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LS 7.15.15 <br />RESOLUTION N0, 2015- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF A <br />WAIVER OF THE APPLICATION FEE FOR THE PRIVATE <br />PARTY NOMINATIONS OF PROPERTIES TO THE SANTA <br />ANA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES AND <br />MODIFICATION OF MILLS ACT AGREEMENT FEES <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. In March 2009, the City Council adopted a 100% full recovery policy for <br />fees. This resulted in a fee of almost $9,000 to designate a property to the <br />City's historical register and to obtain a Mills Act Agreement to allow a <br />property tax incentive. <br />B. In September of 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014 -50 to <br />temporarily reduce fees for a Historic Property Preservation Agreement by <br />50 %, or $2,011.23, and waived the $5,015.05 fee for private party <br />nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties. The fee amendments were approved for a period of one (1) <br />year and were intended to encourage and promote historic preservation. <br />Since the beginning of the historic preservation program, the City has <br />processed an average of ten (10) applications per year, However, with <br />the fee reduction, over forty (40) applications were processed in 2014. <br />C. Language within Resolution No. 2014 -50 provides the City Council with <br />the option to extend the fee waiver for up to two (2) additional years. Due <br />to the success and increased participation in the Historic Preservation <br />Program, staff is recommending that the City Council affirm the <br />recommendation of the Historic Resources Commission and extend the <br />fee waiver program for two (2) additional years. <br />Section 2. The City Council hereby extends the waiver of the full amount of the <br />new application fee for the private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana <br />Register of Historical Properties for the additional two -year period commencing upon the <br />date of adoption of this Resolution. Additionally, the City Council hereby extends the <br />Resolution No, 2015 -XXX <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />55A -3 <br />