal recognition of local preservation expertise and review of federal and state actions that may affect historic and archeological properties. In addition to technical assistance and training from the State Historic Preservation Office, Certified Local Governments provide federal and state entities with local perspectives, including through participation in statewide planning for preservation and development.
The City of Flagstaff has used the Heritage Funds for a number of projects including trial work, parks projects, heritage preservation activities, and to host the State Heritage Preservation Conference. Being recognized as having credible expertise in heritage preservation, the City of Flagstaff has been allowed to proceed with various federally funded Housing Program projects being reviewed by our Historic Preservation Officer instead of the State Historic Preservation Officer. The City has produced, in house, Section 106 documentation for various City projects, some of which include Housing Program projects that cannot be locally reviewed, the Train Station, the US Forest Service Permit for the Inner Basin Water System, and several projects at the USGS Campus.
The City of Flagstaff has been consulted on National Register of Historic Places determinations by the State Historic Preservation Office. This has included assisting citizens in getting properties nominated, keeping properties on the register, and getting the property tax credit. Having access to the technical advice of the State Historic Preservation Office has been a day-to-day tool used in the development of the Zoning Code, determinations associated with Cultural Resource Studies, context studies, and for specific projects such as maintaining Two Spot (the Train) and preserving the Train Station.
The agreement reads, “The Commission must...be composed of at least five members, all of whom have a demonstrated interest, experience, or knowledge in at least one of the following: history, architectural history, architecture, historic interiors, historic architecture, planning, archeology, historic archeology, real estate, historic preservation law or other historic preservation related field. To the extent available in the community, at least two professionals from the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archeology, or related historic preservation disciplines such as cultural geography or cultural anthropology must be members of the Commission....”
In an effort to maintain the City's designation as a Certified Local Government, staff is requesting that the Heritage Preservation Commission ordinance be returned to its original form, specifying certain requirements for the makeup of the members.
The current make-up of the commission is in compliance with the agreement. There are currently three At-Large members, two Historic Property Owners, and two Professional members, both in archeology. A table of the current commission is included below.
| Name | Specialty Designation |
| Kurt Brydenthal | At-Large |
| Lynne Corbin | Historic Property Owner |
| Jonathan Day | Historic Property Owner |
| Josh Edwards | Archeology Professional |
| Jerry McLaughlin | At-Large / Historic Property Owner |
| Philip Scandura | At-Large |
| Charlie Webber | Archeology Professional |
Being a Certified Local Government entitles the City of Flagstaff to access to certain funding mechanisms reserved for Certified Local Governments; provides that the City of Flagstaff is a participant in Federal and State preservation activities, specifically including National Register of Historic Places processes; and allows the City of Flagstaff to access the technical assistance and training from the State Historic Preservation Office.
Historic Preservation Fund Grants provide for preservation activities such as surveys, inventories, stabilization, documentation, National Register nominations, rehabilitation, and planning. Participation in Federal and State preservation activities includes formal recognition of local preservation expertise and review of federal and state actions that may affect historic and archeological properties. In addition to technical assistance and training from the State Historic Preservation Office, Certified Local Governments provide federal and state entities with local perspectives, including through participation in statewide planning for preservation and development.
The City of Flagstaff has used the Heritage Funds for a number of projects including trial work, parks projects, heritage preservation activities, and to host the State Heritage Preservation Conference. Being recognized as having credible expertise in heritage preservation, the City of Flagstaff has been allowed to proceed with various federally funded Housing Program projects being reviewed by our Historic Preservation Officer instead of the State Historic Preservation Officer. The City has produced, in house, Section 106 documentation for various City projects, some of which include Housing Program projects that cannot be locally reviewed, the Train Station, the US Forest Service Permit for the Inner Basin Water System, and several projects at the USGS Campus.
The City of Flagstaff has been consulted on National Register of Historic Places determinations by the State Historic Preservation Office. This has included assisting citizens in getting properties nominated, keeping properties on the register, and getting the property tax credit. Having access to the technical advice of the State Historic Preservation Office has been a day-to-day tool used in the development of the Zoning Code, determinations associated with Cultural Resource Studies, context studies, and for specific projects such as maintaining Two Spot (the Train) and preserving the Train Station.
Financial Impact:
None.
Connection to Council Goal and/or Regional Plan:
None.
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
On January 5, 2016 the City Council adopted Ordinance 2015-22 that eliminated the specialty appointments associated with the Heritage Preservation Commission. First reading of this ordinance was held on September 6, 2016; the ordinance has been updated with the changes requested by Council.
Options and Alternatives:
1) Adopt ordinance, as written, reinstating the specialty appointments associated with the Heritage Preservation Commission.
2) Amend ordinance to make changes.
3) Not adopt ordinance, maintaining current process and potentially losing the Certified Local Government designation from the State Historic Preservation Office.
2) Amend ordinance to make changes.
3) Not adopt ordinance, maintaining current process and potentially losing the Certified Local Government designation from the State Historic Preservation Office.
Community Involvement:
Inform