1999 10 21 HPC Minutes
MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall Session Room
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
October 21, 1999
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Chairman Robert
Wright at 3: 17 p.m. who led the flag salute and asked for the roll call.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance.
B. RollCall.
Present:
Commissioners Barbara Irwin, Mike Mitchell, Maria Puente, and Chairman
Robert Wright.
Staff Present: Planning Manager Christine di Iorio, Principal Planner Stan Sawa, and
Executive Secretary Betty Sawyer.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. CONFIRJ\1ATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed.
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Chairman Wright asked if there were any corrections to the Minutes of September
15, 1999. Commissioner Mitchell asked that the Minutes be amended on Page 2, Item
6, to read, "...they usually go two ten centimeters below the archaeological midden."
There being no 'further corrections, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners
Irwin/Puente to approve the Minutes of September 15, 1999, as corrected.
Unanimously approved.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Interim Report on Phase II ArchaeolOl:!ical Survey for the 18 Acre Westward Ho Park
Si~ located at the northeast comer of Westward Ho Drive and Adams Street.
Applicant: Century-Crowell Communities. Archaeological Consultant:
Archaeological Advisory Group, James Brock.
1. Chairman Wright asked if there were any questions. Commissioner Mitchell
asked if there would be a final report submitted at a later date. Staff stated
there would be. Commissioner Mitchell stated he would hold his comments
until the final report was received.
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2. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners PuenteIMitchell to adopt Minute Motion 99-026 accepting
the Interim Report on a Phase II Archaeological Survey for the 18 Acre
Westward Ho Park Site. Unanimously approved.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MA TERrAL
VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS:
A. Staff informed the Commission that as soon as the information was received about
the next Historic Preservation Conference to be held in 2000, staff would forward
that information on to them.
B. Staff distributed a publication on the Burning Dune Site by the Archaeological
Advisory Group.
C. Commissioner Irwin informed the Commission that the Historical Society is
preparing a plaque to be presented to the Tradition similar to the one prepared for the
La Quinta Hotel. She was hoping this Commission would like to participate in the
purchasing and presenting of the plaque. Staff stated this was part of responsibility
of the Commission and needed to be defined further. Commissioner Irwin asked that
this item be placed on the next agenda for discussion.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners IrwinlMitchell to
adjourn this meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the next regularly scheduled
meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission on November 18,1999. This meeting of the
Historical Preservation Commission was adjourned at 3:27 p.m. October 21,1999. Unanimously
approved.
Submitted by:
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