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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION <br />AGREEMENT NO. 2010-11 FOR THE <br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2003 NORTH <br />ROSS STREET <br />,- 1 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached agreement with Stephanie Colleen Stephens, property owner, for the structure located at <br />2003 North Ross Street subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION <br />Recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute <br />the attached agreement with Stephanie Colleen Stephens, property owner, for the structure located at <br />2003 North Ross Street subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney at its August 12, 2010 meeting by a vote of 5:0 (Bustamante absent). <br />DISCUSSION <br />After the public hearing on August 12, 2010, the Historic Resources Commission reviewed the <br />proposed Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) and concluded that the <br />resulting potential property tax savings would encourage the owner to reinvest the tax savings in the <br />maintenance of their historic property, and would benefit both the owner and the community (Exhibit <br />A). Additionally, the agreement prevents inappropriate alterations. <br />25B-1