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Planning and Building Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/planning-and-building <br />Item # 19 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 18, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Approval of a Historic Property Preservation Agreement <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Historic Property Preservation Agreement <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the attached Mills Act Agreement <br />with the below-referenced property owners for the identified structure(s), subject to non- <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />Property Owner(s) <br />Historic Property <br />Preservation <br />Agreement No. <br />Address/House Vote by HRC <br />Brian and Krystle <br />Newquist 2023-01 2311 N. Benton Way 8:1:0:0 (Murashie <br />dissented) <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 2, 2023, the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) recommended that the <br />City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the following Mills Act agreement <br />with the identified property owners for historic structure(s) in the City, subject to non- <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney: Historic <br />Preservation Agreement Number No. 2023-01. This action allows for the approval of a <br />Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract), which provides a <br />property tax reduction whereby property owners agree to reinvest the tax savings <br />towards the maintenance of the historic property. Additionally, the agreement prevents <br />inappropriate alterations to the protected historic structure(s). <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project is <br />exempt from further review. The following Categorical Exemption will be filed for this <br />project: <br />•ER No. 2023-10 (2311 N. Benton Way)