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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 6, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. L(- - -~ <br />SUBJECT: National Historic Preservation Month <br />DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment, <br />Agriculture, Parks and <br />Recreation (DEAPR) <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1) Proclamation Dave Stancil, Director of DEAPR, 245-2510 <br />2) Photo Contest Brochure & Entry Tina Moon, DEAPR, 245-2510 <br />Application Elizabeth Read, The Alliance for Historic <br />Hillsborough, 732-7741 <br />Darcie Martin, The Historical Foundation of <br />Hillsborough and Orange County, 732-2201 <br />PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation designating May as National Historic Preservation <br />Month. <br />BACKGROUND: For years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation proclaimed a single <br />week in May as National Historic Preservation Week. Five years ago, the Trust extended the <br />program to include the entire month and to focus on a particular theme. This year's theme is <br />"Old is the New Green". <br />The theme "Old is the New Green" speaks to coalition building. Partnership opportunities <br />abound with the green building movement. Orange County's 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />describes how older buildings can and should be part of the solution toward reducing carbon <br />emissions. The County may wish to join forces with builders and environmentalists to <br />encourage informed choices when pursuing efficiency in new buildings and to retain important <br />character-defining architectural elements when retrofitting existing buildings. These kinds of <br />cooperative ventures will only add to the long-term quality of life in Orange County, and the <br />Orange County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) welcomes the opportunity to <br />participate in the conversation. <br />Five years ago the HPC began actively seeking partnership opportunities with local preservation <br />organizations. In May 2009, the HPC hosted the first joint preservation meeting with <br />representatives from municipal historic district commissions and local non-profit preservation <br />organizations; to begin to identify joint concerns and potential partnerships for the future. The <br />meeting addressed two objectives in the Comprehensive Plan: 1) Establish stronger <br />partnerships with preservation organizations; and 2) Establish a dialogue with the other <br />jurisdictions in and adjacent to Orange County to address cultural resources in areas with or <br />without designated Historic Preservation/District Commissions. <br />