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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-13 Certified Local Government Grant Contract with MT State Historic Preservation OfficeCommission Memorandum Report compiled on March 25, 2012 REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor & City Commission FROM: Courtney Kramer, Historic Preservation Officer SUBJECT: Bozeman Certified Local Government Grant Application for 2012-2013 MEETING DATE: April 2, 2012 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Commission retroactively approve the Mayor’s signature on Bozeman’s Certified Local Government Grant Contract for 2012-2013. BACKGROUND: This is a consent item for retroactive approval of the Mayor’s signature on the Bozeman Certified Local Government Grant Contract for 2012-2013. The grant award is $5,500 and requires a $1-to-$1 match. The Montana State Historic Preservation Office notified the Historic Preservation Officer of receipt of the grant on March 14, 2012 and required a signed contract in Helena by March 30, 2012. In order to retain the grant, and in light of the City of Bozeman’s acceptance of these funds annually, Staff asked Mayor Becker to sign the contract early. This memo retroactively approves the Mayor’s signature on the grant contract. The $5,500 funds a portion of Historic Preservation Officer Courtney Kramer’s salary, as well as gives financial resources to preservation outreach and education events like seminars, walking tours, survey updates and the annual “Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards”. As an agreement of the contract, historic preservation planning staff submits a report every six months to the SHPO, detailing activities the Historic Preservation Board has sponsored and the funds used for those activities. FISCAL EFFECTS: The Department of Planning, which administers the Bozeman Historic Preservation Officer, is not aware of any unresolved issues for the proposed development at this time. ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. CONTACT: Please feel free to email Courtney Kramer at ckramer@bozeman.net if you have any questions. APPROVED BY: Tim McHarg, Planning Director Chris Kukulski, City Manager Attachments: Signed Grant Contract 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46