Item 1 - Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plans-Reports

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0 2015. These projects have produced new property data that has been entered into the joint county /state historic resources database and in the state's master GIS mapping system (HPO -GIS). The HPC collaborates on an ongoing basis with AMS and Planning departments to ensure all archaeological and cultural resources are properly identified and protected during County- funded or initiated projects (guided by the County's "Cultural and Archaeological Resources Policy adopted by BOCC in 2006). Through this process, dozens of Native American and historic archaeological sites have been identified, documented, and mapped. Objective CR -3: Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing policies which may be in conflict with the County's historic preservation mission. • HPC and DEAPR staff work closely with Planning & Inspections staff and Environmental Health staff on permitting requirements for historic properties, as well as active coordination with AMS in the identification and protection of archaeological resources during County- initiated construction projects. • Established, in partnership with the Planning Department, a program called the "Quick Response Team," which provides a notification process that allows the HPC to document historic properties slated for demolition or practice burning. Objective CR -7: Encourage publication of material relating to the County's heritage. • The historic resources inventory update project was completed in 2016; the last update was in 2006. The next phase, to be carried out in 2018, is to prepare written text and high quality photography needed for the publication /book documenting the county's historic resources, in partnership with the Town of Hillsborough and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough. This book will be completed and released in 2019. • Completed Design Standards for Orange County Local Landmarks and Local Historic Districts (adopted October 2010). Objective CR -10: Establish a dialogue with the other jurisdictions in and adjacent to Orange County to address cultural resources in areas with or without designated Historic Preservation /District Commissions. • The HPC and DEAPR staff collaborated with the Town of Hillsborough to develop a joint County /Town policy to better coordinate the mapping and sharing of information regarding cultural resources within the municipal limits of the Town. This policy was adopted by the BOCC in 2014. • The HPC is partnering with the Hillsborough Historic District Commission in a joint project to produce a publication on the historic resources of the County and Town (ongoing). • The HPC continues working with the Town of Hillsborough to establish a process to permit the HPC to designate Local Historic Landmarks within the boundaries of the Town's ETJ. To further this goal, DEAPR staff and Town planning staff will prepare a draft interlocal agreement that would extend the County's Local Landmark program into the Town of Hillsborough's ETJ. Identify any activities this commission expects to carry out in 2018 as they relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e.,