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January 8. 2008 Next Steps Following Council Action: . Authorize Span Systems Inc. to proceed with the fabrication and install the canopy addition. . The Chief Financial Officer will ensure a budget amendment is processed to reprogram and appropriate funds into the Harbor Center Canopy Capital Project (13907). 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 363 Middle Street, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. R. Smith, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE TO REPROGRAM $7,070 WITHIN THE FY 2007-2008 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND BUDGET AND TO APPROPRIATE $37,941 IN THE FY 2007-2008 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND BUDGET FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NTELOS PAVILION CANOPY STRUCTURE." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, D. Smith, R. Smith, Holley Nays: None 08 - 18 - Adoption of a motion to accept the Historic District Design Guidelines. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community; Pride of Past, Promise of Future. Background: . FOCUS Historic Districts is a City Council directed project to develop a new historic preservation program and modernize the design review process. The Committee formed to accomplish this goal consisted of citizens from the Historic Districts and Civic Leagues, City staff and the Consulting team of Frazier and Associates. The Committee was led by a City Council liaison. . The ensuing FOCUS Historic Districts project report, developed after extensive community input, contained recommendations that called for revising the historic architectural review process, creating a new Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review board to take the place of the City's Commissions of Architectural Review (CAR), and the development of a new set of Historic District Design Guidelines for each historic district. . The new set of Historic District Design Guidelines contain preservation information specific to each historic district. The Guidelines also help to streamline the historic design review process and were developed with the input of the new Historic Preservation Commission. . In response to a recommendation in the final report to update the City's regulations, City Council adopted amendment CA-07 -03 in September of 2007 that revised the Code sections pertaining to historic districts within the City's Zoning Ordinance. This ordinance will take effect January 1, 2008. . The new regulations call for the creation of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) and the adoption of Historic District Design Guidelines to hear cases for all historic districts. In November and December of 2007, City Council appointed members to the new HPC. . On December 11, 2007, City Council received an update on the project and reviewed the template Guideline for Truxton. Discussion: . The new regulations require the adoption of the Historic District Design Guidelines and procedures for the operation of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) by City Council.