Historic Preservation Ordinance Update
Community and Economic
Development Department
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
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November 28, 2000
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque,IA 52001
RE: Support for Historic Preservation
Honorable Mayor and City Council:
This letter reports the comments of the Community Development Advisory Commission on the
proposed changes to the City's historic preservation activity. The Commission discussed the
proposed revisions on Tuesday, November 21st.
Terry Mozena, Chairperson of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), provided a review of
the proposed historic preservation incentives for rehabilitation of historic properties as
recommended by the Historic Preservation Commission and the Preservation Task Force. He
described the proposed creation ofa $400,000 Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund, the
expansion of the Urban Revitalization Program to include all historic districts and the addition of
a full-time Historic Preservation Planner. HPC is requesting Community Development Block
Grant(CDBO) funding for the Historic Preservation Homeowner Grant Program of $30,000
annually and for a Historic District Public Improvement Program of $100,000 annually.
The Commission found the proposed historic preservation incentives would be beneficial to
maintaining the historic character of our City. They supported the creation of a Historic
Preservation Revolving Loan Fund and the expansion of the Urban Revitalization Program to
include all historic districts. They also supported the addition of a full-time Historic Preservation
Planner with the hotel/motel tax fund being a possible funding source. No CDBO funding was
recommended since these proposals would cause the City's CDBO budget to exceed the allowed
20 percent cap for planning and administration as required by HUD.
The Commission proposed to include $30,000 for the Historic Preservation Homeowner Grant
Program in the FY 2002 CDBO Annual Action Plan. A public hearing on the Plan will be held on
December 6lh. At that time, the Commission will also review the requested CDBO funding of a
Historic District Public Improvement Program. They questioned if limited CDBO funding would
provide any available funding for this program.
Service
People
Integrity
Responsibility
Innovation
Teamwork
The Commission supports the efforts of the Historic Preservation Commission and Preservation
Task Force in improving historic properties in the City of Dubuque.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mike Kelley, Chairperson
Community Development Advisory Commission
cc: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
Pam Myhre, Acting Community and Economic Development Director
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
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