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CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSION OF THE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (CLG) PROGRAM 2020-2021 APPLICATION FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,459 TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE.
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BACKGROUND: On April 14, 1998, Council approved Contract K-9798-108 with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) making Norman a member city in the Certified Local Governments (CLG) Program. The CLG Program is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior's national program for development and support of local historic preservation programs. Since its initial participation in 1999, the City of Norman has received an approximate annual average allocation of $12,000 in CLG grant funds. Over the 20 years that the City has participated in the CLG program, the City has received approximately $250,000 in funding. In January, SHPO notified the City of Norman that the City was eligible to apply for up to $13,875 in CLG funding for the 2020-2021 program year. In late April, SHPO notified staff that there would be an additional $5,584 in funds available for a total of $19,459.
Designation as a CLG city recognizes Norman's historic preservation efforts and entitles the City to apply for a portion of the education/outreach funding set aside by the SHPO out of each year's budget. Funding is intended to be used for historic research, public education and outreach programs. Over the past 20 years, Norman's CLG funding has been used to create public information, educational materials about historic preservation, to conduct historic and architectural surveys, and to host free workshops and hands-on training programs in historic home repair and design.
DISCUSSION: On March 2, 2020, the Historic District Commission recommended approval of the CLG fund application for the projects described below for the FY20-21 Program.
The attached CLG application contains proposed historic preservation projects for FY20-21 Program for consideration by City Council...
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