Agenda 04-14-22; 1 - Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plan Summaries

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10 County's "Cultural and Archaeological Resources Policy." Through this process, dozens of Indian 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 staff during the permitting process to protect historic properties; also coordinate with AMS in the identification and protection of archaeological resources during County-initiated construction projects. • Partners with Planning to operate 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 HPC is now working toward the completion of a high quality book documenting the county's historic resources, in partnership with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough. This book is scheduled to be printed in late 2022. 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 worked with the Town of Hillsborough to develop a joint County/Town policy to better coordinate the mapping and sharing of information regarding cultural resources. • The HPC continues working with Hillsborough and Carrboro to establish a process to allow the HPC to designate Local Historic Landmarks within the boundaries of both town's ETJs. The County Attorney assisted by providing a draft interlocal agreement for HPC review. Identify any activities this commission expects to carry out in 2022 as they relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed activities. Historic Resources Book Project: The HPC will complete the historic resources book, in partnership with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, to be printed in 2022. Our author has completed writing descriptions and histories for 225 properties, and is in the process of completing the final chapters of the historical and architectural essays. The Alliance has contracted with a book design firm to handle the design, layout, editorial and indexing work. The Alliance and the HPC will embark on a fund-raising effort to raise approx. $35,000 in private donations needed to pay for final editorial and actual printing costs. (No fiscal impact—funding provided in prior budget years) • Dendrochronology Project: The HPC and the Alliance have obtained a private foundation grant to help fund the use of this scientific process that involves the analysis of tree ring data obtained by using core samples from original historic building timbers. Careful examination of the ring count and spacing between rings can be used to determine the age of the original timbers found in historic buildings. This will support the historic resources book project by providing accurate construction dates for some of the most important historic buildings in the County and Hillsborough. (No fiscal impact) • County Historic Marker Program: The HPC formed a subcommittee to explore possible ways to develop a County Historic Marker Program, with a focus on developing a modern digital marker system modeled on other successful marker and map-driven programs that are - 4 -