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CITY CAF LC3ll15V1LL.E <br />NfSTt~RIC PRESEF~VATInN CflMMISSIC3l~l <br />RES~L.UTI©IV NQ. Z <br />SER1~S 2t~08 <br />A RESt~L,UTIt~N i~E~t~MMEN'DING THE CIT`l Ct~UNC~. P~..AC~ A (QUESTION CJI <br />THE 2U{~$ BAL.Lt?T REOAR[3lNG THE IMPt_EMENTATICJN t'7F A 1/~°~~, SALES TAX <br />CJEC3ICATED T~7 hMISTaR1G PRE;EI~VATIfJN <br />NEREAS, tl"~E Gity Got~nCii is ;:,c~nsicicrnc~ ialacinc~ a question ora tt~e 2808 ballot. <br />~E;t~x'aiUtlg ~ ~/~°i; Sal+.~ tax tC7 fund tti~,fi~rll~ k~r~r>:vation; and <br />iNHEREAS, a °l68°I~ sales taa~ would raise aparoximately ~~~~g~ annually; and <br />YVNEREAS, the Historic Preservation Comrr~ission has res~s~irdtied incentives fftar historic <br />preservation and v~rouid recommend that such r~oneycould be s~ic;nt o ~ variety caf programs <br />including, taut not iirrrited to, the ltallo~ving: <br />Buying conservetican easer~tirr~i~~ cr: isttaric propertis; <br />• Funding grants fc~r fhe rehabilitation of historic properties; <br />Funding a Icw~ir7t~rE/'~t lonprcagrarn fear the reh~~~hiiitdtiC~n of historic ~r;(.~~r`ttE~~, <br />Co~~rpleting hi:~tcaric surveys for all buildings in Loui~:"~:ille raver ~~ ~e~;r~ ~~;_!• <br />Funding propertytax rebates fior landmark~d prcipdrties; <br />• Funding sales tax rebates for businesses i~cated in iandr~~ar~er~ properties; <br />+~ Funding saps tax rebates an the purch~l.~E of building rrnat~arir,l~ far the <br />rehabilitation of hist~al'ic propcrti~ F; <br />• Funding building permit fee rebatEs for tl~i4 rehabiiitaton of historic properties; <br />• Buying historic propertiE:;s tca b~ rel~~~E~ilit4aiF~~ and sold wick cvr~~ervation easements; <br />• Funding fdr a historic i~latt~ae'r7~~:ark~r` ~}r"c~r <~r2~ <br />Funding a publiclprrv~":ate foundation for historic pr~s:~,r/r~~~atiran; clnd <br />WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Comrt7ission feels prcgram~ such as these would <br />be a greet benefit to the community by encouraging thr preserv<~tian of cur heritage and <br />character. <br />IoiOVil THE£~EFCRE, BE iT REC~tTVEb BY THE tiSTC7RiC PREBERVATlC7P~ <br />tN31v11~SIC3N t~F TF°~E CITY CfF LCtIJtSVIt,L, CC7L.C}RADC.~. <br />'~ l"1Fs HlSt~riG PI"E;S%:r11at1Can Commission sts~angly e(1CC~C1;`~atjtS the City Council tt7 pint~~.; c <br />gtsE~stic~n on the 2~tt8 t~alict asking the Ctrs tca a~aprove a 1;~',~c, sales tsx dedicated. to histc~iic <br />pr~:~ ~:rwation projects and programs. <br />PASSED AN17 AC3C~P'TEC? this 21 ~r ddy crf April, ~Ogt3 <br />_~.. , <br />B <br />._1 _" <br />Y' <br />Heather Lev~.~is; Chair <br />Historic Preservation Commission <br />Alttest: ' _ <br />~iichtxt,( i~oertje,_Secretary <br />Hi~ic~'ic Preservation ~ornrnission <br />