Title
Historic Preservation Exterior Rehabilitation Grants (Ordinance S-49429)
Description
Request for approval of 12 Historic Preservation Exterior Rehabilitation Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 totaling $185,696. In exchange for receiving grant funds, the property owners agree to sell the City a 15- or 20-year conservation easement to protect the historic character of the property's exterior. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The City Council approved $200,000 in the General Fund budget for FY 2022-23 to provide rehabilitation grants for residential properties listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register. The deadline for Exterior Rehabilitation grant applications was Nov. 18, 2022. A total of 22 property owners submitted applications; one application was deemed incomplete and not forwarded to the panel for evaluation.
A panel consisting of staff, a member of the Historic Preservation Commission and a past grant recipient met on Dec. 16, 2022, to review the applications. Scoring criteria included whether the application followed historic preservation standards; addressed the physical needs of the property; reflected a logical sequence or logical planning of an overall rehabilitation project; resulted in a positive visual impact on the historic appearance of the property and streetscape; addressed a critical maintenance issue; and returned a vacant building to productive use. Additional points were awarded for projects that were individually listed or in a priority historic district (Brentwood, East Evergreen, Garfield, Idylwilde Park, North Garfield, Oakland, Phoenix Homesteads, Roosevelt Park, Villa Verde and Woodland), as well as for the significance and integrity of the property, the adequacy of the proposed bids and budget, and for the overall quality of the application.
The panel recommended the 12 grant applications listed below for a total of $185,696. Panel members agreed that the next highest application, which requested $20,000 and received a score of 30.8, as well as those that scored lower, should not be funded. Applicants who are not recommended for funding will be encouraged to meet with staff to improve their application and resubmit it during a future round.
- Mattias & Laura E. Stolpe; 2118 Encanto Drive SW; Encanto-Palmcroft - restore steel windows, install window film, paint. Score: 40.1. Amount: $14,981.
- Lorenzo Gilberto Caballero & Blanca Estela Caballero Revocable Living Trust; 2023 N. 17th Ave.; Fairview Place - repair foundation, repair and repaint masonry. Score: 38.4. Amount: $18,437.25.
- Kenneth H. & Sandra K. Sands; 310 W. Coronado Road; Willo - restore steel windows, install window film, paint. Score: 37.6. Amount: $14,250.
- Brieanna M., Ronald J. & Nicolette K. Bonnstetter; 833 E. Edgemont Ave.; Country Club Park - repair foundation. Score: 37.5. Amount: $20,000.
- Daniel O. Strunk & Susan M. Stephens (Stephens-Strunk Trust); 1551 W. Lewis Ave.; Del Norte Place - repair steel windows. Score: 37.5. Amount: $12,612.50.
- Craig A. Painter & Allyson D. Damon; 333 W. Vernon Ave.; Willo - repair foundation. Score: 37.3. Amount: $10,191.54.
- Andrea M. Katsenes Family Trust; 34 W. Vernon Ave.; Willo - install new wood shingle roof. Score: 36.5. Amount: $20,000.
- Idella E. Hamilton; 761 E. Pierce St.; Garfield - reinforce roof structure, install new dimensional shingle roof. Score: 36.3. Amount: $20,000.
- Stacey M. Newman Living Trust; 1622 W. Wilshire Drive; Del Norte Place - restore steel windows. Score: 35.2. Amount: $8,467.50.
- Linda Kriesel (Kriesel Living Trust); 366 E. Monte Vista Road; Los Olivos - install new dimensional shingle roof. Score: 33.7. Amount: $16,431.
- Stuart Woltz; 112 W. Coronado Road; Willo - restore steel windows and stucco. Score: 33.3. Amount: $20,000.
- Joseph Adam Daniels & Kyle Ford; 509 W. Almeria Road; Willo - restore steel windows and front door, repaint masonry. Score: 32.2. Amount: $10,325.
In exchange for the grant funds, the property owners agree to sell the City a 15- or 20-year conservation easement, depending on the amount of the grant, to protect the historic character of the properties' exteriors.
Financial Impact
The 12 grant awards total $185,696. Funds are available in the General Fund Historic Preservation operating budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- The Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of this item on Jan. 9, 2023, meeting, by a vote of 8-0.
- The City Council Economic Development and Equity Subcommittee heard the item on Jan. 25, 2023, and voted to approve the Historic Preservation Commission recommendation and recommend City Council approval, by a vote of 4-0.
Location
Eleven of the residential property addresses above are located in District 4 and one is in District 8.
Council Districts: 4 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
The item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.