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Planning and Building Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pb <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />February 15, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Historic Property Preservation Agreements <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the attached Mills Act agreements <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 />Caroline La and Colin <br />Donnelly 2021-20 2383 North Flower <br />Street <br />6:0:0:3 <br />(Frazier, McLoughlin, <br />and Shipp Absent) <br />Andrew Dawson 2021-21 2445 North Park <br />Boulevard <br />6:0:0:3 <br />(Frazier, McLoughlin, <br />and Shipp Absent) <br />Michelle Helvig 2021-22 2311 North Santiago <br />Street <br />6:0:0:3 <br />(Frazier, McLoughlin, <br />and Shipp Absent) <br />Deanna Kashani and <br />Behzad Samavati 2021-23 2397 North Flower <br />Street <br />6:0:0:3 <br />(Frazier, McLoughlin, <br />and Shipp Absent) <br />DISCUSSION <br />On November 4, 2021, the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) recommended that <br />the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the above-referenced Mills Act <br />agreements with the identified property owners for historic structure(s) in the City, subject <br />to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />This action allows for the approval of a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills <br />Act contract) which provides a property tax reduction whereby property owners agree to <br />reinvest the tax savings towards the maintenance of the historic property. Additionally, <br />the agreement prevents inappropriate alterations to the protected historic structure(s).