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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 026-17Recording Requested by and for the benefit of: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD And When Recorded Mail to: City Clerk CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 1600 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Jon Lifquist, Assessor - Recorder sM Kern County Official Records 3aW2017 10'.10 AM Recorded Electronically by 017 City of Bakersfield City Clerk Docr 000217036187 SWTypes: 1 Pages: 3 NIN�IINIIN�N NINNVII I �N NI o sR �� owmox,w PAD .00 No recording fee required. Exempt pursuant tc Code 27383 The undersigned Grantor(s) declue(s) that the DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX IS: $ 0 Grantee is Exempt Gov't Agency(R &T 11922) RESOLUTION NO. 026.17 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A CULTURAL RESOURCE DESIGNATION AND FOR PLACEMENT ON THE BAKERSFIELD REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 825 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KNOWN AS NEW MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF BAKERSFIELD /MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. pKE c> `LOr,IGiNA'- Recording Requested by and for the benefit of: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD And When Recorded Mail to: City Clerk CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 1600 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 No recording fee required. Exempt pursuant to Code 27383 DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS The undersigned Grantor(s) declare(s) that the DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX IS: $ 0 Grantee is Exempt Gov't Agency(R &T 11922) RESOLUTION NO. 026 -17 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A CULTURAL RESOURCE DESIGNATION AND FOR PLACEMENT ON THE BAKERSFIELD REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 825 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KNOWN AS NEW MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF BAKERSFIELD /MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. ,wr,IMAI RESOLUTION 0 2 6- 17 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A CULTURAL RESOURCE DESIGNATION AND FOR PLACEMENT ON THE BAKERSFIELD REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 825 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KNOWN AS NEW MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF BAKERSFIELD /MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. WHEREAS, the New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Bakersfield /Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (OWNER) has applied to the Historic Preservation Commission for designation of property located at 825 California Avenue, Bakersfield, California, Assessor Parcel Number 009 - 051 -10, as a Cultural Resource pursuant to Bakersfield Municipal Code 15.72.070 and for placement on the Bakersfield Register of the Historic Places; and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission received public testimony regarding the evidence for or against the proposed designation; and WHEREAS, the OWNER had submitted an application to the City of Bakersfield to bring historic recognition to the property, specifically the chapel. New Mt. Zion Baptist Church /Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church has served the community for over 130 years as a cultural, social, spiritual hub in the African American community. The church has been located at 825 California Avenue since 1929. The current sanctuary was built in 1949; and WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission, after consideration of the application pursuant to the Bakersfield Municipal Code 15.72.060 found the property to be qualified for and worthy of Cultural Resource Designation on December 20, 2016; and WHEREAS, the property referred to is situated in the City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, and is described as follows: Lots Six (6), Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block Nine (9) of the Lowell Addition, as per map recorded November 25, 1898 in Book 1 pages 13 and 14 of Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said County. WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends the property to be designated as a Cultural Resource and that it be placed on the Bakersfield Register of the Historic Places and has made the following findings in support of the decision to recommend designation of property as a cultural resource: It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the City's, a community's, or neighborhood's •historical, cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, architectural development; It is identified with persons or events significant in local history; Its unique location or singular physical characteristic(s) represents an established and •familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the city. e �YFq i. NOW THEREFORE, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Bakersfield does hereby resolve as follows: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. 2. That the property located at 825 California Avenue, Bakersfield, California known as New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Bakersfield /Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church should be designated as a Cultural Resource of the City of Bakersfield by the City Council; and further, 3. That the same property be placed upon the records of the Bakersfield Register of Historic Places; and further 4. That the City Clerk will notice such designation be recorded with the County Recorder within fifteen days after action of the City Council. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council a City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on VAT 0 8 2017 by the following vote: ✓ ✓ ✓ -- AYES COUNCILMEMBER: "RNERA GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, SULLIVAN. PARLIERj S. COUNCILMEMBER: ('OnO T IN: COUNCILMEMBER: T: COUNCILMEMBER'. l 1 PAMELA MCCARTHY,MMC INTERIM CITY CLERK and E Officio Clerk APPROVED MAR 0 8 2017 of the Council of the City of Bakersfield - -m KAREN GOH MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney J HUA UDNICK De ty sistant Attorney II ORICaINAL