Special Meeting of the Preservation Plan Committee A Committee of the Historic Landmark Commission August 31, 2020, 3:00 p.m. Versión en español a continuación. Preservation Plan Committee meeting to be held August 31, 2020, with social distancing modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in‐person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, August 30, by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 31, 2020 Preservation Plan Committee meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974‐1446 or cara.bertron@austintexas.gov no later than noon on Sunday, August 30. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call on the day of the meeting that provides the telephone number to call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak (by 2:45 p.m.). Late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to cara.bertron@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting (Sunday, August 30). This information will be provided to committee members in advance of the meeting. •The meeting will be audio recorded but not broadcast live. Reunión Especial del Comité del Plan de la Preservación Histórica Un Comité de la Comisión de Sitios Históricos 31 de agosto, 2020, 3:00 p.m. La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (30 de agosto, 2020, antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 974‐1446 or cara.bertron@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía de 30 de agosto. La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • …
Equity-Based Preservation Plan: A Framework DRAFT 8/27/2020 Goals • • Increase awareness of historic preservation, historic resources, and available tools Identify new and existing tools for addressing and meeting community, Commission, and staff goals • Build consensus around community goals and vision for historic preservation • Ensure all voices are heard • Connect historic preservation with other priorities: equity, affordability, sustainability, anti- displacement, cultural/living heritage, etc. • Build the capacity of racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse community members to identify, appreciate, and preserve historic resources • Build and deepen partnerships with allied organizations, institutions, and community groups • Lay the groundwork for modernizing the preservation ordinance Stakeholders 1. Community task force o Should be paid (if not compensated through job) o Should cover relevant areas of expertise o Should be representative: geographic, racial, cultural, socioeconomic o Should have real power. HLC-requested and Council-appointed? o Should be an opportunity to build capacity and develop long-term partnerships 2. Professional facilitator 3. Historic Preservation Office staff o Convene and connect o Provide research support o Build partnerships for ongoing work Process Phase 1 (propose for CLG grant funding) 1. Define what preservation plan will cover (facilitator, staff, task force) 2. Compile materials on current policies, programs, processes, and resources—map for easier 3. Collect data on landmark database, maps, surveyed properties: #s, representation, impact (?) understanding by laypeople (staff) (staff) 4. Determine what else needs to be known to have an informed conversation (task force, staff) o Research good practices (staff) o Collect additional data as necessary (staff) o Work with Preservation Austin and EDD/Heritage Tourism plan to dovetail with their planned outreach 5. Draft statement of priorities and challenges (task force, staff) o Drafted by subcommittees? 6. Budget: $25-30k for facilitator and task force compensation, matched by staff time and task force member time if compensated by job 1 Phase 2 (funding TBD) 1. Substantial community outreach o Ask people what heritage is important to them o Educate about current historic preservation resources, tools, and policies o Get feedback on potential priorities and challenges as defined by task force o Leverage task force relationships o What are the best ways to reach people? Be open to new/innovative/traditional engagement methods o Work through community and institutional partners o Focus groups, surveys, 1-on-1 conversations, more! 2. Complete additional analysis 3. Reconvene task force to consider community feedback 4. Finalize plan 2
