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Item: Resolution 10052, Restoration, Rehabilitation, Expansion, and New
Agenda # 11 Commission Meeting Date: February 18, 2014 CITY OF GREAT FALLS COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT Item: Resolution 10052, Restoration, Rehabilitation, Expansion, and New Construction of Qualified Historic Properties Tax Abatement for Arvon Block Development Venture, LLC, located at 114 - 118 1st Avenue South, Great Falls, or The East 1/2 of Lot 4, and Lot 5, Block 368, Great Falls Original Townsite, Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 3 East, Cascade County, Montana From: Craig Raymond, Director of Planning and Community Development Initiated By: Arvon Block Development Venture, LLC Presented By: Craig Raymond, Director of Planning and Community Development Action Requested: City Commission conduct public hearing and adopt Resolution 10052 Public Hearing: 1. Mayor conducts public hearing, calling three times each for opponents and proponents. 2. Mayor closes public hearing and asks the will of the Commission. Suggested Motion: 1. Commissioner moves: “I move that the City Commission (adopt/deny) Resolution 10052.” 2. Mayor calls for a second, discussion and calls the vote. Staff Recommendation: Pursuant to Sections 15-24-1601 through 15-24-1607 Montana Code Annotated (2011), Staff requests the City Commission adopt Resolution 10052 granting a tax benefit to Arvon Block Development Venture, LLC, located at 114 -118 1st Avenue South, Great Falls, or the East 1/2 of Lot 4, and Lot 5, Block 368, Great Falls Original Townsite, Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 3 East, Cascade County, Montana. Background: The property owner, Arvon Block Development Venture, LLC, is renovating the Arvon Building, located at 114 – 118 1st Avenue South in the Great Falls Central Business District which stands as one of the last remaining examples of late 19th century commercial buildings in downtown Great Falls. -
Farallon Islands and Noon Day Rock, Supports the Largest Seabird Nesting Colony South of Alaska
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Photo: ©PRBO Dense colonies of common murres and colorful puffins cloak cliff faces and crags, while two-ton elephant seals fight fierce battles for breeding sites on narrow wave-etched terraces below. Natural History Surrounded by cold water and plenty of food Pt. Reyes San Rafael G ulf o f Fa Golden ra ll Gate on s Bridge iles Oakland 28 M San Francisco C a li fo Fremont rn PACIFIC OCEAN ia San Jose Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, made up of all the Farallon Islands and Noon Day Rock, supports the largest seabird nesting colony south of Alaska. Thirteen seabird species numbering over 200,000 individuals Pigeon nest here each summer. Throughout the year, six species of marine mammals Guillemot breed or haul out on the islands. These islands are beside the cold California current which originates in Alaska and flows north to south, they are also surrounded Photo: © Brian O’Neil by waters of the Gulf of Farallons National Marine Sanctuary. Lying 28 miles west of San Francisco Bay the Refuge is on the western edge of the continental shelf. This area of Western gull the ocean plunges to 6,000 foot depths. Cold upwelling water brought from the depths as the wind blows surface water westward from the shoreline, and the California current flowing southward past the islands provides an ideal biological mixing zone along the continental shelf and around the San Francisco Bay area. Photos: © Brian O’Neil We stw ard Win ds Upwelling ent Mixing urr a C Deep rni lifo Ca Cold Water S N USGS Chart of seafloor Upwelling occurs notably in the spring depths around when these wind and water currents Farallon NWR work together and saturate ocean waters with nutrients brought up from Black the deep ocean. -
Park Report Part 1
Alcatraz Island Golden Gate National Recreation Area Physical History PRE-EUROPEAN (Pre-1776) Before Europeans settled in San Francisco, the area was inhabited by Native American groups including the Miwok, in the area north of San Francisco Bay (today’s Marin County), and the Ohlone, in the area south of San Francisco Bay (today’s San Francisco peninsula). Then, as today, Alcatraz had a harsh environment –strong winds, fog, a lack of a fresh water source (other than rain or fog), rocky terrain –and there was only sparse vegetation, mainly grasses. These conditions were not conducive to living on the island. These groups may have used the island for a fishing station or they may have visited it to gather seabird eggs since the island did provide a suitable habitat for colonies of seabirds. However, the Miwok and Ohlone do not appear to have lived on Alcatraz or to have visibly altered its landscape, and no prehistoric archeological sites have been identified on the island. (Thomson 1979: 2, Delgado et al. 1991: 8, and Hart 1996: 4). SPANISH AND MEXICAN PERIOD (1776-1846) Early Spanish explorers into Alta California encountered the San Francisco Bay and its islands. (Jose Francisco Ortega saw the bay during his scouting for Gaspar de Portola’s 1769 expedition, and Pedro Fages described the three major islands –Angel, Alcatraz, and Yerba Buena –in his journal from the subsequent 1772 expedition.) However, the first Europeans to record their visit to Alcatraz were aboard the Spanish ship San Carlos, commanded by Juan Manuel de Ayala that sailed through the Golden Gate and anchored off Angel Island in August 1775. -
Chicago Southland Economic Development Index
Chicago Southland Economic Development Index Planning, Economic, and Community Development Organizations and Agencies for the Chicago Southland Region and the State of Illinois January 2004 Prepared by: Kristi DeLaurentiis, South Suburban Coordinator Metropolitan Planning Council Ellen Shubart, Campaign Manager Campaign for Sensible Growth and Maureen Wright, Economic Development Coordinator Village of Orland Park JAN 2004 This database originally prepared for the Economic Development Roundtable. Economic Development Roundtable members include: · Campaign for Sensible Growth · Chicago Southland Alliance · Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce · Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau · Chicago Southland Development, Inc. · EnterprizCook County · Metropolitan Planning Council · Metro Southwest Alliance · Southwest Council of Mayors · South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association JAN 2004 GOVERNMENT / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS Organization Contact Leading Efforts: Objectives, Programs & Initiatives Accion Chicago Leroy Pacheco · ACCION Chicago is dedicated to strengthening the economies of President & CEO Chicago's neighborhoods by providing "micro" loans and business- 3245 W. 26th Street, 2nd Floor related services to low and moderate-income individuals who are Chicago, IL 60623 striving to support themselves and their families through self- PH: (773) 376-9004 x101 employment. FAX: (773) 376-9048 · ACCION Chicago provides this credit and helps small business [email protected] owners to increase their -
National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form
Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) Theme: 19th-century Architecture UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS _____________TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS______ I NAME HISTORIC Letter II Building_________________________________ AND/OR COMMON Sears, Roebuck and Company __ ______ CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Chicago VICINITY OF 7th STATE CODE COUNTY CODE Illinois Cook CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE _D I STRICT —PUBLIC XX.OCCUPIED —AGRICULTURE —MUSEUM -XBUILDING(S) XXPRIVATE —UNOCCUPIED XXcOMMERCIAL —PARK _STRUCTURE —BOTH —WORK IN PROGRESS —EDUCATIONAL —PRIVATE RESIDENCE _SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE —ENTERTAINMENT —RELIGIOUS _OBJECT —IN PROCESS —YES: RESTRICTED —GOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —BEING CONSIDERED XX.YES: UNRESTRICTED —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION —NO —MILITARY —OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Mr. Dean A. Swift, President (312-875-2500) STREET & NUMBER Sears, Roebuck and Company, Sears Tower CITY, TOWN STATE Chicago VICINITY OF Illinois 60680 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Cook County Recorder's Office STREETS NUMBER CITY, TOWN STATE Chicago Illinois REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE Historic American Buildings Survey, OAHP, National Park Service, Dept. of Interior DATE ^FEDERAL —STATE —COUNTY —LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Library of Congress CITY, TOWN STATE Washington D.C. DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE —EXCELLENT —DETERIORATED —UNALTERED XXoRIGINAL SITE J?GOOD —RUINS XXALTERED —MOVED DATE. —FAIR _UNEXPOSED The dimensions of the building were stupendous for the period. It is 144 feet deep on Van Buren and Congress and 402 feet long on State Street. It is 132 feet high, eight stories in height, each floor had 16 foot ceilings when constructed it was one of the largest buildings in the world in floor area and cubic volume. -
Introduction
INTRODUCTION The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide general information for anyone interested in the California islands and to serve as a field guide for visitors to the islands. The book covers both general history and nat- ural history, from the geological origins of the islands through their aboriginal inhabitants and their marine and terrestrial biotas. Detailed coverage of the flora and fauna of one island alone would completely fill a book of this size; hence only the most common, most readily observed, and most interesting species are included. The names used for the plants and animals discussed in this book are the most up-to-date ones available, based on the scientific literature and the most recently published guidebooks. Common names are always subject to local variations, and they change constantly. Where two names are in common use, they are both mentioned the first time the organism is discussed. Ironically, in recent years scientific names have changed more recently than common names, and the reader concerned about a possible discrepancy in nomenclature should consult the scientific literature. If a significant nomenclatural change has escaped our notice, we apologize. For plants, our primary reference has been The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, edited by James C. Hickman, including the latest lists of errata. Variation from the nomenclature in that volume is due to more recent interpretations, as explained in the text. Certain abbreviations used throughout the text may not be immedi- ately familiar to the general reader; they are as follows: sp., species (sin- gular); spp., species (plural); n. -
Shark Encounters, Cage Diving in the Farallon Islands, California
One Day Dive Adventures The Farallon Islands Our Shark Team “The Devil’s Teeth” When you join us for a Great White Shark Our Incredible Great White Shark Adventures depart adventure to San Francisco’s Farallon from San Francisco’s famous Fisherman’s Wharf. Islands, you’ll find yourself in very good hands. We’re proud of our staff and when you dive with You’ll need to be at the dock by 6:00 am to get checked us, you’ll understand why. Here are just two of in and ready for a prompt 6:30-7:00 am departure. Total the great people you may meet: time at the dive site varies, but expect to be back at the dock between 5-6 pm. A continental breakfast, hot Greg Barron is our Director of West Coast Shark lunch and beverages are provided for you. Our boat is Ops. Greg has spent his entire life living and div- equipped to handle 12 divers and 6 topside viewers in ing along the North Coast of California and has comfort. been part of our shark dive operation since the beginning. Greg helped the great Located roughly 20 miles off the coast of San people at DOER Marine Cage Dives: $875 Top Side Viewing: $ 375 Francisco is a series of land formations known design and build our as the Farallon Islands. The islands lie within massive shark cage and the Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary, has worked to transform Full payment is required the day you book your dive and 1255 square miles of protected waters deemed our boat into an incredible is NON-REFUNDABLE. -
Farallon National Wildlife Refuge California
92d Congress, 1st Session --------- House Document No. 92-102 FARALLON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CALIFORNIA COMMUNICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING FOURTEEN PROPOSALS TO ADD TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS SYSTEM PART 10 APRIL 29, 1971. —Referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and ordered to be printed with illustrations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1971 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL1 THE WHITE HOUSE WAS H I NGTON April 28; 1971 Dear Mr. Speaker: The Wilderness Act of September 3, 1964, declared it to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness, and for that purpose the act established a National Wilderness Preservation System. In my special message on the environment of February 8, 1971, I stressed the importance of wilderness areas as part of a comprehensive open space system. In these un- spoiled lands, contemporary man can encounter the character and beauty of primitive America -- and learn, through the encounter, the vital lesson of human interdependence with the natural environment. Today, I am pleased to transmit fourteen proposals which would add to the National Wilderness System vast areas where nature still predominates. These areas are briefly described below. (1) Simeonof National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska -- 25,140 acres of a unique wildlife environment: the bio- logically productive lands and waters of Simeonof Island off the coast of Alaska. (2) North Cascades National Park, Washington — 515,880 acres in two areas in North Cascades Park and Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas. -
A FEW of WILL COUNTY's HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS! We Would Like to Extend a Warm Invitation for You to Visit the Places That Showcase Will County's Rich Heritage
Will County’s Historic ATTRACTIONS along the I-355 Extension WELCOME TO A FEW OF WILL COUNTY'S HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS! We would like to extend a warm invitation for you to visit the places that showcase Will County's rich heritage. By visiting our attractions, you will gain an appreciation as to why communities within Will County are committed to preserving the places that make them unique and provide a sense of place. The identified sites are in close proximity to the I-355 South Extension. We hope you return again to visit not just these historic attractions but other landmarks throughout the entire Heritage Corridor region. 1 12 BOLINGBROOK 53 LEMONT . d R er t Riv ie es t. l in in S o Pla Ma J Des Illinois & Michigan Canal Gaylord Building Heritage Corridor 200 West Eighth St. ROMEOVILLE Lockport, IL 60441 127th St. 2 . 11 e v 135th St. Romeo Rd. A r e h rc A N 2 HOMER GLEN PLAINFIELD 3 Airport Rd. 151st St. Renwick Rd. 4 7 Isle a la Cache Museum 12 Schmuhl School 501 E. Romeo Rd. 20733 S. Schoolhouse Rd. t d S LOCKPORT R y 1 r a New Lenox, IL 60451 Romeoville, IL 60446 CREST HILL a w d il d e ra a C T n o l r o a 5 t B n 175th St. g a min C Bloo . go M a 53 d hic & . C I R S 3 30 r 10 a g u 6 o 7 G Theodore St. t 6 S s n i l l o 7 C JOLIET NEW LENOX . -
Affected Environment 4
Section 4 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT 4. Affected Environment 4.0 Affected Environment The study corridor used to identify various resources within the program’s affected environment is comprised of the seven sections described in Chapter 3, Section 3.3.7.1 and illustrated in Exhibit 3.3‐10. Depending on the resource and the available information collected, the width of the study corridor ranges from 100 feet to the counties in which the study corridor traversed. The study corridors are described in each of the resource sections. 4.1 Existing Land Use 4.1.1 Development Patterns Historically, Chicago and St. Louis have served as major continental transportation centers, both tracing their origins to water and rail transportation routes. Chicago prospered from its strategic location on Lake Michigan and access to eastern markets through the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes. St. Louis originally developed from its role as a port on the Mississippi River that provided access to domestic and foreign markets. During the 19th Century, the addition of railroads linking these cities forged an economic lifeline between Chicago and St. Louis. Construction of the rail network spawned the growth of numerous communities that served as regional centers for the collection and distribution of goods for a rich agricultural region. The influence of the railroad remained strong until interstate highways joined the transportation system in the 1950s and 1960s. In contrast to the railroads, which created new communities along their length to maintain and support the railroads, interstate highways were constructed around, and often bypassed some communities. Because the interstates had limited points of access, county roads that connected with or crossed over them linking existing communities, became particularly important to the rural areas. -
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 0MB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property historic name: Arvon Block other name/site number: 2. Location street & number: 114-116 First Avenue South not for publication: n / a vicinity: n/a city/town: Great Falls state: Montana code: MT county: Cascade code: 013 zip code: 59401 3. Classification Ownership of Property: Private Category of Property: Bu i 1 d ing Number of Resources within Property: Contributing Noncontributing building(s) sites structures objects Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register: 0 Name of related multiple property listing: n/a 4. Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. Signature of certifying offllcAal Date MONTANA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau See Continuation Sheet 5. National Park Service Certification tetered In tKe I, hereby certify that this property is National entered in the National Register See Continuation Sheet determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register See Continuation Sheet removed from the National Register. -
Project Description
Chicago-St. Louis Environmental Assessment 6.0 Distribution List 6.0 DISTRIBUTION LIST 6.1 Agency Coordination 6.1.1 Federal Agencies Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Highway Administration, Illinois Division Federal Transit Administration, Region 5 National Park Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District U.S. Coast Guard, Eighth District U.S. Coast Guard, Ninth District U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife, Chicago Field Office U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife, Rock Island Field Office U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife, Marion Illinois Suboffice U.S. Department of the Interior, Illinois & Michigan Canal U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 U.S. Senator Richard Durbin U.S. Senator Roland Burris U.S. Senator Kit Bond U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill U.S. Representative, Bobby Rush, District No. 1 U.S. Representative, Jessie Jackson, Jr., District No. 2 U.S. Representative, Daniel Lipinski, District No. 3 U.S. Representative, Luis Gutierrez, District No. 4 U.S. Representative, Danny Davis, District No. 7 U.S. Representative, Debbie Halvorsen, District No. 11 U.S. Representative, Jerry Costello, District No. 12 U.S. Representative, Judy Biggert, District No. 13 U.S. Representative, Timothy Johnson, District No. 15 U.S. Representative, Aaron Schock, District No.