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City Council Meeting Minutes March 21,2006 Page 7 of 15 Planning Director Wood stated work without an approved permit requires a fee penalty. Although it is not grounds to revoke a contractors' license, such cases might warrant a doubling of building permits fees. Council member Muckle commended the work of the Historic Preservation Commission and encouraged Council to consider funding seed money for incentive programs in the 2007 budget. He suggested creative funding alternatives through reduction of fees and partnering with the other boards and commissions and City departments. Mayor Pro Tern Brown voiced his concern over an incentive program with the City's limited budget funds. He suggested the Historic Preservation Commission conduct extensive public hearings and commence educational program in an outreach to the community prior to any architectural design review proposals. Mayor Sisk suggested the Commission partner with the owners of historic properties. He thanked the Historic Preservation Commission for their work, particularly with the demolition permits. Michael Koertje clarified the Historic Preservation Commission does not plan to undertake an architectural design review process. He explained the design review process was brought up by a resident at a recent Ward meeting. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION - CITY OF LOUISVILLE SECTION 106 COMMENTS UNDER THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT REGARDING HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND THE FASTRACKS PLAN Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Community Facilitator Muth explained Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires Federal agencies to consider historic preservation values when planning their activities. A Federal agency must identify affected historic properties, evaluate the proposed action's effects, and explore ways to avoid or mitigate those effects. As the FasTracks project will involve Federal funding, the Section 106 process has been initiated. CDOT and RTD initiated a historic architectural resource review of the Area of Potential Effect (APE) for both the rail and highway portions of the US 36 Corridor improvements planned as a part of FasTracks. The similarly completed archaeological survey found no sites in Louisville eligible for the National Register. The historic architectural survey identified all sites/structures in the APE that qualify for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. These Determinations of Eligibility are what the City is being asked to comment about. The survey found eleven sites in Louisville that qualify for the National Register of Historic Places as well as a number of irrigation ditches that were determined