Florida Administrative Code › 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › 1A - Division of Historical Resources › Chapter 1A-36 - FLORIDA MAIN STREET PROGRAM › Section 1A-36.011 - Secretary of State's Florida Main Street Awards Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Secretary of State's Florida Main
				Street Awards Program is intended to acknowledge and encourage activities that
				advance the revitalization and historic preservation goals of Active Local
				Programs and of the statewide Florida Main Street Program.
(2) Annually, at least 60 days but no more
				than 90 days prior to the deadline for award nominations, such nominations
				shall be solicited by the Division by written notice to all Active Local
				Programs. The notice shall include the deadline for award nominations and a
				mailing address and telephone number through which nomination forms and
				additional information may be obtained.
(3) All award nominations shall be made on a
				Secretary of State's Florida Main Street Award Nomination Form (Form
				HR3E018R0102, effective 3-12-03), incorporated by reference, and a copy of
				which may be obtained from the Bureau of Historic Preservation at the address
				and telephone number indicated in subsection
				 1A-36.003(2),
				F.A.C.
(4) Award nomination forms
				shall be delivered to the offices of the Bureau of Historic Preservation on or
				before 5:00 p.m., on the date of the annual nomination deadline, or shall be
				clearly postmarked on or before the nomination deadline and mailed by
				"Certified Mail" or a suitable express mail or package service to the Bureau
				offices. All such nominations shall be designated eligible nominations. Award
				nominations that are postmarked, shipped or personally delivered to the Bureau
				after the nomination deadline shall be automatically rejected, and shall be
				returned to the nominator by "Certified Mail."
(5) All eligible nominations and associated
				support materials shall become the property of the Division and will not be
				returned to the nominator.
(6) For
				the purpose of evaluating eligible nominations, an ad hoc Florida Main Street
				Awards Advisory Committee shall be convened annually. Membership of the
				five-member Awards Committee shall include the Program Coordinator, the Bureau
				of Historic Preservation architect assigned to the Florida Main Street Program,
				and three Managers of Active Local Programs. The Program Coordinator shall
				select the three Managers.
(7) All
				members of the Awards Committee shall comply with all laws governing conflicts
				of interest, including chapter 112, Part III, F.S.
(8) Division staff shall forward copies of
				all eligible nominations to the members of the Awards Committee, at least 30
				days prior to the date of the meeting called for the purpose of reviewing
				nominations and formulating recommendations for awards. Awards Committee
				members are expected to familiarize themselves with the nominations before the
				meeting.
(9) Division staff shall
				conduct a review of all eligible nominations to determine if they are
				technically complete. If it is determined that a nomination is incomplete, the
				Division staff shall notify the nominator of the missing information or
				supporting material in writing. Supplemental information and supporting
				material received by the Division in response to this notification shall be
				presented to the Awards Committee for consideration in the course of the
				meeting during which recommendations regarding annual awards are formulated,
				and prior to final deliberations on nominations.
(10) The Awards Committee shall evaluate the
				nominations on the basis of information provided in the Secretary of State's
				Florida Main Street Award Nomination Form and any additional information
				received pursuant to subsection
				 1A-36.011(9),
				F.A.C. All activities receiving recognition:
(a) Must conform with the principals set
				forth in the Main Street Approach; and,
(b) For rehabilitation or other construction
				projects, must conform to the recommended approaches to rehabilitation set
				forth in The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and
				Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.