Council hears draft historic-preservation code; members request community workshops before deciding

The Historic Preservation Board presented a draft historic-preservation ordinance and asked the council whether homeowner participation should be mandatory (a requirement to qualify for Certified Local Government grants) or voluntary, and whether resident workshops should precede council action. Major Corrales, the board chair, explained that while an enabling ordinance is an "all-or-nothing" step to qualify for CLG grants, actual designation of contributing structures and districts occurs later through a survey that grant funds would support.