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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2004-063 (2056) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF A MILLS ACT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RECITALS A. The City has adopted a Historic Preservation Ordinance (San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 4-26) to provide for the identification, designation, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of historical resources in the City. B. The City Council has identified the following reasons for reasons for adoption of the Historic Preservation ordinance: (a) To encourage public knowledge, understanding, appreciation, and use of the city's past; (b) To foster civic pride in the beauty and character of the city and in the accomplishments of its past; (c) To enhance the visual character of the city by encouraging the preservation of resources important in the city's past; (d) To increase the economic benefits of historic preservation to the city and its inhabitants; (e) To protect property values within the city; (f) To identify as early as possible and resolve conflicts between the preservation of historical resources/districts and alternative land uses; (g) To conserve valuable material and energy resources by ongoing use and maintenance of the existing built and natural environment; and (h) To provide property owners with monetary and other incentives to ensure that individual property owners are encouraged to voluntarily participate in the preservation of their property and city. C. Section 4-26-1900 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance provides that the Library- Historical Commission shall develop and maintain an incentive program approved by the City Council that will be available to property owners of designated historic properties to encourage historic preservation, and investment, improvement, and maintenance of historic properties. D. The Library-Historical Commission has developed, and the City Council has approved, an incentive program that includes making available the benefits of the Mills Act to owners of qualified historic resources. E. The Mills Act, Government Code section 50280 et seq. provides cities with the opportunity to contract with owners of qualified historic resources whereby the owner promises to preserve, restore, and rehabilitate the property in return for a reduced property tax.