[Calclg-l] Fiscal Impacts of mills Act

[Wendy Ward]

Jim and all list members
As a Cultural Heritage  Commissioner for City of Napa, I am curious to 
the many historic preservation incentives you have..we're lacking in 
that area so I'd greatly like to hear from you. We have utilized the 
Mills Act on a commercial basis but there seems to be little for 
historic homeowners to turn to.  I am interested in both commercial and 
residential incentives.
Thank you and Happy New Year
Wendy Ward
City of Napa, Cultural Heritage Commission
On Dec 19, 2007, at 3:03 PM, Pechous, Jim wrote:

> Meg,
>  
> If you do the math the actual loss in City tax dollars is very low 
> especially if you factor in the return which is the projection of City 
> historic resources.   Prior to the Mills Act we had a much higher 
> percentage of people attempting to delist their property or to 
> demolition their historic structure.  This is by far our best historic 
> preservation incentive our City has, and we have many.  The only 
> pitfall I can think of is that it will take staff time to process and 
> manage your mills act contracts.  One way to reduce tax burden, if 
> that is a concern, and to reduce a sudden impact to your staff work 
> load is to limit the number of contracts allowed per year.  We limit 
> our contract to five the first three quarters of the year.   Our 
> program has been in existence for over 10 years and we have a little 
> over 50 active contracts.  
>  
> Good luck!
> Jim
>  
> Jim Pechous
> Principal Planner, Planning Division
> City of San Clemente
>  
> 910 Calle Negocio  Suite 100
> San Clemente, CA 92673
> Phone:   (949)361-6195
> Fax:     (949)366-4750
> Email:  pechousj at san-clemente.org
> Website:  http://www.san-clemente.org/sc/Standard.aspx?PageID=255
>  
> From: calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov 
> [mailto:calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov] On Behalf Of Clovis, Meg 
> x4913
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:42 PM
> To: calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
> Subject: [Calclg-l] Fiscal Impacts of mills Act
>  
>
> The County of Monterey is considering implementing the Mills Act but 
> would like input from other jurisdictions re: adverse affects due to 
> reduced property tax revenues. In addition, any advice about pitfalls 
> to avoid would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks for your assistance -
>
> Meg Clovis
> Cultural Affairs Manager
> Monterey County Parks
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