Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Grant Agreement Number CL-2015-0242 and Authorizing its Execution.
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Overview
Overview
The Historic Preservation Commission included a line item in its 2015 Work Plan to conduct outreach to property owners in the Hulbert Subdivision to determine support for the creation of both a local and National Register historic district. The line item included a budget of $15,000 to secure professional consulting services to prepare a National Register nomination to create a Hulbert Houses Historic District. In anticipation of possible support, staff applied in November 2014 for a Certified Local Government grant to fund 70% ($14,000) of a $20,000 project, with the Village funding 30% ($6,000). The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency recently approved the grant request in the amount of $14,000. Staff is now seeking authorization to execute the Grant Agreement.
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Staff Recommendation
Village staff recommends authorizing the Village Manager to execute the grant agreement to ensure the $14,000 will be available for possible use.
Fiscal Impact
The amount of $15,000 was budgeted for this item through the Historic Preservation Commission, although due to receipt of the grant, the Village would only pay up to $6,000 (after reimbursement), a savings of $9,000 for the Village.
Background
The Hulbert Subdivision has been identified as an important neighborhood within the Village of Oak Park as early as the 1970s. In 2010 the Historic Preservation Commission updated its Strategic Historic Preservation Plan which included strategies and action items for the Commission to fulfill, including the identification and research of a historic district in the Hulbert Subdivision.
In 2012 the Historic Preservation Commission sponsored an intensive historic resources survey of the s...
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