HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-191MAY 27, 2008
08-191 RESOLUTION
(CARRIED LOST 2-5 LAID OVER WITHDRAWN )
PURPOSE: INITIATE DESIGNATION OF LANDMARK STATUS /
WATER FILTRATION PLANT TOWER
INITIATED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER PALMERI
WHEREAS, the Oshkosh Water Filtration Plant Tower reflects distinctive
and important elements of the City's architectural and cultural history; and
WHEREAS, the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance challenges all
residents of the community to protect, enhance, and perpetuate historic
landmarks; safeguard the City's historic and cultural heritage; and foster civic
pride in the beauty and accomplishment of the past; and
WHEREAS, the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance allows the
Common Council to initiate the process of landmarking historic properties
pursuant to Municipal Code Article XVIII, sec. 30-76(F)(1)(a).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the Common
Council hereby requests that the Landmarks Commission, in accordance with
Article XVIII sec. 30-76(F)(2)(a), review and make a recommendation as to the
landmarking of the Water Filtration Plant Tower.