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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS Grant - Historic Preservation Fund Grant Application for Cultural & Archaeological SurveysState Historic Preservation Office North Carolina Office of Archives and History 2007 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (HPF) GRANT APPLICATION FORM •I. PROJECT INFORMATION (Please type or print) Name of Project: Hollow Rock Access Area/New Hope Preserve -Cultural & Archaeological Survey Project Type: X Archaeological Investigation ~ _ Restoration/rehabilitation* Architectural survey _ Other (specify): _ Survey publication manuscript _ National Register (NR) nomination '`Name of NR property: _ Architectural/engineering study* APPLICANT INFORMATION Au~licant (CLG or CLG commission, non-CLG local government, nonprofit organization, or educational institution) Name of applicant entity or organization: Orange County. CLG (certification effective April 13, 1993) Applicant contact person: Christina R. Moon Title: Cultural Resources Specialist Address: 306 F Revere Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Telephone: (919) 969-8959 Fax: (919) 644-5531 E-mail:cmoon(a~co.orange.nc.us Applicant's Federal ID # 56-6000327 U • Certified Local Government If the applicant is a nonprofit or educational institution applying for a project in a Certified Local Government (CLG) area, the applicant must submit the application through the CLG. The CLG will, in turn, submit the application with review comments to the HPO. If the project is awarde_ d a CLG grant, the CLG will be the recipient of the grant and will administer the grant project. Name of CLG: CLG contact person: Title: Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: CLG's Federal ID # _ Attached are the CLG's review comments or the CLG's letter of support for this application. Local Proiect Coordinator Person who will be the project coordinator (for projects in CLG areas, the CLG staff): Name: Christina R. Moon (CLG staff) Title: Local govemment, local preservation commission, or other applicant entity: Address: _ Telephone: Fax: E-mail: Local Matching Funds (non-federal) Attach list if more than one donor. Donor: Orange County Source (e.g., general fund, private donations, foundation, etc): General Funds Amount of cash: $6000.00 Amount of in-kind: Date Available: March 2007 Equal Opportunity Statement Attached is a completed "Equal Opportunity Statement" signed by the applicant, and the CLG if the applicant is applying through a CLG. Page 1 of 3 II1. ABSTRACT OF PROPOSED PROJECT On a separate sheet, describe in one well developed paragraph what will be accomplished with the grant and matching funds and briefly describe how the project meets the draft goals of North Carolina's historic preservation plan for 2006-2010 (see draft goals, attached). Limit the abstract to• three double spaced typewritten pages. (Please see attached.) IV. BUDGET: AN ESTIMATE OF PROJECT COSTS Submit an itemized budget for work to be accomplished with both grant and matching funds during the estimated project period of 3 months beginning April 2007 and ending June 2007. Matching funds must constitute at least 40% of total project costs. Budget Items: Cultural & Archaeological Survey for Hollow Rock Access Area/ $ New Hope Preserve. (Please see attached budget estimate. Timeline includes preparation and distribution of RFP and firm selection as well as fieldwork & report preparation for consultants.) Estimated Cost: TOTAL PROJECT COST $ 15000.00 GRANT REQUEST 9000.00 LOCAL NONFEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS 6000.00 Budget Notes: 1) Cash funds must be available for payment of direct costs, such as contractor fees, travel, film and developing. Be sure that grant funds are matched with sufficient local nonfederal cash match to meet this requirement. 2) In-kind contributions may include donated labor or material, provided they are essential to the project and properly documented. APPLICATION REMINDERS • / Historic Preservation Office (HPO) staff are available for assistance in developing the project description and an estimated budget, including making a site visit (see contact information). / Applications for architectural surveys must include the estimated number of acres and properties to be surveyed. / Archaeological survey project abstracts must be accompanied by a map (USGS Quad) showing the area(s) to be covered and an estimate of the acreage to be covered. Please see attached.) / Properties and districts proposed for nomination to the National Register must be on the HPO Study List and/or certified potentially eligible by HPO staff. / National Register Historic District nomination proposals must demonstrate local support. Laura Blackmon, County Manacter January 20, 2007 SIGNATURE and title of official or officer of the applicant DATE SIGNATURE and title of CLG official (for applications from DATE • nonprofits or educational institutions for projects in CLG areas) Page2of3 • STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES Addendum to Grant Application EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM RECEIVES FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES. UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, AGE, OR HANDICAP IN ITS FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN ANY PROGRAM, ACTIVITY, OR FACILITY, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, OR IF YOU DESIRE FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE WRITE TO: OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20240. CLG OR OTHER APPLICANT: Si~mature • Printed Name Title Orange County North Carolina, CLG Name of local government, non-profit organization, or educational institution Date of Signing: 5 Project: Hollow Rock Access Area/New Hope Preserve CLG, IF THE APPLICANT IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION APPLYING THROUGH A CLG: Signature Printed Name Title Name of CLG or CLG Commission Date of Signing: Note: Acknowledgement of the Equal Opportunity Statement above shall accompany each application for federal funding. Receipt of this signed and dated statement will fulfill this requirement. The applicant must sign the statement; and, if the a,.pplicant is a nonprofit organization or educational institution applyin~ throe Page 3 of 3 ~' 2007 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (HPF) APPLICATION FORM State Historic Preservation Office North Carolina Division of Archives and History • III ABSTRACT OF PROPOSED PROJECT Orange County is pleased to submit this request for $9000 in 2007 CLG Grant funding to conduct a Phase 1 Cultural Resources Survey on several adjacent tracts (97 acres total) purchased for the Hollow Rock Access Area/New Hope Preserve, a future low-impact park and natural area. Approximately thirty (30) acres of the subject property are located within an area identified as having a high potential for archaeological remains based on its proximity to New Hope Creek, and all of the property is located within an area identified as having a medium potential for archaeological remains. (Please see attached maps.) Locat experts also suggest the likelihood that a historic trading path and/or roadbed and possibly a Native American village were once located within the vicinity of the future park site, and two Native American • archaeological sites (310R7 and 31 OR13) have been recorded in the area. Information from the Cultural Resources Survey will be used to assist with the siting of future facilities at the park and possible interpretation, to expand our countywide inventory of archaeological resources, and to develop new public-private partnerships with a shared goal of resource protection. This project advances many of the draft goals and objectives identified in the North Carolina Historic Preservation Plan for 2006-2010. Located along the boundary line between Orange and Durham, the park project represents a multi jurisdictional public-private partnership including the two counties, the Town of Chapel Hill, the City of Durham, and the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), and as such will have considerable public outreach through the public process and related news media. Community groups such as the New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee (NHCCAC) and the Erwin Area Neighborhood Group (FANG) have also been involved in the project. Anew committee consisting of elected officials, representatives • Hollow Rock Access Area/New Hope Preserve Orange County, North Carolina Page 1 from park advisory boards and others will be appointed this winter to design a master plan for • the park. Information from the Cultural Resources Survey will be shared with the committee to assist them in their design work. Orange County has conducted cultural resources surveys as part of the master plan design process for new parks, beginning with the design of Little River Park and Natural Area in 1999-another public-private partnership with Durham County. Moreover, in October of 2006 the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a new policy requiring cultural and archaeological surveys for all county development projects, demonstrating their awareness of the importance of cultural and archaeological resources and the need to develop a proactive strategy to protect them. The project also offers the opportunity to re-located site 31 OR7, recorded by an amateur • many years ago. This Native American site, which contained Middle and Late Archaic and Late Woodland artifacts, appears to be located within the °high probability area° of the subject property. Findings from the Cultural Resources Survey will be added to Orange County's existing GIS data on historic resources and shared with the Office of State Archaeology for incorporation into the statewide data inventory. Much of the County's historic resource information will likely become available through the Internet. The locations of county archaeological sites, however, will not be made accessible to the public. The long-term educational use of the information collected from the survey will depend on the findings and possibly a Phase II Survey to further investigate specific sites. But clearly there are many ways to incorporate findings into low-impact park of this type without disturbing the actual resources., such as display area(s) near the entrance or parking area, interpretative • trails with signage, and reconstructions. It would also be possible to create maps or brochures to link the Hollow Rock Access Area with neighboring resources based on a specific theme, Hollow Rock Access Area/New Hope Preserve Orange County, North Carolina Page 2 such as the Occoneechee Village in Hillsborough or Duke Homestead or Bennett Place in Durham. In past projects, Orange County staff have prepared a Request for Proposals (RFP) outlining the scope of the work, and advertised the project to consultants who meet the standard criteria. To prepare a budget for this project, staff analyzed several of those past proposals to determine a realistic cost based on the fieldwork (per acre for surface and subsurface investigation and for reconnaissance), background research and reporting of results. (Please see attached chart.) Intensive investigation will be appropriate within the 30-acre °high probability area° and within an area of up to approximately six acres (exact location to be determined) which will likely be disturbed as part of the construction of trails, parking and other facilities. • • Hollow Rock Access Area/New Hope Preserve Orange County, North Carolina Page 3 • • • CULTURAL ~ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY BUDGET (BASED ON PREVIOUS SURVEY COSTS) Project Fieldwork Date Project Firm No. of RFP Pro a p ~ Cost Cost for Subsurtace Reconn Total Cost per Selected Fieldwork acre acres cost acres cost acres cost SublRec 1 1999 Green Tract $9983 36°~ 90? $3635 TRC Garrow 2 ~ 2001 Little River $7558 o 39 /o $1940 391 $2942 Legacy 3 2002 Twin Creeks. $13650 36% 10? ? $2098 $2798 193 $4896 Research TRC Garrow $10382 42% 10? $1562 51 $2803 61 $4365 $156/$55 Legacy 4 2003 Northern Research $11982 37% $2203 $2203 $4406 $220/$43 TRC Garrow $4076 31% $778 $475 $1253 $~9/$8 ESI 5 2004 Fairview $3425 52% 19 $1430 12 $364 67/31 $1794 $75/$30 ESI H Blackwood $8254 44% 39.5 112.5 152 $3670 Legacy 6 2006 . Research Farm $13534 37% $2015 $3011 $5026 $51/$27 TRC Garrow $6554 51% $2890 $465 $3355 $73/$4 ESI 7 2006 Justice Expansion $6700 3.5 0 3.5 Legacy 8 2006 SHSC $2805 34% 12 $780 22 $186 34 $966 $65/$9 Research ESI $6121 31 % $1145 $755 $1900 $95/$34 TRC Garrow Ave 39% Ave $110/$33 "The area subject to subsurface investigation includes the 29 acres within the High Probability buffer, the area along both sides of the smaller drainageways, walking trails, and areas that will be disturbed for the construction of a parking lot (off of Erwin Road) and related visitor facilities. Entry #7 -Justice Facility does not include backhoe 8 operator costs and Phase 2 excavation work. ESI-Environmental Services, Inc. is consistently the lowest bidder for these projects. Therefore staff did not include all of their costs to calculate an average per acre cost for fieldwork, as indicated by the (). • • Hollow R -________ j ~ ~ ock Access Are ` a ~ New Hope P ~~~x~~ ,~ ~,~ ~ reSe-ve ti .~ ~_ 1 i • fib • _~Ir f 1~J~'! 1,~~f (~ M -f ~• f • r ~_ '~•~ ~ ~R~~ ..~ ~ ~ rs ~ ~ tip' r~ `i'~ • ~~ ~ i 4. ~ _ i J,,' K ~ +- s x ,~ ~~ ~ ~: ~~ ~ .~ ~ ,~,,,-. • ~ 1 ~ C.. ( ,~`. [~i~" ~ ` ^ ~~ ~ .~:~ . ~. w ~ * ~ ~ ~~ _ f "~., r\ Ho - ...rte' . •• ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f 't _ r llow ~, . ,~ Rock tracts ~. ~ ~SGS (97 acres) Quads -~ ~ 1~,,f ~ ~hapel Hif! ~~ ouch West ~ '" Urham ,A 2°°~0o Feet Envir~ment & R my " ", COnSe~vation pe ~~ M Jones ~ ~~nent " ~,,, • • Hollow Rock Access Area /New Hope Preserve ' (1 :~ a O D ~. Legend ®Hollow Rock tracts (97 acres) - High Archaeological Potential (328' buffer) Medium Archaeological Potential (3280' buffer) i> ~ J. 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',,. w ~ ~, ~~ v ~- - ' " ~ ~ ~ ' ~ Hollow Rock ~~ , -- ~ ,~ ~ ~ Tracts ~ . ~~ ~ ~ _ z, ~ , r' ~ ~ ~ ~. i~ ~ ' ~ ~1_ f% t, , , .i. v` ~ J' -~ if r ,~~,,, T_~- :,~ „~ ~ Legend ~ ~;, r _ -w, _ __ - t ~ K ,; -~~' ~`t~ ~ High Potential ~~ ~t ~ ~- ~ ,,,,, ~ -' \ +~ Medium Potential ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ r ' .- ` ~ ~` ~t` ''-~ ~~ ~ '`~~ Low Potential i~ 1 ," ~, ~ ~ `- ~ r ~ _ Streams ~ ,y , ~ , = ~ ~ ,,r`.~ , ~ Roads C t ,l~ ) ~~ ~ ~~ ~ l v ~ / GIS map preparetl by Mkbm Cobman, Orange County PbnNrg Deparfinen~ November t t, 2004 Source: Orange County Land Use Element, 1981 • t • 13 DRAFT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES NORTH CAROLINA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN FOR 2006-2010 The following five goals and their associated objectives represent the consensus of the State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) staff, members of the HPO's Public Advisory Committee, and the state's citizens and community leaders who helped create the draft North Carolina Historic Preservation Plan for 2006-2010. The plan is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006. Goals and Objectives L Outreach and Communication: create a strong preservation network that shares successes and information with a variety of audiences through technology and targeted public relations. Establish a strong preservation network, supported by technology, to include a wide spectrum of parties, for the purpose of improved, proactive and efficient communication. Continue to make preservation data available on-line (programmatic data, survey data, funding information, basic preservation information), create links to other relevant preservation resources and continue to review and revise on-line presence. Reach out and communicate preservation information and success stories to a wide population including non-traditional partners and audiences. Launch a public education/awareness campaign to establish the image of preservation in North Carolina. Give the movement relevance by publishing among other things the economic benefits • of preservation. Launch a public relations and "branding" campaign for preservation. Institute a standing statewide Preservation Advisory Committee. II. Education: create new educational opportunities and support ezisting programs for citizens, students, leaders, professionals and elected officials. Provide training on a variety of topics specifically for decision makers at the state and local levels including elected officials and preservation and planning commission members and staff. Work with established educational institutions and preservation partners to develop formal programs in preservation (including as it relates to architecture, planning and public administration), cultural resource management, and in the preservation-related building trades. Create a task force to examine technical issues and develop curriculum/training and technical briefings. Make educational opportunities available to citizens in their own communities through partnership and technology. Explore heritage education at the secondary level. Development and implement a mentoring program for preservation commission and non profits • Page 1 of 2 ~~ III. Advocacy and Policy: make preservation a key public policy objective supported by well • organized and informed advocacy. Create a grassroots advocacy network which will coordinate legislative updates, briefing materials, and events. Examine specific public policy issues such as a rehabilitation building code, governmental office and school locations, azchaeological protection policies, stewazdship of publicly owned buildings, enforcement of existing laws and policies, and tax credits and incentives for small projects: Revise and widely distribute existing state preservation economic impact study and encourage creation of local preservation economic impact studies. Iv. Leadership and capacity: increase the capacity of preservation organizations and the private sector to engage in preservation by fostering strong leadership and management. Use appropriate technology for mapping, record keeping and communication and seek out resources to maintain technology. Seek out new, inventive and dependable sources of funding for preservation projects and programs. Improve visibility of preservation programs and increase accessibility to programs and people. Examine and assess preservation their programs, processes, and services to insure they aze operating efficiently and effectively and if not, to seek out ways to improve them. Develop a strategic plan to increase preservation leadership and capacity statewide. V. Identification and evaluation: Continue to develop comprehensive survey data for historic resources throughout the state; evaluate the resources that are known; and make this information accessible. Explore initiatives especially among state agencies and non-traditional partnerships, to secure resources to increase survey and National Register data and make it available, particulazly via digital means. Identify thematic and geographic survey and nomination needs in under-surveyed localities and those with older surveys and work to strategically secure resources to address them. Work to integrate historic resource data within state and local governments' GIS systems. Draftgoalsandobjectives 9 25 06 Page 2 of 2