Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Submit an Application to the Texas Historical Commission Requesting that the City of McKinney be Designated as a Certified Local Government
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5C: Promote reinvestment activities and Ordinance changes in McKinney’s historic downtown that balance preservation of historic character and current market needs)
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The proposed resolution authorizes the Mayor to sign an application that will be submitted to the Texas Historical Commission (THC) requesting that the City of McKinney be designated as a Certified Local Government (CLG) under their CLG Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The Certified Local Government (CLG) Program is a local, state, and federal government partnership to empower local communities to better protect historic resources by identifying local priorities, meeting recognized historic preservation standards and providing access to financial and technical services to further the identification, evaluation, designation and protection of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects.
• Local governments that participate in the CLG Program act independently to develop and maintain a successful preservation program. The Texas Historical Commission administers the program at the state level and the National Park Service is the responsible federal agency.
• The benefits of becoming a CLG include access to technical assistance from the CLG Program staff, a network of local preservation commissioners and historic preservation officers from around the state, workshops and other trainings specific to local preservation challenges, and the annual CLG Grant Program.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
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