City Council Minutes 2015 05 26 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes May 26, 2015 Page 9 of 12 Mayor Muckle suggested adding customer service to 3.1 - Improve existing preservation operations and customer service. Mayor Muckle called for public comment, hearing none, asked for Council comment. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Dalton moved to approve the goals and objectives as the Council has suggested them to be modified, seconded by Mayor Muckle. All were in favor. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Pro Tem Dalton addressed the Federal Historic Preservation program and the Local Historic Preservation program. He suggested the Council select a significant year in which to end the period of architectural significance rather than the end of a decade. This would not preclude a preservation effort in the future, flexibility could be maintained. He stated subscribing to the continuous rolling 50 year period results in no real standard for what is historic in the City of Louisville. This could result in endless spending of tax dollars and using up the Historic Preservation Fund which by rights should cease being funded when it sunsets in 2018. He suggested Council direct staff to bring forward three dates for Council consideration, which would end the period of historic significance in the City of Louisville. Mayor Muckle was willing to let staff and the consultant come back with their thoughts on this suggestion. He did not support telling staff they must bring back a date certain, but supported having staff bring back some of the information Mayor Pro Tem Dalton suggested. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton felt proceeding with a date certain instead of the rolling 50 years could limit the amount of work. Council member Lipton generally supported Mayor Pro Tem Dalton's comments. He felt this is something which could be explored periodically by the City Council. He did not see the benefit of preserving the subdivisions of the 70's, 80's and 90's as historic. He favored setting a date with real consideration to what is the historic past and then doing that well. Mayor Muckle stated the HPF is designated to be spent in the Historic Downtown Overlay. He noted this could cut both ways, with the potential to take away property rights by not letting someone take advantage of federal resources by not allowing landmarking of their home. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton asked staff if a date ending the historical period in the City would preclude a property owner from seeking a state or national historical registry. Planner I Trice explained it would not preclude a Louisville property owner, but it would be more difficult. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ explained the Council can always