Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Appointing Five Members To The Historic Preservation Board.
Strategic Plan Focus
Quality of Life & Strong Neighborhoods
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Historic Board shall consist of seven members and two alternate members, as follows:
Architect with Experience in Historic Structures: Ari Sklar (term expires 2023)
Architectural Historian or Land/Urban Planner: Vacant due to resignation of Jean-Paul Perez (term expires 2024)
Engineer or General Contractor: Vacant due to the resignation of Kira Walton (term expires 2024)
Professional (Architect, Landscape Architect, Urban Planner, Historic Preservationist, Registered Interior Designer): Dulce Conde (term expires 2023)
Representative of the Hollywood Historical Society: Terry Cantrell (term expires 2024)
Citizen at Large: Steven Toth (term expires 2024)
Real Estate Broker or Salesperson: Stephen Piper (term expires 2024)
Alternate: William Treece (term expires 2025)
Alternate: Fred Villiers-Furze (term expires 2023)
There are currently two vacant and three filled seats on the Historic Preservation Board with terms expiring on June 30, 2023:
-Architect: Ari Sklar: Expiring
-Architectural Historian or Land/Urban Planner: Vacant (Jean-Paul Perez, resigned)
-Professional: Architect, Landscape Architect, Urban Planner, Historic Preservationist, Registered Interior Designer: Dulce Conde: Expiring
-Engineer or General Contractor: Vacant (Kira Walton, resigned)
-Alternate: Fred Villiers-Furze: Expiring
BACKGROUND
The mission of the Historic Preservation Board is to protect and preserve properties and areas of historical, architectural and archeological merit; to encourage and promote restoration, preservation, rehabilitation and revitalization of Historic Sites and Districts by providing technical assistance, investment incentives, and facilitating the development review process; to combat urban blight, promote tourism, foster civic pride, and maintain physical evidence of the
City's heritage; and to promote excellence in urban design by assuring the compatibility of restored, rehabilitated, or replaced structures within Historic Districts.
The Board’s purpose is to make recommendations and decisions to better position the City for appropriate growth through a public hearing process; which promotes community input. One of the functions of the Board is to maintain the “Certified Local Government” status from the Florida Department of State Bureau of Historic Preservation, which assists Planning officials in preserving historic and cultural resources and helps to create public awareness of historic preservation. Duties of the Historic Preservation Board include review and consideration of projects on Historic Sites, or within Historic Districts, or Historic Multiple Property Resource Listing Districts and requiring Variances, Certificates of Appropriateness for Demolition or Design, and Site Plan, pursuant to Article 5 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations. The Board also considers the designation of new historic sites and districts; and any amendments applicable to existing historic sites and districts. To aid the Board, the City also adopted the National Registry Guidelines for Building, Additions, and Safety (The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines of Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service); and the City of Hollywood’s Design Guidelines for Historic Properties and Districts.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this Resolution will not fiscally impact the City.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Andria Wingett, Deputy Director/Planning Manager, Development Services
Shiv Newaldass, Director, Development Services
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager