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One major component of any proposal involving the demolition of a historic structure is <br /> the preparation of the necessary professional analysis to determine if a specific <br /> structure meets the criteria for protected status. Currently, when the need for such <br /> analysis arises, the project applicant is required to hire a City-approved expert to <br /> complete this analysis. The cost is usually about $5,000 and often can take 30 to <br /> 45 days to complete. The Task Force has concluded that completing a survey of all of <br /> the older homes in the Downtown to predetermine if this status would be a significant <br /> saving for applicants in terms of both time and money. Such a comprehensive survey <br /> would benefit from economies of scale and could be completed for approximately <br /> $100,000. <br /> 6. Incentives for Historic Preservation. The Downtown Specific Plan currently <br /> suggests that the City encourage participation in the Federal Historic <br /> Preservation Tax Certification Program to assist in the funding of historic <br /> preservation projects. However, such a program requires the creation of a <br /> National Register Historic District in Downtown Pleasanton, a proposal that is <br /> probably not consistent with current community desires or realistic in terms of the <br /> level of historic resources present in Pleasanton. Alternatively, the Task Force <br /> suggests that the City pursue establishment of a Mills Act Program, which could <br /> be accomplished with the creation of a local Historic District or an adopted <br /> inventory of historic resources. The program involves contracts between the City <br /> and the property owner whereby an agreed-upon list of preservation activities are <br /> agreed to in exchange for a reduction on the City's share of local property tax. <br /> ALTERNATIVES <br /> The City Council may want to consider alternatives to pursuing the entire package of <br /> efforts identified by the Task Force. While the potential combinations of various <br /> programs are extensive, the following is an attempt to group combinations of actions <br /> together that represent different levels of effort that make sense together. These <br /> Alternatives are listed in order of increasing levels of effort. <br /> Level 1. Implement basic improvements only (i.e., definition of demolition, clarify <br /> existing policies and guidelines, provide process flow chart). <br /> This approach would not add any significant new standards or regulations but would <br /> clarify the policies and regulations that already exist. <br /> Level 2. Partial implementation of Task Force recommendations (i.e., definition of <br /> demolition, design review for first-floor residential for historic buildings, clarify <br /> existing policies and guidelines, provide process flow chart, complete <br /> comprehensive historic resource survey). <br /> This would update the City's package of Historic Preservation policies and regulations <br /> and address some of the Task Force's concerns without creating a Historic District, new <br /> local standards of significance, or providing the Mills Act incentive. It would result in <br /> Page 8 of 10 <br />
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