Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 03-06-2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Development Services Department
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Consideration, discussion and possible approval of and authorization to participate in a survey to determine and identify potential historic structures and sites in the City of Broken Arrow, together with the Broken Arrow Built Heritage Preservation Committee, the Oklahoma Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation office
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Background:
The Broken Arrow Built Heritage Preservation Committee has requested the city to participate and contribute towards a survey of historic structures and sites in Broken Arrow. The purpose of this endeavor is to record and preserve the history of Broken Arrow and the value it will create for the City’s future. The near-term goal is to record and document historical structures within the old historic area of Broken Arrow. This area is the square mile, surrounded by Kenosha and Houston Streets and by Elm Place and Lynn Lane.
The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation office conducts annual surveys through a matching grant program. If approved, the cost of a survey is matched through state funding (60 percent) while the local or municipal agency must cover 40 percent of the survey cost. The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is requesting RFP’s from qualified architects, historians and preservationist, on March 1, 2018, towards receiving bids to conduct this survey. The survey will be done between September 2018 and June 2019.
The Broken Arrow Built Heritage Preservation Committee has identified 100 sites and structures in Broken Arrow that have significant historic value. Representatives of the OHS have indicated that such a survey could cost between $10,000.00 and $15,000.00, and OHS would pay 60 percent of the cost.
Cost: Not to exceed $5,000. Funds to be budgeted in the Special Projects Division of the Development Services Department 2019 General Fund Budget.
Prepared By: Farhad K. Daroga, Special Projects Mgr, Dev. Services Department
Reviewed By: Development Services Department
Tom Cook, Finance Department
Legal Department
Kenny Schwab, Assistant City Manager - Operations
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: List of 100 significant historic sites & structures, prepared by Broken
Arrow Historical Society
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize participation in a survey to determine and identify potential historic structures and sites in the City of Broken Arrow.
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