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UUU 13 administered by the State Historic Preservation Office. The amount would be used to carry out Phase IV of an overall preservation program, consisting of the preparation of a Historic Preservation Element as part of the Comprehensive Plan; i.e., the "game plan" to follow in terms of a historic preservation program. The Planning Director was notified on March 21, 1994 that the application had been approved, and the Board of Commissioners accepted the grant on April 4. The project is estimated to cost $45,890, including the $10,000 in grant funds, $19,040 in County matching funds ($10,000 appropriation plus one-time $9,040 diversion of intern funds in FY 1994-95 budget), and $16,850 in-kind services. A consultant is to be sought to prepare the Historic Preservation Plan with assistance from the Planning Department Staff. To satisfy procurement procedures on both State and local levels, it is necessary to send a Request for Proposal (RFP) to prospective firms/individuals and begin the consultant selection process. A draft RFP and list of prospective consultants are attached. A proposed schedule for consultant selection and project start-up is as follows: RFP approval - HPC June 7 RFP approval - BOCC June 28 RFP distribution July l RFP response deadline July 31 Consultant approval - HPC August (TBA) Consultant approval - BOCC August 23 Project start-up September I The schedule is based on projected FY 1994-95 budget approval (June 28), the Commissioners' July vacation period, and the allowance of adequate time for HPC/BOCC consultant consideration. The Planning Staff recommended approval of the RFP and distribution to the list of consultants. Cameron distributed a revised RFP. She stated that there were minor wording changes for clarification that were recommended by Claudia Brown, Melinda Wall, and Lloyd Childers of the State Historic Preservation Office. She also pointed out that a supplemental list of planning consultants were added. The Commission discussed the list of consultants. Pat Dickinson suggested to add Robert Stipe to the list. She also suggested that Myrick Howard may also have a list of suggestions that may not be on the list. MOTION: Allison moved to recommend approval of the RFP and distribution to the list of consultants. Seconded by White. VOTE: Unanimous. Todd Dickinson asked that a list of the 10 Essential Components of a Historic Preservation Plan be sent to Sabrina Smith of WCHL. He stated that she will be giving the Commission