From
Amy Sprinkles
Title
Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 9 "Community Improvement and Development," Section 9-5 "Grand Prairie Historical Commission"
Presenter
Amy Sprinkles, Marketing/Library Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
For the past four years the City Council appointed Historical Commission has not met. No new appointments have been made. After the centennial of 2009, the Commission saw less and less business to conduct and we went from monthly to quarterly to bi-annual to no meetings a year.
The Commission's primary duty is to advise the City Council on matters of historic preservation and approve applications for historic markers. No applications have come in since 2009. The Historic Organization, which is a membership organization open to the public, would welcome assuming the duty of approving historic markers. A city staff person could act as a liaison to the Organization.
Financial Consideration
The city could still oversee and pay for the installation of historic markers through the Historic Preservation account in the Hotel Motel Tax.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 9, "COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT," BY DELETING SECTION 9-5 "HISTORICAL COMMISSION"
WHEREAS, for the past four years, the Historical Commission has not met and no new appointments have been made; and
WHEREAS, the primary duty of the Historical Commission is to advise the City Council on matters of historic preservation and approve applications for historic markers and no such applications have been submitted to the Commission since 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Organization, which is a membership open to the public, would welcome assuming the duty of approving historic markers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances shall be amended by the deletion of Section 9-5 "Grand Prairie Historical Commission" thereby abolishing said Commission.
SECTION 2. THAT all provisions of the Grand Prairie City Code not specifically amended herein remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. THAT this ordinance will be effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2015.