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Implementing the State Preservation Plan

Implementing the State Preservation Plan. kshs.org. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016. What is the state plan?.

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Implementing the State Preservation Plan

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  1. Implementing the State Preservation Plan kshs.org

  2. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 What is the state plan? • The National Park Service requires each State Historic Preservation Office to develop and implement a comprehensive statewide historic preservation plan, as outlined in the National Historic Preservation Act. • As statements of public policy in historic preservation, each State Plan serves as a guide for decision-making throughout the state. • Overview of programs, identification of partners, achievements & goals

  3. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Key Features of the Plan • Statewide Focus • Active Public Involvement – development and implementation • Address full range of historic and cultural resources throughout the state • Coordination with other planning efforts in the state • Plan implementation is linked directly to SHPO expenditures of their federal Historic Preservation Fund grant.

  4. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Public Involvement • Feedback forums at 2009 & 2010 State Preservation Conferences • Questionnaire (web, newsletter, email list-serv) • SHPO grant / tax credit workshops • Certified Local Governments and commissioners • Kansas League of Municipalities workshops • Kansas Anthropological Association, Professional Archaeologists of Kansas, Kansas Preservation Alliance • Property Owners • Students

  5. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Goal #1 Broaden public knowledge • Collaborate with stakeholders through workshops, training, and publications targeting groups such as realtors, lenders, chambers of commerce, developers, planners, engineers, architects, governmental agencies, donors, and property owners. • Make historic preservation and archeological programs, activities, and conferences more accessible to the public by actively promoting them through the media and online. • Call attention to the economic importance of preservation by featuring successful projects in newsletters, on websites using podcasts and interactive maps. • Encourage communities to survey their resources and provide workshops to give them the tools to do so.

  6. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Goal #2 Strengthen advocacy • Maintain a statewide organization with preservation advocacy as its primary mission and with the organizational structure to communicate and respond quickly. • Collaborate to create group of voluntary field representatives to assist in public education. • Invite national-level training programs, such as the National Center for Preservation Technology, to hold workshops in Kansas. Promote the classes on websites, through email groups, and press releases. • Partner with area colleges to develop preservation trades training and education. • Create a Habitat for Humanity-type program to inspire and organize volunteers to help with selected preservation projects.

  7. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Goal #3 Develop statewide preservation network • Connect with partners and the public through email listservs and websites. • Develop educational tutorials and how-to videos to be posted on websites and promoted to the public. • Circulate and publicize the Kansas Preservation Alliance Inc.’s Directory of Preservation Resources and the SHPO’s Source List for Historic Preservation Services and Resources. • Offer scholarships for attendance to conferences and trainings to local government staff, students, and non-profit leaders. • Promote and emphasize hands-on programming by offering incentives like college credit or professional certification.

  8. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Goal #4 Integrate historic preservation practices into community planning • Provide local governments tools to promote regular maintenance and develop minimum maintenance requirements. • Require recipients of grant and/or loan funds to develop a long-term maintenance plan. • Assist local governments and state agencies in integrating register-listed properties into Geographic Information System (GIS) applications. • Assist local governments in preservation planning efforts through HPF grants to do surveys to be used as planning tools for future development and disaster readiness. • Grow the network of CLG communities. • Develop standards for conservation easements for archeological sites.

  9. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Goal #5 Fund historic preservation initiatives • Establish a process for funding repairs to historic properties impacted by disaster through the Heritage Trust Fund and other related programs. • Continue to build the rehabilitation tax credit programs and the Partnership Historic Sites program.

  10. Kansas Preservation Plan: 2011-2016 Implementing the Plan • Continue dialogue throughout 5-year cycle • Publicize goals that are achieved • Maximize implementers • Share plan with local officials in your community

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