1994 06 15 HPC Minutes
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.HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA
June 15, 1994
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. The meeting was called to order at 1:05 P.M. by Associate Planner Leslie
Mouriquand-Cherry .
II. ROLL CALL
A. Associate Planner Cherry introduced each of the members and requested the roll
call. Present: Commission Members Henderson, Millis, Pallette, Puente, and
Wright.
B. Staff Present: Associate Planner Leslie Mouriquand-Cherry, City Attorney Dawn
Honeywell, and Department Secretary Betty Sawyer.
ill. BUSINESS SESSION:
A. Or!!anization of Commission
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Associate Planner Leslie Mouriquand-Cherry explained the purpose and
function of the Commission and asked each of the members to give a brief
biography of themselves.
2.
Each member was given the Historical Preservation Commission handbook
and Associate Planner Cherry went over the contents of the book.
3.
Commissioner Pallette asked if the Commission would be reviewing actual
projects submitted to the City. Stated they would and explained the
process.
4.
Associate Planner Cherry informed the members they would have to
attend one conference on Historical Preservation yearly to keep State
Certification, once the City was certified. Discussion followed relative
to the State Certification process. Several opportunities are available to
meet this requirement.
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5. Commissioner Pallette asked who the Commission was responsible to.
Staff stated that for project reviews, they would report to the Planning
Commission, but there were instances when they would report directly to
the City Council. Each case would be evaluated separately. Members
discussed with staff the procedure projects were submitted and how they
would be processed and what type of reports the Commission would
review.
6. Staff informed the Commission that they would be developing a City
Resource Bank containing a list of archaeological sites, structures, etc.
Members discussed with staff physical inventorying of sites throughout the
City and possible ways this could be accomplished.
7. City Clerk Saundra Juhola explained to the members the purpose and
procedure for filing their "Statement of Economic Interest" forms. She
stated the City Attorney would elaborate more on the legal aspect of the
form.
8. City Attorney Dawn Honeywell explained the Brown Act to the members.
Summarizing that the essence of the Act was to see that government action
took place in a public place and allowed public input; agendas must be
followed; additional items must be added to the next agenda; social
functions can be attended collectively, but they must refrain from
discussing any items pertaining to historical preservation; they are allowed
to meet with applicants individually; and it is unlikely but possible, they
would ever have to meet in a close session.
City Attorney Honeywell went on to discussion the different aspects of
"conflicts of interest", the "Statement of Economic Interest" form.
8.
City Attorney Honeywell went on to explain Contractor's Form 1090
regarding the City entering into a contract with any member of the Board.
It was stated no Commissioner can have input or receive any monetary
gain from any type of contract they City enters into with any person.
Discussion followed regarding examples.
9.
Staff opened for discussion the day and time the Commission would hold
their meetings. Following discussion it was determined that the
Commission would meet on the third Thursday of the month at 3:00 P.M.
It was the consensus of the members that at first the Commission would
meet each month until organized and procedures were established and
quarterly thereafter or as the need arose.
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IV. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Henderson/Pallette to adjourn this regular
meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission to a regular meeting on July 21, 1994, in the
La Quinta City Hall Study Session Room. This meeting of the La Quinta Historical Preservation
Commission was adjourned at 3:03 P.M., June 15, 1994.
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