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2006 07 20 HPC Minutes MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING A Special meeting held at the La Ouinta City Hall Session Room 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Ouinta, CA July 20, 2006 This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Chairperson Wilbur at 3:25 p.m. who then led the flag salute and asked for the roll call. I. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance. B. Roll Call. Present: Commissioners Mouriquand, Sharp, and Chairman Wilbur Absent: Commissioners Puente and Wright Staff Present: Planning Manager Les Johnson, Principal Planner Stan Sawa, and Secretary Carolyn Walker II. PUBLIC COMMENT: III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Phase I Cultural Resources Survey Report For a 15:t Acre Site Applicant: Jerry Herman, Trans West Housing Consultants: CRM TECH (Daniel Ballester and Laura Hensley Shaker) Location: West side of Monroe Street, Y. Mile South of Avenue 54 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. Commissioner Sharp commented he was glad to see a response from the Native Americans. P:\CAROL YN\Hist Pres Com\HPC 7-2Q-06.doc Historic Preservation Commission July 20, 2006 3. Staff stated existing structures on the project will be retained as part of the equestrian facility and there is no current proposal to change them. Commissioner Mouriquand asked what buildings were on site. Applicant's representative, Marty Butler said there was a two-story stucco residence which will be converted to an administrative/lounge area. 4. Commissioner Sharp asked if the buildings were historic. Ms. Butler replied they were modern. 5. Commissioner Mouriquand asked if they had checked building permits. Consultant Tom Tang said they had and the buildings were not on the property in 1976. Staff said the outbuildings, currently related to the horse facilities, will not be retained. 6. Commissioner Mouriquand was looking for some discussion on Land Granting and homesteading activity and did not see where that information was listed. She said the GLO records were not checked and she looked to find information on the property being a railroad section. She said the local history and basic summary discussion was good, but the discussion was light. The report should be on the section of land and the parcel itself. She would have like to have seen the GLO records checked and discussed. The fact that it had been identified to be a railroad section should be elaborated on as well as expansion of the implications and the historic settlement pattern. 7. Commissioner Mouriquand said she did not find a research design statement and would have liked to have seen that in the report which is standard on the ARMR report format. 8. Commissioner Mouriquand checked the 1917 Bradley Map and found someone named Wood had the property at the time. She did not have further information but would have liked to have seen more information. The 191 7 map fills in the gap between 1904 and 1941. Consultant Tom Tang said the reason they did not use the Bradley Map was because it did not show cultural features. 9. Commissioner Mouriquand replied it did show ownership and if you're looking to see if a famous person owned property, the Bradley map will aid in the search. Consultant Tom Tang said generally speaking, if you do find something that can be evaluated they do further research, but if there's nothing there, they do not pursue it in detail. P:\CAROL YN\Hist Pres Com\HPC 7-20-0B.doc 2 Historic Preservation Commission July 20, 2006 10. Commissioner Mouriquand said there was mention of the ground visibility being poor in areas (0% - 40%). She wanted to know if the area was covered in turf. Applicant's representative Marty Butler said there was a lot of turf since it was being used as a horse ranch, commercial horse and boarding facility and there were 75 to 100 horses kept on the site. Commissioner Mouriquand said had she known it was a horse ranch she would not have mentioned it. She explained why the Commission would question a statement regarding poor visibility. 11. Commissioner Mouriquand said she hadn't seen any discussion on what the two structures were. There should have been more description and discussion on the dating of those structures including photos. 12. Commissioner Mouriquand said she noticed in the references the only thing referenced is the plat maps and GLO, and the USGS maps, but no other works including an ethical statement. She said she was aware Riverside County was working on an ethical statement for cultural resource work at the County-wide level. She did not see any thesaurus cited in the discussion. 13. Commissioner Mouriquand asked if the applicant had sent scoping letters out to all the tribes listed on the Heritage Commission's List or just the six listed on their chart. Consultant Tom Tang replied for the CEQA requirements you just have to contact the tribes in the general vicinity because the Heritage Commission's List could include tribes outside the scope of the project. Commissioner Mouriquand replied all of the Cahuilla Bands had territorial claims in the Coachella Valley and that is why the Heritage Commission includes a broader list. It is best to use the Heritage Commission list and send scoping letters to all those on the list to avoid criticism. 14. Commissioner Mouriquand said other than those concerns she had no problems with the report. She would have appreciated more details so she would not have had to formulate so many questions and felt more comfortable with the report. 15. Chairman Wilbur asked if Commissioner Mouriquand wanted to make a specific recommendation. Commissioner Mouriquand said she would like to see the Research Design Statement added since the Commission requests it of every applicant. She added the information given by Mrs. Butler and Mr. Tang answered her questions so there was no need for extensive P:\CAROL YN\Hist Pres Com\HPC 7v20-06.doc 3 Historic Preservation Commission July 20, 2006 additional research, but the discussion on the Research Design needed to be added to the report. 16. Chairman Wilbur asked if the report needed to be held up or just add this request as a condition. Staff replied this was the Commission's decision, but this addition could be included as a condition. 17. Commissioner Mouriquand said revise the report to include the Research Design Section, tighten up some of the discussion, add a little more detail, and have staff take another look at it. It does not need to come back to the Commission as it does not change the findings and there are no resources to be concerned with. 18. There being no further comments it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Sharp and Mouriquand to adopt Minute Motion 2006-009 accepting the results of the Cultural Resources Survey Report with the following condition added: a. The report be amended to include Research Design information. b. Include more description and discussion on the dating of the two remaining structures including photos. c. The GLO records should be checked and discussion included on the fact that the property had been identified to be a railroad section with the implications of that information as well as the historic settlement pattern. Unanimously approved. B. Paleontological Evaluation Report and Mitigation Plan For a 15:t Acre Site Applicant: Jerry Herman, Trans West Housing Consultants: CRM TECH (Harry M. Quinn) Location: West side of Monroe Street, y. Mile South of Avenue 54 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. Commissioner Mouriquand said Harry Quinn was not on site but listed on the report as preparer with no certification page including his signature on it. The certification page is needed especially when the Paleontologist is not on site. He would need to certify the report as P:\CAROL YN\Hist Pres Com\HPC 7-20-0B.doc 4 Historic Preservation Commission July 20, 2006 being correct and accurate. Mr. Quinn would be relying on the archaeologist to keep an eye on the paleontology at the same time the cultural report is being written. She would like to see the reports certified so the Commission knows the paleontologist has checked the work as being accurate. Mr. Tang said they could make that a standard practice. 3. There being no further comments. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Mouriquand and Sharp to adopt Minute Motion 2006- 010 accepting the results of the Paleontological Evaluation Report and Mitigation Plan as submitted. Unanimously approved. VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS: 1. Discussion of Project Status List to be submitted by Commissioner Wright (capped sites). He was not available for comment. This item will be discussed at the next scheduled meeting. 2. Update on City-Wide Historic Survey - Consultant Tom Tang gave an update of what had been done, what they still need to do, and the process of how the survey will be completed. Commissioners were invited to make comments and ask questions. Mr. Tang said they were doing the survey in three parts and explained how they were being done. The deadline for the project was around September 10th. The report will be brought back to the Commission. 3. A memo written by Andrew Mogensen regarding "Residential Demolition Permits Issued in the Cove District" was presented by Planning Manager Les Johnson who gave a brief overview of the information contained in the memo. He said once the City-Wide Historic Survey was completed all the historical properties could be added to the City's tracking (HTE) system and would be tagged in case anyone wanted to demolish one of the sites. VIII. ADJOURNMENT There 'being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Mouriquand and Sharp to adjourn this Regular Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the next Regular Meeting to be held on August 17, 2006. This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was adjourned at 4:01 p.m. Unanimously approved. P:\CAROL YN\Hist Pres Com\HPC 7-20~06.doc 5 Historic Preservation Commission July 20, 2006 Submitted by: c~~r liuhu Secretary P:ICAROL YNIHist Pres ComlHPC 7-20-06.doc 6