FFY 2005 Action Plan

Review and Compliance

1. Conduct a Section 106 review workshop for National Park Service park superintendents and staff inArkansas.
2. Review federal agency undertakings and agreement documents for the protection of historic properties.
3. Review and comment on historic preservation management plans for the Arkansas National Guard, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
4. Consult with federally recognized tribes and federal agencies on Native American issues inArkansas.
5. Continue to inform federal agencies and other constituents on new laws, regulations and guidelines.
6. Send final copies of cultural resources survey reports to the Arkansas Archeological Survey registrar/librarian.

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National Register of Historic Places

1. Continue to work toward all 75 counties having at least 10 properties listed in the National Register, achieving this in at least three counties during the FFY05.
2. Continue to train local partners and constituents to successfully complete National Register nominations, specifically targeting Certified Local Governments and Main Street Arkansas communities.
3. Continue regional National Register training sessions for the public, as requested.
4. Continue to edit constituent-generated National Register nominations and assist in the nomination process.
5. Continue to develop and refine presentations for the public that explain different aspects of the National Register and Survey Program.
6. Explore, design and implement a system for archeological National Register of Historic Places nominations from constituents and professionals.
7. Continue to present 12 to 15 nominations per Review Board meeting.
8. Complete context on mixed masonry structures by Silas Owens Sr. inCentral Arkansas.
9. Complete context on Texas fever tick eradication inArkansas.
10. Prepare nomination of Charles Eames-designed buildings inArkansas.
11. Begin process of developing new historic context.
12. Continue updating National Register database.
13. Nominate eligible Rosenwald Schools to National Register.
14. Nominate eligible Trail of Tears-related resources to National Register.
15. Nominate eligible Civil War-related resources to National Register.
16. Nominate eligible resources associated with Texas fever eradication.
17. Nominate eligible structures built by Silas Owens Sr.
18. Nominate eligible structures designed by E. Fay Jones.
19. Continue training of State Review Board members, giving each new board member a packet of information containing a full set of NR bulletins, technical briefs, Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, artificial siding policy, etc.
20. Nominate eligible Arkansas Delta structures associated with cotton and rice farming.
21. Nominate eligible structures designed by Edward Durell Stone.

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Survey and Inventory Program Area

1. Continue to survey structures, sites, etc., associated with the office contexts with goal of having 5-10 ready for each FFY05 SRB meeting.
2. Continue to evaluate all currently documented Priority V structures to determine if data is complete/current and update as necessary, especially those related to cotton and rice farming in the Arkansas Delta.(Priority V:resources associated with the development of agriculture within the state of Arkansas, 1866-1955)
3. Continue to evaluate all Priority IV structures to determine if data is complete/current and update as necessary.(Priority IV:resources associated with minority occupation and culture within the state, 1866-1951)
4. Explore viability of a survey of buildings designed by John Parks Almand.
5. Continue to survey endangered or threatened properties and properties determined potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
6. Contract survey of all National Register-listed historic districts for which we have no current survey documentation.
7. Continue to survey resources associated with the Trail of Tears.
8. Identify and survey extant Rosenwald Schools.
9. Identify and survey resources associated withTexas tick fever eradication.
10. Identify and survey cotton and rice farming resources in the Arkansas Delta.
11. Enter into database all individual and district survey records received by registrar.
12. Continue consolidation of survey materials.

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Preservation Outreach

1. Continue presenting “Sandwiching in History” and “Walks Through History” heritage tourism programs.
2. Continue scholarly writing projects, including regular articles inArkansas Historical Quarterly.
3. Seek additional venues for articles on historicArkansas properties, including county historical journals.
4. Respond to requests for lectures and presentations onAHPP subjects.
5. Continue to develop new programs onArkansas history and historic preservation for adult audiences.
6. Seek and develop new venues for presentations onArkansas history and historic preservation.
7. Offer college students opportunities to work on historic preservation projects.

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Historic Preservation Education

1. Add new lesson plans to theAHPP Education Program lesson plan set.
2. Continue distributing lesson plans to teachers and educators.
3. Create new PowerPoint presentation(s) for student education, including tailored presentations as requested.
4. Continue making historic preservation presentations in classrooms across the state.
5. Continue making historic preservation presentations at libraries, state parks and other venues as requested.
6. Attend teacher conferences and workshops to educate teachers about the importance of heritage education and to notify them of theAHPP’s Education Program.
7. Continue distribution of the new Home for History traveling trunk.
8. Add all new materials to theAHPP web site’s Education page.
9. Conduct the annual “Preserve our Past Historic Preservation Art and Essay Invitational.”
10. Give presentations at workshops, teaching conferences and special events as requested.
11. Update existing presentations with new research and photographs.
12. Work with Main Street Arkansas on educational activity booklet.

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Special Projects

1. Update and revise the web page as needed.
2. Seek appropriate venue(s) for training session to showcaseAHPP programs.
3. Continue providing assistance to Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail groups.
4. Continue providing assistance on Trail of Tears efforts inArkansas.
5. Prepare driving tour map of properties associated with social organizations inArkansas.
6. Pursue National Historic Landmark status for eligible properties.

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Archives

1. Continue accessions to theAHPP library and refine its organization.
2. Continue consolidation of AHPP survey materials (forms, photographs, slides and negatives).
3. Continue entering survey information into AHPP database.
4. Enter backlog of historic district surveys.
5. Examine storage needs for architectural survey materials.

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Development and Acquisition Program Area

1. Review and monitor Historic Preservation Restoration grant projects.
2. Continue to review plans and specifications for predevelopment projects and historic structure reports in a timely manner.
3. Continue to promote the County Courthouse Restoration grant program.
4. Review and monitor Federal Highway Administration Enhancement grant projects.
5. Review and monitor Arkansas Natural Cultural Resources Council grant projects.
6. Continue to evaluate acceptance criteria on easement properties.
7. Continue to review plans and specifications for properties held byAHPP Conservation Easements.
8. Continue to disseminate information on the benefits of conservation easements donation and work with potential donors to complete the process.
9. Continue to review plans and specifications for Section 106 Review projects.

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Administration Program Area

1. Continue assessment of administrative procedures and re-design as appropriate to streamline the overall effort.
2. Continue training staff in new computer technology and historic preservation.
3. Continue making at least three site visits per person with staff to learn more about the functions and responsibilities of each program area.
4. Continue to monitor and implement the provisions and procedures of the state historic preservation plan and to address unforeseen preservation issues as they arise.
5. Continue conversion of grant information to a GIS format, with photographs and data (including Representative and Senate Districts) dynamically linked to map coordinates of historic resources.
6. Create annual report and action plan.

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Historic Preservation Planning Program Area

1. Continue to develop and augment public participation in the planning process.
2. Continue to work with state and local planning bodies to incorporate preservation planning into land use plans.
3. Continue to promote sound planning techniques for private constituents, local, county and state governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations.
4. Continue to make available copies of the five-year plan to facilitate continued local, regional and state application of its goals and standards.

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Local Government Certification Program Area

1. Respond to all requests for information on the CLG program through lectures, workshops, mailings, etc.
2. Upgrade guidelines for CLG grant program.
3. Update criteria for annual CLG evaluations and conduct annual evaluations for all CLGs.
4. Continue to develop and implement training programs for local preservation communities.
5. Continue quarterly training meetings for local preservation staff.
6. Certify four new cities as CLG’s according to AHPP and NPS procedures.
7. Achieve 100% compliance for federal GPRA reporting amongArkansas’s CLG cities.

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Preservation Tax Incentives Program Area

1. Continue the promotion of the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Incentive Program through seminars, mailings, displays, speaking engagements, etc.
2. Continue to review, complete and forward certification requests to National Park Service.
3. Continue to educate the Certified Local Government coordinators on the advantages of the rehabilitation tax act program so they can promote the program in their communities.

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Technical Assistance

1. Continue responding to calls for technical assistance from private constituents, local, county and state governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations.
2. Continue to maintain technical information files and supplies of National Park Service briefs and mail to private constituents, local, county and state governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations upon request.
3. Continue to schedule technical assistance site visits throughout the state as requested by private constituents, local, county and state governmental agencies and not-for-profit organizations.
4. Continue to review plans and specifications forCountyCourthouse grants, HPRG grants, Model Business grants, Federal Highway Administration Enhancement grants and Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources grants.
5. Continue to review plans and specifications for properties held by AHPP conservation easements.
6. Continue to review plans and specifications for Section 106 Review projects.

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MAIN STREET ARKANSAS

1. Conductannual assessment visits in 11 cities.
2. Conduct mini resource team visits in Osceola,Paragould, Dumas and Van Buren.
3. Conduct a quarterly training in February in conjunction with the legislative session.
4. Participate in the Governor’s Conference on Tourism.
5. Continue our new partnership with the Arkansas Arts Council and participate in the ArtLinks conference.
6. Conduct a quarterly training in July in conjunction with the Certified Local Government coordinators.
7. Conductnew city training inLittle Rock for Searcy andTexarkana, our newestMain Street communities.
8. Participate in the National Conference on Main Streets.
9. Participate in the Destination Downtown Conference, our tri-state conference with theLouisiana andMississippi Main Street programs, in September.
10. Participate in theNationalState Coordinators Meeting in October.
11. Continue to provide organizational assistance, architectural design assistance, interior design assistance, and business consultation on request to all of ourMain Street cities.
12. Continue our outreach program by providing on-siteMain Street presentations on request.
13. Continue to update our resource center and library and publish quarterly newsletters.
14. Initiate the Arkansas Downtown Development Network to aid urban communities and neighborhoods in their revitalization efforts.
15. Continue to administer and regulate downtown revitalization grants andMain Street model business grants.

Continue toImplement theArkansas Delta Initiative, ablueprint for heritage and preservation based economic development in the Arkansas Delta.

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