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4 <br />orange County <br />Environment Fs~ Resource Conservation <br />306-A Revere Road / PO Box 8].81 <br />HillsUorough, l~TC 27278 <br />Phone: (919) 245-2590, Fax: (919) 644-3351 <br />71'a ~Mi,~Ge~F3~e . <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Angela Thompson-Rockett, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Commissioners <br />FROM: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />DATE: September 24, 2009 <br />SUB.7ECT: Recommendation for Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission <br />ERCD staff has received the attached application from Steve Rankin for the Historic <br />Preservation Commission. Mr. Rankin meets the requirements for commission membership <br />as outlined by the Certified Local Government (CLG) program; he resides within Orange <br />County's planning jurisdiction and has relevant education and experience. <br />Mr. Rankin was previously appointed to the HPC in 2006, but the travel associated with his <br />employment prevented him from regularly attending meetings. His schedule has changed <br />such that he is now able to attend meetings, and has done so on his own time for the last <br />few meetings. HPC members and Historic Preservation staff have been in contact with Mr. <br />Rankin and he is highly interested in serving on the commission. <br />Several other applicants have applied for the Orange County Historic Preservation <br />Commission, but Mr. Rankin is the only applicant who meets both the experience requirement <br />of the CLG program and the residency requirement for Orange County. <br />Please convey this to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration in late <br />2009. Mr. Rankin's knowledge in architectural history and archaeology will lead to a more <br />well-rounded preservation board. <br />