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MEMORANDUM www.santa- To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Date: December 6, 2022 From: Historic Resources Commission Subject: HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK PROGRAM 2022-2023 On April 7, 2020, planning staff presented a memorandum outlining a list of historic resources recommendations for City Council consideration. The City Council held a discussion and directed staff to return within 90 days and present a course of action for each Historic Resources Commission (HRC) recommendation based on Council's input. On July 7, 2020, planning staff returned to the City Council and presented the implementation recommendations. After consideration, the City Council authorized staff to implement several of the recommendations, as outlined below: Item Status Immediate Measures Amend Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to provide the HRC the authority to impose reasonable project approval conditions Completed; Amendment to SAMC Chapter 30-6 Historically Sensitive Area (HSA) additions and/or demolitions to be flagged by staff Completed HRC Meeting Frequency from quarterly to six meetings a year Completed HRC Application fees, reduce to $500 (historic listing) and $2,500 (Mills Act) Completed Mid -Term Measures Adopt Historic Preservation Element Completed (adopted April 2022) Tree Preservation Ordinance To be completed Comprehensive Update to Existing Design Guidelines Affecting Historic Properties To be completed Long -Term Measures Establishing a local district designation program To be completed as part of comprehensive Chapter 30 update The above -listed actions from 2020 established a formal process for communication between the HRC and City Council through the memorandum. With that in mind, the HRC conducted follow up workshops with PBA staff in March and May 2022 to discuss a subsequent City Council 6-3 12/6/2022