TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Olivera, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA - Economic & Community Development Director
Taurus Freeman, MPA - Assistant Economic & Community Development Director
Birgit Sexton, Assistant Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: November 14, 2022
RE:
Title
Authorization to Accept the FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund Grant and Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2023-8
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
Districts 3 & 4
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: The City of Fayetteville will have a Responsive City Government supporting a diverse and viable economy.
• Objective 2.2: To invest in community places to ensure revitalization and increase the quality of life
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
• Objective 4.2: To enhance diverse recreation, leisure, and cultural opportunities
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to authorize the acceptance of the FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund Grant to update and revise design guidelines for an architectural survey in the Broadell Community. Council is also asked to adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance (SRO) 2023-8 to appropriate $24,000 of federal grant funds, passed through the Historic Preservation Office of the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, and the required local match of $16,000, for a total project appropriation of $40,000. The required local match funds will be provided by a General Fund transfer from the Economic and Community Development Department’s Annual Operating Budget.
Background:
During the community engagement portion of the Choice Planning Grant, community stakeholders requested a historic designation for the Broadell Community. In response, the City’s Economic and Community Development Department applied for and was awarded a Certified Local Government grant to conduct an architectural survey that will consist of the following:
1. A study area that encompasses the Broadell Community (Holly Springs) and its extraterritorial jurisdiction;
2. The identification of individual properties for consideration for placement on the National Register Study List, local historic landmarks and/or Fayetteville Historic Overlay District; and
3. Presentations at two public information meetings in the surveyed area.
The consultant will submit final drafts of all products to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). A copy of the database, all digital photographs, the electronic report, and a paper copy will be provided to SHPO and the Fayetteville Historic Resources Commission. The paper files will be provided to SHPO.
All work will be done to federal and state architectural survey standards under the supervision of SHPO staff and in accordance with the grant contract.
The process is estimated to cost $40,000, with grant funds providing $24,000 and a General Fund transfer providing the remaining $16,000 for the local match.
Issues/Analysis:
This project is for an architectural survey for the Holly Springs Community, now identified as the Broadell Community, which consists of 250 acres and approximately 730 parcels. Work will include fieldwork, high-resolution digital photography, updating or creating records in the SHPO’s survey database based on site visits, archival research, previous surveys, reports, or other historical documentation completed in the area, and research in city directories, Sanborn maps, and other sources.
Additional responsibilities include: updating or creating records in the SHPO survey database; creation of or adding to paper files with report forms generated from the database; labeling digital photographs according to HPO’s naming conventions, creating photographic proof sheets, and other relevant material gathered during the survey; identification of properties for placement on the state’s National Register Study List and their presentation for consideration by the North Carolina National Register Advisory Committee; a final report; and presentations at up to two public information meetings in the area surveyed.
Budget Impact:
The City’s local match is provided from the adopted fiscal year 2023 General Fund annual operating budget.
Options:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the grant contract and adopt SRO 2023-8.
2. Do not adopt SRO 2023-8 and provide further direction to Staff.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that Council move to authorize the City Manager to execute the grant contract and adopt SRO 2023-8 as presented.
Attachments:
• Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2023-8
• FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Award Letter
• FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Contract