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2008 05 15 HPC MinutesMINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING A Regular meeting held in the Study Session Room at the La Quinta City Hall 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA May 15, 2008 This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Commissioner Puente at 3:02 p.m. who asked for the roll call. CALL TO ORDER A. Roll Call. Present: Commissioners Puente, Redmon, Sharp, Wright, and Chairman Wilbur Absent: None Staff Present: Planning Manager David Sawyer, Principal Planner Stan Sawa, Associate Planner Jay Wuu, and Secretary Monika Radeva. II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Redmon/Sharp to approve the minutes of April 17, 2008, as submitted. Unanimously approved. V. BUSINESS ITEMS: A. Archaeological Testing and Evaluation Report Of Site CA-RIV-8835 (33- 16950) Applicant: Sobel Enterprises (Brad Sobel) Archaeological Consultant: CRM TECH (Michael Hogan, Principal) Location: Northeast Corner of Highway 1 1 1 and Dune Palms Road. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. P:\Reports - HPC\2008\6-19-08\HPCMIN May 15, 2008_Draft.doc Historic Preservation Commission May 15, 2008 Applicant Brad Sobel and Consultant Michael Hobel were introduced. Commissioner Redmon referred to the Management Summary section of the Interim Cultural Resources Report: "the final evaluation of the site cannot be fully determined without the results of the laboratory analyses of the artifacts and ecofacts recovered..." and asked how long the results of the analyses would take because based on the staff report the results were immediately connected to the issuance of the first building permit. Consultant Michael Hogan replied CRM TECH would be completing the analysis this week and would begin working on the final report, which would be completed within a month or less. Principal Planner Stan Sawa stated the Planning Department was currently processing the application and would be ready to present it to the Planning Commission and City Council no sooner than a month. Commissioner Sharp asked if the age of the recovered cremation had been determined. Mr. Hogan stated that the cremation found on the site was not intact. In fact it had been previously disturbed and the remains had been scattered. Commissioner Wright asked if the tribe had been notified that a cremation had been found. Staff said the tribe had been informed. Mr. Hogan specified the tribe had a monitor on-site while his team was removing the remains. Commissioner Wright asked if the consultant was recommending additional testing on the site. Mr. Hogan replied he would not recommend any more testing. Commissioner Wright commented on the valuable expertise Mr. Hogan has in this area and stated he would be in favor of moving forward with the project with monitoring as recommended by staff. Commissioner Puente asked if the remains were found on the surface or if they were buried. Mr. Hogan replied the remains were found mostly on the surface within the first 20 centimeters. Commissioner Puente asked for clarification on the type of remains found. Mr. Hogan clarified that it was a cremation pit with a possible turtle shell artifact used as a rattle. P:\Reports - HPC\2008\6-19-08\HPCMIN May 15, 2008_Draft.doc 2 Historic Preservation Commission May 15, 2008 Commissioner Puente asked if the recovered artifacts would be located at the new museum or somewhere else in Riverside. Staff replied the artifacts, other than any human remains, would be curated at the La Quinta museum. There being no further comments it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Wright/Redmon to approve Minute Motion 2008-002 accepting the interim Archaeological Testing and Evaluation Report of Site CA- RIV-8835 (33-16950) as submitted. Unanimously approved. B. City Historic Context Statement Review Applicant: City of La Quinta Consultant: City Staff Location: City-wide Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained in the staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning Department. Commissioner Puente inquired about the schedule of completion for the Historic Context Statement. Staff replied that the schedule would be followed as closely as possible and the City Historic Context Statement Review would be presented to the Commission for review and approval in parts based on its structure. The first part of the review was the Introduction and Prehistory and Early Settlement. The Resort Industry and Village and Cove Development contexts would follow. VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS: Commissioner Wright mentioned that the Commission always goes dark one month during the summer, but it hasn't been determined yet, which month. Planning Manager David Sawyer stated the City Council would be dark the second meeting in August. Commissioner Wright said he would be out of town during the month of July. Planning Manager David Sawyer talked about the new regulations adopted by City Council regarding Commission attendance, which allowed only two absences per fiscal year. A third absence would automatically remove a Commissioner from his/her Commission position by order of the City Ordinance 446. He mentioned a memo was being drafted for all the Commissions as a reminder of the ordnance. Commissioner Wright commented these regulations were in line with those adopted by other Commissions he has been on. He suggested an attendance update be included in the monthly packets to help keep track of absences. P:\Reports - I-IPC\2008\6-19-08\HPCMiN May 15, 2008_Draft.doc 3 Historic Preservation Commission May 15, 2008 Discussion the summer schedule followed. It was unanimously decided to go dark the month of July. Commissioner Puente inquired about the scheduled meeting dates for June and August. Staff replied the dates were June 195h and August 2155 Commissioner Puente stated she would because she would be out of the country, August. not be attending the meeting in June but she would be back for the meeting in There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Redmon/Sharp to adjourn this Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the next Regular Meeting to be held on June 19, 2008. This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was adjourned at 2:23 p.m. It was moved and seconded by Commissioner Redmon/Wright to rescind the motion to adjourn as the Commission failed to discuss the Historic Preservation Conference in Napa. Commissioner Redmon commented on the classes and workshops offered, which she found to be very interesting and resourceful. Planning Manager Sawyer stated for the record Chairman Wilbur had arrived at the meeting. Commissioner Wright said he found the Conference to be very he-pful as well. He mentioned that the Conference next year would be in Palm Springs, which would eliminate any travel expenses and would allow them to attend a lot more workshops. Commissioner Wright added that one of the most important events during these conferences is the final networking event, which the Commission is normally not a part of. He would like to ask Council for permission to attend that final event next year as that would be the perfect place to try to promote the historical district in the Cove and get some excellent ideas as to what would be the best way to approach that. Commissioner Wright mentioned that he and Commissioner Redmon had spoken with Cindy Heitzman, Executive Director of the California Preservation Foundation, at the Conference. She plans to visit the Coachella Valley in a few weeks and they plan to give her a tour of the historic places in La Quinta. He said he had spoken to a lot of people who showed interest in the La Quinta Resort and the Traditions development. P:\Reports - HPC\2008\6-19-OS\HPCMIN May 15, 2008_Draft.doc 4 Historic Preservation Commission May 15, 2008 Commissioner Redmon said the people she spoke to were aware of the historic public buildings in Palm Springs, but knew nothing of the historic significance of the rest of the Coachella Valley. Commissioner Wright commented on the Grand Opening of the new La Quinta Museum scheduled for Saturday, May 24`h from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and emphasized the importance of the Commissioners' attendance. VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Wright/Puente to adjourn this Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the next Regular Meeting to be held on June 19, 2008. This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was adjourned at 3:35 p.m. Unanimously approved. Submit ed by• Monika R eva Secretary P:\lteports - HPC\2008\6-19-08\IIPCMIN May 15, 2008_Draft.doc 5