HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0004) M&C 21-0137City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 03/02/21 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 21-0137
LOG NAME: 06TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION GRANT
SUBJECT
(ALL) Ratify the Application for and Authorize Acceptance of a Grant from the Texas Historical Commission in the Total Amount of $48,875.00 to
Support the City of Fort Worth's Historic Resources Survey and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Ratify the application for and authorize acceptance of a grant from the Texas Historical Commission in the total amount of $48,875.00 to
support the City of Fort Worth's Historic Resource Survey;
2. Adopt the attached ordinance reallocating appropriations in the Development Services Department General Fund, by decreasing General
Operating and Maintenance category, in the amount of $20,000.00, and increasing Transfers and Other category by the same amount for the
purpose of transferring to the Grants Operating Federal Fund, for the City's grant match; and
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing receipts and appropriations in the Grants Operating Federal Fund, for the Central
Arlington Heights Historic Preservation project (City Project 102742) in the amount of $91,375.00 to support the City of Fort Worth's Historic
Resource Survey.
DISCUSSION:
As a participating community in the Texas Historical Commission's (THC) Certified Local Government (CLG) program, the City of Fort Worth is
eligible for grant funding for preservation -related projects tied to the THC's Statewide Preservation Plan. Upon adoption of the Fort Worth Citywide
Historic Preservation Plan in July 2003, recommendations were made that all previously conducted historic resource surveys needed to be
updated and expanded.
In August 2017, the Texas Historical Commission undertook its four-year evaluation of the City of Fort Worth's Certified Local Government program
under Section 101 (a)(7)(C) of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. That evaluation highlighted an item in the Certification Agreement
between the City of Fort Worth and the Texas Historical Commission, where it states that the CLG will maintain a system for the survey and
inventory of local historic properties that is coordinated with the statewide cultural resources survey process, with technical assistance provided
by the National Register Program office of the Texas Historical Commission's History Programs Division. In order to resolve this outstanding
issue, a proposal was developed that outlined the City's plan to undertake a multi -year survey update in phases, administered by staff and
undertaken by a preservation consultant was deemed acceptable by the THC.
In 2019, the City completed Phase I of the update, completing a historic context statement for the City of Fort Worth during the period between
1900-1945. The City then applied to the THC in the fall of 2019 for the next funded portion of the update. Staff was notified on February 10, 2020
that the City's grant application was successful and the full amount requested ($48,875.00) was being awarded for Phase II of the update to the
Historic Resource Survey in FY2020. A portion of this grant ($42,500.00) is a 1:1 matching grant; the City is also committing $42,500.00 to Phase
II. The remaining grant portion ($6,375.00) is unmatched. The CLG Grant funds, in conjunction with the City's matching share, will be used to
purchase professional services for the next stages of the historic resources survey update.
The City's matching funding will be provided from two sources. The first $20,000.00 will be transferred from the FY2021 Development Services
operating budget within the General Fund. The remaining $22,500.00 is already appropriated in the Central Arlington Heights Historic
Preservation project within the Stormwater Capital Projects Fund. (The mitigation funds from the Central Arlington Heights Historic Preservation
project are part of the mitigation of an adverse effect on an eligible National Register Historic District, and will be used for a range of mitigation
measures including, but not limited to, the purchase of professional services to advance the appropriate next phase of the historic resources
survey update).
The objectives of the current phase of the overall update to the City's historic resource survey update are:
a. To develop a City of Fort Worth historic context that informs the multi -year survey update and future thematic nominations;
b. To begin to address a key area (an inaccurate and out-of-date historic resource survey) identified in the 2017 four-year CLG review, which is
an essential component of the City's Certification Agreement with the THC;
c. To work towards the establishment of an accurate survey that is used regularly in virtually all land -use decisions involving historic resources;
and
d. To utilize the products from each phase as part of an ongoing education and awareness initiative.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This contract will be with a governmental entity, state agency or public institution of higher education: Texas
Historical Commission
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations funds will be available in the current operating budget, as
appropriated, in the Grants Operating Federal Fund. The Development Services Department (and Financial Management Services) will be
responsible for the collection and deposit of funds due to the City. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the Development Services Department
has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds. This is an advance grant.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by. Dana Burghdoff 8018
Originating Business Unit Head: D.J. Harrell 8032
Additional Information Contact: Murray Miller 8574