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Home My WebLink About55A - RESO - HISTORIC PROPERTY FEEREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: AUGUST 4, 2015 TITLE: HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT FEE REDUCTION AND PRIVATE PARTY NOMINATION TO SANTA ANA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES FEE WAIVER {STRATEGIC PLAN CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on I" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution extending the reduction of Historic Property Preservation Agreement fees and waiver of fees for private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for an additional two years. 101&l[97 :3 Lai 3x-10111 Cis3 *Yd63JiIJ]I&'Mmtyme d1*11I On April 2, 2015, the Historic Resources Commission recommended by a vote of 8:0 that the City Council authorize the reduction of fees for Historic Property Preservation Agreement (also known as Mills Act Agreement) by 50 percent and waive the fee for private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for an additional two years. In 2009, the City Council adopted a 100 percent full cost recovery policy for fees. This resulted in a fee of almost $9,000 to designate a property to the city's historical register and to obtain a Mills Act Agreement to allow a property tax incentive. In September 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014 -050 to temporarily reduce fees for a Historic Property Preservation Agreement by 50 percent, or $2,011.23, and waived the $5,015.05 fee for private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The fee amendments were approved for a period of one year and were intended to encourage and promote historic preservation. Since the beginning of the historic preservation program, the City has processed an average of ten applications per year. However, with the fee reduction, over 40 applications were processed in 2014. 55A -1 Mills Act Fee Waiver Extension August 4, 2015 Page 2 Language within Resolution No. 2014 -50 provides the City Council with the option to extend the fee waiver for up to two years. Due to the success and increased participation in the Historic Preservation Program, staff is recommending that the City Council affirm the recommendation of the Historic Resources Commission and extend the fee waiver program for two additional years. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods). FISCAL IMPACT Based upon an average of thirteen Historic Property Preservation Agreements approved per year over the past 15 years the program has been in place, the contracts will reduce the property tax revenue to the City by an estimated $4,500 to $23,400 annually over the next ten years. ..- ,,..,� j ^."snE' X8^'4 ✓ °.^g,'�..... Hassan HagV6ni, AfCP Executive Director Planning & Building Agency HS:rb hslhistoric info1072315 HRMFeewaiver.cc APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: �4 \C�C�K•�,�Si s7 ��1�. Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance & Management Services Agency 55A -2 LS 7.15.15 RESOLUTION N0, 2015- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF A WAIVER OF THE APPLICATION FEE FOR THE PRIVATE PARTY NOMINATIONS OF PROPERTIES TO THE SANTA ANA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES AND MODIFICATION OF MILLS ACT AGREEMENT FEES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. In March 2009, the City Council adopted a 100% full recovery policy for fees. This resulted in a fee of almost $9,000 to designate a property to the City's historical register and to obtain a Mills Act Agreement to allow a property tax incentive. B. In September of 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014 -50 to temporarily reduce fees for a Historic Property Preservation Agreement by 50 %, or $2,011.23, and waived the $5,015.05 fee for private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The fee amendments were approved for a period of one (1) year and were intended to encourage and promote historic preservation. Since the beginning of the historic preservation program, the City has processed an average of ten (10) applications per year, However, with the fee reduction, over forty (40) applications were processed in 2014. C. Language within Resolution No. 2014 -50 provides the City Council with the option to extend the fee waiver for up to two (2) additional years. Due to the success and increased participation in the Historic Preservation Program, staff is recommending that the City Council affirm the recommendation of the Historic Resources Commission and extend the fee waiver program for two (2) additional years. Section 2. The City Council hereby extends the waiver of the full amount of the new application fee for the private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for the additional two -year period commencing upon the date of adoption of this Resolution. Additionally, the City Council hereby extends the Resolution No, 2015 -XXX Page 1 of 2 55A -3 reduction of the fee to enter into a Mills Act Agreement by 50% for an additional two (2) year period commencing upon the date of adoption of this Resolution. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this day of 2015. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney Lisa Storck Assistant City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY 1, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached Resolution No. 2015- to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , 2015, and that said resolution was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 55A -4 Resolution No. 2015 -XXX Page 2 of 2