Title
Pleasant Street/Fifth Avenue Task Force Report (B)
Explanation
On November 14, 2000, Santa Fe Community College filed demolition permit applications for two houses it had recently acquired in the Pleasant Street Historic District. Both houses are contributing structures to the historic district. Santa Fe has not yet filed applications for Certificates of Appropriateness for the two demolitions, which are required before these (or any contributing structures in an historic district) could be demolished.
On January 9, 2001, the Historic Preservation Board discussed that the two demolition permit applications had been filed. The board was aware that no applications for Certificates of Appropriateness had yet been filed. The board approved a motion to request that the City Commission impose a six-month moratorium on demolitions of contributing structures in the Pleasant Street Historic District.
On February 12, 2001 and February 26, 2001, the City Commission considered and discussed the issues. On February 26, 2001, the City Commission created the Pleasant Street/Fifth Avenue Task Force, directed staff to work with the task force and a consultant, and requested that the Task Force report back in six months.
The Task Force, chaired by Ruth Brown, met two Monday evenings each month over six months, with their last meeting on August 20, 2001. The Task Force heard reports about and discussed the two boarded buildings acquired by Santa Fe Community College and Santa Fe's general plans for future expansion, the other boarded buildings in the neighborhood, housing rehab work done to date on houses in the neighborhood, code enforcement in the neighborhood, the historic district applicable to Pleasant Street, and the current state of funding sources. The Chair has developed a Task Force Final Report that incorporates strategies discussed by the Task Force as well as its two formal recommendations.
Since February 26, 2001, the CRA has hired Jes...
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