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<br />2 <br />Agenda Item 4 <br /> <br />The introduction of the speaker, Bratton Thomason was made by Chairman Starrett <br />Ms. Thomason, Director of the CLG program for Texas,discussed the following <br />items <br />L Advantages of a city's CLG participation, namely ,cultural, natural and economic <br />resources. <br />She emphasized that the process of seeing these results will take time. She suggested <br />a partnership with the local Historical Society. , National Alliance Preservation and <br />Commission and Design Guidelines. She asked that we look at incentive programs that <br />the city might adopt Member Paul Denny raised the question of a need for structural <br />guidelines for property owners. It was suggested that we determine in the city what is <br />acceptable. <br />She reminded us of the following things we could do. <br />A. Have a meeting with City Officials at least once a year. <br />B. Check with Home Depot and Lowes to see if they have a list of acceptable materials <br />or paint palettes. <br /> <br />She listed the tools needed for the Local Preservation Commissions <br />A. History survey <br />B. Historic Preservation Ordinance <br />C. Local Historic Districts <br />D. Incentives <br />E. Design Guidelines <br />F. Preservation plans <br />G. CLG designation <br /> <br />Questions regarding city tax incentives were raised by Claudia Hunt Bratton suggested <br />that the commission work with the City Council on ways the City can give incentives. <br />The question was also raised concerning Design Guidelines_strict or flexible. <br />Bratton: Guidelines should be understandable. <br /> <br />Thje next issue raised was how to answer questions of property owners regarding Local <br />Historic Designations. <br />Bratton listed the advantages of Historical Designations for Districts. <br />L Protects investments <br />2. Proactive preservation <br />3. Encourages quality design <br />4. Promotes restoration and reinvestment <br />5. Discourages demotiion <br />6. Encourages tourism. <br /> <br />2 <br />