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    State of Arizona Agency Historic Preservation Compliance Performance Report 2013

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    STATE OF ARIZONA
    AGENCY HISTORIC
    PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE
    PERFORMANCE REPORT


    FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013

    Prepared by the
    State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
    Arizona State Parks
    2013 REPORT ON STATE AGENCY PERFORMANCE
    IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
    STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT

    INTRODUCTION
    Arizona Revised Statutes §41-861 through §41-864 (or the State Historic Preservation
    Act) direct state agencies to: preserve historic properties under their ownership or
    control; consider the use of historic properties for agency responsibilities; establish[...]locate, inventory, and nominate properties to the Arizona Register of
    Historic Places; insure that properties are not destroyed or substantially altered by
    state action or assistance; make appropriate documentation in accordance with State
    Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) standards if a property is to be destroyed[...]mment from the SHPO on agency plans. The terms
    historic property” or “historic properties,” as cited within the State Historic
    Preservation Act, refer to properties that are eligible for, or listed on, the Arizona
    Register of Historic Places.

    This report provides a summary of the performance of state agencies in compliance
    with these state statutes. The information provided was compiled f[...]and when and
    why agencies are not able to address historic preservation needs (as related to their
    agency’s plans and actions) in our state. Table 1 lists the agencies that responded to
    the[...]gencies that did not respond to the survey. Fewer state
    agencies completed the survey this year (21 out of a total of 30 state agencies), when
    compared to 27 agencies that resp[...]Y RESPONSIBILITES
    The chief administrator of each state agency is responsible for the preservation of
    historic properties, which are owned or controlled by the[...]sibilities, each agency shall consider the use of historic buildings. Each
    agency shall undertake any preservation necessary to carry out this article in a
    manner consistent with the preservation of historic properties, the duties of the
    agency and professional standards, which the state historic preservation officer
    recommends. The chief administrator of a state agency may designate a full-time
    employee to coor[...]e.

    Agencies were asked if they have incorporated historic preservation into their internal
    planning. A total of 71% (n=15) of the agencies responded that they had incorporated
    historic preservation in their agency planning. Although the change in[...]show a continuing decline in fully
    incorporating historic preservation into agency planning. For example, when queried
    if they had included historic preservation in their state plan, only five (24%) of the[...]
    [...](n=10) respondent agencies reported incorporating
    historic preservation into their internal planning endeavors. A total of 52% (n=11) of
    the respondents indicated that historic preservation was included in agency policies,
    procedures, or regulations, and 33% (n=7) stated that they had incorporated historic
    preservationpreservation planning is only applicable to them if they manage or own
    historic period properties, particularly historic buildings; however, the State Historic
    Preservation Act requires that they consider whether any of th[...]ing approvals, etc.) have the potential to
    impact historic properties of any kind. There seems to be a general misperception that
    historic property” only refers to buildings, structures, etc. that date from the historic
    period; when, in reality, this term refers to any[...]building that is eligible for, or listed on, the Arizona Register of Historic Places.

    Agencies were asked if they had designated an employee to coordinate the agency’s
    historic preservation responsibilities. Responses (Appendix C, Table 2)[...]edicated staff person to oversee their agency’s
    historic preservation requirements. Among agencies that had designated a historic
    preservation coordinator, only 27% (n=4) indicated that the employee was committed
    full time to preservation activities. When asked how many agencies had additional
    staff devoted to historic preservation compliance, of the 18 agencies that responded to[...]were hiring qualified individuals to direct their
    historic preservation activities, agencies were asked if these coordina[...]ed that their staff charged with overseeing their historic preservation programs
    met these qualifications. This figure is[...]of expertise needed to
    adequately comply with the State Historic Preservation Act.

    When asked how many historic preservation projects or activities they conducted,
    sponsored,[...]ts.
    Table 3 (Appendix D) summarizes agency use of historic period buildings. Asked if
    they had acquired, lea[...]ad. Also, asked if they had considered the
    use of historic properties available to them prior to acqu[...]
    In cooperation with the state historic preservation officer, each state agency shall
    establish a program to locate, inventory and nominate to the Arizona Register of
    Historic Places all properties under the agencies ownershi[...]the criteria for inclusion on the register. Each state agency shall exercise
    caution to insure that the[...]program to locate, inventory, and nominate to the Arizona Register of Historic Places
    all properties under the agency's ownershi[...]ies had
    conducted survey or inventory to identify Arizona Register-eligible properties.
    However, a total of[...]o agency had
    actually nominated a property to the Arizona Register during FY 2012-2013.

    A.R.S. 41-863 RECORDS
    Each state agency shall initiate measures, in consultation with the state historic
    preservation officer, to assure that if, as a result of state action or assistance given
    by the agency, historic property is to be substantially altered or demoli[...]documentary recordation with standards which
    the state historic preservation officer establishes. The agency shall deposit the[...]Library, Archives and Public Records and with the
    state historic preservation officer for future use and reference.

    A total of[...]res that they initiated, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation
    Officer, to make appropriate documentary recordation of any historic properties that
    were or will be demolished or sub[...]cluded documentation meeting the standards of the Historic American Building
    Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER). One agen[...]A.R.S. 41-864 REVIEW OF AGENCY PLANS
    The state historic preservation officer has thirty working days in which to review
    and comment on any plans of a state agency, which involve property which is
    included on or may qualify for inclusion on the Arizona Register of Historic Places,
    including any construction projects, sale, lease or acquisition of historic properties,
    to insure that the prehistoric, histo[...]g properties either listed on or
    eligible for the Arizona Register of Historic Places, including any construction project[...]
    sale, lease or acquisition of a historic property. Only 43% (n=9) of agencies indicated
    th[...]r inventory, document, and manage
    prehistoric and historic aboriginal properties, yet only six (29%) of the[...]lowing negative impacts resulting from actions by state agencies were
    described:

    Arizona State Land Department
    The ASLD oversaw projects that re[...]s actively
    pursuing mitigation of these damages.

    Arizona State University
    ASU will be significantly modifying the fountain at historic Old Main on the Tempe
    Campus, changing the existi[...]it three feet and
    building a new basin below it.

    State agencies were asked additional questions regarding their historic preservation
    activities, planning, and funding. The Statewide Historic Preservation Plan (HPP)
    produced by the SHPO contains a set of policy guidelines that reflect a consensus as to
    the state of cultural resource management and the public’s perspective on historic
    preservation issues. When queried as to whether they took adva[...]following agencies described an enhancement of a historic property:

    Arizona State University
    ASU conducted adobe work at the[...]
    [...]c art on their
    Tempe campus, some of which may be historic (eligibility has not been assessed).

    Arizona State Parks
    At Ft. Verde State Historic Park, ASP performed maintenance improvements to a[...]ing and drainage in order to better protect these
    historic structures. ASP also repaired windows at the historic Kannally Ranch House
    at Oracle State Park. Electrical and plumbing improvements were made to the historic
    Tonto Lodge at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. ASP is also in the process of
    nomination the historic Picket Post House at Boyce Thompson Arboretum/State Park.

    ASP also participates in the Arizona Site Steward Program, utilizing these valuable
    vo[...]vandalism, looting,
    dumping, and other impacts.

    Arizona State Land Department
    Multiple Register-eligible proper[...]SLD
    were transferred over to a city or county for preservation as open space.

    The ASLD also participates in the Arizona Site Steward Program, utilizing Site
    Steward volunteers to help protect heritage resources on state Trust lands from
    looting, vandalism, and other negative impacts.

    Arizona Department of Housing
    The ADH stated that some properties (presumably historic in age) were rehabilitated
    making them affordable, sustainable, and also extending their use life.

    Arizona Game and Fish Department
    The AGFD acquired the historic Triangle Bar Ranch in Pinal County.

    Arizona Historical Society
    The AHS completed an architect[...]with historical architects and
    the City of Tucson Historic Preservation Office.

    Arizona Corporation Commission[...]
    The ACC has occasionally taken measures to preserve historic properties through its
    conditions within the Siting Certificates that it issues.

    Arizona Department of Transportation
    ADOT is in the proce[...]programmatic approach for evaluating and
    treating historic roads in the state.

    Arizona Department of Health Services/Arizona State Hospital
    In order to help protect a historic building from weathering, the ADHS replaced the
    r[...]basis.

    • Participation in other positive historic preservation opportunities:

    Site Steward Program
    When asked if they participated in the Arizona Site Steward Program during FY 2012-
    2013, only 1[...]al resources that they own or manage.

    Grants for Historic Preservation Needs and/or Proactive Activities
    State agencies did not apply for any grants or funding in FY 2012-2013 that could aid
    them in implementing historic preservation endeavors.

    Agency Training
    Throughout FY 2012-20[...]O and/or cooperating agencies (e.g., the National Preservation Institute and the
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation) and partners; however, only two agencies
    indicat[...]attended any of these trainings:

    Training at the Historic Preservation Partnership Conference
    • The Essentials of S[...]es and Requirements
    • Setting Priorities and Historic Preservation
    • Measuring your Organization’s (Historic Preservation) Impact in a Meaningful
    Way
    • Teaming Up for Preservation
    • A Conversation with the SHPO
    • Renewa[...]ral
    Resources Perspective
    • Practical Preservation
    • Urban Preservation Perspectives
    • Rural Preservation Perspectives
    • Tribal Issues in Cultural Res[...]ing, Resources, Sources, and Opportunities
    Historic Treatments of Windows
    • AZSITE: A Cul[...]
    • National Historic Preservation Act/Section 106
    • Traditional Cultural Pro[...]ion of cultural properties
    • Compliance with state and federal historic preservation laws (the State Historic
    Preservation Act and the National Historic Preservation Act, specifically the
    Section 106 regulation[...]ultation
    • How to nominate a property to the Arizona and National Registers of Historic
    Places
    • Secretary of the Interior’s[...]Archaeology basics for non-archaeologists
    Historic building maintenance and rehabilitation

    SUMMARY[...]ents, a decrease
    can be observed in the amount of historic preservation work conducted by state
    agencies in general. Responses indicate a continuing decline in the number of
    agencies that are integrating historic preservation into their planning endeavors at all
    levels. Ther[...]e a common lack of understanding that the term “historic
    property” as included in the State Historic Preservation Act refers to any property that
    is eligible for, or listed on, the Arizona Register of Historic Places, not just to
    properties dating from the historic period. Many agencies also seem to think that the
    law only applies to historic properties that they own or control; they do not[...]property that is eligible for, or listed on, the Arizona Register of
    Historic Places.

    Levels of hiring dedicated staff positions to coordinate agencies’ historic preservation
    responsibilities appear to have decreased slightl[...]hese jobs are not filled by individuals that meet state and/or federal
    professional qualifications in his[...]ignated, qualified staff to oversee an agency’s historic preservation planning and
    activities is critical to assisting agencies in their compliance with the State Historic
    Preservation Act.

    Awareness of the importance of preserving a[...]ced. In addition, very few voluntary or proactive historic
    preservation endeavors were noted. More effort is also needed to seek out grant
    funding that can help agencies meet historic preservation needs, as well as utilizing
    existing volunteer programs, such as the Arizona Site Steward Program administered
    by Arizona State Parks. Even though multiple training venues on historic[...]
    preservation laws and issues were offered last year (many of which were free/no
    cost), very few state agencies took advantage of these opportunities.[...]2012-2013 saw
    very little change in the number of state agencies engaging in Tribal consultation
    efforts.[...]d
    compliance with the various requirements of the State Historic Preservation Act and
    E.O. 2006-14. However, the dual mispercep[...]omply with this law if: 1) properties date to the historic period, and 2) they
    only own or manage significan[...]inues to deter many agencies from
    improving their historic preservation planning and implementation activities. In
    order[...]significant heritage resources for the benefit of
    Arizona’s citizens, state agencies need to refocus their planning, and dete[...]/listed
    property, not just those that date to the historic period or that they own or control.

    In an effort to help agencies better understand, and comply with, the State Historic
    Preservation Act, staff of the State Historic Preservation Office is available to provide
    training on this s[...]
    APPENDIX A
    State agency survey questionnaire conducted through SurveyMonkey:


    1. Has your agency incorporated historic preservation into your agency planning?
    1.a. If yes, is historic preservation incorporated in agency plan? Agency plan?
    Agency[...]signated an employee to
    coordinate the agency’s historic preservation responsibilities?
    2.a. If not, why not? (please s[...]much of this designee’s work time is devoted to historic preservation
    activities?
    2.c. Please provide contact infor[...]nee.
    2.d. Do you have additional staff devoted to historic preservation activities?
    2.e. Does this designee or any other staff, who are designated to work on historic
    preservation activities, meet the Secretary of the Interior’[...](please specify)
    3. Approximately how many historic preservation projects/activities did your
    agency have this yea[...].S. 41-861, has your agency considered the use of historic
    properties available to the agency prior to acqui[...], why not? (please specify)
    4.d. If yes, list any historic properties acquired or leased in the last year.
    5[...]program to locate,
    inventory and nominate to the Arizona Register of Historic Places all properties under
    the agency’s owners[...]agency conduct surveys or inventories to identify Arizona Register
    listed or eligible properties in this la[...]e SHPO, determine any properties
    eligible for the Arizona Register or National Register in this last year?[...]Did your agency nominate any properties to the Arizona or National Registers
    in the last year?
    5.g. If n[...]o make appropriate documentary recordation of any historic properties
    that were or will be demolished or sub[...]hnohistoric
    or Ethnographic? Historical/archival? State-level architectural? Historic American
    Building Survey? Historic American Engineering Record? Oral (histori[...]
    [...]substantially altered or destroyed listed on the
    Arizona or National Register of Historic Places?
    6.d. If yes, please list the name of the[...]en submitted to the required archival repository?
    State Historic Preservation Office? Arizona State Library, Archives and Public
    Records?
    7. Pur[...]your agency solicited review and comment from
    the State Historic Preservation Officer on any agency plans, which involve proper[...]e included on or may qualify for inclusion on the Arizona Register of Historic
    Places, including any construction projects, sales, leases or acquisitions of historic
    properties?
    7.a. If not, why not? (please specify)
    7.b. Were any properties eligible for or listed on the Arizona or National Register of
    Historic Places negatively impacted by agency plans/action[...]Were any properties eligible for or listed on the Arizona or National Register
    enhanced by agency plans/act[...]der 2006-14?
    8. Does your agency utilize the State Historic Preservation Plan produced by the
    SHPO?
    8.a. If not, why not? (please specify)
    8.b. The Arizona Site Steward Program is a volunteer program to help agencies
    protect and preserve Arizona and National Register properties through site/pro[...]nd education. Does your agency participate in the Arizona Site Steward
    Program?
    8.c. Has your agency applied for historic preservation grant funding in the last year
    to assist with acq[...]:
    Grants from Tribes? Save America’s Treasures? Historic Preservation Fund? Other?
    8.f. If yes, funding was awarded[...]agency activities to protect, preserve or enhance
    Arizona Register listed or eligible properties.
    10. I[...]eck list).
    10.a. If you attended trainings at the Historic Preservation Partnership Conference,
    which trainings did you attend (check list).
    10.b. If you attended National Preservation Institute trainings, which one of the
    trainings d[...]ide any additional information on your agency’s historic
    preservation program and activities not covered by the[...]
    [...]1. Agencies that responded to the questionnaire.
    Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC)
    Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA)
    Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA)
    Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC)
    Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (ADEMA)
    Arizona Department of Health Services/State Hospital (ADHS)
    Arizona Department of Housing (ADH)
    Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
    Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
    Arizona Game & Fish Department (AGFD)
    Arizona Geological Survey (AGS)
    Arizona Historical Society (AHS)
    Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT)
    Arizona State Land Department (ASLD)
    Arizona Mine Inspector (AMI)
    Arizona State Parks (ASP)
    Arizona State School for the Deaf & Blind (ASDB)
    Arizona State University (ASU)
    Arizona Water Resources Infrastructure and Finance Authority (WIFA)
    Northern Arizona University (NAU)
    School Facilities Board (SFB)[...]ncies that did not respond to the questionnaire.
    Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
    Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)
    Arizona State Library, Archives, & Public Records (ASLAPR)
    Arizona Commerce Authority
    Arizona Exposition and State Fair
    Arizona Power Authority
    Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)
    University of Arizona (UA)
    Arizona Department of Veteran Services (ADVS)[...]
    Appendix C

    Table 2. Employees designated to coordinated historic preservation activities.
    Staff Meeting Historic Approx. Number of
    Designated Cultural Other Preservation Projects/ Activities in
    Agency[...]
    Appendix D

    Table 3. Summary of agency’s use of historic buildings in FY 2012.[...]Considers the Acquired, Leased or Historic
    Use of Historic Constructed PropertyAcquired
    Agency[...]uildings Buildings or Leased
    Arizona Corporation Commission N Y
    Arizona Department of Agriculture
    Arizona Department of Administration Y N
    Arizona Department of Corrections Y N
    Arizona Department of Emergency & Y Y
    Military Affairs
    Arizona Department of Health Y N
    Services/State Hospital
    Arizona Department of Housing N N
    Arizona Department of Transportation Y N
    Arizona Division of Emergency Mgmt N N
    Arizona Game & Fish Department Y Y Y1
    Arizona Geological Survey N N
    Arizona Historical Society N N
    Arizona Office of Tourism N N
    Arizona State Land Department Y N
    Arizona Mine Inspector N N
    Arizona State Parks Y N
    Arizona State School for the Deaf & Blind N N
    Arizona State University Y Y Y2
    Arizona WIFA
    School Facilities Board N Y
    Northern Arizona University Y Y
    Y1 = Triangle Bar Ranch
    Y2 = Downtown Phoenix Post Office and A.E. England Building are being leased[...]
    [...]locate, evaluate, and nominate properties to the
    Arizona Register of Historic Places.
    Age[...]Evaluate Surveys in SHPO on Eligibility Arizona Register
    Agency[...]2012-13 of Properties in 2012-13
    Arizona Corporation Commission N N N N
    Arizona Department of Agriculture
    Arizona Dept. of Administration Y N N N
    Arizona Dept. of Corrections Y N N N
    Arizona Dept. of Emergency & Y Y N N
    Military Affairs
    Arizona Dept. of Health N N N N
    Services/State Hospital
    Arizona Dept. of Housing N N N N
    Arizona Dept. of Transportation Y Y Y N
    Arizona Division of Emergency N N N N
    Management
    Arizona Game & Fish Dept. Y Y Y N
    Arizona Geological Survey N N N N
    Arizona Historical Society N N N N
    Arizona Office of Tourism N N N
    Arizona State Land Department Y Y Y N
    Arizona Mine Inspector Y N N N
    Arizona State Parks Y Y Y N
    Arizona State School for the Deaf & N N N N
    Blind
    Arizona State University Y Y N N
    Arizona WIFA
    School Facilities Board[...]N N N
    Northern Arizona University N[...]
    [...]es on Arizona or
    Destroyed or[...]ed Type of Documentation of Historic Places Submitted
    ACC N
    AZDA
    ADOA[...]ASLAPR
    ADOT interviews/State level architectural
    ADEM N[...]AMI N
    ASP Y State level architectural N[...]
    [...]Consultation on Historic Historic with Indian
    Agency Agency Plans Properties Properties Tribes
    Arizona Corporation Commission N N N Y
    Arizona Dept. of Agriculture
    Arizona Dept. of Administration N N N N
    Arizona Dept. of Corrections N N N N
    Arizona Dept. of Emergency & Y N Y Y
    Military Affairs
    Arizona Dept. of Health N N N N
    Services/State Hospital
    Arizona Dept. of Housing Y N N Y
    Arizona Dept. of Transportation Y N Y Y
    Arizona Division of Emergency N N N N
    Management
    Arizona Game & Fish Dept. Y N N N
    Arizona Geological Survey N N N N
    Arizona Historical Society Y N N N
    Arizona Office of Tourism N N
    Arizona State Land Dept. Y Y Y Y
    Arizona Mine Inspector N N N N
    Arizona State Parks Y Y N N
    Arizona State School for the Deaf N N N N
    & Blind
    Arizona State University Y Y Y Y
    Arizona WIFA
    School Facilities Board N N N N
    Northern Arizona University Y N[...]
    Appendix H

    Table 7. Agencies utilizing the State HPP produced by the SHPO.[...]Agency Plans
    Arizona Corporation Commission
    Arizona Dept. of Agriculture
    Arizona Dept. of Administration
    Arizona Dept. of Corrections
    Y
    Arizona Dept. of Emergency & Military Affairs[...]N
    Arizona Dept. of Health Services/State Hospital
    Y
    Arizona Dept. of Housing
    Y
    Arizona Dept. of Transportation
    N
    Arizona Division of Emergency Management
    N
    Arizona Game & Fish Dept.
    Arizona Geological Survey
    Y
    Arizona Historical Society
    Arizona Office of Tourism
    Y
    Arizona State Land Dept.
    Y
    Arizona Mine Inspector
    N
    Arizona State Parks
    N
    Arizona State School for the Deaf & Blind
    Y
    Arizona State University
    Arizona Water Resources Infrastructure and Finance Author[...]Y
    Northern Arizona University[...]
    This document was compiled by the State Historic Preservation Office, Arizona State Parks.
    For more information call 602-542-4[...]

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