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Mr. Dolan continued with the third objective which deals with what is supposed to be done with new buildings. He indicated that this should be of interest to the Commission, considering a recent application it discussed: buildings and modifications to existing heritage buildings and heritage neighborhoods He indicated that there are degrees to this and requires levels of interpretation that people do not agree on, particularly on a project-by-project basis. Mr. Dolan indicated that last objective is one that the City has not necessarily done: implement a comprehensive system of incentives to assist in the preservation of the He noted that this is brought up in different places and has an entire section on it, which he will address later on in this presentation. Mr. Dolan stated that the next section of the DTSP introduc Policies and Programs. He noted that the policies and programs, adopted as part of the Plan and listed as 1 through 10 on pages 67 and 68, are lumped together in this section, and the problem is to determine which of them are policies and which are programs. He indicated that these are two different things and explained that a program is something that is permitted, an action that is taken proactively; while a policy is the guiding statement of what is supposed to be done in a certain circumstance. He noted that the final sentence in the introductory paragraph on page 67, is also problematic in the sense that it does not specifically state whether it means these items will be dealt with in the future or these items will take effect upon adoption of the Plan. He indicated that his interpretation is that these are in effect right now, except for those items that staff is clearly tasked to do but has not yet done. Mr. Dolan then proceeded to address the ten items: 1. Documenting buildings older than 50 years. This is a commitment to have some kind of documentation, list, or inventory of what the buildings are, starting with those that are older than 50 years. Mr. Dolan stated that this does not necessarily make a judgment; it just suggests a commitment to keeping things current because as soon as a building turns 50 years, it is eligible to be on the State Register. 2. Engaging professional assistance. This identifies which standards to use when determining whether or not something is significant. The City is required to complete a Survey Form 523 of the State of California Parks and Recreation to develop and document a statement of historic significance prior to the issuance of demolition permits for any historic resource older than 50 years, and to evaluate these properties using the State of California criteria for California Register of Historic Resources. PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, March 9, 2011 Page 6 of 24