Matters from Staff Agenda Item # Board of County Commissioners - Staff Report Meeting Date: December 19, 2017 Presenter: Keith Gingery Submitting Dept: Administration Subject: FY 2017 Certified Local Government Annual Report Statement / Purpose: Review and approval of the Teton County Historic Preservation Board Annual Report for FY 2017. Background / Description (Pros & Cons): The attached Certified Local Government (CLG) annual report meets the Teton County Historic Preservation Board’s (TCHPB) annual report requirement necessary to maintain our CLG status. A CLG is a city of county that is certified by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and the National Park Service (NPS) as a community with historic preservation commitments. CLGs are eligible for matching grants to carry out preservation activities. The Teton County Historic Preservation Board is currently wrapping up a grant received through this program to document historic properties in Teton County. There are currently 24 CLGs in Wyoming, and close to 2,000 in the United States. The CLG annual report is filed each year with the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. The report meets the CLG annual reporting requirements stated in the Teton County Historic Preservation Board Resolution, Section 3(I), which states that, “an annual report of the actives of the Board shall be submitted to the Teton County Commissioners and the SHPO. Such reports shall include but are not limited to items such as: proposed National Register nominations, updated resumes of Board members, appointments to the Board, meeting attendance records, progress reports on survey activities, National Register nominations reviewed, and problem areas.” The Wyoming SHPO supplies the CLG annual report form and requirements. The 2017 annual report includes an activities checklist, Board contact information, copies of meeting minutes, a copy of the CLG Annual Report (submitted separately via email), introductions to new board members, signatures from new board members stating their review of the CLG program guidelines and TCHPB bylaws, and a brief statement of the preservation boards greatest accomplishments and challenges of 2017. Stakeholder Analysis & Involvement: NA Fiscal Impact: There are no costs associated with this item, though filing the report is a requirement of the CLG program and makes us eligible for CLG grants. Staff Impact: Filing the report will have no impact on staff resources. Legal Review: K. Gingery attended the November TCHPB meeting and is aware that we are required to submit these reports to the State Historic Preservation Office annually. He has not reviewed this particular report. Staff Input / Recommendation: Attachments: See attached annual report. Suggested Motion: I move to approve the CLG Annual Report for submission to the State Historic Preservation Office. Organizational Excellence * Environmental Stewardship * Vibrant Community * Economic Sustainability Board Contact Information: Teton County Historic Preservation Board P.O. Box 4083 Jackson, WY 83001 Phone: 307-732-8688 Email: [email protected] Current Board Members: MEMBER ROLE PHONE EMAIL Katherine Wonson President (307) 739-3469 [email protected] Mackenzie King Vice president (307) 733-9551 [email protected] Betsy Engle Secretary (307) 413-7788 [email protected] Bob Zelnio Treasurer (307) 699-7515 [email protected] Shawn Ankeny Member (307) 413-0904 [email protected] Frank Johnson Member (307) 733-3709 [email protected] Kurt Dubbe Member (307)-733-9551 [email protected] Sherry Smith Member (307) 733-1958 [email protected] Michael Stern Member (412) 956-3750 [email protected] Cassidy Stickney Advisor [email protected] Morgan Albertson Advisor [email protected] J.P. Schubert Advisor [email protected] Millie Parks Advisor [email protected] Jesse O’Connor Advisor [email protected] Sara Adamson Advisor [email protected] Member Profile for New Members: Mackenzie King: Mackenzie grew up in and around national parks and preserved areas, including Glacier Bay National Park and Mt. Rainier National Park. She received her Masters in Architecture from Washington State University in 2012, and currently practices with Dubbe Moulder architects in Jackson, WY. Prior to her current job, she worked for the Western Center for Historic Preservation in Grand Teton National Park. She enjoys fishing, hunting, skiing, and crafting. Michael Stern: Michael Stern is an independent urban and landscape design consultant living in Jackson Hole, WY. Prior to establishing MAS Places in 2017, he was a founding principal of Strada, a cross- disciplinary design firm in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, PA. Michael led the firm’s urban design and landscape architecture efforts, working closely with architects and designers on projects from riverfront parks to district master plans. Before founding Strada, he was involved in many of Pittsburgh’s major urban design and planning efforts. He led the Pittsburgh Downtown Plan, the first comprehensive master plan for the greater Downtown area in 35 years, and the Pittsburgh Regional Parks Master Plan; these documents are still touchstones for planning in that city, years after their completion. Michael has lectured widely, and he has published and edited numerous articles and journals on planning, urban design, and landscape design theory. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and participates in the national Urban Revitalization Council, as well as on numerous Advisory Service Panels across the country. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Grinnell College and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. What was your commission’s greatest accomplishment during the fiscal year? We had several notable accomplishments, including surveying fourteen more historic properties, recommending and being granted stays on two historic properties proposed for demolition, and increasing our local visibility. We’ve built stronger relationships with the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, met with Teton County Parks and Rec regarding the possibility of adaptive reuse of historic structures on parks and rec properties, and have begun collaborating with the local housing authority on how to incentivize the rehabilitation of historic outbuildings as accessory residential units. We hosted our biannual Plaques and Awards ceremony, recognizing five local citizens for their preservation efforts and presenting the Alpenhof Lodge and Hardeman Barns/Teton Raptor Center with bronze plaques. We have also met with several property owners who have rehabilitated historic properties to better understand the challenges they faced during the process and how the Teton County Historic Preservation Board can help address or alleviate some of these challenges. Finally, we participated as a consulting party in the successful development of the Bar BC MOA with Grand Teton National Park. Last year we reported that our biggest challenge was getting in front of our local elected officials. This year, we feel our biggest accomplishment has been our improvements in this area and the results of increased visibility with our elected officials. Specifically, as a result of our efforts, the exploration of preservation incentives is now on the planning staffs agenda, and we have had many productive meetings with the planning staff on how to approach preservation incentives and how to mitigate and avoid zoning regulations that unintentionally may incentivize the demolition of our historic fabric. In addition, language has been included in the recently revamped zoning that allows non-conforming properties deemed historic by the Teton County Historic Preservation Board more lenience when meeting certain compliance requirements. We hope to continue to work closely with our town and county planning staff and elected officials in the upcoming year. What was your commission’s biggest challenge during the fiscal year? Our biggest challenge is the economy. Without preservation incentives or regulations in place to stop or slow demolition, we are seeing an increase in the demolition of historic properties. Thus far those demolitions have been mainly limited to residential properties with minimal community attachment, but we are concerned that we are going to start seeing the demolition of recognizable commercial properties with strong community attachment. We fear the demolition of properties like the Van Vleck House (Café Genevieve’s) or the Coe House (Sweetwater Restaurant) will occur before we have time to get incentives in place to help discourage their demolition. We are also still working against many misconstrued impressions of historic designation. The misinformed view that historic designation—such as National Register nomination---restricts private property rights is perpetuated not only among Teton County citizens, but by town and county employees as well. We continue to work to correct this impression and assure people it is an honorary designation. How can SHPO better serve your commission? We would be best served by in-person visits for board training on topics from CLG basics to Section 106 responsibilities. While the webinar trainings are excellent, the benefits don’t rival what can be accomplished in-person. In-person visits also allow us to more deeply explore and explain our current projects, challenges and highlight newly nominated resources. MINUTES TETON COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION