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23 <br />Historic Preservation Commission <br />NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: <br />2012 - 2013 <br />Report Period: <br /> <br />potential new uses for buildings that outlived their original pu <br />would like to use the collective expertise of its members to rem <br />the repair and use of these important structures, as suggested i <br />County Manager to that effect. <br /> <br /> . . . Conduct public education campaign; and Link public with <br />Priority 16: (a) <br />opportunities to improve energy efficiency and use sustainable e <br />sources. <br /> <br /> For the last four years, the focus of the HPC’s Last Friday’s b <br />· <br />Historic Preservation Month has been historic preservation and g <br />building, including information on how to improve the energy eff <br />existing buildings in a way that retains their historic signific <br /> <br /> <br />If your commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory B <br />in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indic <br />activities/ accomplishments as they may relate to the Comprehens <br />goals or objectives. <br />(The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, <br />Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission <br />Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Par <br /> <br /> The HPC provided extensive input into DEAPR staff’s development Natural <br />· <br />and Cultural System Element of the Comprehensive Plan—specifically the <br />chapter on Cultural and Historic Resources. The HPC frames its <br />plan around efforts to implement the objectives outlined in the <br />Historic Resources Chapter. <br /> <br /> <br />Objective CR-1: <br />Provide for the systematic identification of historic buildings, <br />structures and archaeological sites. Update and improve these i <br />regular intervals. <br /> <br /> Information regarding the identification of newly-discovered hi <br />· <br />and the loss of existing resources are documented in the Certifi <br />Government program annual reports. <br /> The HPC is also involved in the identification and protection o <br />· <br />resources below ground, and continues to promote an understandin <br />appreciation of the importance of archaeological resources. <br /> <br /> <br />Objective CR-3: <br />Work within the Orange County government system to identify and <br />policies which may be in conflict with the County’s historic pre <br /> <br />