95-8 Resolution No. 95-8
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT
WITH THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS, that George VanDeVoorde, Mayor, be and is hereby
authorized and directed to execute a Certified Local
Government Agreement on behalf of the City of Elgin with the
Illinois State Historic Preservation Office for participation
in the Certified Local Government program, a copy of which is
attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: January 25, 1995
Adopted: January 25, 1995
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
Illinois Historic
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Springfield,_ Old State Capitol • Sp g ( )
February 10, 1995
George Vandevoore, Mayor
City of Elgin
150 Dexter Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Dear Mayor Vandevoore:
Enclosed, for your records, is a copy of the Certified Local Government written
agreement signed by you and William Wheeler, State Historic Preservation Officer.
The City's application for Certified Local Government status has been forwarded to the
National Park Service with a recommendation for approval. You will be contacted
directly by the National Park Service regarding their decision within the next two
weeks.
Please feel free to contact me at 217/785-5730 if you have any questions. Our office
looks forward to working with Elgin on historic preservation projects.
Sincerely,
Am Slocombe
Local Government Services
Manager
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CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF ELGIN
AND
THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
The City of Elgin, in consideration of having been granted Certified Local Government status, agrees
to carry out the following responsibilities as a Certified Local Government, in cooperation with the
State Historic Preservation Office of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency:
1. Enforce the local Historic Preservation ordinance for the designation and protection of local
historic properties;
2. Maintain an adequate and qualified historic preservation commission established by local
ordinance;
3. Maintain a system for the survey and inventory of historic properties;
4. Provide for adequate public participation in the local historic preservation program;
5. Review and comment upon nominations to the National Register of Historic Places for
properties within its jurisdiction, and, within 60 days of receiving the nominations, submit to the
State Historic Preservation Office the written recommendations of the Commission ands Chief
Elected Official as to whether the property meets the criteria of the National Register;
6. Submit an annual report to the State Historic Preservation Officer of the historic commission's
activities during the past year, within 60 days of the end of the local government's fiscal year;
7. Be represented at least one information meeting per year pertaining to the work and functions
of the Commission or historic preservation;
8. Monitor and notify the State Historic Preservation Office of any actual or proposed demolition
or actual or proposed major alteration affecting any property within its jurisdiction listed on the
Illinois Register of Historic Places or National Register of Historic Places;
9. Be responsible, in the case of nominations for historic districts, for verifying the names of
owner of properties within the historic district, and providing for a public information meeting at
mutually agreeable times and locations;
10. Carry out the general program procedures as outlined in "Certification and Transfer of Local
Share of Historic Preservation Fund Allocation to Local Governments".
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(Chief Eyed Official) Date
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(State Historic Preservation Officer) Date
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ter"` Agenda Item No.
January 3, 1995
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Certified Local Government Agreement Between the
City of Elgin and the Illinois State Historic
Preservation Office -
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend passage of a
resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the
Illinois State Historic Preservation Office.
fe" BACKGROUND
The City of Elgin has received a favorable recommendation of
its application for Certified Local Government status.
Among the benefits of Certified Local Government status is
the opportunity to compete for limited federal preservation
funding. Elgin has already received state approval for a
1995 Federal Historic Preservation Grant-in-Aid to conduct an
architectural survey of the Spring/Douglas Corridor (Attach-
ment B) . Federal approval of the grant is pending execution
of the Certified Local Government Agreement.
In support of that application, the City Council approved an
amendment to the Historic Preservation Ordinance at its regu-
lar meeting on December 14, 1994 . The final part of the
application will be to execute the above referenced agreement.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
None.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
LEGAL IMPACT
None.
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Certified Local Government Agreement
January 3, 1995
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RECOMMENDATION
Passage of an appropriate resolution at the January 25, 1994
meeting of the City Council authorizing execution of a Certi-
fied Local Government Agreement with the Illinois State His-
toric Preservation Office is recommended.
Respect lly submi te¢
H.,C'. Jo= Webb, Direc or
D-pt of Code Administration
Richard B. Helwi t
g
City Manager
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ATTACHMENT A
` Illinois Historic
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November 17, 1994
Mr. George Vandevoore, Mayor
City of Elgin
150 Dexter Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Dear Mayor Vandevoore:
Our office has received the City of Elgin's request for Certified Local Government
status, as provided for by the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980. After
reviewing the information that your office provided, we have determined that once our office
receives the amendment to the historic preservation ordinance, Elgin will have met the
requirements for Certified Local Government status.
r Since the city is applying for CLG grants, we have decided to expedite the CLG
process by sending the enclosed written agreement for your signature. This agreement sets
forth the city's responsibilities as a Certified Local Government. These are the same
responsibilities in the state regulations for Certified Local Governments, that you attested to
in your letter requesting certification. When our office has received the amendment (as
proposed) and signed agreement, the State Historic Preservation Officer will forward it, along
with the city's application, to the National Park Service for final review. You will be notified
directly by the National Park Service of their decision.
We are pleased to have Elgin participate in the Certified Local Government program.
Our office looks forward to working with you and the historic preservation commission in the
coming year. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 217/785-5042 if our office can be of
any assistance.
Sincerely,
61/ck.2
Michael Ward
Local Government Services
Coordinator
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enclosure
cc: Ian Cordwell, Historic Preservationist/Code Compliance Division
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