[OldNorth] HRMC mission

[Valerie Vann]

Certain quarters of our fair city's establishment seem to
have developed amnesia concerning the purpose of the city's
Historic Resources Management Commission (HRMC). Or perhaps
they have been misled by the frequent occurrence of
the word "demolition" in the enabling legislation of the HRMC.

A review of the pertinent section of City Code reveals that
the HRMC's charter does in fact require implementation of 
the "preservation ethic".

A few excerpts:

l)    Investigate and report to the City Council on the use
of various federal, state, local, or private funding sources,
incentives and other mechanisms available to promote historical
preservation in the city;

(n)    Cooperate with local, county, state, and federal governments
in the pursuit of the objectives of historic preservation and 
request and recieve [sic] any appropriate information from any 
city departments or commissions;

(p)    Render advice and guidance upon the request of the property
owner or occupant, on the restoration, alteration, decoration, 
landscaping, or maintenance of any designated historical resource;

q)    Provide for adequate public participation in 
local historic preservation programs, including the process of
recommending properties for nomination to the National Register
of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical Resources;

(r)    the Historical Resources Management Commission is hereby
given the authority to delegate certain minor projects to the
Commission staff for any advisory reveiw [sic]...

The last suggests that the staff in question should have more
than a rudimentary knowledge of historic resources, Davis city
history, and the "preservation ethic."

The full section is at:
http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/cmo/citycode/detail.cfm?p=40&q=1857&text=yes

Val
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Valerie Vann
valerie at vanngroup.com