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RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -050
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING A WAIVER OF THE NEW
APPLICATION FEE FOR THE PRIVATE PARTY
NOMINATIONS OF PROPERTIES TO THE SANTA ANA
REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES AND
MODIFICATION OF MILLS ACT AGREEMENT FEES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. In March 2009, the City Council adopted a resolution that provided for a
comprehensive update of the City's development processing fees. The
new fee structure was the result of an extensive study by both City staff
and the consulting firm of MGT of America, Inc. The resulting fees were
based on 100% cost recovery of the actual cost in time and materials to
provide a given service. While the fee for Historic Property Preservation
Agreements (Mills Act) was included in this study, a fee for private party
nomination of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties
was not included and continued to be offered for free.
B. In 2010, the City Council adopted an ordinance amendment establishing a
fee for self- nominations. The decision to establish a fee for private party
nominations was based on a number of factors but primary amongst these
was the determination that the most significant properties had received
historic status and further listings of nominated properties are primarily for
the purpose of receiving the Mills Act tax reduction. The fee was
developed utilizing the same methodology used to update the other
development processing fees and was based on full cost recovery.
C. In the 13 years that the program has been in existence, through a
combination of City- initiated and private party nominated applications,
over 560 properties have been added to the Santa Ana Register of
Historic Properties.
D. Currently the fee for private party nominations of a property to the Historic
Register is $5,015.05 and the fee for a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement (Mills Act) is $3,935.87 resulting in a total cost for both of
$8,950.92.
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E. Given the concerns that the current fees are presenting a barrier to
property owners' participation in the City's Historic Preservation Program,
the Development and Transportation Council Committee requested staff to
explore options for waiving all or a portion of these fees as a way to
continue to encourage historic preservation. Based on this direction and
further analysis, staff recommends that the City Council temporarily waive
the full fee amount to list a property on the Historic Register and reduce
the fee to enter into a Mills Act Agreement by 50 %. The proposed fee
waiver would be in effect for one -year with an option for the City Council to
renew for an additional two years.
Section 2. The City Council hereby waives the full amount of the new application
fee for the private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties for a one year period commencing upon the date of adoption of this Resolution.
Additionally, the City Council hereby reduces the fee to enter into a Mills Act Agreement by
50% for a one year period commencing upon the date of adoption of this Resolution. The
City Council shall have the option to renew both the Historic Register Listing fee waiver
and the Mills Act Agreement fee reduction for an additional two years.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 2014.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Paryalho, City Attorney
Ryan O"I
Assistant
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AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna,
Sarmiento, Tinajero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2014 -050 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on September 2, 2014, and that said resolution was
published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: 9 i_ ,7 - )k// z%
Clete the Council
City of Santa Ana
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