DATE: October 11, 2016
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Emily Hunter, Planning and Sustainability Director
Amanda Rose, Preservation Planner
SUBJECT:
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*Consideration of COF Contract No. 2016-0273: Grant Contract for Franklin Historic District NR Listing Update (10/11/16 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning a request for approval to enter into a grant contract with the Tennessee Historical Commission (THC) for the completion of an update to the Franklin Historic District National Register listing and the survey of the section of Columbia Avenue between Five Points and Carter’s Hill to determine eligibility for historical significance.
Background
The THC administers an annual grant program for eligible historic preservation projects on behalf of the federal government. The THC has offered to award the City a $6,000 grant toward the completion of the National Register listing update and survey work. The update includes undertaking the research, photography, and writing of an amendment to the existing National Register listing to provide updated information on properties within the current boundaries of the Franklin Historic District in order to identify and document any additional contributing properties based on an expanded period of significance. The work also includes the survey and documentation of historic properties along Columbia Avenue between the Five Points area and the Carter House for the purposes of gathering additional information that may be used to expand the boundaries of the National Register-listed Franklin Historic District.
Financial Impact
The THC has offered to extend the City a 60/40 match grant to fund the completion of the update and survey work. A preservation consultant has estimated a cost of approximately $10,000 for the completion of the work, and the THC has offered to reimburse 60 percent of that cost. The City’s match (up to $4,000) has been allocated within the Planning and Sustainability Department budget. Upon entry into the grant contract, a formal Request for Proposals will be issued, and a qualified consultant will be selected.
Recommendation
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Staff recommends approval of the grant contract.