§ 84-161. Additional powers.

The commission shall have the following additional powers:

(1)

Make periodic reports to the city council;

(2)

Provide information to property owners and others, involving the preservation of the district;

(3)

Suggest pertinent legislation;

(4)

Recommend planning and zoning proposals;

(5)

Cooperate with other regulatory agencies and civic organizations and groups interested in historic preservation;

(6)

Review all applications for zoning variances, changes and conditional uses where they affect the district;

(7)

Render advice with reference to sidewalk construction and repair, tree planting, street improvements, and also the renovation, restoration, or construction of public buildings;

(8)

Furnish information and assistance in connection with public buildings;

(9)

Furnish information and assistance in connection with any capital improvement program involving the historic area;

(10)

Consult with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other expert groups;

(11)

Administer such financial mechanisms as the city council may establish for the welfare of the city within a district and collect fees subject to city council approval; and

(12)

Appoint advisory boards from time to time and promulgate operational rules and procedures, which rules and procedures shall be submitted to the city council for ratification in order for the commission to implement the powers and authority granted to the commission by this article.