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11. Approval for Historic Preservation Planning Assistance Grant Application The Board reviewed the following memo dated 3/9/88: TO: Charles P. Balczun County Administrator DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: teri2 r' Robert M. K a{ ng, /k CP Director, Plan ing Development THRU: Gary M. Schindler /1 Chief, Long -Range Planning DATENarch 9, 1988 FILE: SUBJECT: HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION FROM: David C. Nearing REFERENCES: Staff Planner, Long -Range Planning It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of March 22, 1988 DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS The Florida Department of State is again soliciting applications for state grants-in-aid for historic preservation projects. This is the same type of program for which the County has previously submitted on two different occasions. The first time was in October 1987, for state funds, the second occurred in December 1987, for federal funds. The Bureau of Historic Preservation is encouraging applications which propose to develop preservation elements (or preservation components of coastal management, future land use, and housing elements) of Local Government Comprehensive Plans. The Bureau is also giving priority to projects which cover relatively large, poorly surveyed geographic areas, such as Indian River County. The October submittal was ranked number 23 by the selection committee; however, only the first 21 were funded. The State Bureau staff had encouraged the County to resubmit for the Federal program. On March 8, 1988, the staff was informed by the Bureau staff that Indian River County had been awarded $12,500 as a result of the December submittal for federal funds. Though the federal money will permit a survey to be conducted, the staff has found through contact with historic survey consultants, that it generally requires at least $15,000 in funds, with approximately that amount in matching funds or in -kind -services to perform a complete and proper survey. As a result, the staff feels that the County should apply for an additional $2,500 from the state program to complete the funding determined to be necessary. As a result of the recent planning legislation enacted by the State, Indian River County must incorporate historic and archaeological concerns in its required comprehensive plan. Chapter 9J-5 of the Florida Administrative Code, entitled "Minimum Criteria for Review of Local Government Comprehensive Plans and Determination of Compliance," requires that the County address identification, designation, and protection of historically significant properties in various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The funds available from the subject grant program would enable the County to undertake required historic preservation 18 YAR 22 1988 BOOK 71 FADE 317