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4. Should Design Review authority apply to the first floor of single-family homes? The Council did not support a change to require Design Review for modifications to the first floor(i.e., 10 ft. or below in height) of single-family homes and the Task Force's draft amendments do not include this requirement. However, the Task Force does support further discussion of this issue in the future. S. Should the existing historic preservation and design policies and guidelines be clarified in the Downtown Specific Plan and Downtown Design Guidelines? The Council agreed that the documents should be clarified to be clear and consistent. The Task Force's recommendation includes changes to make the documents clear and consistent. 6. Should process flow charts be created to help inform applicants of the various steps and decision points that are involved? The Council agreed that process flow charts be created and the Task Force supported the flow charts provided by staff(Exhibit H). The flow charts will be integrated into a new public informational guide explaining the City's historic preservation policies and regulations, submittal requirements, and processes. The informational guide will be completed by staff after the Council takes action on the proposed draft amendments. 7. Should a comprehensive resource survey be completed? The Council supported completing a professional comprehensive resource survey of the older structures Downtown to determine which structures are considered historic resources. Because the criteria to analyze whether a structure is historic or not first need to be determined (i.e., whether to continue to rely on the State's criteria or create a local standard for residential resources such as proposed by the Task Force), the survey will be conducted after the Council takes action on the proposed draft amendments. 8. Should a Mills Act Program be implemented? The Council did not support implementing a Mills Act Program and the Task Force's draft amendments do not include a provision to implement such a program. 9. Other direction provided by the City Council Councilmember Brown had mentioned her desire to see the use of story poles with any expansion of home Downtown subject to Design Review and to ensure that there are policies in place to prevent older homes from being demolished by neglect. These items are addressed in the Task Force's recommendations. P13-2446/P13-4447/P13-4448 Page - 4- November 13, 2013