City of Franklin - File #: 18-0258

• File #: 18-0258
• Version: 1
• Name: MOA for HUD, THC, and Harpeth Square Apartment Associates, LLC (COF 2017-0220)
• Type: Item Approved on Behalf of the Board
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/12/2018
• In control: Board of Mayor & Aldermen
• On agenda: 3/27/2018
• Final action: 3/27/2018
• Title: Memorandum of Agreement among the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Harpeth Apartment Associates, LLC, and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office Regarding the Harpeth Square Apartments, City of Franklin, Tennessee (COF Contract No. 2017-0220)
• Sponsors: Eric Stuckey, Vernon Gerth, Emily Hunter, James Svoboda, Amanda Rose

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/27/2018	1	Board of Mayor & Aldermen	acknowledged.

DATE:                                                               March 12, 2018

TO:                                          Board of Mayor and Aldermen

FROM:                                          Eric Stuckey, City Administrator

                                          Vernon Gerth, Assistant City Administrator

                                          Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability

                                          Jim Svoboda, Assistant Director of Planning and Sustainability

                                          Amanda Rose, Preservation Planner

SUBJECT:                                          

Memorandum of Agreement among the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Harpeth Apartment Associates, LLC, and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office Regarding the Harpeth Square Apartments, City of Franklin, Tennessee (COF Contract No. 2017-0220)

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Purpose

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) among the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Harpeth Apartment Associates, LLC, and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office Regarding the Harpeth Square Apartments, City of Franklin, Tennessee (COF Contract No. 2017-0220)

Background

Harpeth Square Apartment Associates, LLC was required to go through a Section 106 review process due to the use of Federal loan insurance offered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Harpeth Square development. The Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) determined that the project may have an adverse impact on the Downtown Franklin National Register Historic District. HUD and SHPO determined that Harpeth Apartment Associates, LLC must provide the following mitigation measures in order to take into account any potential adverse impact on the Downtown Franklin National Register District:

•                     Fabricate and install an Interpretative Panel to detail the general history of the Harpeth Square project site;

•                     Contribute $50,000 to the restoration and rehabilitation of the Masonic Lodge National Historic Landmark located at 115 2^nd Ave S. The City of Franklin is responsible for overseeing the expenditure of funds for this effort in order to ensure compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s (SOI) Standards for Rehabilitation and the City of Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines;

•                     Conduct vibration monitoring at 134 2^nd Ave N, 144 2^nd Ave N, and 114 East Main St until a certificate of occupancy is issued for the project. If any of the monitored properties are adversely impacted by the construction of the project, the provisions of Section 106 and 36 CFR Part 800 shall be applicable.

Financial Impact

Harpeth Apartment Associates, LLC has submitted the $50,000 required by the MOA to the City of Franklin for the restoration and rehabilitation of the historic Masonic Lodge.

Recommendation

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The MOA (COF Contract No. 2017-0220) was signed by the City Administrator on behalf of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.