City staff outlines $60,000 budget and multi-year RFP plan to develop historic district design guidelines

Jul 27, 2026

City staff told the commission $60,000 was approved in the upcoming fiscal-year budget to fund design guidelines; staff proposed a roughly two-year process, will draft an RFP for consultant selection, and expects SHPO to be involved in reviewing the RFP and approving the final guidelines.

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City staff told the Historic District Commission that the city's budget request for design-guidelines work was approved for $60,000 for the coming fiscal year and proposed a roughly two-year process to develop formal design guidelines for the historic district. The staff representative said the RFP and consultant-selection timeline will be drafted for the commission's review at the next meeting and that the RFP will likely require SHPO coordination and approval at key checkpoints.

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