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ITEM 2
Historic Preservation Commission Development Services Memo No. 22-003
Date:
01/31/2022
To:
Historic Preservation Commission
Thru:
Derek D. Horn, Development Services Director and Historic Preservation Officer (HPO)
From:
Harley Mehlhorn, Planner
Subject:
Recommendation for Chandler to become a Certified Local Government (CLG)
Proposed Motion:
Move Historic Preservation Commission recommend City Council approve Chandler to become a Certified Local Government (CLG)
Background/Discussion
In 1980, Congress established a framework for local preservation programs through an amendment to the National Historic Preservation Act. This program recognizes political subdivisions of Arizona, such as cities and counties, which may apply to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to become Certified Local Governments (CLG's). In order to be eligible to become a CLG, a political subdivision must have an enabling historic preservation ordinance, a method of surveying historic resources and a commission capable of conduction HP business that meets at least three (3) times per year. In Fall of 2020, the City of Chandler took these steps with the Council approval of Ordinance 4936. The final remaining step to become a CLG for Chandler is to submit an application to SHPO. There is no fiscal cost associated with the CLG designation, and it offers a variety of benefits to municipalities which opt in.
CLG certification allows cities to apply for grant funding through SHPO from both State and Federal programs. Each application has an allowance of up to twenty-thousand dollars ($20,000) that may be used directly or to support historic preservation efforts. In addition to access to funding, CLG designation also allows municipalities to recommend and weigh in on State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places designation applications within its jurisdiction. Further, the CLG certification allows for cities to also weigh in more heavily on Section 106 matters, a federal act that requires projects of Federal funding to first consider the impacts on historic or archeological resources.
Finding no additional costs beyond minimal staff time investment and noted benefits, staff recommends Historic Preservation Commission recommend City Council approve Chandler to become a Certified Local Government (CLG).
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