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Cultural Resources Preservation Element The Cultural Resources Preservation Element identifies and defines programs aimed at protecting the City's cultural resources. It also creates historic districts, which contain the majority of the City's resources to be preserved. The following principles contained in the Cultural Resources Preservation Element aze particulazly relevant to the Housing Element. • Ensure future development is compatible with existing structures and district chazacteristics. • Propose amendments to City regulations and codes that will promote preservation of historic buildings. Codes affecting historic properties should be flexible to permit shazed use and adaptive reuse. • Provide incentives and/or streamline processes for historically designated sites requesting building changes. • Pursue Community Development Block Grants to fund improvements of historic structures. • Provide opportunities for property owners to dedicate easements or record deed restrictions on property containing historic resources. • Encourage property owner participation in the Mills Act so they may benefit from reduced property taxes. Public Participation Following preparation of the preliminary report of findings for this Element update, two workshops were held for public input. The City's Design Review Committee hosted one of these workshops and the second was held before the Planning Commission and advertised as a public hearing, with the entire required public noticing practices. Copies of the Preliminary Report, which provided the foundation of this element, were on review during the environmental Negative Declazation review period. The City solicited the community at ]azge, planning commissioners, schoo] dish-ict members and other stakeholders in the community to assist in the review of the Housing Element. Following completion of the draft element, two additional public workshops were held at local community centers. Notices of the meetings were posted at both city libraries, on the City's bulletin board, City Hall, and the three Stater Brother Markets which are ]ocated in three different areas of the City. The Colton Community Center meeting took place on November 6, 2000. The Pete Luque Community Center meeting took place on Thursday, November 9, 2000. The additional workshops provided an opportunity for all residents of Colton to participate in the planning process. One of the local community centers is frequented by many of the City's senior citizens. The Center runs a senior luncheon program. The other community center focuses activities on youth programs and many of the City's "latchkey" children participate in programs at the center. In addition, Colton's City Housing Element City of Colton 2000-2005 13