Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commission Special Meeting of the Grants Committee Friday, August 27, 2021, 1:00 p.m. MEETING TO BE HELD WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING MODIFICATIONS Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Thursday, August 26 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Grants Committee meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3393 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon the day before the meeting. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, 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 preservation@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to committee members in advance of the meeting. Reunión Especial del Comité de Subvenciones Un Comité de la Comisión de Sitios Históricos FECHA de la reunion 27 de agosto, 2021, 1:00 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 (26 de agosto, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 974-3393 o preservation@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). …
Heritage Preser vation Grant Draf t Guidelines Walk-through H e r i t a g e To u r i s m D i v i s i o n E c o n o m i c D e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e n t 1 City of Austin Equity Framework TELLING THE FULL AMERICAN STORY A people-centered preservation movement hears, understands, and honors the full diversity of the ever- evolving American story. National Trust for Historic Preservation CITY OF AUSTIN EQUITY STATEMENT: Racial equity is the condition when race no longer predicts a person's quality of life outcomes in our community. The City recognizes that race is the primary determinant of social equity and therefore we begin the journey toward social equity with this definition. The City of Austin recognizes historical and structural disparities and a need for alleviation of these wrongs by critically transforming its institutions and creating a culture of equity. CI T Y OF AUST I N E C ONOMI C DE V E L OPME NT 00/00/00 2 Equity in Preservation: Priority Given To • • The program supports an inclusive cultural and heritage tourism approach that tells the multilayered history of Austin. Priority will be given to tourism-serving preservation or heritage projects with expanded eligibility for educational and marketing projects • Historically underfunded organizations, heritage groups and disinvested communities, especially those from under-interpreted heritage sites and historic communities Black/African-American, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, woman-identifying and disability community members, whose work preserve historic culturally significant sites, historic districts, neighborhoods, heritage corridors, among others. 3 Heritage Preservation Grant Program The Heritage Preservation Grant promotes tourism through the preservation, restoration of historic buildings, sites and districts or through planning, educational and marketing projects that enhance understanding or new perspective on well documented places or events rooted in heritage or history. Per Tax Code 351, for historic and preservation projects, the project must be at, or in the immediate vicinity of, convention center facilities or visitor information centers; or located in areas likely to be frequented by tourists and convention delegates. 4 Program Overview Proposed FY 2022 Funding: $2M Contract Term: 2 Year Reimbursement Contract Award: 30% upon contract execution with final 10% upon receipt of final report Applicant pool expanded: Non-Profit and For-Profit (leased or owned) Criteria: Historically-designated …
