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<br /> <br />ATTAC~T <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />October 16, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Recommendation from the Historic Resources Advisory Committee to approve a Mills <br />Act Contract for the property located at 734 Brewster Avenue. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) recommends that the Planning <br />Commission make a recommendation to the City Council to approve a Mills Act Contract <br />for the subject property, per section 40.5.K of the Redwood City Municipal Code. <br /> <br />Address: 734 Brewster Avenue <br />APN: 052-278-100 <br />Zoning District: R5-0 (Multi-Family High Density) Residential-Office Combining District <br />Property Owners: Emilio Vera and Iris Morales <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />. May 8, 2005: The Redwood City Council approved the designation of the <br />Mezesville Historic Residential District. Per the Historic Preservation Ordinance, <br />designated historic districts have the same level of protection and benefits as <br />individual historic landmarks. More specifically, structures within the district <br />designated as "contributing resources" (to the subject historic district) are eligible <br />for Mills Act Contract/ historic preservation agreements. <br /> <br />. December 31, 2006: The property owner of the property located at 734 Brewster <br />Avenue submitted a draft Mills Act/long term historic preservation plan for the <br />subject property. <br /> <br />. January 22,2007: The HRAC reviewed the draft historic preservation plan on site <br />(see Attachment 1). <br /> <br />. February 8, 2007: The HRAC recommended approval of the proposed Mills Act <br />contract, as subsequently revised (see Attachment 2). <br /> <br />D1SCUSSIONlIssUES <br />Mills Act contracts are processed by numerous municipalities throughout California and <br />are considered by the California State Office of Historic Preservation as one of the most <br />efficient and beneficial local preservation incentives that a municipality can offer to the <br />owners of designated resources. The Redwood City Mills Act Contract historic <br />preservation program was adopted by the City Council in 1990. The City currently <br />manages a total of seven Mills Act contracts successfully, three of which are over 10 <br />years old. Mills Act contracts are recorded against the title of the subject property and <br />renew automatically every year, subject to a minimum commitment by the property <br />