Summary
To: Town Commission
From: Cathy DeKarz, Management Analyst
Date: 7/16/2019
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Consideration of the Historic Medallion Program
Summary:
Town staff and the Historic Preservation Board is seeking the Commission's input on a "Historic Medallion Program" that would recognize and celebrate the homes and structures on Belleair's Historic Registry (which currently consists of 27 properties).
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Previous Commission Action: Over the past several meetings, the Historic Preservation Board has discussed the implementation of a Historic Medallion Program to help celebrate Belleair's historic structures. At the June 25 meeting, the Board unanimously recommended the attached mock-up for the design of these medallions, should the program be adopted.
Background/Problem Discussion: Through the Historic Medallion Program, owners of buildings on Belleair's Historic Registry would be required to opt in to receiving a medallion via a form that the Town would mail to all eligible homeowners.
From there, recipients would await their medallion while the Town placed the order and then delivered the medallions to the homeowners, who would then mount their medallion to the front-fa?ade exterior of their home. The medallions read, "This property is listed on the Town of Belleair Historic Registry" and include an image of the Belleview Inn (the same as on the plaque for The Kathy Gaston Historic Archives), and would also include the year that the property in-question was built.
The cast-bronze medallions (mock-up attached) would be 6x8 inches in order to be visible from the street or sidewalk, thus serving as visual additions to the homes in-question and as an educational piece to passersby who may not be aware of our Town's deep history.
Expenditure Challenges Each 6x8 inch cast bronze medallion would cost the Town $210.00, as quoted by International Bronze. Provided that all 27 propert...
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