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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
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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.