Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) Annual Workplan revision for Calendar Year 2024City of Dubuque
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February 19, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)Annual Workplan revision for
Calendar Year 2024
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approval of the Historic
Preservation Commission revised Calendar Year 2024 Annual Workplan.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
2024 HPC Workplan Revised Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) HPC Annual Workplan revision
for Calendar Year 2024
DATE: February 15, 2024
Planning Services Director Wally Wernimont is recommending City Council approval of
the Historic Preservation Commission revised CY 2024 Annual Workplan.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Wally Wernimont, Planning Services Director
Chris Happ Olson, Assistant Planner
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SUBJECT: Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) HPC Annual Workplan revision
for Calendar Year 2024
DATE: February 15, 2024
Introduction
This memo transmits the HPC's recommendation for City Council's review of an
additional item on the CY 2024 Annual Workplan.
Background
The workplan is a requirement for maintaining the City of Dubuque's Certified Local
Government (CLG) status. The workplan helps guide the Commission's work, and it
defines priorities as we write grants to do the work required as a CLG. At the HPC's
recent February 15, 2024 meeting, a revision of the workplan was suggested, reviewed
and recommended for City Council approval.
Under the category of Survey & Registration Projects, and under the subcategory of
Under -represented People, it was suggested that the Commission explore the feasibility
of adding to its survey work through the continuation of exploring lesser researched
Dubuque populations and cultures that influenced our history and the development of
our neighborhoods, such as the Jewish, Greek, Hispanic and Marshallese communities.
Staff revised the enclosed HPC Workplan for CY 2024 to include this modification.
Recommendation
The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council review and
approve the revised enclosed CY 2024 Workplan.
Prepared by Chris Happ Olson, Assistant Planner
Enclosures
cc: Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation
Commission
Work Plan 2024
Goal: Survey & Registration Projects
Key:
In Process
Future
HPC Approved: 02-15-2024
City Council Approved: _
Description: Undertake intensive survey & evaluation projects and register NRHP eligible districts. Survey, evaluation and registration projects provide critical information necessary for
facilitating Historic Tax Credit Projects and raise awarenss of cultural resources. Focus should be on projects which benefit a neighborhood or district where the historic fabric is intact, rather
than individual properties.
Action Steps
Involvement
Estimated
Challenges
Options to Overcome Barriers
Timeframe
Responsibilities
Costs
Deereville Neighborhood - Intensive survey
Consultant Heritage
$22,446
n/a
n/a
2023-2024
Heritage Works is consultant leading project.
Works with Planning
Project supported by Planning staff and
Services Staff, Intern.
intern.
Voelker Highlands - Intensive survey
Consultant Heritage
$15,181
n/a
n/a
2023-2024
Heritage Works is consultant leading project.
Works with Planning
Project supported by Planning staff and
Services Staff, Intern.
intern.
Under -represented people: Black Heritage
Wide partnership across
$48,009
New model created: Multiple Property
Contract updated to be completed by
2022-2024
HRDP Grant Funded in FY22 for $30,000
Survey. Baseline far understanding and telling this
City, non -profits,
Documentation Form, Community Outreach
April 2024
with $18,009 in match funding
ortion of our history.
Loras/UD,
& Geneology, and Database Development
Commissioners,
Consultant Team
Upper Couler Historic District nomination
PSD
TBD
Project is dependent on time, funding and
Funding required to complete work.
TBD
Survey complete in 2015; National Register
(2801 - 3135 Central)
resources
nomination required.
Jackson Street Gable Front Frame Houses
PSD
TBD
Project is dependent on time, funding and
Funding required to complete work.
TBD
Survey complete in 2015; National Register
nomination (2606 - 2776 Jackson)
resources
nomination required.
Grandview Avenue Survey
PSD
TBD
Project is dependent on time, funding and
Funding required to complete work.
TBD
Need estimates and consultant.
resources
Others: Rush Street & Kaufmann Avenue
Planning Services Staff,
TBD
Funding and Time
Funding required to complete work.
TBD
Planning Staff to define boundaries, solicit
SHPO, Consultant.
cost estimates.
Under -represented people: explore the
PSD, Heritage Works
TBD
Funding and Time; assess which populations
Enlist community ambassadors to guage
TBD
Planning staff to define needs, Commission
continuation of lesser researched
have both a long -enough history and research
feasibility
may be able to help with ambassadors.
populations and cultures, such as the
resources available for the work.
Jewish, Greek, Hispanic and Marshallese
communities.
Under -represented people: Indigenous
Four Mounds staff led,
TBD
In -person is expensive and not budgeted.
Let by partners
TBD
Partner led with assistance from staff with sate
Peoples. Follow up summit to engage around
assistance from PSD, LS
Virtual or in -person options require significant
partners at OSA, SHPO.
Four Mounds, Eagle Point Park and other sites.
departments; guidance
staff time for coordination, outreach and
SHPO, OSA
planning.
Historic Preservation Commission
Work Plan 2024
Goal: Outreach & Education
Key:
In Process
Future
HPC Approved: 02-15-2024
City Council Approved: _ -
Description: Outreach and Education of preservation to the community, with continued support of both HPC Commissioners and Planning Services Staff
Action Steps
Involvement
Estimated Costs
Challenges
Options to
Timeframe
Responsibilities
Overcome Barriers
Historic Preservation Month: Proclamation;
HPC & PSD staff
Awards
N/,-�
N /A
May
Staff coordinating awards, support by
Eagle Point Park entry; Media release about
Commissioners.
events; present Ken Kringle Awards at City
Council meeting
Promotion & partnering of existing community
HPC & PSD staff, Dubuque Main
Low - staff time, in
N/A
N/A
Awards in
Staff leads Awards; Commission & Staff to look
events; includes Architecture Days and Awards
Street, Dubuque County Historical
house certificates
May
for opportunities
Programs
Society
Under -represented People: Finding Dubuque
Black Heritage Survey & database
Created 11-2022
N/A
N/A
During BHS
Staff led with volunteer assistance
Atlas (GIS Storymap) - Version 2 for navigability
informs. PSD, GIS staff, Consultant,
led by staff;
and expansion options.
Commissioner Doyle; intern Cate
Update in winter
Koetz
2023 by staff.
Rockdale Flood Memorial: Potential
HPC, PSD staff, local historians Kyle
TBD
Estimating and planning,
Unkown
Plan 2024;
Ownership investigation/consent required; City
monument/signage and ceremony on July 4,
Cox & Joseph Rapp
funding.
fundraise
to coordinate with efforts in vacinity during
2026.(150 years Sesquicentenial for flood; 250
2025.
water line project. Addition to Finding Dubuque
years Semiquicentennial for country.)
Atlas.
Develop and hold small-scale Preservation
HPC members, PSD staff, Heritage
Low - staff time
N/A, however, no budget
Defining partners for
Goal for 1-2
Partner to help devleop content and market
Engagement virtual offerings
Works- explore partners i.e. library,
is scheduled. Use of virtual
content and marketing,
sessions
realtors, etc
tools and social media
content development
marketing required.
Architectural Guidelines - Review and update,
PSD staff and consultant, input from
TBD
Last update 2014, research
Requires staff time
TBD
PSD staff to research cost estimates,
with better technology integration
HPC
on costs and good models
commitment;
supplemental grant funding, and models
significant funds.
Plaque recognition system of historically
PSD Staff, Janice Esser
TBD
Requests generated by
Cost share?
TBD
PSD and others can research good models for
significant properties
owners. Criteria and
Partnership?
plaques, cost -share and partnership
standard needed.