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City Council Special Meeting Minutes December 2, 2008 Page 6 of 18 o Incentives to preserve historic resources that qualify for listing on the Louisville Register of Historic Places; o Incentives to preserve buildings that contribute to the historic character of Old Town, but do not qualify for listing on the Louisville Register of Historic Places; o Incentives for new buildings and developments in Old Town to meet additional guidelines to maintain and complement the historic character of Old Town; o Staff time to administer these programs; • Incentives may include any of the following: o Grants to preserve historic buildings or their facades; o Acquisition of conservation easements on historic properties or other eligible properties; o Acquisition and rehabilitation of historic properties to be sold with conservation easements; o Grants or low-interest loans to preserve and rehabilitate eligible properties; o Funding of apublic-private partnership for preservation of buildings of historic significance; and o Funding of other programs to preserve historic buildings and buildings, which contribute to the character of historic Old Town Louisville. • All program money must be spent within historic Old Town Louisville, which is specifically defined by the zoning map, and zoning ordinances as the "Historic Old Town Overlay District" anti "Downtown Louisville." The ordinance was presented to Council as an emergency ordinance in order for the new tax to take effect on January 1. If authorized by Council, the ordinance will go into effect January 1, 2009 without the normal 30-day waiting period. Mayor Sisk opened the public hearing and requested public comment. There were no comments. COUNCIL COMMENT Councilor Dalton requested the wording of the ordinance in Paragraph B be duplicated in Paragraph D to read as follows: "Funding of incentives for new buildings and developments within historic Old Town Louisville to limit mass, scale, and number of stories; to preserve setbacks; to preserve pedestrian walkways between buildings; and to utilize materials typical of historic buildings, above mandatory requirements". City Attorney Light noted the ballot language regarding the financial incentives must be consistent with the ordinance. He agreed the revision to the ordinance could be made.