Item 10 -Historic Property Preservation Agreements for Various Properties

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HRCA No. 2025-02, HRC No. 2025-02, HPPA No. 2025-03— Freund House (1001 North Olive Street) June 4, 2025 Page 5 value, resulting in tax savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include: • Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood • A mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation • Incentives for potential buyers to purchase historic structures • Discouraging inappropriate alterations to the property The property has no identified unauthorized modifications. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement subject to a completion of future improvements as described in an attached Work Plan. Overall, future improvements (Work Plan) proposed by the homeowner during the initial ten years of the Mills Act Agreement include the following: exterior painting, landscaping, and general maintenance. Staff suggests adding the following items to the Work Plan: 1) remove non -compatible wooden garage gate and wooden pedestrian door at the rear yard along the west facade; 2) repair west facade exterior stairs at entrance to 1001 North Olive Street through concrete repair/replacement and new paint; 3) assess front porch floor at entrance to 1001 North Olive Street and repair as needed; 4) replace rear yard porch steps (between residence and detached garage at 1001 North Olive Street) with historically -compatible material; 5) conceal, relocate, or remove wire cover along east facade of 915 W Tenth Street and assess all exposed pipes and wires throughout the property and conceal, relocate, or remove as need; and 6) replace two (2) metal -frame windows at rear doors (each located at the rear entrance of each unit) with wood -frame window. Planning Division staff will ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property's character -defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. As part of the Mills Act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including, but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character -defining features, landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement to enable the Mills Act. Public Notification The subject site is located within the Washington Square Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public