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2002 03 21 HPC Minutes MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING A regular meeting held at the La Ouinta City Hall Session Room 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Ouinta, CA March 21, 2002 This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to oreler by Chairman Maria Puente at 3:02 p.m. who led the flag salute and asked for the roll call. I. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance. B. Roll: Call. Present: Commissioners Irwin, Mitchell:, Sharp, Wright, and Chairman Puente. Staff Present: Principal Planner Stan Sawa, and Secretary Carolyn Walker. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Wright/Mitchell to approve the Minutes of February 21, 2002 as submitted. Commissioners approved with Commission Irwin abstaining. V. BUSINESS ITEMS '1 I Cfr!'1ifu;gte of Appropriateness 2002-01'5 (City's ComQliill;ial Property m~ment Program 2002-015l: a review of proposed property improvements at 51-650 Avenida Bermudas, located on east side of Avenida Bermudas north of Calle Amigo. A. 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa introduced Debbie Powell Management Analyst, who presented information on Commercial Property Improvement Program 2002-015. P:\CAROL YNlHPC3-21-02.wpd -1- Historic Preservation Commission Minutes March 21, 2002 2. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the balance of the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. 3. Commissioner Mitchell concurred with staff's recommendations. 4. Commissioner Wright stated the Commission should require strict adherence to the City's Historical Guidelines as they did for the Tradition, the veterinary clinic, and Hacienda del Gato. 5. Commissioner Irwin agreed the veterinary clinic was a good example of what could be done with older, historic buildings, and asked that it continue to be the precedent. 6. Commissioner Sharp questioned what was meant by "original condition" of the building as far as architectural style. Specifically, was this going to be done in a Spanish Hacienda kind of look with a red tile roof on it. 7. Applicant Lori Abdelnour was introduced and stated the building would not be remodeled in the Spanish style, but would be restored to the original architectural style. 8. Commissioner Sharp stated he thought the style was a type of International Bauhaus and asked if the fenestration would remain the same. Applicant replied building would be restored to what was there originally including the paint color. 9. Commissioner Wright asked if the applicant, or the Museum had any historic photographs of the building. Applicant and Commissioner Irwin replied they did not. 10. Commissioner Sharp asked if the roof tiles were asphalt. Applicant replied no, they were concrete. 11. Commissioner Sharp asked if the door was going to be replaced. Applicant replied the door had been broken and cracked so many times it would have to be replaced with a custom made beveled glass door due to its unconventional size. P:\CAROL YN\HPeJ-21-02.wpd -2- Historic Preservation Commission Minutes March 21, 2002 12. Commissioner Sharp stated he wanted to make sure the remodeling would be kept in the style of the building. Applicant replied it would. 13. Chairman Puente agreed with staff's recommendations. 14. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Sharp/Mitchell to adopt Minute Motion 2002-007 recommenging approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness 2002-0'j;5/(City's Commercial Property Improvement Program 2002-015). Unanimously approved. B. Pha~Archaeological Study for Proposed Senior Housingl'roject Site: a request for approval of the Cultural Resources Assessment and application for construction of a senior housing apartment project to be located at the southwest corner of Avenue 47 and Adams Street. Applicant: Southern California Presbyterian Homes Archaeological Consultant: Historical, Environmental, Environmental, Archaeological, Research, Ieam (H.E.A.R.T.) 1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development Department. 2. Staff introduced Ben Beckler from Southern California Presbyterian Homes. 3. Commissioner Mitchell asked that the pottery type be identified in the report, as well as the initiation of the subsurface probing testing. 4. Commissioner Wright concurred with Commissioner Mitchell's recommendations. 5. Commissioner Irwin stated she wanted to see a Phase II as well as monitoring during trenching beyond Phase II. 6. Commissioner Sharp agreed with the previous Commissioner comments. He added it is a sensitive area and needed to be checked very thoroughly. P:\CAROL YN\HPC3-21-02. wpd -3- Historic Preservation Commission Minutes March 21, 2002 7. There being no further discussion it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Wright/Sharp to adopt Minute Motion 2002-008 approving the Phase I Archaeological Study for Proposed Senior Housing Project Site at the southwest corner of Avenue 47 and Adams Street with the following recommendations: A. Monitoring shall be done during any trenching activities. B. All items of pottery shall be identified. Unanimously approved. VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS A. Commissioners discussed travel and scheduling arrangements for the 27th Annual California 2002 Preservation Conference. VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Wright/Mitchell to adjourn this meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the next regularly scheduled meeting to be held on April 18, 2002. This meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission was adjourned at 3:29 p.m. Unanimously approved. Submitted by: (4 u;/L.f../ fiJUJcUI./ ~alker Secretary P:\CAROL YNlHPC3-21-02.wpd -4-