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City Council Meeting Minutes May 21 2019 Page 4 of 14 Staff recommends approval of Resolution No 17 as amended Councilmember Stolzmann asked about contributing structures and how they play into the total Solvoski stated there are no changes for $50K for a conservation easement on structures of merit. None of the other grants affect structures of merit. Councilmember Maloney asked how does staff see these changes incentivizing people to use the program Solvoski stated many people are interested in the grants at this new level Staff would also look at reaching out to anyone with a property that would qualify The HPC will market the program more and these numbers should make people take note Councilmember Maloney wondered if there is a way for the council to approve something above these numbers Solvoski stated yes with extraordinary circumstances. Councilmember Maloney asked about the two story limit which is new on the commercial new construction criteria Solvoski noted language could be added to talk about maintaining height. Mayor Muckle stated there are some historic structures taller than two stories that would not be constrained by new construction Councilmember Maloney noted he was thinking of those structures where they might want to augment with new construction Councilmember Loo asked if we have ever turned down a request for Iandmarking Director Zuccaro stated there was one that applied for Iandmarking but didn't meet the criteria so it was named a structure of merit and got a conservation easement instead Councilmember Loo asked if anyone has been turned down for funding Director Zuccaro stated not that came to Council but some may never get past the staff discussion stage Councilmember Loo asked if staff is screening applications. Director Zuccaro stated the vast majority of conversations are to encourage Iandmarking, not discourage it. If someone came forward and didn't meet the criteria staff might discourage the application Councilmember Loo asked how many residential landmarkings per year we have had on average Solvolski stated three per year over the last five years Councilmember Loo asked if the unmatched preservation grant of $10K could be used for anything and is not limited to preservation work. Solvoski stated the HPC wanted to have a bonus as an incentive and the $10K is intended for that. So yes, it could be used for anything if you landmark. The HPC had extensive debate about this, they wanted a big aggressive incentive Director Zuccaro noted there is an incentive now, it is just a much lower amount. Staff is open to feedback on this amount.