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THE CITY OF 15 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON. November 18, 2014 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: UPDATE ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION TASKS AND APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,220 FOR SERVICES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PREPARATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE SURVEY SUMMARY At the January 21, 2014, City Council meeting, the Council approved amendments to the City's historic preservation policies and regulations. At that same meeting, the Council requested additional items be discussed or completed in the future, including completing a comprehensive resource survey of the older residential structures in the Downtown Specific Plan Area, possibly expanding design review authority to include the first floor of single-family homes, possibly creating a name for the package of historic preservation amendments, and possibly creating a sign program to recognize the five historic Downtown neighborhoods. RECOMMENDATION 1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Architectural Resources Group, Inc. for services related to preparation of a comprehensive resource survey, in the amount of $70,220. 2. Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding expanding design review authority to include the first floor of single-family homes, creating a name for the package of historic preservation amendments, and creating a sign program to recognize the five historic Downtown neighborhoods. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The $70,220 contract amount for the survey will be funded from the Professional Services line item in the Planning Division (Advance Planning) budget. Planning Division review and administration will be conducted by staff and is part of the Planning Division budget.