Agenda Date: July 17, 2017
Subject:
Title
Resolution to Allocate 2017 Main Street Historic District Grants
Body
Presented By:
Dennis Swain, Senior Planner
APPLICATION SUMMARY:
Project Name: 2017 Main Street Historic District Grants
Application Type: Resolution
Staff Recommendation: Approve Board Decision
PROCESS:
?4-6-12(E) of the city code establishes the Main Street Historic District Grant Fund:
"There is hereby created a special fund to be known as the Main Street historic district grant fund. Monies in this fund shall be established by city council. The funds may be granted to property owners or tenants of properties within the Main Street historic district or designated historic landmarks in downtown Littleton used for commercial purposes. As used in this subsection, "downtown Littleton" means the area bounded by Santa Fe Drive on the west, the railroad depression on the east, W. Church Avenue on the south and W. Crestline Avenue on the north. Grant funds shall be used for architectural design assistance, facade work, removal of graffiti, maintenance, for signage or other improvements to new tenants. Application for such funds shall be made to the historic preservation board and granted to the applicant upon approval by the board."
The General Fund of the city's 2017 budget includes $50,000 for the Main Street Historic District Grant Program. By the May 30, 2017 application deadline, the city had received three grant requests totaling $76,440. These grant requests represented 61% of the larger cost of these projects, which was $125,185.
The June 19, 2017 Historical Preservation Board meeting was the first of two opportunities for the board to discuss the applications. The board will formally decide at the July 17 meeting the applications and award funding. While applicants were required to attend the June meeting so they could respond to questions from the board, they are not be required to attend the July 17 meeting.
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