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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving 2022 Annual Certified Local Government Report including 2023 Work Plan RESOLUTION NO. 23-045 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE WORK PLAN FOR 2023 AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2022 CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG)REPORT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, under the Certified Local Government (CLG) Agreement with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), local governments and their Historic Preservation Commissions(HPC's)are responsible for submitting an annual report documenting the City's and Commission's preservation work during the previous calendar year. The report documents that the City has met the requirements of the CLG program and is in good standing. The report also includes a Work Plan for 2023; and, WHEREAS, SHPO requires that a Historic Preservation Commission(HPC)representative provide details of the HPC's 2022 accomplishments and the Work Plan for 2023 to the City Council, followed by the Mayor acknowledging completion of this requirement; and, WHEREAS,the Ames HPC met on November 14 and December 12,2022,to develop and approve the 2023 Work Plan, based upon the Ames Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan Goals and Objectives (updated in 2021). The HPC documented its accomplishments for 2022 at its meeting on January 9, 2023; and, WHEREAS,the portion of the CLG Report that addresses the accomplishments, successes, and challenges of the previous calendar year(2022)included a primary discussion topic for success and challenges as the work related to the Historic Resource Survey for the Chautauqua Park — Ridgewood Neighborhood,partially funded by a$14,000 state grant.The project included research and neighborhood outreach along with preparation and submittal of the survey for state approval; and, WHEREAS, the conclusion of staff and the HPC was that the historic resource survey project itself was valuable to the understanding of the neighborhood's history and that of the City's history.However,it was also concluded that any future grant application would need to have better administrative understanding of the City as the grant recipient and to approach the work differently than to rely on HPC volunteers as project lead, student interns employed by the City, and staff, and, WHEREAS, with approval of the CLG report by the City Council, a work plan will be approved for the HPC during the upcoming year. The Work Plan does not include any requests for funding beyond the annual $2,000 appropriation for awards, outreach, and education; and, WHEREAS,Notable new initiatives for the 2023 Work Plan include: • Follow-up on the Chautauqua Park — Ridgewood Intensive Survey. Determine if the neighborhood supports a National Register nomination and/or a Local Historic District overlay. Pursue grant funding for preparation of a nomination to the National Register, if supported by the neighborhood and City Council • Distribute educational materials to Old Town property owners and residents on preserving and improving historic properties • Collaborate with the Ames History Museum and Ames Chamber of Commerce to host a community"history" event during Historic Preservation Month • Participate in the City's Climate Action Plan by providing comments on the role of Historic Preservation actions to support energy savings and renewal as part of the City's Climate Action Plan NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the 2022 accomplishments of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Work Plan for 2023 as described in the 2022 Certified Local Government (CLG) Report are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24th day of January, 2023. W- / ze 5::::� Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 241h day of January, 2023.