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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4516 Ordinance - HPC Composition CA 2021-001ORDINANCE NO. 4516 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO COMPOSITION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AMENDING PMC SECTIONS 20.10.020(1) AND (2) "COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION." WHEREAS, Section 101(c) of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 16 USC 470 (Historic Preservation Act), as amended, provides that local governments may facilitate Special Tax Valuation for State and National Historic Register properties if certified to do so by the State Historic Preservation Officer; and, WHEREAS, RCW 27.34 provides that the Director of the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP) is the State Historic Preservation Officer in Washington State responsible for certifying local governments under the Historic Preservation Act, along with providing technical assistance and education related to historic preservation; and, WHEREAS, The City Council approved Title 27 Historic Preservation (Ordinance 3785) in August 2006 to facilitate Special Tax Valuation for State and National Historic Register properties within the City; and WHEREAS, Title 27 has since been re -codified as Title 20; and, WHEREAS, the DAHP website specifies that a Historic Preservation Commission "should include at least one professional that meets the Secretary of the Interior's Qualification Standards;" and, WHEREAS, the DAHP website's model local ordinance specifies the desired qualifications of local professionals as "hav[ing] experience in identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic resources and are selected from among the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, prehistoric and historic archaeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curation, conservation, and landscape architecture, or related disciplines;" and, WHEREAS, Section 20.10.020(2) "Composition of the Commission," requires that the Commission include "at least two (2) professionals who have experience in identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic resources and are selected from among the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, prehistoric and historic archaeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curatorship, conservation, landscape architecture, or related disciplines;" and, WHEREAS, given the difficulty of finding and retaining commissioners and committee members generally, and professionals such as architects, historians, archaeologists, or historic preservationists specifically, the City deems it necessary to amend PMC Section 20.10.020(2) to allow for more discretion to the City Council in selecting volunteers to fill vacancies in the Historic Preservation Commission; and, Ordinance - Amending Composition of HPC - I NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That PMC 20.10.020(1) and (2) "Composition of the Commission," of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows: PMC 20.10.020 Composition of the Commission (1) All members of the Commission must have a demonstrated interest and competence in historic preservation and possess qualities of impartiality and broad judgment. (2) The Commission shall always include at least two professionals who lave experience in identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic resources and are selected from among the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, prehistoric and historic archaeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curatorship, conservation, landscape architecture, or related disciplines. The Commission action that would otherwise be valid shall not be rendered invalid by the temporary vacancy of one or all of the professional positions. Furthermore, exception to the residency requirement of Commission members may be granted by the Mayor and City Council in order to obtain representatives from these disciplines. Section 2. This ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its approval, passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, this 1St day of February, 2021. Saul Martinez Mayor ATTEST: Debra Barham, CMC City Clerk Published: a / q /-?02j Ordinance - Amending Composition of HPC - 2 APPROVED AS TO—FORM: Kerr Fromey - sonLaw, LLC City