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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11- Certified Local Gov. Grant Application with MT State Historic Preservation Office, 2011-20120 R !Y� �. 4 fi' )hd i' 1 7, , C, fwwli� (Aylk- Certified Local Government Grant Application I'm MR7 10* 1 L I Is Certified Local Government: City of Bozeman Address: PO Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59772 Contact Person: Courtney Kramer, Historic Preservation Officer Period of Grant Request: April 1, 2.41 to March 31, 2012 Scope of Work: The National Park Service asks we grant funds to CLGs for kinds and levels of work that reflect increasing sophistication, skills, and roles by the Preservation Officers, in other words, tasks that reflect improvement in community thinking. For this section, please itemize regular work duties (not including special projects) — products or projects starting or completing, meetings to be attended, etc., and more specifically, ways in which the local program will grow and develop. Please tie your tasks to you community's Preservation Plan. If not, please explain. (X Check if Scope of Work is continued on additional pages,) Please note that the City of Bozeman does not have a specific community Preservation Plan, Some of our goals and objectives are included in the City of Bozeman's Growth Policy, chapter five, a copy of which is included in this application packet, The City of Bozeman employs one full time Planning Staff member with an undergraduate and graduate degree in Historic Preservation. Currently, one volunteer intern spends 10 hours a week working for the Historic Preservation program. Courtney Kramer is a full time Historic Preservation Officer working 40+ hours per week to address historic preservation issues within the City of Bozeman. The work agenda for HPO Kramer in the upcoming year includes: • Serve as Administrative Design Review Staff for all proposed exterior alterations/rehabilitations at properties located within the Bozeman Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District, an overlay zoning district recognized by the Bozeman Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), which encompasses the City's nine National Register Historic Districts. Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) is issued upon Staff review and approval, Preservation Planning Staff reviewed approximately 350 different applicants for COA approval in 2010. Projects under review ranged from egress window installations, window and door alterations, additions, accessory structures, demolitions of non-contributing buildings and demolition of contributing buildings. • Serve as Administrative Design Review Staff for all proposed interior alterations/rehabilitations for publicly accessible properties recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. • Present COA and/or other project proposals, which ask for a deviation(s) from the UDO, to the Bozeman City Commission for final decision, a Present COA and/or other project proposals to the Bozeman Development Review Committee (DRC) and Design Review Board (DRB) for recommendations on final approval. 0 Consult and inform Bozeman property owner's on the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation guidelines for exterior and interior alterations to historic properties. a Implement zoning and subdivision provisions through the Bozeman UDO. 0 Update and revise the Montana Historical & Architectural Inventory files, when alterations occur, for the properties within the Bozeman Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. 0 Regularly attend monthly meetings of the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board (BHPAB). Also attend BHPAB Subcommittee (Planning and Policy as well as Education and Outreach) meetings monthly. 0 Regularly attend monthly meetings and is a member of the Community Transportation Enhancement Program (CTEP) Steering Committee. a Regularly attend monthly meetings of the Friends of the Story Mansion and act as a staff liaison to the group. 0 Monitor any grants for historic preservation within the City of Bozeman, 0 Compose grant proposals and requests for historic preservation and/or planning project funding (including the CLG program). 0 Advises Montana State University (MSU) students through a variety of historic preservation and/or planning internships and/or independent study projects. a Conduct historic walking tours throughout Bozeman Historic Districts. a Work with elected officials and appointed BHPAB members to evaluate municipal policy towards cultural resources and recommend policy changes as necessary, e Work with appointed BHPAB members to create and run education and outreach programs for the community. Regularly attend monthly meetings of the University Facilities Planning Board to advise MSU staff on the evolution of the Montana State University- Bozeman campus, Products/Projects for the upcoming 2010-2011 CLG grant cycle: 0 Reconsider the City of Bozeman's approach to historic preservation. Evaluate the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District for effectiveness and make recommendations for modification of design review program. Work with the BHPAB and community to reinvigorate historic preservation in Bozeman. a Continue to build historic preservation education and outreach events with the BHPAB. Events planned for 2011-2012 include Preservation Days, a weeklong series of events in March, a Halloween - related tour in October, and the Preservation Awards for Excellence in November. 0 Work with the Bozeman School District to determine the redevelopment opportunities and financial incentives for East Willson School, a Work with the Downtown Business District to introduce property owners to innovative financing options for redevelopment, including the Tax Credits for Historic Preservation and grant programs. 0 Administer the Save America's Treasures grant for the Main Street Historic District, a Work with the BHPAB to begin updating the City of Bozeman's Inventory of Historic Architecture, including incorporating Geographic Information Systems uses, 0 Consider and develop incentives for historic preservation and rehabilitation within the City of Bozeman, for adoption as Municipal Policy by the City Commission. Ideas include reduced parking and parkland dedication requirements. 0 Continue to work with the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce and the Gallatin County Historical Society to promote Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism events, 0 Signs on the top of street posts identifying historic districts, a ]a Portland 0 Audio tour of Main Street district? a Start the Christmas ornaments program 0 Starting plaques for Preservation-award winning properties 0 Roundtable discussion between stakeholders: Pioneer Museum, Museum of the Rockies, Friends of the Story Mansion, Gallatin County Historical Society, Gallatin County, etc, 0 Development of a Preservation Plan 0 Development of a historic accessory structure/ ADU plan ® Disply NABS/ original drawings in the vestibule of City Hall or in the Library entry, Partner with Special Collections to do so. a Newsletters to community members and stakeholder organizations 0 CK send letter to professors, teachers in the school district: I'm available, and would be happy to discuss local history/ historic preservation with your classes a Creation of an ad hoc committee of advisors to the Preservation Board, including professionals in the community with expertise in structural engineering, finance, law etc. The BHPAB is fully recognized by the Bozeman Municipal Code (Chapter 2.80) and operates as one of several city appointed advisory boards. Bozeman is highly successful in establishing a vibrant and effective partnership between local preservation activities and the local government planning process. , The future growth and develop of the Bozeman Historic Preservation Office will be closely interrelated to the growth of Bozeman as a whole. As the number of proposed alterations to Bozeman's historic built environment drastically increase, it will be even more necessary for the HPO to educate the public on the appropriate methods .and procedures for historic rehabilitation and to avoid demolitions of significant structures for pure economic gains. 4-1-2011 to Cash Cash Total 3- 312012 Bud' et Amount Sou ce Amount Source A. Salaries, Wages, $30,728 CI $36,228 Benefits $5,500 F B. Office Rental $0 Cl $0 C. Equipment $0 CI $0 D. Supplies & $500 CI $500 Materials Itemize major categories P. Postage $0 CI $0 P. Telephone $25 Cl $0 & Internet G. Photocopies $0 Cl $0 H. Preservation 2 hours a NP $10,039 Commission Number of hours X meeting $17.55 x 13 * rate X number of members x members X number of meetings 22 meetings= $10,039 1. Volunteers 1 Intern X 10 NP $1,755 Hours X * rate X hours/ wk X number of 10 wks X volunteers. $17.55= $1,755 J. Travel IUlile ge 200 miles X C 1 $102 Number of miles X 0.51 ='s $102 0.51 cents, Include funds for HPO and/or Commissioners to attend CLG annual training K., Travel Meals B:3X$5= $15 Cl $75 # of Meals X rate: L:3X$6=$24 Breakfast - $5.00 D: Lunch - $6.00 3X$12=$36, Dinner - $12.00 L. Lodging $70 X 3 Cl $210 $70.00 plus tax nights= X number of nights $210 M. Project (s) Expenses — fully itemized N. Other Expenses $175 fully itemized. $175 Cl Montana History Conference, CK Registration M. Total Expenses $5,500 F $11,794 NP $49,109 $31,815 Cl SOURCE KEY: F- Federal CI-City CO-County NP- Private/Non-Profit * Federally approved minimum rate for volunteers is $17.55 per hour, SOURCES OF REVENUE AM' OUNT Itemized Cash Match Source Salaries, Wages and Benefits $30,728 Telephone $25 Office Supplies $500 Travel Expenses (to MT History Conf, Missoula, MT Sept. 2011) $387 Continuing Education (registration for MT Hist. Conf.) $175 2 hours a meeting x $17.55 x 13 members x 22 meetings $10,039 1 Intern X 10 hours/ wk X 1 0 As X $17.55 $1,755 Federal HPF Grant Request from SHPO HPO Wages,, salary and benefits $5,500 TOTAL REVENUE $49,109 Address 5(),2 N j6tb A�.Tgnue, Bozeman, mm Telephone 4 -5137 -951 8 Certified Local Government Chief Elected Official Signature Name (typeC V Title 4IJ6, o Address -5 771 Telephone 'VQ & S 9 - 2 (The local government administrator may sign in addition to the Chief Elected Official.) Signature Name (typed) Address �/ 0 Date Date , &60-u - Ckq I M -- F 5 11 Telephone _qQ Lo - Please attach the meeting minutes (or an alternate way in writing) at which your application was discussed and approved by the Preservation Board/Commission. Please attach a list of the historic preservation board members' names, professional discipline or citizen membership, terms (year ending), and contact information.