R-2011-03 designate Sylvan Beach Pavilion as State Archeological Landmark/no action taken

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designation prevents the use of state or local tax dollars from being used to damage or destroy the SBP. The scenario is as you recently described it to me Mayor Rigby - earlier this year a representative from HC approached you and stated that the county may be interested in giving SB Park to the City of La Porte (This was confirmed by Dave Waldren, Pcnt 2 Chief of Staff to the Commissioner). If that were to occur, then the city of La Porte could use the $4 -5M you also mentioned as earmarked for a `pavilion project' to damage or destroy the building w/o any historical review or consequence. SAL will prevent this from happening as any funds from any source could not be used without an antiquities permit. Restoration Project: • As the project will use federal HUD CDBG funds, the restoration must follow the US Dept of Interior Section 106 guidelines for its conduct and must be reviewed and approved by the THC staff. • The SAL would require an antiquities permit that follows the same US . Dept of Interior Section 106: guidelines, and as mentioned in the THC letter, can be performed co- currently with the NHR approval as the same individual does both permits — so no project delay will occur. _ As the THC deemed the SBP SAL eligible, the project must progress under an antiquities permit until the historical commissioners rule otherwise. • Regarding site archeology any antiquities found on all public properties whether or not they are listed as NHR or SAL, are afforded protection under the state antiquities code. So if an arrowhead or bone fragment were found during any earth movement or trenching, an investigation would be triggered whether it is an SAL or not. However, as this is not a virgin site but rather was a major construction site 54 years ago and has been inundated by storm surge several times since, there is little chance that any antiquities will be found at this site.