In addition to the powers and duties described elsewhere in this chapter, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, a comprehensive survey of properties of historic significance within the boundaries of the city. Publicize and periodically update survey results;
(B) Maintain a local register of historic districts within the city;
(C) Review and comment upon the conduct of land use, housing, and redevelopment, municipal improvement, and other types of planning and programs undertaken by any agency of the city, county, or state, as they relate to the cultural or historic resources of the city;
(D) Recommend to the City Council the purchase of fee or less-than-fee interests in property for purposes of historic preservation;
(E) Investigate and report to the City Council on the use of various federal, state, local, or private funding sources and mechanisms available to promote cultural resources and historic preservation in the city;
(F) Preserve, restore, maintain, and operate cultural or historic properties under the ownership of the city or control of the Commission subject to approval of expenditures by the City Council;
(G) Approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, applications for certificates of appropriateness, pursuant to this chapter;
(H) Review all applications for permits, environmental assessments, environmental impact reports, environmental impact statements, and other similar documents and instruments as set forth in this chapter, pertaining to cultural resources, historic preservation, or related neighboring properties within public view. The City Council shall forward all such documents to the Commission for review and comment. The Commission shall forward its comments to the City Council;
(I) Subject to prior approval of the City Council, hire staff, retain consultants, and conduct studies, as the Commission deems desirable or necessary;
(J) Subject to prior approval of the City Council, contract with the county, state, or federal government, or any agency or subdivision of said government, or with any other organization;
(K) Cooperate with local, county, state, and federal governments in the pursuit and the objectives of historic preservation;
(L) Keep minutes and records of all meetings and proceedings, including voting records, attendance, resolutions, findings, determinations, and decisions. All such material shall be public record;
(M) Render advice and guidance, upon the request of the property owner or occupant, on the restoration, alteration, decoration, landscaping, or maintenance of any property located within a historic district, or other property located within the city;
(N) Participate in, promote, and conduct public information, educational, and interpretive programs pertaining to historic preservation and historic districts; and
(O) Perform any other functions that may be designated by resolution or ordinance of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 12-2-6) (Ord. 492, passed 7-14-1987)