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REQUEST FOR HISTORIC <br />RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION <br />HSTORIC <br />DATE <br />APRIL 20, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION <br />� <br />AGREEMENT FEE REDUCTION AND PRIVATE PARTY <br />NOMINATION TO SANTA ANA REGISTER OF <br />HISTORICAL PROPERTIES FEE WAIVER <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5,2; 5,3) <br />Prepared by Hally Soboleske <br />ecutive irector <br />iIi lto]:7 relN:.". ell1 00 :YMG;i41i41�*iPPKx01 :7g0:�I <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Planning Mana er <br />Recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to extend the reduction of the fee to enter <br />into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Agreement) by 50 percent and waive the <br />application fee for the private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties for an additional two year period. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In March 2009, the City Council adopted a 100 percent full cost recovery policy for fees. This <br />resulted in a fee of almost $9,000 to designate a property to the city's historical register and to <br />obtain a Mills Act Agreement to allow a property tax incentive. <br />In September 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014 -050 to temporarily reduce fees <br />for a Historic Property Preservation Agreement by 50 percent and waive the fee for private party <br />nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The fee reduction <br />program was approved for a period of one year and was intended to encourage and promote <br />historic preservation. In August 2015, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015 -039 to extend the <br />fee reduction program until August 4, 2017. With the implementation of the fee reduction program, <br />46 applications were processed in 2014, 26 in 2015 and 29 in 2016. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and <br />environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and <br />support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods). <br />EXHIBIT A <br />55A -3 <br />