2007 10 18 HPC Minutes
MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
A Regular meeting held in the East Conference Room
at the La Ouinta City Hall
7S-495 Calle Tampico, La Ouinta, CA
October lS, 2007
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Wilbur at 3:05 p.m. who asked for the roll call.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call.
Present:
Commissioners Puente, Redmon, Sharp, Wright,
and Chairman Wilbur
Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Planning Director Les
Planner Stan Sawa,
Assistant Betty Sawyer
Johnson, Principal
and Mana gement
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Puente/Sharp to
approve the minutes of September 20, 2007, as submitted.
Unanimously approved.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS: None.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL:
A. Staff informed the Commission about the 200S California Preservation
Conference.
B. Staff informed the Commission of the new Museum Services
Manager, Kim Mack.
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VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS:
A. Staff distributed a memo from the City Attorney explaining that since
there was a potential litigation regarding the Morgan House it was her
opinion there should be no discussion regarding this issue.
1. Commissioner Wright stated the City had previously asked KSL
to make this a historic site and they refused. Can the City
research and find out what the City can do as a Certified Local
Government to make this a historic site, or is it up to the
landowner. Planning Director Les Johnson stated a request to
give a property landmark status can be made by anyone. The
State process is different. Commissioner Wright asked if there
was any authority the City has to push this forward. Planning
Director Les Johnson stated not with the State, but the City can
and went over the process it would take; however, the property
owner has to agree with landmark status. The City can then
have some say in regard to the building permit process.
2. Commissioner Wilbur asked why KSL did not want to have the
National Historic status. Commissioner Wright explained it set
in place a lot of steps for the landowner that were very
restrictive and the landowner was not willing to accept those
steps. Commissioners discussed historic structures and the
demolition process that has been put into place to protect
historic properties.
B. Historic Context Statement
1 . Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the changes that had
been made by staff and asked for Commissioner input.
a. Commissioner Redmon asked if she would be able to
send staff her edits. Staff stated yes. Commissioner
Redmon asked about the ability to retrieve artifacts that
had been collected previously to put into the museum
upon its completion. Staff stated it would be possible.
b. Chairman Wilbur asked that all corrections be returned at
the next meeting of the Commission. He also asked if
there was a possibility of making it a publication. It was
suggested it be placed at the museum at its completion.
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C. Joint Meeting of City Council and Historic Preservation Commission
1. Staff informed the Commission of the joint meeting and asked if
there were any additional items they would like to have added
to the agenda.
2. Commissioner Wright asked that the issue of curation be added
to the agenda.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Sharp/Puente to adjourn this Regular Meeting of the Historic
Preservation Commission to the next Regular Meeting to be held on October
18, 2007. This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was
adjourned at 3:45 p.m. Unanimously approved.
Submitted by:
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