On August 3, in accordance with the schedule of deliverables, the County and the Texas Historical Commission received copies of the first draft nomination package for the proposed National Register Historic District for Downtown El Paso.  With receipt of the nomination package by the County and the THC, so triggers a 60 day review period.  The County has distributed the draft nomination package to the Historical Commission, and has begun distribution among constituents, local organizations, and historians.  We are being asked to compile feedback using the attached comment matrix.  Images may be referenced and reviewed using the following link: 

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN4DSf4aNUsPH4-_GfBDjzZ7r5De8wG9X-_DJFchq57N4XlZ9hVMzDHU0Q5rg_bWQ?key=R0JTUExVNHB5SmowUnotUjRoclczdklnN0x4QVV3

County Staff will prepare the feedback, edits, and contributions of the community for submission to Hardy, Heck, and Moore Architectural Firm for review and inclusion in the narrative and research documentation.  In September, staff will provide the Court with a follow up presentation to share feedback from the Historical Commission and community, as well as receive the feedback of the Commissioners Court.  

This project is funded under contract 2019-0500:

SR-TOURPROM-OPS EXPENSES-GEN

COSR-6014-0000000-431-70-70000-0001-00000-600309-

June 15, 2017 Agenda Item #14  Commissioners Court approved the contract with HHM for completion of the Downtown Historical and Architectural Survey (2017-0346)

March 19, 2018 Agenda Item #11  Commissioners Court approved the First Amendment to the contract with HHM for completion of the Downtown Historical and Architectural Survey (2018-0126)

April 8, 2019 Agenda Item #15 Commissioners Court approved the Second Amendment to the contract with HHM for completion of the Downtown Historical and Architectural Survey (2019-0163)

June 17, 2019 Agenda Item #7 Commissioners Court voted to lift the temporary suspension, reinstate the contract terms, and negotiate new timelines for completion of the Downtown Historical and Architectural Survey.

August 16, 2019 Agenda Item 17  Commissioners Court approved the Third Amendment to the contract with HHM for completion of the Downtown Historical and Architectural Survey (2019-0500)

October 21, 2019, Commissioners Court received a presentation and offer feedback on the Windshield Survey completed as an update to the Downtown Architectural and Historical Survey Draft.

March 19, 2020:  Commissioners Court accepted the recommendations of the Texas Historical Commission to reduce the boundaries for Downtown and authorized staff to move forward in a project proposal for a second National Register Historic District on behalf of Segundo Barrio.