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10. Comply with all relevant policies of the Design and Beautification Chapter of this Specific Plan and the Downtown Design Guidelines. I I. Actively monitor and prevent the loss of historic resources through neglected maintenance. • _ . The success of historic preservation in the Downtown will rely substantially-upon—the implementation-of-a program of incentives for the owners of heritage-b-u-ilelings. This will allow for the historic character of to be more readily preserved in the face of market demands for more intensive development. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM I. Complete Historic Context Document to identify what physical features of the built environment are important reflections of Pleasanton's history. 2. Prepare Comprehensive Historic Resource Survey in Downtown Specific Plan Area. 3. Specify individual City staff representatives from the Building Inspection, Planning,_and Fire Departments to review development permit applications relating to historic resources. These individuals should further be provided with the technical education adequate to perform high-level review. 4. City departments responsible for the review of projects involving modifications to historic buildings should prepare and distribute a public informational flyer that details the application submittal requirements, step-by-step review process, and available historic preservation incentive programs. --I- Undertake the fo = -: - - - • incentives to assist the owners of historic -buildings and to encourage is properties (such as tax incentives, strcarrtlined permit processing, etc.). B. Establish a National Registe -. = . ` - - != - _ - . _ -- _. :- participation in the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Certification program when eligible properties . - .a: . a": "'• .. -a. C. Provide application assistance to-property owners - . - - - rehabilitation-project for the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Certification Program. Page I 0 of 12