REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL July 30, 2015 FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director Development and Resource Management Department BY: KARANA HATTERSLEY-DRAYTON, M.A. Historic Preservation Project Manager Development and Resource Management Department SUBJECT ..Title RESOLUTION - Approve an amendment to Resolution 2015-83 of the City Council of the City of Fresno, California, designating Huntington Boulevard, which Includes all properties described in Attachment A, as a Local Historic District ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the amended resolution which includes a revised Attachment A to Resolution No. 2015-83 which was previously adopted at the May 21, 2015 Council hearing designating the Huntington Boulevard Historic District. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On May 21, 2015 the City Council on a vote of 7-0 approved the designation of a Huntington Boulevard Historic District. Pursuant to FMC 12-1613(b) the Council used its discretion to modify the recommendation of the City's Historic Preservation Commission by stipulating that any boulevard property owners wishing to "opt out" of the District could do so by stating their intent on the record or by submitting a notarized form to the City. On May 29, the Development and Resource Management Department sent a letter to all of the 122 property owners explaining the actions of the Council, the benefits of listing within a historic district and providing property owners with a form that they could submit should they wish to be excluded from the District boundaries. By June 30, 2015, 38 property owners, representing 37 residential buildings and one vacant parcel, had responded with a notarized request to be excluded. These properties were henceforth removed from the District which has been redrawn to include 84 parcels, of which 80 are contributors and 4 are non-contributors. Attachment A to the May 21st resolution has been amended to reflect these changes. BACKGROUND City Attorney has reviewed and approved to form. For more detail please see attached staff report from the May 21, 2015 hearing. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS The amendment of an attachment listing designated historic properties is not a "project" for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), as it will not result in a direct or indirect change in the environment. LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not considered because this item does not entail a bid or award of a construction or services contract. FISCAL IMPACT There is no additional impact beyond the expenditure of staff time. Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 2015-83 of the City Council of the City of Fresno, California Designating Huntington Boulevard, Which Includes All Properties Described in Attachment A, as a Local Historic District. 2. An Amendment to Resolution 2015-83 of the City Council of the City of Fresno, California, Designating Huntington Boulevard, Which Includes All Properties Described in Attachment A, as a Local Historic District. 3. Staff Report May 21, 2015: HEARING to consider adoption of a resolution to designate the Huntington Boulevard Historic District to the Local Register of Historic Resources (Council District 5)."