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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWestphal Request for Tax Abatement for Historic PreservationCommission Memorandum Memorandum edited on February 5, 2008 REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor & City Commission FROM: The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board Courtney Kramer, Assistant Planner for Historic Preservation & Staff Liaison to the BHPAB SUBJECT: Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request MEETING DATE: Monday, February 11, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: The BHPAB voted 9-0 to recommend Approval of the Westphal request for tax abatement for historic preservation at their January 31, 2008 meeting. BACKGROUND: In January of 2007 Ms. Westphal expressed interest in tax abatement for historic preservation, for the recently completed project at her home, 519 South Tracy Avenue. The project received a Certificate of Appropriateness in July of 2006 from the City of Bozeman Department of Planning and Community Development. Both the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board and Staff were aware that such a state statute and commission resolution existed, and spent the spring of 2007 researching the statute and resolution and their intents. Ms. Westphal submitted a formal application on December 31, 2007, which was reviewed by the BHPAB on January 31, 2008 who has made a recommendation to the City Commission, who is the final authority on this matter. UNRESOLVED ISSUES: Staff is unaware of any unresolved issues regarding the Westphal Tax Abatement at this time. Staff is looking forward to working with the City Commission to streamline the Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation program in the near future. FISCAL EFFECTS: In 2005, before alteration, the property at 519 South Tracy Avenue was assessed $3,335.72 in Total Taxable Value. Under state statute the tax abatement offers to pause taxes paid on mills levied for local government and schools. The 2006 tax assessment- paid in 2007- was completed when the structure was gutted as a part of construction. Thus Staff is unable to estimate the amount of increase the City Commission will be abating. State statute does cap the abatement at 100% of the increase, thus the most the City of Bozeman can pause is $3,335.72. It should be noted that at this time neither the state statute or commission resolution discuss monetary amounts or financial need as a qualification and the state appraiser has final say in the actual dollar amount of the abatement. ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. CONTACT: Please email Courtney Kramer at ckramer@bozeman.net if you have any questions prior to the public meeting. APPROVED BY: Andrew Epple, Planning Director Chris Kukulski, City Manager 121 CITY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request Item: Application for Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation, for the project completed at 519 South Tracy Avenue. Said property is zoned as “R-1” (Residential Single Household, Low Density District) and is located within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District and the South Tracy/ South Black Historic District. Owner/Applicant: Pamela Westphal, 519 South Tracy Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715 Date & Time: City Commission Hearing: Monday, February 11, 2008 in the Community Room of the Gallatin County Courthouse, 311 West Main Street, Bozeman, MT 59715 Report By: Courtney Kramer, Assistant Planner and Staff Liaison to the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board Recommendation: The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board voted 9-0 (unanimously) to recommend approval of the Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation at the January 31, 2008 meeting of the BHPAB. PROJECT LOCATION The subject property is located at 519 South Tracy Avenue and is legally described as Lots 8, 9, & 10, Block 10, Fairview Addition, City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. The property is zoned “R-1” (Residential Single Household, Low Density District) and located within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District and the South Tracy/ South Black Historic District. Please refer to the vicinity map on the following page. Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 1 122 PROPOSAL & BACKGROUND Ms. Westphal is applying for property tax abatement under Part 16 of Montana Annotated Code, 15-24-1601, which provides legislation and guidance for the administration of a property tax abatement program for the restoration, rehabilitation, expansion and new construction of certified residential and commercial properties located within national register historic districts and properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The City of Bozeman further authorized tax abatement for historic preservation on December 4, 1989 in Commission Resolution Number 2766, when the Commission “determines that it is in the public’s interest to encourage the rehabilitation, restoration or expansion of certified historic, commercial and residential properties or new construction that meets design review criteria compatible with an historic district…” The State Statute and Commission Resolution allow the local governing body to approve a tax abatement limited to 100% of the increase in taxable value caused by the rehabilitation, restoration, expansion or new construction for a period of five years. In July of 2006 Ms. Westphal received a Certificate of Appropriateness to allow the following alterations at 519 South Tracy Avenue: 1) 26’ x 13 ½’ one-story addition with a full basement on the north elevation, 2) replacement and addition of windows on the south elevation, 3) replacement and addition of windows on the west elevation, 4) two covered back porches on the west elevation and 5) related site improvements. Planner Allyson Bristor’s COA memo is included as an addendum to this Staff Report. The proposed project was approved and carried out pursuant to the City of Bozeman’s Certificate of Appropriateness standards. As Ms. Westphal is seeking tax abatement Staff and the BHPAB has used additional review criteria provided by the Secretary of the Interior and used in the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program to review and evaluate the requested tax abatement. Ms. Westphal initially expressed interest in utilizing the program in January of 2007 after completing rehabilitation and expansion of her residence at 519 South Tracy Avenue. The program has been infrequently used in the last 18 years and an application and review process did not exist in January. Planning Staff and the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 2 123 spent the spring months of 2007 researching and struggling to understand Bozeman and the State of Montana’s tax abatement for historic preservation program. After prodding from Brian Gallik, of Goetz, Gallik & Baldwin law firm, and on the advice of Tim Cooper, City of Bozeman Attorney, and the BHPAB Planning and Policy Subcommittee worked on creating an application checklist for Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation. On October 25, 2007 Courtney Kramer, Staff Liaison to the BHPAB, under direction of Tim Cooper, mailed Mr. Delaney and Ms. Indreland a letter requesting more information in order to review the project and notifying the applicants of the scheduling for the abatement request’s review. The materials requested reflected specific considerations of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program and Application. On December 31, 2007 Ms. Westphal submitted a formal application for tax abatement for historic preservation to the City of Bozeman’s Department of Planning and Community Service. Courtney Kramer emailed the application materials to the BHPAB members, who formally reviewed the project at their January 31, 2008 meeting. After a short discussion the BHPAB voted 9-0 (unanimously) to recommend the City Commission approve Ms. Westphal’s request for Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation. Minutes from the January 31, 2008 meeting will be adopted at the February meeting of the BHPAB, Courtney Kramer’s notes from the meeting are included with this Staff Report in their place. ZONING DESIGNATION & LAND USE The subject property is zoned R-1 (Residential Single-Household, Low Density District). As stated in the Bozeman Unified Development Ordinance, the intent of the R-1 residential district is to provide for single-household residential development, and to provide for such community facilities and services that serve the area’s residents while respecting the residential character of the area. The development proposal is in conformance with the Bozeman 2020 Community Plan including the “Residential” land use designation. The requested tax abatement would have no effect on planning or zoning designations. REVIEW CRITERIA & FINDINGS: As Commission Resolution No. 2766 cites the state statute and its use of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards as criteria, staff and the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board has used those documents to evaluate this application: State Statute, 2005 MCA Part 16 “Historic Properties” 15-24-1601: 15-24-1602. Definitions. “Rehabilitation” means the process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those features of a property that are significant to its historical, architectural, and cultural values. “Restoration” means the process of accurately recovering the form, details, and setting of a property as it appeared when it was originally built or constructed by removing later work or replacing missing earlier work. The rehabilitation at 519 South Tracy Avenue incorporated elements of restoration as well. The front (east) wall of the building was found to be structurally insufficient and was stabilized during the work (restoration). An addition to the north enabled a first floor master bedroom (rehabilitation) while not compromising the property’s elevations along the north and south Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 3 124 streetscapes. 15-24-1604. Eligibility. A property that meets the design review criteria in 15-24-1605 is eligible for the property tax abatement if it is: 1. Located within the boundaries of a national register historic district and contributes to a district, as determined by the state historic preservation office; 2. A newly constructed property within the boundaries of a national register historic district that meets design review criteria as being architecturally compatible with the historic district, as determined by the local review board or the state historic preservation office; or 3. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places. The property at 519 South Tracy Avenue is listed as “contributing” to the South Tracy/ South Black National Register Historic District. Preservation Staff believes the alterations will not “de- list” the building as contributing to a district. 15-24-1605. Responsibilities of local governing bodies- local review board- design review process. (1) A local governing body that approves the tax benefit may designate a local review board to establish an application and review process to certify eligible properties. The review process must include design review criteria based on the secretary of the interior’s standards for preservation projects or other standards approved by the state historic preservation office. (2) The board shall include: (a) at least three members with professional expertise in history, planning, archaeology, architectural historic, historic archaeology or another historic preservation-related discipline; (b) at least one architect; and (c) up to two members of the general public. (3) The board shall determine whether a property is eligible under 15-24-10604 and is qualified for tax abatement. The board shall approve or deny an application for the tax abatement and report its recommendation to the local governing body. Please see below for itemized response. (1) The secretary of the interior’s standards for preservation projects: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation: As stated in the definition, the treatment "rehabilitation" assumes that at least some repair or alteration of the historic building will be needed in order to provide for an efficient contemporary use; however, these repairs and alterations must not damage or destroy materials, features or finishes that are important in defining the building's historic character. Exterior additions that duplicate the form, material, and detailing of the structure to the extent that they compromise the historic character of the structure will fail to meet the Standards. The Standards (Department of Interior regulations, 36 CFR 67) pertain to historic buildings of all materials, construction types, sizes, and occupancy and encompass the exterior and the interior, related landscape features and the building's site and environment as well as attached, adjacent, or related new construction. The Standards are to be applied to specific rehabilitation projects in a reasonable manner, taking into consideration economic and technical feasibility. 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 4 125 The property at 519 South Tracy Avenue was built in 1911 as a single family residence and continues to function as such 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. The property’s Craftsman characteristics were retained in the rehabilitation and restoration. Original siding was retained and preserved where possible and new siding matched the historic material. While many of the exterior windows, which had been replaced in the 1970’s, were again replaced with more appropriate double hung windows, the historic windows along Tracy Avenue were preserved. The small additions did not detract from the historic character while Ms. Westphal’s decision to retain and rehabilitate the accessory garage further enhanced the preservation of the property’s characteristics. 3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken. A ca. 1970 sunroom addition to the south was inappropriate and this rehabilitation strove to bring the sunroom more inline with the structure’s history. The small addition to the north does not detract from the original form and function of the original building. 4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved. None of the later alterations had acquired historic significance at the time of their demolition. 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved. Rehabilitation of the structure revealed an interior fireplace flue that has been included in the interior design of the building. As before mentioned, distinctive features such as doors, windows and interior finishes were preserved if they remained in the house. 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. Please Criteria number five above. 7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 5 126 Chemical and physical treatments that would jeopardize the longevity of historic materials were avoided. 8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken. No significant archeological resources were identified or affected by the project to planning staff, the applicant, or the BHPAB’s knowledge. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. Secretary of the Interior’s standard number nine has been the source of much discussion amongst the BHPAB members and the City Commission. Staff has received confirmation from the State Historic Preservation Office instructing that the larger the addition to a historic structure, the more the addition should differentiate itself from the historic structure. Further, if an addition is relatively small in scale, it is automatically differentiated by its size and is able to be more similar in materials/design to the original structure. With this in mind, the addition made to the north elevation of the Westphal residence is in conformance with SOI Standard number nine. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. The new addition to the north is significantly to the rear of the front façade. It utilized existing openings as points of access. Although the exterior sheathing of the structure was removed to enable the addition, the essential form and integrity of the historic structure remains intact. (2) The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board currently includes (a) Mark Hufstetler, an architectural historian, Mike Neeley, an archaeologist, and Edwin Sczypinski, a former planner as its professional members. (b) Edwin Ugorowski, an architect, serves as the BHPAB’s architect, as well as Blake Maxwell, a contractor specializing in historic structures. (c) Six members of the public round out the BHPAB’s member list. (3) As part of the January 31, 2008 regularly scheduled BHPAB agenda, members of the BHPAB reviewed and 9-0 (unanimously) to recommend approval of Ms. Westphal’s request for Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation. This information is reflected in Staff Liaison Courtney Kramer’s personal notes from the meeting, and will be further reflected in the January 31, 2008 minutes to be formally adopted by the BHAPB at their February 28, 2008 meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board received no public comment on this matter. Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 6 127 RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Should the City Commission approve the Delaney tax abatement request, Staff asks that the following occur as conditions of approval: Conditions: 1. The applicant shall sign paperwork clearly stating that they understand the ramifications alterations to the house may have. Per Section 5 of the Commission Resolution: “Following certification, and during the creative tax abatement of property which is altered in any way that adversely affects those elements that qualify it as historically contributing, must be disqualified from receiving the tax abatement. If the historic property has received a tax abatement under this party is disqualified, the owner is liable for back taxes, interest and a penalty. These investments must be extended against the property in the next general real property tax roll, to be collected and distributed in the same manner as the currently assessed real property tax. The back taxes, interest and a penalty must equal the sum of the following: a. The difference in the total real property taxes due during the years the tax abatement was in effect and the total of real property taxes which would have been due had the special assessments not been in effect for those years; b. Interest on the amount calculated in subsection 2a. as the rate for delinquent property taxes provided for in 15-16-102 MCA; plus c. A penalty of 15% on the sum of subsections 2a and 2b. CONCLUSION Based on the above review criteria the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board voted to recommend approval in a 9-0 (unanimously). Staff and the BHPAB would like to thank Ms. Westphal for bringing forward an application for tax abatement for historic preservation. Without Ms. Westphal’s interest it is a program that would have likely continued to go unused. The BHPAB is actively working to refine and strengthen review criteria in order to encourage true preservation, restoration, and reconstruction of Bozeman’s historic properties. Planners Bristor and Kramer would like to thank the BHPAB members for their hard work and thoughtful consideration of the application and the precedent its approval could set, and look forward to working with the BHAPB and the City Commission to create a more structured program for Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation. Staff believes such a program is important for Bozeman’s existing historic districts and potential historic districts because it provides an incentive to go above and beyond standard Certificate of Appropriateness criteria. Encl: Applicant’s Submittal Materials Montana Annotated Code/ State Statute Commission Resolution Allyson Bristor’s Certificate of Appropriateness Memo, July 2006 Courtney Kramer’s personal notes on the Request for Tax Abatement from the January 31, 2008 BHPAB meeting CC: The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 7 128 Pamela Westphal 519 south Tracy Avenue Bozeman, MT 59715 Westphal Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation Request 8 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 City of Bozeman Planning and Community Development P.O. Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771-1230 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Pamela Westphal 519 South Tracy Avenue Bozeman, MT 59715 157 planning • zoning • subdivision review • annexation • historic preservation • housing • grant administration • neighborhood coordination CITY OF BOZEMAN DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building 20 East Olive Street P.O. Box 1230 Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 phone 406-582-2260 fax 406-582-2263 planning@bozeman.net www.bozeman.net July 5, 2006 Pamela Westphal 519 South Tracy Avenue Bozeman, MT 59715 RE: (#Z-06172 COA/ADR), Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to the following alterations at 519 South Tracy Avenue: 1) 26’ x 13 ½’ one-story addition with a full basement on the north elevation, 2) replacement and addition of windows on the south elevation, 3) replacement and addition of windows on the west elevation, 4) two covered back porches on the west elevation and 5) related site improvements. The subject property is zoned as R-1 (Residential Single-Household, Medium Density District) and is located within the South Tracy-South Black Historic District and the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. Dear Ms. Westphal: The Bozeman Department of Planning & Community Development is pleased to award conditional approval of your Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) application with no deviations, specifically requesting the following alterations at 519 South Tracy Avenue: 1) 26’ x 13 ½’ one-story addition with a full basement on the north elevation, 2) replacement and addition of windows on the south elevation, 3) replacement and addition of windows on the west elevation, 4) two covered back porches on the west elevation and 5) related site improvements. Please read the following paragraphs carefully, so that you fully understand what is required of you and what procedures follow COA approval. Be aware that you may need to submit a building permit application. To determine if this is necessary, call the Bozeman Building Department at 406-582-2375. Administrative Design Review (ADR) Staff reviewed your application materials against the Bozeman Unified Development Ordinance, as well as reviewed the appropriateness and compatibility of proposed alterations with the site and the surrounding historic neighborhood. Following review, ADR Staff forwarded a recommendation to the Planning Director, who is ultimately responsible for the final decision. As defined by Section 18.28.010 of the Bozeman Unified Development Ordinance, the intent and purpose of the Conservation Overlay District designation is “to stimulate the restoration and rehabilitation of structures, and all other elements contributing to the character and fabric of established residential neighborhoods.” However, new construction is invited and encouraged within the Conservation Overlay “provided the design of such new space enhances and contributes to the aesthetic character and function of the property and the surrounding neighborhood or area.” The existing house at 519 South Tracy Avenue stands as a contributing feature within the South Tracy-South Black Historic District. Staff finds the proposed construction as historically appropriate for the significant house. Given the general compatibility with the Secretary of Interior Standards and the Bozeman Unified Development Ordinance, this project is approved subject to the following conditions: Conditions of Approval 1. No new fence shall be built with the proposed construction. If the applicant wishes to add a new fence to the property, an amendment to this Certificate of Appropriateness must be requested, or a new Certificate of Appropriateness shall be submitted. 158 For office use only DATE OF FINAL DECISION ______________________ DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE _____________________________________ Page 2 2. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit a written narrative that explains the window materials for the new addition (aluminum clad, wood, etc.), which will be considered by Administrative Design Review Staff for final design review and approval. 3. The basement egress window wells proposed with the new addition shall not be constructed with any type of metal. 4. The top of the basement egress window wells proposed with the new addition shall be set even with the existing ground surface 5. The applicant shall obtain a building permit within one year of Certificate of Appropriateness approval, or said approval shall become null and void. Please call the Building Department at 406-582-2375 for more information on the building permit process. 6. The proposed project shall be completed as approved and conditioned in the Certificate of Appropriateness application. Any modifications to the submitted and approved application materials shall invalidate the project's legitimacy, unless the applicant submits the proposed modifications for review and approval by the Department of Planning prior to undertaking said modifications, as required by Section 18.64.110 of the Bozeman Unified Development Ordinance. Please be aware that as the applicant you must comply with all provisions of the Bozeman Municipal Code that are applicable to this project. All unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not specifically listed as conditions of approval, does not, in any way, create a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code or state law. Additionally, please be informed that ANY exterior changes to the site not specifically approved in this COA application will need to be reviewed by the Department of Planning. The only exception to this law is painting and repair. Any additional structural changes must receive approval through a supplementary application. The COA certificate (white copy) and notice (pink copy) are enclosed with this letter. Recognize that COA approval is valid for one calendar year. Additionally, understand that the pink notice must be displayed in a conspicuous location on the site while the project work is underway and after you obtain the needed building permit(s) from the Building Department. As the applicant, you have the right to appeal a COA/ADR final decision. An appeal shall be taken by filing with the Clerk of Commission a notice of intent to appeal by 5:00 pm on the fourth business day following the final decision, as well as a documented appeal and appeal fee within seven business days of the final decision. If you have any more questions, or if the Department of Planning can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at 406-582-2260. Thank you for your participation in the design review process and good luck with your project. Sincerely, Allyson C. Bristor Associate Planner Encl: COA and Notice Cc: Building Department 159 For office use only DATE OF FINAL DECISION ______________________ DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE _____________________________________ Page 3 160 Tax ID: RGH6223 Status: Current Type: RE Owner: STRICH WESTPHAL PAMELA BETH History: Year Statement # Bill Date Bill Amount Date Paid Paid Amount Notes 11/03/2007 11/03/2007 $1,272.45 $1,266.45 2007 6223 10/18/2007 $2,538.90 11/27/2006 05/29/2007 $1,670.87 $1,664.85 2006 6223 10/18/2006 $3,335.72 161 11/29/2005 05/28/2006 $1,523.85 $1,517.84 2005 6223 10/24/2005 $3,041.69 11/25/2004 05/31/2005 $1,394.01 $1,387.99 2004 6223 10/18/2004 $2,782.00 11/27/2003 03/11/2004 $1,245.46 $1,239.44 2003 6223 10/20/2003 $2,484.90 11/28/2002 05/26/2003 $1,046.81 $1,040.80 2002 6223 10/12/2002 $2,087.61 11/22/2001 05/27/2002 $952.47 $946.47 2001 6223 10/13/2001 $1,898.94 Note: Property Tax data was last updated 02/05/2008 Payments can be sent to: Gallatin County Treasurer 311 West Main, Room 210 Bozeman, MT 59715 Please direct any questions to: (406)582-3030 or treasurer@gallatin.mt.gov © 2005-2007, Computer Software Associates Inc. Version 2.3 162 January 31, 2008 BHPAB meeting notes Courtney Kramer’s personal notes To: the Bozeman City Commission for use in reviewing the Westphal request for tax abatement I. Ms. Westphal introduced the project a. Lived in the house for two years prior to beginning work. b. As they began rehabilitating the house they found the front (east) façade was destabilized and required more work than initially thought. c. The project attempted to restore as much of the original fabric of the house as possible. d. The addition was only 616 square feet in sixe e. The project required no demolition to proceed. II. BHPAB Questions: a. There were no questions from the BHPAB III. BHPAB Member Discussion a. Blake Maxwell: Approve i. He has been by the property a number of times and thinks it passes the criterion for tax abatement. b. Mike Neeley: Approve i. Thinks the project meets the criteria laid out in the statute and resolution ii. Wants to make sure the abatement is from the amount of the pre- construction tax value, not the 2006 tax value, which was taken when the house was gutted c. Ed Ugorowski: Approval i. Believes the project was successful d. Ryan Olson: Approve e. Jane Klockman: Approve f. Ed Sczypinski: Approve i. Meets all 10 Secretary of the Interior’s Standards ii. The addition does not raise the same concerns with focal points as did the previous tax abatement request. g. Mark: Approve i. More appropriate in terms of intent. ii. In the future we will use other criteria, but for this review will use the criteria that we have h. Tuli Fisher: Approve i. The project meets all 10 of the Department of the Interior’s standards and the intent IV. Ed Sczypinski motions to Approve. Ryan Olson seconds. The motion passes 9-0 1 163