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2024-2025 Certified Local Government Program Annual Report Draft (M26-006)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00686
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review and comment.
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Contact
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, sdecourcy@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, sdecourcy@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Draft 2024-2025 Certified Local Government Program Annual Report
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The City of Sacramento has been designated as Certified Local Government (CLG). As part of this designation, the city is required to submit an annual report to the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). The Preservation Commission is tasked with reviewing the CLG annual report (Attachment 2) and providing comments. Any relevant comments will be integrated into the final version of the document and submitted to the OHP by its April 1, 2026, CLG annual report deadline. The annual report covers the period from October , 2024, to September 30, 2025.
Public/Neighborhood Outreach and Comments: At the writing of this report, there have been no public comments regarding this subject.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Proposed action implements 2040 General Plan Historic and Cultural Resources Goals and Policies, including the following:
• Certified Local Government - The City shall maintain its federal status as a Certified Local Government (CLG) and make full use of its authority to designate local landmarks and historic districts and apply for state and federal historic preservation grants (HCR-2.2)
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This report is informational in nature only, and its content is not defined as a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it does not involve any commitment to a specific course of action which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment per CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(2).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: There has been no official action to date on this item.
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Background
Background: The 1980 amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 provided for the establishment of the CLG program. The goal of the CLG Program is to facilitate state and local government to cooperation with federal partners to promote nationwide preservation initiatives. Through the certification process, local communities make a commitment to national historic preservation standards. The CLG regulations encourage the direct participation of local governments in the identification, evaluation, registration, and preservation of historic properties within their jurisdictions and promote the integration of local preservation interests and concerns into local planning and decision-making processes. The City of Sacramento has been a Certified Local Government since 1996. In order to maintain this status, the City must meet the following minimum goals:
• Establish a qualified historic preservation commission.
• Enforce appropriate State or local legislation for the designation and protection of historic properties. In most cases this is done in the form of a local ordinance.
• Maintain a system for the survey and inventory of local historic resources.
• Facilitate public participation in the local preservation, including participation in the National Register listing process.
• Follow additional requirements outlined in the State's CLG Procedures. Each state has Procedures for Certification that may establish additional requirements for becoming a CLG in that State.
By maintaining the City’s CLG status, the City gains access to the following benefits of the program:
• Funding: States receive annual appropriations from the Federal Historic Preservation Fund. States are required to give at least 10% of their funding to CLGs as subgrants. These grants can fund a wide variety of projects including: surveys, National Register nominations, rehabilitation work, design guidelines, educational programs, training, structural assessments, and feasibility studies, to name a few.
• Technical Assistance: As a CLG, communities have direct access to OHP staff for assistance with their commission, building assessments, surveys and nominations, and general preservation assistance. State staff and NPS offer regular training for CLGs as well, an added benefit of the partnership.
• Sustainability: Historic preservation has proven economic, environmental, and social benefits. Studies show that historic districts maintain higher property values, less population decline, more walkability and greater sense of community.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: None.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise(LBE)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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