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CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,767 TO BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF LOCAL HISTORIC PROGRAMS, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1920-14 WITH THE OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1920-13 APPROPRIATING FUNDS.
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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. The CLG Program allows member cities to apply for funds to be used for preservation projects within their community.
With Historic District Commission approval, staff prepared a CLG funding application that included two project options, Option A and Option B, as requested by SHPO. The CLG funding application included project descriptions along with associated budget options showing $12,250 in proposed expenditures of CLG funds and documentation of matching funds. City Council at their April 23rd meeting, approved the submission of the CLG application for funding with both Option A and Option B included. Staff subsequently submitted the application later that month to SHPO.
Preferred Option A has as a primary project the hiring of a consultant to update the Historic Preservation Guidelines. The second proposed project, Option B, was submitted as part of the CLG application, in case Option A was not viable. In May, staff in correspondence with SHPO, let them know that Option A was still the preferred option.
Also in late May, State Historic Preservation Office notified all CLG cities that there were additional funds available in the amount of $4,517, for a total of $16,767 in federal dollars. Those funds, with the guidance from the Hi...
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