60D - RECEIVE AND FILE HISTORIC RESOURCES POLICIES

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: APRIL 7, 2020 TITLE: RECEIVE AND FILE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION MEMORANDUM ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING HISTORIC RESOURCES POLICIES AND REGULATIONS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO COMMISSION AND STAFF CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: _••e• W ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 111 Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO /s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive and file the Historic Resources Commission memorandum outlining recommendations to the City Council and provide directions to Commission and staff. DISCUSSION At a special Historic Resources Commission meeting on February 6, 2020, the Historic Resources Commission by a vote of 6:0 (Murashie and Schaefer absent) directed staff to submit a memorandum to the City Council for review and consideration (Exhibit 1). The Historic Resources Commission (HRC) conducted workshops with Planning and Building Agency staff in July and October of 2019 and discussed issues the HRC desires to advise and make recommendations to the City Council, to enhance historic resource preservation within the City. The recommendations by the HRC address the following topics: Historic Resources Commission powers and duties; historic application fees; historically sensitive neighborhoods; historic resources protection and enforcement; and preservation of historic trees. Some of the issues discussed are procedural and administrative in nature and can be addressed by the Commission and staff. However, the policy topics outlined in Exhibit 1 require direction and feedback from the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Exhibit: 1.. Historic Resources Commission Memorandum 60D-1