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6. HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM SURVEY UPDATE (PHASE 2) – F2M20-51\nIn response to City Council’s Strategic Plan item to undertake the preservation of notable\nstructures and following a series of community outreach and workshops, on July 13, 2020,\nstaff presented a historic preservation program to the City Council that included the\npreparation of a Historic Context Statement (Phase 1); a survey of potentially historic\nproperties (Phase 2); and development of a Historic Preservation Ordinance (Phase 3).\nPhase 1 was completed in March 2022, and on September 26, 2022, the City Council\nawarded a contract to Historic Resources Group (HRG) for Phases 2 and 3 of the Historic\nPreservation Program. HRG has now completed Phase 2, the survey of potentially historic\nproperties. The historic resources survey builds on the work started during Phase 1 of the\nproject and provides a solid baseline of information about the built environment in\nAlhambra in order to begin working with the City and the community on the development\nof a potential historic preservation ordinance under Phase 3. The historic resources survey\nrepresents the first comprehensive citywide survey undertaken in Alhambra. The period\nof study for this project dates from the development of Alhambra’s earliest extant\nresources in the late 19th century through 1980. No potential historic resources were\nformally designated as part of this survey. Under Phase 3 of the project, community\nmeetings will be held for each City Council district followed by targeted outreach to all\nindividual properties listed in the survey to collect feedback and input on the development\nof the Historic Preservation Ordinance, which is anticipated to be presented to the City\nCouncil for adoption in Spring 2025.\nThe Historic Resources Survey Report is posted and available for public review here:\nhttps://historicalhambra.squarespace.com/documents\nRecommended Action: City Council receive and file this informational report.