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CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,250 TO BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF LOCAL HISTORIC PROGRAMS, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1718-38 WITH THE OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE SPECIAL GRANT FUND BALANCE
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BACKGROUND: On April 14, 1998, Council approved Contract K-9798-108 with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), thereby making Norman a member city in the Certified Local Governments (CLG) Program. The Certified Local Governments Program is part of the US Department of the Interior national program for the development and support of local historic preservation programs.
With Historic District Commission approval, staff prepared a funding application that included project descriptions and a budget showing $11,250 in proposed expenditures of CLG funds and documentation of matching funds. City Council approved the submission of the application with the projects listed below in April and staff subsequently submitted the application. At the first of July, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office notified the City of Norman of the award of CLG funds for $11,250. This contract will allow the City to accept those funds.
The CLG Program requires a 60%/40% in-kind match formula. For $11,250 in CLG funds, the City must document a minimum of $7,500 in in-kind matching funds. The $7,500 in matching funds is derived by in-kind contributions of staff time and by a General Fund allocation of $2,160 in the Consultant account (010-4080-419.40-03).
DISCUSSION: Designation as a CLG City includes recognition of Norman's historic preservation efforts on both state and national levels and entitles the City to apply for a portion of the education/outreach funds set aside by the SHPO out of each year's budget. Funding may be used for public information materials, historic research, commission and staff training, and pu...
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