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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1992-033-R-925/11/92 •33-R-92 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign the Agreement with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency for CDBG Programs Affecting Certain Historic Properties WHEREAS, the City of Evanston proposes to administer its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program with funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of this agreement, the City's CDBG program (Program) encompasses the following activities: City Single -Family Loans, City Multi -Family Loans, City Conservation Grants, City Downtown Facades, City Neighborhood • Facades, Minor Repairs, and other Building Rehabilitations; WHEREAS, the City has determined that the administration of its program may have an effect on properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the national Register of Historic Places and has consulted with the Illinois State Historic Preservation office and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.13 of the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470f; WHEREAS, the City, the Illinois State Historic Preservation office and the Council have agreed that the Program shall be administered in accordance with certain stipulations to 1 33-R-92 satisfy the City's Section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings of the Program; • WHEREAS, the stipulations are contained in the Programmatic Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign the aforesaid Programmatic Agreement, and to negotiate additional terms as may be necessary and desirable. SECTION 2: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. V. n Mayor ATTE / City Clerk �' rylit1 Adopted: �0 , 1992 w l Pq 0 PROGRAMMATIC :AGREEMENT •= "`' CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Evanston, Illinois (City), proposes to administer its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program with funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of this agreement, the City's CDBG program (Program) encompasses the following activities: City Single -Family Loans, City Multi -Family Loans, City Conservation Grants, City' Downtown Facades, City Neighborhood Facades, ENAW Minor Repairs, and other Building Rehabs; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that the administration of its program may have an effect on properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and has consulted with the Illinois State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.13 of the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f); NOW, THEREFORE, the City, the SHPO and the Council agree that the Program shall be administered in accordance with the following stipulations to satisfy the City's Section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings of the Program. STIPULATIONS The City shall ensure that the following measures are carried out: 1. The City shall employ a Preservation Coordinator responsible for the implementation of the Agreement who meets the minimum professional qualifications outlined in the Secretary of the Interior's "Professional Qualifications Standards". This staff person shall receive annual education and training in the principles and methodologies of preservation practices. 2. The City shall continue to update its citywide survey of historic properties to identify additional properties that may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The City shall ensure that the survey continues to meet the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Survey and Planning". 3. Properties that are listed on the National Register, included in National Register historic districts as contributing properties, or are determined to meet one or more criterion for the National Register, shall be treated in the following manner: a. Properties that are to be rehabilitated will be rehabilitated in accordance with the recommended approaches of the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings" (Standards). Rehabilitation accomplished in this manner will have no • adverse effect on such properties and further compliance will not be necessary. -2- b. The City will retain the documentation,*.including work -w ita� ups and before. and after photographs -."in their files a*s • evidence of compliance with the Standards.- c. If the Standards cannot be met, or if the contemplated action could have an indirect adverse effect on the property, prior to taking any action, the City will consult with the Illinois State Historic Preservation Officer and obtain the comments of the Council in accordance with 36 CFR part 800.6(b) of the Council's regulations. The City shall ensure that a report on all activities carried out pursuant to this agreement is provided annually to the SHPO and, upon request, to interested parties. I , 5. This agreement shall remain in effect for federal fiscal years 1992 through 2002. From time to time during that period, the SHPO.:shall monitor the City of Evanston's CDBG program to ensure that:the terms of this agreement are being adequately carried out. 6. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent the City from seeking -the advice of the SHPO on any activity carried out pursuant to this agreement or from requesting technical assistance from the SHPO at any time. 7. Any party to this Agreement may request that it be terminated or amended, whereupon the parties will consult in accordance with'36 CFR 800.13 to consider such amendment. ` • Execution and implementation of this Programmatic Agreement and carrying out its terms evidences that the City has afforded the Council a reasonable opportunity to comment on the Program and that the City,:has taken into account the effects of the Program on historic properties. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION r;z BY: DATE: r CITY OF EVANSTON � BY: DATE: ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER 3 - 2 e-,) -ter Z BY: DATE: • : GREENsNT MEMORANDUM OF A F."HEREAS, the City of Evanston is and has been an entitlement coamuiiity: :. since;;1975 for a Community Development Block Grant Program and anticipates; receiyirg funds for fiscal years 1984-88 through the Department of Housing and- Urba_zn::Development, and WHEREAS, HUD has delegated to the City of Evanston its responsibility for seeking comments of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation pur-_,z-- suant*,to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, and w'HEREAS, the City of Evanston has determined, in consultation with the Illinois State Historic Preservation Officer, that the Comm`ty Development Block Grant Program will have an effect on properties inauded,tn or:eligi ble'for-inclusion in the National Register of Historic:Places•:and_has:..re quested' the comments of the Advisory Council on His toric--Preservatioa: pursuant to section 106 (and section11OF) of the National. Historic Preser- vation Act (16 U.S.C. 470) and its implementing regulations, "Protection of Hist,otic and Cultural Properties (36 CFR Part 800). "NOW THEREFORE, the City of Evanston., the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation agree that-.the.Evanston CD3G Program during the period 1984-88, shall be imple- mented in accordance with the following stipulations in order to take into account the effect of the undertaking on historic properties. • The C.ity-.,;will Stipulations insure tiaat the following measures are carried out: 1. The City shall insure that a survey of the project area as defined in the Memorandum shall be undertaken to identify properties that might meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The survey shall be conducted in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer and will take into account the professional standards identified in the Advisory Council's current Manual on M-itization Measures: 2. Properties t:^.at are determined to be eligible for -"-e National Register, potentially eligible for the National Register, or are included in the National Register either singly or within historic districts will be treated in the following manner: a. Properties that are to be rehabilitated will be rehabilitated in accordance with the recommended approaches in "The Secre- tary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildir.._.s" (Standards) . Rehabilitation accomplished in this manner wil: have no adverse effect on such properties and further compliance will not be necessary. 0 F N7T_4F, h. 4, a MR, R MM nr PH 17 v t 3Mr 'vim aln�: documen taltion -UPS _-_0 fia- -p work on propertie-' ---�Z4nd_: togra b6 r the phs j, �i�oj 6E -photographs Will C ementation I be taken prior,"to, 71� Pro�c -the� completion as evidence of s applicatibrf�. . be -met--"or�:If,,'thd- -"e ac t ion -W-, acd.:-b-ivn�Ad-indirect adverse.effectxdtU62prope ty for-,to -gayacon,he City -will-co UIVRinoLs'State . .... -H P�ese�tion Of -icer: and:-oftaiif�thet eats -of he Advisory_:Council on Historic Preservation.1naccordance with 36 -Cr-R Sect: 800.6(b) of the Council's regulations. 47= - dtim -of Agreement:; evidences that the City of Evanstodr�did he'. Council a reasonable opportunity., -to comment on the Eva.nstoi-i':'CDB0,-Ft and -its effects on histOric properties and that the City has' -taken into account the effects of its undertaking on histok-ic properties. City Managie, City of Evanston vj�ate �L�Q� SHPO Date Chair --an, ACHP Date -Executive Director, AICZH.? " -Date 0