Agenda - 03-28-2017 - 2 - County Commissioners – Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plans-Reports

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76 • Designated three additional properties as Orange County Local Historic Landmarks: the White Cross School in White Cross (2015); the Nicholas Corbett Hester House in Cedar Grove (2015); and the Captain John S. Pope Farm in Cedar Grove (2013). This brings the total to nine landmarks. • Provided assistance with the restoration work at Blackwood Farm Park, including development of historical interpretive signage for the Strayhorn slave cemetery. • Held a successful piedmont regional history symposium in partnership with Preservation Chapel Hill and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough (2014) • Hosted a historic preservation training workshop for piedmont region city and county historic preservation and planning staffers, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office and the Certified Local Government Program (2014) • Held a full membership retreat to review goals and establish a new five-year action plan to focus the energies of the HPC on a series of major projects and initiatives (2013) • Completed an archaeological survey (Phase II) of Hollow Rock Access Area (New Hope Creek Preserve) to further identify Native American sites, with funding assistance from a $15,000 federal grant through the State Historic Preservation Office (2013) • Convened the Orange County Historic Preservation Summit (May 2012) involving ten organizations (historic commissions and non-profits) from the county and municipalities • Completed Design Standards for Orange County Local Landmarks and Local Historic Districts to provide the HPC with proper design review guidelines (2010) • Prepared the Cultural Resources Chapter of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan (2008) List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. • Submits detailed annual report of all preservation activities to the State to comply with p p pY federal and state requirements to maintain Orange County's status as Certified Local Government, including mandatory member and staff training; thereby allowing the County to apply for special federal grants for historic preservation activities • Partners with Preservation Chapel Hill, the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and other local history groups to promote and encourage historic preservation as a tool to slow down sprawl, encourage smart growth • Administers the Orange County Local Historic Landmark Program, including reviews of proposed restoration work or additions through Certificates of Appropriateness. • Provides forum for public comments on nominations to National Register of Historic Places • Conducts reviews of proposed new infrastructure projects that might have an impact on historic resources, including cell towers, pipelines and transportation projects, including the Light Rail project, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office.