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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
AGEN®A
The Special Meeting to be held in the Session Room at the
La Quinta City Hall, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California
March 22, 2001
3:00 P.M.
Beginning Minute Motion 2001-006
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the time set aside for citizens to address the Historic 'Preservation
Commission on matters relating to historic resources within the City of La Quinta
which are not Agenda items. When addressing the Historic Preservation
Commission, please state your name and address and when discussing matters
pertaining to prehistoric sites, do not disclose the exact location of the site(s) for
their protection.
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approval of the regular Minutes for the meeting of January 18, 2001 and
February 15, 2001 .
V. BUSINESS ITEMS:
A. Final Report on an Archaeological Mitigation of Project Effects to a Native
American Cremation Found on Parcel map 26860; located at the southeast
corner of Washington Street and Miles Avenue.
Applicant: City of La Quinta
Archaeological Consultant: CRM TECH (Bruce Love)
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HPCIAGENDA
B. Phase I Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report for a Five Acre
Addition to Rancho La Quinta located generally north of 50 Avenue and west
of Jefferson Street.
Applicant: T.D. Desert Development
Archaeological Consultant: CRM TECH (Bruce Love)
C. Certified Local Government Annual 2000 Annual Report; review of Annual
Report.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL:
VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall Session Room
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
January 18, 2001
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Chairman
Robert Wright at 3:00 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 Mike Mitchell, Maria Puente, Archie Sharp, and
Chairman Robert Wright. It was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Sharp/Wright to excuse Commissioner Irwin.
Staff Present: Planning Manager Christine di lorio, and Principal Planner
Stan Sawa.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed.
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Chairman Wright asked if there were any corrections to the Minutes of
December 21, 2000. There being no further corrections, it was moved
and seconded by Commissioners Mitchell/Sharp to approve the Minutes
of November 9, as submitted. Unanimously approved.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Limited Archaeological Testing on Parcel Map 29909 for Specific Plan
2000-050, located north of Calle Tampico, between Avenida Bermudas
and Desert Club Drive by CRM Tech for Santa Rosa Plaza, Inc.
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 Mitchell stated he concurred with staff's
recommendations.
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3. Commissioner Sharp asked for clarification regarding a statement
that was made in the report that this was the site of the airport at
La Quinta. Staff stated that was true. Commissioner Sharp asked
what constitutes an historical discovery? Is it a date?
Commissioner Mitchell stated 50 years old or older.
4. Commissioners Puente asked if any further studies would be
required around this area. Staff stated it was not being required.
This is why the trenching was done to determine if theme was a
need for further study.
5. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Puente/Mitchell to adopt Minute Motion 2001-001
accepting the Limited Archaeological Testing on Parcel Map 29909
for Specific Plan 2000-050, as recommended. Unanimously
approved.
B. Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey and Testing Report - Vista
Montana: located at the northwest corner of Eisenhower Drive and Calle
Tampico for KSL Development Corporation. Archaeological Consultant:
CRM Tech (Bruce Love).
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 Mitchell stated he was surprised that the Bureau of
Land Management did not have survey or homestead records that
would talk about this residence. He wonders if someone has
mislocated the records and whether or not it was really there. He
has seen the maps at UC Riverside and they have records back to
the late 191h Century and on and they show residences. CRM
Tech should look at the Riverside County tax records and
insurance records to see if there is any information there. They
should also check the resources of the Historical Society and say
something in the report if in fact, it was on this parcel. hie is not
recommending they write the whole history for this report, but
they should summarize it, and refer to other publications regarding
the residences.
3. Chairman Wright stated the Commission looked at this property
before 1992 and there was a foundation of some sort there, and
the Commission discussed that this was the original site where all
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the adobe bricks were made for the La Quinta Hotel. Staff stated
they did not recall this; however, Commissioner Irwin had stated
that the Historical Society did have extensive information on the
site.
4. Chairman Wright asked if this project was going to be apartments.
Planning Manager Christine di lorio stated they were to be
condominiums which will probably be fractional ownership. There
are three different planning areas; residential units with three
stories, an area designated for employee parking for the La Quinta
Hotel, KSL corporate offices, distribution center, and an area for
retail.
5. Commissioner Sharp asked staff to identify the location of this
project. Staff explained and showed the location on the map.
6. Dr. Michael Hogan, CRM Tech, stated he is uncertain as to the
history of the site, but they had conducted their research and the
research showed nothing had been on the site. Commissioner
Mitchell asked if he had contacted UC Riverside. Dr. Hogan stated
yes, and nothing was found. Discussion followed regarding
research procedures and the site. Staff stated the City had
completed its survey, but had not recorded the landmarks at the
local level. Dr. Hogan stated they wanted to have access to check
the City's records. Chairman Wright stated the City had cataloged
several of the historical sites, but were still in the process. The
problem with this site was that there was nothing there except a
slab. Staff stated CRM Tech was working with staff on updating
of the General Plan Cultural Resource Element. The Context
Statement is a part of this document as well and the date grove is
significant as far as the Context Statement is concerned. Dr.
Hogan stated their concern was that in their standard methods of
research, this site was not found.
7. Commissioner Mitchell asked if Dr. Hogan had looked at the
historical index cards as it was not referred to in the report. Dr.
Hogin stated they only do this when they see some structure on
the property. Commissioner Mitchell stated that sites are
homesteaded and sometimes structures are never built and they
fall out of the records, so this is another area that should be
researched.
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2. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Puente/Mitchell to adopt Minute Motion 2001-002
accepting the Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey and
Testing Report - Vista Montana, as recommended. Unanimously
approved.
C. Cultural Resources Assessment for APN 649-040-013; located at the
east side of Dune Palms Road, approximately 500 feet south of
Westward Ho Drive. Applicant: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Archaeological Consultant: Archaeological Advisory Group (James Brock).
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 Mitchell stated he concurs with the report and
staff's recommendations.
3. Commissioner Sharp and Puente stated he too concurs.
4. Chairman Wright stated he concurs with the report and staff's
recommendation.
5. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Puente/Mitchell to adopt Minute Motion 2001-003
recommending approval of the Cultural Resources Assessment for
APN 649-040-013, as conditioned. Unanimously approved.
D. Report on Archaeological Monitoring for the La Quinta Court Pro'ec ; to
be located on the southeast corner of Washington Street and Highway
1 1 1. Applicant: G. J. Murphy Construction. Archaeological Consultant:
Archaeological Advisory Group (James Brock).
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 Mitchell stated he concurs with staff's
recommendation.
3. Commissioners Sharp and Puente also concurred with staff's
recommendation.
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4. Chairman Wright stated he too agreed with staff's
recommendation.
5. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Sharp/Mitchell to adopt Minute Motion 2001-004
recommending approval of the Report on Archaeological
Monitoring for the La Quinta Court Project, as conditioned.
Unanimously approved.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None.
VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS: None.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Comnrtssioners
Irwin/Puente to adjourn this meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission on
February 15, 2001. This meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission was
adjourned at 3:43 p.m. January 18, 2000. Unanimously approved.
Submitted by:
Betty J. Sawyer
Executive Secretary
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall Session Room
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
February 15, 2001
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Vice
Chairperson Maria Puente at 3:07 p.m. who led the flag salute and asked for the roll
call.
CALL TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance.
B. Roll Call.
Present: Commissioners Barbara Irwin, Mike Mitchell, Archie Sharp, and
Vice Chairman Marie Puente. It was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Irwin/Sharp to excuse Chairman Wright.
Staff Present: Principal Planner Stan Sawa and Executive Secretary Betty
Sawyer.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA:
A. Staff requested that the approval of the Minutes for January 18, 2001,
be removed from the Agenda. It was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Mitchell/Sharp to remove the Minutes of January 18,
2001, from the Agenda. Unanimously approved.
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report for the Palm Desert
National Bank Site, located at the southeast corner of Washington Street
and 47`h Avenue for McDermett Enterprises by CRM Tech.
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.
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2. Commissioner Sharp asked if other businesses would be on the
site. Staff clarified that the site was designated for commercial
uses.
3. Commissioner Mitchell stated he concurred with staff's
recommendation.
4. Commissioner Irwin stated this property was a significant (historical
site. It was used for the growing of row crops and contained the
only windmill at that time. She would like to see that monitoring
during the trenching was required. The Burkett family has a long
history in the Valley so it is important that this information on their
homestead be included in the report.
5. Commissioner Sharp stated he concurred with the monitoring and
finds it difficult to understand how nothing was found on the site.
6. Mr. Bruce Love, CRM Tech, stated his concerned that the last two
reports submitted had missed these significant sites. He would
like to find a better method of research to ensure this would not
happen again. He went on to explain the process they use to
conduct their surveys.
7. Commissioner Mitchell stated he too was concerned that this site
should be required to have further study when the site is less than
five acres. We should give him some guidelines as to the extent
of his study. Commissioner Irwin stated that if the Context
Statement was able to be used, it would serve as the source of
extent to which the reports should be taken.
8. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Mitchell/Irwin to adopt Minute Motion 2001-005
approving the Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report
for the Palm Desert National Bank site, as amended:
a. Monitoring during trenching.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None.
VII. COMMISSIONER ITEMS: None.
Vill. ADJOURNMENT 111. 008
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There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners
Mitchell/Sharp to adjourn this meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission to the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission on March
15, 2001. This meeting of the Historical Preservation Commission was adjourned at
3:39 p.m. February 15, 2000. Unanimously approved.
Submitted by:
Betty J. Sawyer
Executive Secretary
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: MARCH 15, 2001
ITEM: FINAL REPORT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION OF
PROJECT EFFECTS TO A NATIVE AMERICAN CREMATION
FOUND ON PARCEL MAP 26860
LOCATION: SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON STREET AND
MILES AVENUE
APPLICANT/
OWNER: CITY OF LA QUINTA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
CONSULTANT: CRM TECH (BRUCE LOVE, PRINCIPAL)
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In anticipation of the future sale of city owned property and subsequent development,
cultural resource evaluation of the 54+ acre parcel is occurring. A Phase I
archaeological assessment completed by Archaeological Assessment Group was
reviewed and accepted by the Historic Preservation Commission on August 19, 1999,
with three archaeological sites identified. The sites (CA-RIV-6275, CA-RIV-6276,
AND CA-RIV-6277) were deemed to require further testing.
CRM TECH completed a Phase II archaeological testing and site evaluation of the sites
and balance of the study area, which the HPC accepted on November 9, 2000
(Attachment 1). A Native American cremation site was found on CA-RIV-6484 (a
combination of CA-RIV-6275 and CA-RIV-6277) along with a total of approximately
6,000 artifacts, many of which were deemed to be likely related to the cremation.
CRM TECH has submitted a final report on the findings from the cremation site
(Attachment 2).
DISCUSSION:
Under advisement of the Native American Heritage Commission and the Torres
Martinez Band of Cahuilla Indians (Tribal Elder Ernest Morreo), close to 100% of the
cremation remains and associated artifacts were collected and forwarded to the UCLA
Zooarchaeology Lab for analysis and interpretation. The remains will be re -interned
by the Torres Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians at a future date.
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A total of 4,918 pieces of faunal material (bones) were recovered from the area of the
cremation site and included in this analysis. Most of the bones were determined not
to be human. In summary, 75 pieces of bones were identified as human remains.
Another 1,105 bear human characteristics, but were not able to be positively
identified as human. The analysis concludes the remains were from a person in their
20's, but were unable to identify their sex.
Other bone remains were identified as coming from rodents, rabbits, reptiles, and
birds, with the majority burned. These remains appear to be the result of the area
being used as a temporary hunting and gathering camp.
CRM TECH concludes that as a result of this analysis, the future project' potential
adverse effects on the cremation component of Site CA-RIV-6484 has been
adequately mitigated through data recovery, and reduced to levels less than
significant. Therefore, compliance with CEQA provisions and City guidelines on
cultural resources is met, and no further archaeological work is necessary at the
project site other than monitoring during earth -moving activities.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Minute Motion 2001- , accepting:
1 . The report titled, "Final Report Archaeological Mitigation of Project Effects to
a Native American Cremation Found on Parcel Map 26860", as prepared by
CRM TECH, subject to the following conditions:
A. A final report on the archaeological monitoring be submitted to the City.
B. Collected cultural resources, other than those associated with the
cremation site are delivered to the City of La Quinta for curation per City
requirements.
C. Provide names and resumes of ULCA Zooarchaeological Lab members
who provided faunal analysis.
D. Include in report a map showing located where cremation site was
located.
Attachment:
1 . Minutes of the HPC meeting of November 9, 2000.
2. Final Report Archaeological Mitigation of Project Effects to a Native American
Cremation Found on Parcel Map 26860 (Commissioners only - Confidential)
Prepared by: Submitted By:
Stan B. Sawa, Principal Planner Christine di lorio�'Planning Manager
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall Session Room
78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
November 9, 2000
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order by Vice
Chairman Maria Puente at 3:05 p.m. who led the flag salute and asked for the roll call.
I. CAU TO ORDER
A. PI ge of Allegiance.
B. Roll Ca
Present: Commissioners Irwin, Mitchell, Sharp, and Vice
Chairman Puente.
was moved and seconded by Commissioners
Ir in/Sharp to excuse Chairman Wright.
Una mously approved.
Staff Present: PlanningINAanager Christine di lorio, Principal Planner
Stan Sawa nd Secretary Carolyn Walker.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirm
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. It was moved and seconded by Commissioners,\Irwin/Sharp to approve
the Minutes of October 19, 2000, as submltte animously approved.
V. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Phase tl Archaeological LT*In Site Evaluation Rep9rt for Paircel Map
26860: located at the southeast corner of Washington Street and Miles
Avenue. Applicant: City of La Quinta - Archaeological Consultant: CRM
TECH (Bruce Love)
1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the staff report, a copy of
which is on file in the Community Development Department.
2. Commissioner Sharp questioned the type of development planned
for this property. O 3
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3. Planning Manager di lorio stated it had not been determined yet,
but the possibilities included a commercial hotel and residential.
4. Commissioner Irwin pointed out this project was in the vicinity of
the Whitewater River where a village was discovered along the
side of it. She then asked if there were any specific; dates
indicated in the report.
5. Commissioner Mitchell replied the report mentioned the late
prehistoric era, but he did not think the archaeologist performed
any Carbon 14 dating, or identified the Cottonwood Triangular
Projectile Point which dated back to 500 A.D. and after.
6. Commissioner Irwin suggested monitoring be required during
grading.
7. Commissioner Mitchell had some concerns about the
comprehensiveness of the report. He was not sure if this was the
time to discuss these concerns or if they would be addressed in a
Phase III Report. His questions concerned the following items: al.
Page 9 discussion on trade and use of shell beads presumably by
the Mojave, who were great distance traders with a tradition of
passing frequently between the Colorado River and the western
seashore. They had been known to travel as far north and west
as the Chumash in Santa Barbara and they may have had contact
with the Gabrielino around the Long Beach area and other tribes
along the Pacific Coast. But the Cahuilla would trade sornetimes
directly with the Serrano to the west and of course the Serrano in
turn would trade with the Gabrielino along the coast. He agreed
this statement was correct but it did not give other alternatives in
terms of the acquisition of trade items from the Pacific Coast.
Commissioner Mitchell thought it would be beneficial to discuss
those points. In addition, the Cahuilla were in the same language
family as the Gabrielino along the Long Beach and Los Angeles
Harbor areas and could presumably understand each other. The
Cahuilla could have had direct contact with the Gabrielino as
opposed to contact only with the Mojave Tribe because they were
known as the "Phoenicians of the West"; bl• Page 22 - "Ceramics"
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- there is mention of buffware and brownware. He wanted to
know what the presence of buffware and brownware revealed
regarding outside contact with other cultures. If it was Colorado
buffware, the clay originated along the Colorado River and that
had inference in terms of contact with other cultures. Brownware,
assuming this refers to Tizon Brown, is a residual clay found in the
Santa Rosa Mountains. He would have like to have seen more
information about what these different types of pottery had to do
in terms of where they originated and what they meant in terms
of contacts with other cultures; and, c). Page 24 - "Land Snails" -
He asked if the Land Snails were used as a subsistence resource.
The report only states the remains were present, but not their
significance or usage.
8. Commissioner Irwin mentioned a lot of snails had been found in
the La Quinta Cove and were still in evidence. She did not know
their usage or if they were just residual from the Ancient Lake.
9. Commissioner Mitchell thought the report should have stated what
was known, or not known, possibly through ethnographic
accounts. The report does not expand on this. He also had a
question about Page 25, "Shell Beads", referring to the recovery
of shell beads (Wall Disc Beads). Normally Wall Disc Beads are
from the Olavela Shell, but this was not stated. When Wall Disc
Beads are mentioned it is assumed this meant Olavela, but the
report does not say state this. Olavela comes from the Pacific
Coast. Shell beads are diagnostic in that some shell beads are
reflective of certain periods. The Olavela Wall Disc Beads have a
very wide period of use, but nothing is mentioned about that in the
report.
10. Council Member Don Adolph asked if the bone fragments found
were human or animal.
11. Commissioner Irwin answered "both".
12, Council Member Don Adolph asked if they were human, was the
Tribal Council notified they had been found.
13. Planning Manager di lorio stated yes and outlined the procedures
followed, per CEQA.
14. Council Member Adolph wanted to know if the City would receive
any notification from the Tribal Council about what they wanted
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15. Planning Manager di lorio explained the Tribal Council works with
the Coroner's Office and the developer as to disposition of the
remains.
16. Council Member Adolph commented on all the development, in that
area and had concerns about burial grounds curtailing development
of the property.
17, Planning Manager di lorio clarified there was no discussion of this
being a burial ground. It was a single, localized cremation. The
Coroner comes out and looks at the area and takes the materials
and goes back and takes care of them and notifies the nearest of
kin.
18. 'Council Member Adolph wanted clarification that the due process
was in motion.
19. Planning Manager di lorio told him usually the Indian Tribe
contacts the developer and they work together on a decision as to
what area would be appropriate to re -inter the remains; trying to
keep them as close as possible to where they were originally
uncovered.
20. Council Member Adolph thanked Planning Manager di Ilorio for
clarifying the procedure.
21. Vice Chairman Puente asked about the artifact storage in La
Quinta. She wondered if a determination had been made as to
where the artifacts would be stored.
22. Commissioner Irwin replied the La Quinta Historical Society had a
air conditioned room for their storage with plenty of room for any
artifacts the City may need to store.
23. Planning Manager di lorio commented the City had planned to
store them there. She then asked Commissioner Mitchell about
his Phase III comments because the next part of the review
process would be under "Recommendation for Monitoring". Did
he think Phase III was for more than just monitoring or did he just
want his comments noted.
24. Commissioner Mitchell stated he wanted his comments
incorporated in the minutes. His intent was to have his comments
included in the Final Report. Q 1 G
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25. Planning Manager di lorio stated this was the Final Report.
26. Commissioner Mitchell stated his comments were directly specific
to this report, and his final comment was that once these are
addressed and expanded upon, the impact to this archaeological
site would be mitigated if these concerns were addressed.
27. There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Sharp/Irwin to adopt Minute Motion 2000-026
recommending approval of the Phase II Archaeological Testing And
Site Evaluation Report For Parcel Map 26860; located at the
southeast corner of Washington Street and Miles Avenue; with the
following condition added:
a. Prior to issuance of the first building permit a Final Report
on the monitoring be submitted to the City.
The revisions are to include an expansion of the discussion
regarding trade, ceramics, and shell beads. Unanimously
approved.
Unanimously approved.
B. er i 7: Request for restoration of a historic
mmer d�al building; located at the southwest corner of Calle Tampico and
coEisenhowe? rive (51001 Eisenhower Drive).
1. Prin 'pal Planner Stan Sawa presented the staff report, a copy of
which ' on file in the Community Development Department.
2. Commissio r Sharp thought the plan was a nice improvement but
was concern about the redcap brick and'its authenticity. He
also questioned he proportions of the sign as it affects the whole
project. He Bugg led reducing the height of the sign. He then
asked what the sig materials were and if the letters were hand -
painted. He also ask 1 if the sign would be illuminated.
3. Principal Planner Sawa replied it was painted with no lighting
shown on the plans..
4. Commissioner Sharp then asked if the City would allow an
illuminated sign. \\
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ITEM:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
CONSULTANT:
BACKGROUND:
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
MARCH 22, 2001
HISTORICAL/ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES REPORT -
FIVE ACRE ADDITION TO RANCHO LA QUINTA
NORTH OF 50T" AVENUE AND WEST OF JEFFERSON
STREET, ADJACENT TO RANCHO LA QUINTA
T.D. DESERT DEVELOPMENT
CRM TECH (BRUCE LOVE, PRINCIPAL)
The study area is a five acre parcel adjacent to the southeast corner of the Rancho
La Quinta Country Club north of 50T" Avenue and west of Jefferson Street. A Phase
I (survey level) cultural resources assessment has been completed for the vacant
property. The assessment includes an archaeological and historical resources record
search and field reconnaissance of the property. This assessment will be part of the
environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality Act: for the
project application.
DISCUSSION:
An archaeological records search for the property was conducted at the Eastern
Information Center located at UC Riverside. The records search indicated that the
study area had not been previously surveyed for cultural resources and no
archaeological sites have been recorded within the study area, with one site recorded
adjacent to the northern boundary of the project area. Within a one-half mine radius
of the property 75% of the acreage have been surveyed. As a result of these
studies, a large number of prehistoric archaeological sites have been recorded
clustered mostly along and above the 42-foot elevation contour line, which is the
ancient shoreline of Lake Cahuilla.
Historical background research was conducted at the Science Library Map Room at
UC Riverside and at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Office in Riverside. The
search indicated no evidence of historic human activities or development on or
adjacent to the property.
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The intensive -level on -foot field survey of the study area did not result in any
prehistoric sites, features, or evidence of objects, sites, features, or artifacts more
than 50 years old. There was a single piece of brownware ceramic found near the
eastern project boundary which was recorded as an isolate (i.e., sites with fewer than
three artifacts)•
Based on the negative findings of the study, CRM TECH concludes that no historical
resources exist within or adjacent to the project area. Therefore, approval of the
project will have no effect on any "historical resources" as defined by CEQA. The
report states that although potential cultural resources were encountered, the area
near the study area has been found to contain many important archaeological sites.
It is likely that subsurface archaeological deposits may exist on the property.
Therefore, the report recommends grading, grubbing, and other earth -moving
activities on the study area should be monitored by a qualified archaeologist.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Minute Motion 2001- , accepting the "Historical/Archaeological Resources
Survey Report - Five Acre Addition to Rancho La Quinta", as prepared by CRM TECH,
subject to the following condition:
1. That a report on the monitoring shall be submitted to the HPC for approval
prior to issuance of the first production residence in the study area.
Attachments:
1. Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report - Five Acre Addition to
Rancho La Quinta (Commissioners only)
Prepared by: Submitted By:
Stan B. Sawa, Principal Planner Christine di lorio, Olanning Manager
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HISTORICAL/ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT
FIVE -ACRE ADDITION TO RANCHO LA QUINTA
City of La Quinta
Riverside County, California
Submitted to:
Patrick O'Dowd
T.D. Development
P.O. Box 1716
La Quinta, CA 92253
Submitted by:
Bruce Love, Principal
Bai "Tom" Tang, Historian
Daniel Ballester, Archaeologist
Adrian Sanchez Moreno, Archaeologist
CRM TECH
2411 Sunset Drive
Riverside, CA 92506
March 1, 2001
CRM TECH Contract #614
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Section 32, T5S R7E, San Bernardino Base Veridian
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MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
From December 2000 through March 2001, at the request of T.D.
Development, CRM TECH performed a cultural resources study on
approximately five acres of undeveloped land in the City of La Quinta,
Riverside County, California. The study is a part of the environmental
review process for the proposed construction of low density multiple
residences on the property, as an addition to the adjacent Rancho La Quinta
development. The subject property of the study consists of a portion of the
southeast quarter of Section 32, T5S R7E, San Bernardino Base Meridian,
located to the north of Avenue 50 and the west of Jefferson Street, just outside
the existing Rancho La Quinta project area. The study is required by the City
of La Quinta, Lead Agency for the project, in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's Historic Preservation
Ordinance. The purpose of the study is to provide the City with the
necessary information and analysis to determine whether the proposed
project would cause substantial adverse changes to any
historical/archaeological resources that may exist in or around the project
area, as mandated by CEQA and the City Ordinance.
In order to identify and evaluate such resources, CRM TECH conducted a
historical/archaeological resources records search, historical background
research, and an intensive -level field survey of the project area. During the
course of the study, an isolated prehistoric—i.e., Native American —artifact
was recorded in the project area, but no potential "historical resources," as
defined by CEQA, were encountered. Therefore, CRM TECH recommends
that the City of La Quinta may reach a finding that the proposed project will
have No Impact on known historical resources. However, a review of the
results of previous studies in the vicinity suggests that the project area may
contain potentially important subsurface archaeological deposits associated
with prehistoric Native American land use. Due to this possibility, CRM
TECH recommends that on -site monitoring by a qualified archaeologist be
required during project -related earth -moving activities, so that any artifacts
or features uncovered during construction could be examined and evaluated
in a timely fashion. The implementation of this condition will satisfy CEQA
provisions on cultural resources, and allow the proposed project to proceed
in compliance with these provisions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ............................................
INTRODUCTION................................................................
SETTING...............................................................................
Current Natural Setting ...................................................
CulturalSetting................................................................
Prehistoric Context.......................................................
Historic Context............................................................
RESEARCHMETHODS ......................................................
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Historical Research..........................................................
FieldSurvey......................................................................
RESULTS AND FINDINGS ................................................
Records Search Results ....................................................
Historical Research Results .............................................
Field Survey Results........................................................
DISCUSSION........................................................................
RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................
CONCLUSION.....................................................................
REFERENCES.......................................................................
APPENDIX 1: PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS ..........
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Figure1. Project vicinity.................................................................................................
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Figure 3. Overview of the current natural setting of the project area .....................
Figure 4. Previous cultural resources surveys in the vicinity of the project area..
Figure 5. The project area and vicinity in 1855-1856..................................................
Figure 6. The project area and vicinity in 1901...........................................................
Figure 7. The project area and vicinity in 1941...........................................................
Figure 8. The project area and vicinity in 1954-1959..................................................
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INTRODUCTION
From December 2000 through March 2001, at the request of T.D. Development, CRM TECH
performed a cultural resources study on approximately five acres of undeveloped land in
the City of La Quinta, Riverside County, California (Fig. 1). The study is a part of the
environmental review process for the proposed construction of low density multiple
residences on the property, as an addition to the adjacent Rancho La Quinta development.
The subject property of the study consists of a portion of the southeast quarter of Section
32, T5S R7E, San Bernardino Base Meridian, located to the north of Avenue 50 and the west
of Jefferson Street, just outside the existing Rancho La Quinta project area (Fig. 2). The
study is required by the City of La Quinta, Lead Agency for the project, in compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; PRC §21000, et seq.) and the City's
Historic Preservation Ordinance (Title 7, La Quinta Municipal Code).
CRM TECH performed the present study to provide the City of La Quinta with the
necessary information and analysis to determine whether the proposed project would
cause substantial adverse changes to any historical/archaeological resources that may exist
in or around the project area, as mandated by CEQA and the City Ordinance. In order to
identify and evaluate such resources, CRM TECH conducted a historical/archaeological
resources records search, historical background research, and an intensive -level field
survey of the project area. The following report is a complete account of the methods,
results, and final conclusion of the study.
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SETTING
CURRENT NATURAL SETTING
The project area is located in the Coachella Valley, on the western edge of the Colorado
Desert, which encompasses the eastern portion of Riverside County. Dictated by this
geographic setting, the project area and its environs are marked by extremes in
temperature and aridity. Temperatures in the region reach over 120 degrees in summer,
and dip to near freezing in winter. Average annual precipitation is less than five inches.
The project area, north of Avenue 50 and west of Jefferson Street, lies at an elevation of
about 40 feet above sea level. It is bounded on the south by a brick wall, and on the east by
a barbed wire fence. The northern boundary is a construction road for the adjacent Rancho
La Quinta development project. The parcel contains some well -developed mesquite dunes,
with creosote bushes and desert grasses growing at the lower elevations (Fig. 3). Visibility
is moderate to good, due to animal paths and natural openings in the mesquite dunes.
Native lifeways in the Coachella Valley were greatly influenced in centuries past by the
comings and goings of ancient Lake Cahuilla, whose last high stand is thought to be
around AD 1650. High water along the northern shore of the lake reached the present-day
42-foot elevation contour line, an elevation found within the project area. Located thus
directly on the ancient lake shore, the project area undoubtedly presented an ideal location
for early occupants of the Coachella Valley to exploit fish and other food resources from
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CULTURAL SETTING
Prehistoric Context
The Coachella Valley is a historical center of Native American settlement, where a large
number of Indian villages and rancherfas, occupied by the Cahuilla people, were observed
in the mid-19th century. The Cahuilla, a Takic-speaking people of hunters and gatherers,
are generally divided by anthropologists into three groups, according to their geographic
setting: the Pass Cahuilla in the San Gorgonio Pass -Palm Springs area, the Mountain
Cahuilla in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains and the Cahuilla Valley, and the
Desert Cahuilla in the eastern Coachella Valley.
The Cahuilla did not have a single name that referred to an all-inclusive tribal affiliation.
Instead, membership was in terms of lineages or clans. Each lineage or clan belonged to
one of two main divisions of the people, known as moieties. Members of clans in one
moiety had to marry into clans from the other moiety. Individual clans had villages, or
central places, and territories they called their own, for purposes of hunting game,
gathering food, or utilizing other necessary resources. They interacted with other clans
through trade, intermarriage, and ceremonies.
Population data prior to European contact are almost impossible to obtain, but estimates
range from 3,600 to as high as 10,000 persons. During the 19th century, however, the
Cahuilla population was decimated as a result of European diseases, most notably
smallpox, for which the Native peoples had no immunity. Today, Native Americans of
Desert Cahuilla heritage are mostly affiliated with one or more of the Indian reservations in
the Coachella Valley, including Torres Martinez, Cabazon, Augustine, Agua Caliente, and
Morongo.
Historic Context
In 1823-1825, Jose Romero, Jose Maria Estudillo, and Romualdo Pacheco, leading an
expedition in search of a route to Yuma, became the first noted European explorers to
travel through the Coachella Valley. However, due to its harsh environment, few non -
Indians ventured into the desert valley during the Mexican and early American periods,
except those who traveled across it along the established trails. The most important among
these trails was the Cocomaricopa Trail, an ancient Indian trading route that was
"discovered" in 1862 by William David Bradshaw and became known after that as the
Bradshaw Trail. In the Coachella Valley, this historic wagon road traversed a course that is
very similar to today's Highway 111. During the 1860s-1870s, the Bradshaw Trail served as
the main thoroughfare between coastal southern California and the Colorado River, until
the completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1876-1877 brought an end to its heyday.
Non -Indian settlement in the Coachella Valley began in the 1870s, with the establishment
of railroad stations along the Southern Pacific Railroad, and spread further in the 1880s,
after public land was opened for claims under the Homestead Act, the Desert Land Act,
and other federal land laws. Farming became the dominant economic activity in the valley,
thanks to the development of underground water sources, often in the form of artesian
wells. But it was not until the completion of the Coachella Canal in 1948-1949 that farmers
in the and region obtained an adequate and reliable water supply. The main agricultural
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staple in the Coachella Valley, the date palm, was first introduced around the turn of the
century. By the late 1910s, the date palm industry had firmly established itself, giving the
region its celebrated image of "the Arabia of America." Starting in the 1920s, a new
industry, featuring equestrian camps, resort hotels, and eventually country clubs, gradually
spread throughout the Coachella Valley, and since then transformed it into southern
California's leading winter retreat.
In the City of La Quinta, the earliest settlement and land development activities did not
occur until the turn of the century. In 1926, with the construction of the La Quinta Hotel,
the development of La Quinta took on the character of a winter resort, typical of the desert
communities along Highway 111. Beginning in the early 1930s, the subdivision of the
larger cove area of La Quinta and the marketing of "weekend homes" further emphasized
this new direction of development. On May 1, 1982, La Quinta was incorporated as the
19th city in Riverside County.
RESEARCH METHODS
RECORDS SEARCH
Prior to the commencement of the archaeological field survey, CRM TECH conducted the
historical/archaeological records search at the Eastern Information Center (EIC),
University of California, Riverside. During the records search, CRM TECH personnel
examined maps and records on file at the EIC for previously identified cultural resources in
or near the project area, and existing cultural resources reports pertaining to the vicinity.
Previously identified cultural resources include properties designated as California
Historical Landmarks, Points of Historical Interest, or Riverside County Landmarks, as
well as those listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of
Historical Resources, or the California Historical Resource Information System.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Bai "Tom" Tang, CRM TECH historian (see App. 1 for qualifications), conducted the
historical background research on the basis of published literature in local and regional
history and historic maps of the La Quinta area. Among maps consulted for this study
were the U.S. General Land Office's (GLO) land survey plat maps dated 1856 and the U.S.
Geological Survey's (USGS) topographic maps dated 1904, 1941, and 1959. These maps are
collected at the Science Library of the University of California, Riverside, and/or the
California Desert District of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, also located in
Riverside.
FIELD SURVEY
On December 20, 2000, CRM TECH project archaeologists Daniel Ballester and Adrian
Sanchez Moreno (see App. 1 for qualifications) carried out an intensive -level field survey of
the project area. During the survey, Ballester and Moreno walked parallel east -west
transects spaced 15 meters (ca. 50 feet) apart, and carefully examined the ground surface
for evidence of human activity dating to the prehistoric or historic periods (i.e., 50 years
ago or older). The entire project area was surveyed systematically using this method.
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RESULTS AND FINDINGS
RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS
Records at the Eastern Information Center show the City of La Quinta to be one of the most
extensively surveyed areas in Riverside County, and one of the richest in archaeological
resources. In particular, the northern portion of the city, around the project area, has a high
concentration of prehistoric—i.e., Native American —archaeological sites, due to its location
on the shoreline of ancient Lake Cahuilla. The project area, situated directly on the
shoreline, appears highly sensitive for prehistoric archaeological remains, based on the
results of previous studies in the vicinity.
The records search results indicate that the project area had not been surveyed for cultural
resources prior to this study, but a large number of surveys have occurred to date on
various parcels of land in the vicinity (Fig. 4). Within a half -mile radius of the project area,
more than 75% of the acreage has been surveyed (Fig. 4). As a result of these surveys and
other cultural resources investigations, a large number of prehistoric archaeological sites
have been recorded in the vicinity, clustered mostly along and above the 42-foot elevation
contour line, the ancient shoreline of Lake Cahuilla. One of these sites, CA-RIV-6140, a
light scatter of ceramic sherds, partially fired clay, and fire -affected rocks covering an area
measuring roughly 90 meters by 85 meters, was recorded along the northern boundary of
the current project. However, no sites or other potential cultural resources were previously
recorded within the project area.
As a whole, the recorded sites in the vicinity of the project area are rather typical of this
portion of the Coachella Valley, containing ceramics, flaked and ground stone artifacts,
burned and unburned animal bone, charcoal, and fire -affected rock. The presence of fish
and bird bone and mussel shell indicates that the area was used when ancient Lake
Cahuilla was present, and the presence of pottery placed the age of most of these sites
within the last 1,000 years. Additionally, the sites could have been occupied when the lake
was not present as well, since mesquite stands and other plant and animal resources could
also have been exploited. The general interpretation based on information from these
recorded sites is that the project area was likely visited on a recurrent basis during the
prehistoric era, probably by fairly small groups or individuals. The larger sites found in
the vicinity may represent numerous episodes of short-term, small-scale occupations,
spaced out over time, leaving an accumulation of artifacts with the appearance of being
remains from a larger population.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH RESULTS
In contrast to its high sensitivity for prehistoric cultural remains, the project area appears to
be much less sensitive for historic -era archaeological resources or other historic features of
built environment. Between the mid-1850s and the early 20th century, no man-made
features of any kind were observed within or adjacent to the project area (Figs. 5, 6).
During that period, the nearest evidence of human activities to the project area was a road
traversing approximately 0.75 mile to the west, in a generally northwest -southeast
direction between the famed Indian Well and the Cahuilla village of Toro (Figs. 5, 6).
Judging from its course, this road was undoubtedly a part of the historic Cocomaricopa-
Bradshaw Trail.
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By the early 1940s, several man-made features had appeared in the vicinity of the project
area, including scattered buildings, apparently ranch houses, and several roads or trails
(Fig. 7). By the 1950s, more buildings had appeared in the vicinity, and today's Avenue 50
and Jefferson Street had come into being along the boundaries of Section 32 (Fig. 8). None
of these buildings and roads, however, or any other man-made features were noted within
or adjacent to the project boundaries (Figs. 7, 8). The project area, therefore, has apparently
remained vacant and undeveloped to the present time.
FIELD SURVEY RESULTS
In light of the well -established high sensitivity of the vicinity for prehistoric cultural
remains, it is somewhat surprising that almost no surface manifestation of such remains
was encountered in the project area during the field survey. In all, a single piece of
brownware ceramic was found near the eastern project boundary, and was recorded into
the California Historical Resource Information System as an isolate (i.e., sites with fewer
than three artifacts). No other evidence of human activities dating to 50 years ago or earlier
was found in the project area during the walk -over field inspection.
DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to identify any cultural resources within or adjacent to the
project area, and to assist the City of La Quinta in determining whether such resources
meet the official definitions of "historical resources," as provided in the California Public
Resources Code, in particular CEQA.
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According to PRC §5020.1(j), "'historical resource' includes, but is not limited to, any object,
building, site, area, place, record, or manuscript which is historically or archaeologically
significant, or is significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic,
agricultural, educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California." More
specifically, CEQA guidelines state that the term "historical resources" applies to any such
resources listed in or determined to be eligible for listing in the California Register of
Historical Resources, included in a local register of historical resources, or determined to be
historically significant by the Lead Agency (Title 14 CCR §15064.5(a)(1)-(3)).
Regarding the proper criteria for the evaluation of historical significance, CEQA guidelines
mandate that "a resource shall be considered by the lead agency to be 'historically
significant' if the resource meets the criteria for listing on the California Register of
Historical Resources" (Title 14 CCR §15064.5(a)(3)). A resource may be listed in the
California Register if it meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the
broad patterns of California's history and cultural heritage.
(2) Is associated with the lives of persons important in our past.
(3) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or
method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative
individual, or possesses high artistic values.
(4) Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in
prehistory or history. (PRC §5024.1(c))
A local register of historical resources, as defined by PRC §5020.1(k), "means a list of
properties officially designated or recognized as historically significant by a local
government pursuant to a local ordinance or resolution." For properties within the City of
La Quinta, the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance (Title 7, La Quinta Municipal Code)
provides for the establishment of a historic resources inventory as the official local register.
A historic resource may be considered for inclusion in the historic resources inventory
based on one of more of the following:
A. It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the city's cultural, social,
economic, political, aesthetic, engineering or architectural history; or
B. It is identified with persons or events significant in local, state or national
history; or
C. It embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of
construction, is a valuable example of the use of the indigenous materials
or craftsmanship or is representative of a notable work of an acclaimed
builder, designer or architect; or
D. It is an archaeological, paleontological, botanical, geological,
topographical, ecological or geographical site which has the potential of
yielding information of scientific value; or
E. It is a geographically definable area possessing concentration of sites,
buildings, structures, improvements or objects linked historically through
location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and/or
association, in which the collective value of the improvements may be
greater than the value of each individual improvement. (LQMC
§7.06.020)
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As stated above, no buildings, structures, objects, sites, or features more than 50 years of
age were encountered during this study. The single isolated artifact recorded in the project
area, by definition, does not constitute an archaeological site, or any other type of resource
listed under PRC §5020.1(j). Therefore, it is not regarded as a potential "historical
resource," as defined above. Based on these considerations, the present study concludes
that no observable historical resources exist within or adjacent to the project area.
RECOMMENDATIONS
CEQA establishes that "a project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the
environment" (PRC §21084.1). "Substantial adverse change," according to PRC §5020.1(q),
'.means demolition, destruction, relocation, or alteration such that the significance of an
historical resource would be impaired."
Throughout the course of this study, no potential historical resources were encountered
within the project area. However, previous archaeological investigations conducted near
the project area and in similar settings have resulted in the discovery of a large number of
important archaeological sites in the vicinity, some of them buried well below the present-
day ground surface. Although no surface manifestation of any cultural remains was
observed during this study, it is highly possible that subsurface archaeological deposits,
such as fire hearths, lithic debitage, potsherds, and bones from food sources, may exist on
the property.
Based on these considerations, CRM TECH presents the following recommendations to the
City of La Quinta:
No historical resources have been recorded within or adjacent to the project area, and
therefore the project as currently proposed will cause no substantial adverse change to
any known historical resource.
Due to the project area's sensitivity for subsurface archaeological remains associated
with Native American land use, grading, grubbing, and/or other earth -moving
activities related to the proposed project should be monitored by a qualified
archaeologist.
CONCLUSION
The foregoing report has provided background information on the project area, outlined
the methods used in the current study, and presented the results of the various avenues of
research. During the course of the study, an isolated prehistoric artifact was recorded in
the project area, but no potential "historical resources," as defined by CEQA, were
encountered. Therefore, CRM TECH recommends that the City of La Quinta may reach a
finding that the proposed project will have No Impact on known historical resources.
Despite the negative surface findings of this study, a review of the results of previous
studies in the vicinity suggests that the project area may contain potentially important
subsurface archaeological deposits associated with prehistoric Native American land use.
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REFERENCES
GLO (General Land Office, U.S. Department of the Interior)
1856a Plat Map: Township No. 5 South Range No. 7 East, San Bernardino Meridian;
surveyed in 1855-1856. Microfiche on file, Bureau of Land Management, California
Desert District, Riverside.
1856b Plat Map: Township No. 6 South Range No. 7 East, San Bernardino Meridian;
surveyed in 1856. Microfiche on file, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert
District, Riverside.
USGS (United States Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior)
1904 Map: Indio, Calif. (30',1:125,000); surveyed in 1901.
1941 Map: Toro Peak, Calif. (15',1:62,500); aerial photographs taken in 1941.
1959 Map: Palm Desert, Calif. (15', 1:62,500); aerial photographs taken in 1954, field -
checked in 1957 and 1959.
1979 Map: Santa Ana, Calif. (1:250,000);1959 edition revised.
1980 Map: La Quinta, Calif. (75,1:24,000); 1959 edition photo -revised in 1978.
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Due to this possibility, CRM TECH recommends that on -site monitoring by a qualified
archaeologist be required during project -related earth -moving activities, so that any
artifacts or features uncovered during construction could be examined and evaluated in a
timely fashion. The implementation of this condition will satisfy CEQA provisions on
cultural resources, and allow the proposed project to proceed in compliance with these
provisions.
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APPENDIX 1:
PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Bruce Love, Ph.D., RPA (Register of Professional Archaeologists)
Education
1986 Ph. D., Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles.
1981 M.A., Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles.
1976 B.A., Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles.
1996 "CEQA 101," presented by the Association of Environmental Professionals.
1995 "CEQA Workshop," presented by Association of Environmental Professionals.
1994 "Assessing the Significance of Historic Archaeological Sites," presented by the
Historic Preservation Program, University of Nevada, Reno.
1994 "CEQA 1994: Issues, Trends, and Advanced Topics," presented by UCLA
Extension.
1990 "Introduction to Federal Projects and Historic Preservation Law," presented
by U.S. General Services Administration Training Center.
Professional Experience
1993- Owner and Principal, CRM TECH, Riverside.
1990-1993 Director, Archaeological Research Unit, UC Riverside; Coordinator,
Archaeological Information Center, UC Riverside.
1989-1990 Coordinator, Archaeological Information Center, UCLA.
1987-1990 Owner and Principal, Pyramid Archaeology, Palmdale, California.
1986-1987 Junior Fellow, Dumbarton Oaks Center for Pre -Columbian Research,
Washington, D.C.
1981-1986 Part-time cultural resources management consultant; doctoral student at
UCLA.
Memberships
Register of Professional Archaeologists.
Association of Environmental Professionals.
American Planning Association.
Society for American Archaeology.
Society for California Archaeology.
Pacific Coast Archaeological Society.
Coachella Valley Archaeological Society.
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PROJECT HISTORIAN
Bai "Tom" Tang, M.A.
Education
1988-1993 Graduate Program in Public History/Historic Preservation, UC Riverside.
1987 M.A., American History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
1982 B.A., History, Northwestern University, Xi'an, China.
2000 "Introduction to Section 106 Review," presented by the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation and the University of Nevada, Reno.
1994 "Assessing the Significance of Historic Archaeological Sites," presented by the
Historic Preservation Program, University of Nevada, Reno.
Professional Experience
1993- Project Historian, CRM TECH, Riverside, California.
1993-1997 Project Historian, Greenwood and Associates, Pacific Palisades, California.
1991-1993 Project Historian, Archaeological Research Unit, UC Riverside.
1990 Intern Researcher, California State Office of Historic Preservation,
Sacramento.
1990-1992
Teaching Assistant,
History of Modern World, UC Riverside.
1988-1993
Research Assistant,
American Social History, UC Riverside.
1985-1988
Research Assistant,
Modern Chinese History, Yale University.
1985-1986
Teaching Assistant,
Modern Chinese History, Yale University.
1982-1985
Lecturer, History,
Van Foreign Languages Institute, Van, China.
Honors and Awards
1988-1990 University of California Graduate Fellowship, UC Riverside.
1985-1987 Yale University Fellowship, Yale University Graduate School.
1980, 1981 President's Honor List, Northwestern University, Van, China.
Cultural Resources Management Reports
Preliminary Analyses and Recommendations Regarding California's Cultural Resources
Inventory System (With Special Reference to Condition 14 of NPS 1990 Program Review
Report). California State Office of Historic Preservation working paper, Sacramento,
September 1990.
Approximately 350 cultural resources management reports with the Archaeological
Research Unit, Greenwood and Associates, and CRM TECH, since October 1991.
Membership
California Preservation Foundation.
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LEAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYOR
Daniel Ballester, B.A.
Education
1998 B.A., Anthropology, California State University, San Bernardino.
1997 Archaeological Field School, University of Las Vegas and University of
California, Riverside.
1994 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (August to
December).
Professional Experience
1999- Project Archaeologist, CRM TECH, Riverside.
1998-1999 Field Crew, K.E.A. Environmental, San Diego.
• Two and a half months of excavations on Topomai village site, Camp
Pendleton.
1998 Field Crew, A.S.M. Affiliates, Encinitas.
• Two weeks of excavations on a site on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, and
two weeks of survey in Camp Pendleton, Otey Mesa, and Encinitas.
1998 Field Crew, Archaeological Research Unit, University of California, Riverside.
• Two weeks of survey in Anza Borrego Desert State Park and Eureka
Valley, Death Valley National Park.
LEAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYOR
Adrian Sanchez Moreno, B.A.
Education
1999 B.A., Anthropology (with emphasis in Archaeology), University of San Diego.
Professional Experience
2000- Project Archaeologist, CRM TECH, Riverside.
1999 Field Crew, excavation in Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Base,
Oceanside. K.E.A. Environmental, San Diego.
1999 Field Crew, excavation at Freedmen's Cemetery site in Alexandria, Virginia.
URS Greiner Woodward & Clyde.
1999 Field Crew, survey and excavation in Guerrero Negro, Mexico.
• Including identification of osteological specimens.
1999 Field Crew, excavation at Lake Chapala, Baja California, Mexico.
• Excavation and cataloguing of lithic artifacts from the oldest known site in
Baja California.
1998 Field Crew, petroglyph survey in San Pedro Atacama, Chile.
• Focusing on identification of possible habitation and petroglyph sites.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: MARCH 22, 2001
ITEM: ANNUAL CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORT FOR
2000
BACKGROUND:
Attached is a draft of the annual report the City is required to file with the State
Office of Historic Preservation, regarding the year 2000 activities of the Historic
Preservation Commission. Due to a reporting period change this report only covers
from January 1, through September 30, 2000.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review and comment.
Attachment:
1 . Draft annual Certified Local Government Report for 2000 (without attachments)
Prepared by:
Stan B. Sawa, Principal Planner
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LEADING MATERIAL
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Millennium Conference Agenda, Barstow, California
Wednesday, May 9, 2001
Russell Kaldenberg, BLM, Guest Facilitator
8:00-8:45 Registration/Coffee
8:45--9:15 Welcome/Announcements Lawrence Dale (Mayor, Barstow, CA); James Meznek
(President Barstow College; John Hamill (Desert Managers Group)
9:15-10:00 Michael Woodburn, Paleontology Keynote Welcome Address
Paleontological Studies in the California Desert
10:15-11:00 Session 1 Robert Reynolds - Session Facilitator
1." Early Records of Life in the Mojave Desert." Stanley M. Awramik, Department of
Geological Sciences, Preston Cloud Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa
Barbara, CA 93106.
2. "Paleocene Mammals from the Goler Formation of California" Don L. Lofgren, Raymond
M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont, CA 91711, Malcolm C. McKenna, American
Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10021, and Steve L. Walsh, San Diego Natural
History Museum, San Diego, CA 92112
3. "What Lies Hidden in the Fossil Record: New from the Mojave Desert -Mice, Elephants,
and Camels that are Goats" David P. Whistler, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
90007
It:15-12:00 Session 2 Vince Santucci — Session Facilitator
4. "Frameworks and Constraints for Dating Sedimentary Deposits and Tectonic Events."
Barry Albright, Department of Geology, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ
5. "The Late Pleistocene of the Mojave Desert, the Peopling of the Americas, and the
Terminal Pleistocene Extinctions." Eric Scott, Section of Geological Sciences, San
Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California 92374
6. "Paleontology of the Anza-Borrego State Park." George Jefferson, Paleontologist, Anza-
Borrego State Park, Borrego Springs, California.
NOON-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:30 Session 3 George Jefferson — Session Facilitator
7. "Tracking Big Game in the Mojave Desert:: A Partnership in Education." Robert E.
Reynolds, LSA Associates, Inc., Riverside CA 92501
8. "Protecting Our Fossil Heritage in a National Park -Preliminary Report of Paleontological
Monitoring at Badlands National Park, South Dakota." Steven W. Conkling and Robert E.
Reynolds, LSA Associates, Inc. One Park Plaza, Suite 500, Irvine, CA 92614
9. "Managing: A Billion Year History of Life Preserved in the National Parks" V. L.
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Santucci, P. O. Box 592, Kemmerer, WY 83101
10. "Vertebrate Paleontology in the Mojave Desert: the Continuing Importance of `Follow -
Through' in Preserving Paleontological Resources." Eric Scott and Kathleen B. Springer,
Section of Geological Sciences, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA 92374
2:30-2:45 Break
Session 4: A Tribute to Pioneering Women Anthropologists of the California Deserts
Robin Laska — Session Moderator
2:45-4:00
11. "Pioneering Women Researchers of Death Valley." Blair Davenport, Museum Curator,
Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek, CA
12. "Isabel Kelly, Pioneer Ethnographer: Her Work in the Desert Regions of California and
Nevada." Joan S. Schneider, University of California, Riverside and California
Department of Parks and Recreation, Colorado Desert District.
13. "Elizabeth Campbell, Pioneer Archaeologist. the Arehaeopolitics of the Mojave Sink."
Claude N. Warren, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
14. "Carobeth Laird: Her Early Ethnographic Work with J. P. Harrington and her
Chemehuevi Years with George Laird." Bonnie Bruce, Mount Palomar College and
California Department of State Parks and Recreation, Colorado Desert.
15. "Dee and Davy: That Pioneering Spirit." Judyth E. Reed, Ridgecrest Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
4:00-4-15 Break
4:15-5:30 Session 6: The Earlier Prehistory of the California Desert
Darrell S. Gundrum — Session Facilitator
16. "The Lake Manix Lithie Industry and Associated Technologies at the Calico Site, San
Bernardino County, California." Fred E. Budinger, Jr., Calico Project Director,
Friends of Calico Early Man Site, Inc. San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange
Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374
17. "Re-examining the Chronological Relationships between Great Basin Stemmed and Pinto
Series Projectile Points in the Mojave Desert." Gregory M. Haynes, Department of
Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno.
18. "Mojave Desert Prehistory at the End of the Middle Holocene: What Happened to the
`Pinto Complex?" M.C. Hall, Archaeological Research Unit, University of California,
Riverside, CA.
19. "Return to Rose Spring: Five Decades of Research at CA-INY-372. " Robert M. Yohe II,
Department of Anthropology, California State University, Bakersfield.
20. "Death Valley Archeology: A Retrospective at the Millennium." Tim Canaday, Death
Valley National Park, Furnace Creek, CA.
CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEPTION AT THE RAMADA INN
May 10, 2001
7:00-8:00 Registration/Coffee
8:00-8:15 Welcome/Announcements, Roger Kelly, NPS Guest Facilitar
8:15-9:45 Session 6: The Late Prehistoric Period of the California Desert
Tim Canaday — Session Facilitator
21. "Late Holocene Climatic Fluctuation and Implications for Settlement of the Central
Mojave Desert." Andrew L. York, EDAW, Inc., San Diego, CA
22. "Lake Cahuilla Shoreline Fish Camps on the Flanks of the Fish Creek Mountains. " G.,
Edward Collins, Imperial Irrigation District and Imperial Valley College, El Centro, CA.
23. "Limitations to Settlement and Subsistence on the Eastern Shoreline of Lake Cahuilla. "
Jay von Werlhof, Imperial Valley College Museum, Ocotillo Wells, CA.
24. "Protohistoric Recessional Shorelines at Lake Cahuilla, California." James H. Cleland,
Andrew York, and Rebecca McCorkle Apple, EDAW, Inc. San Diego.
25. "The Results of an Archaeological Shoreline Survey Along the Southwestern Shores of
Lake Cahuilla." Philip Hines, State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation.
26. "Results from the Excavation of a Rock Enclosure West of the Salton Sea. " Dionne
Gruver, State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Session 7 The Native Ethnohistory of the California Desert
Jennifer Mitchell — Session Facilitator
27. "The Use and Abuse of Ethnography for Developing Late Prehistoric Culture Models in
the California Deserts." Jerry Schaefer, ASM Affiliates, Encinitas, CA.
28. "Remembering Lake Cahuilla." Don Laylander, CALTRANS, retired.
29. "Native Population and Settlement in the Western Mojave Desert in the 18' and 19'
Centuries. " David D. Earle, Lancaster City Museum, Lancaster, CA.
30. "Restoration of Tribal Homelands: A Case Study in Collaborative Leadership and Shared
Responsibilities." Ahmed Mohsen, Bureau of Land Management, Ridgecrest Field Office.
11:00-11:45 Session 8 Rock Art of the California Desert
Sally Kunkleman — Session Facilitator
31. "Faces in the Rock: A Survey of Face Paint -Like Petroglyphs in the East Mojave Desert. "
Courtney Smith and David Lee.
32. "An Overview of Rock Art Research in the Mojave Desert." Don D. Christensen and
Jerry Dickey.
33. "Rock Varnish Dating of Petroglyphs and Geoglyphs: Chemical Signatures of Past
Climatic Change" Ronald L Dorn, Department of Geography, Arizona State University.
11:45-1:00 Lunch 5
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1:00-2:00 Keynote Address by Dr. Brian Fagan, University of California, Santa Barbara
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:15 Session 9 Rock Art of the California Desert Dan McCarthy — Session Facilitator
34. "Current Research in Accelerator Radiocarbon Dating Methods for Rock Varnish"
Ronald I. Dorn, Department of Geography, Arizona State University.
35. "Archaic (Gypsum Period) Pictographs at Newberry Cave." Joseph M. Simon, David
S. Whitley, W&S Consultants and Russell L. Kaldenberg, BLM.
36. "Metaphoric Representation in Shamanistic Rock Art: A Discussion from the Mojave
Desert." David S. Whitley, W & S Consultants.
37. "Rock Art of the Western Mojave Desert." Mark M. Campbell, Edward Air Force Base,
Cerro Coso College.
3:15-3:30 Break
Session 10 : Historic Trails, Roads, and Highways of the California Desert
Margaret Hangan
3:30-5:00
38. "Trails: Visible Traces of Ephemeral Pasts. " Elizabeth von Till Warren, Department of
History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
39. "The Mojave Road. " Dennis Casebier, Friends of the Mojave Road, Goffs, California.
40. "The Old Plank Road Across Imperial County." Richard Carrico, Brian Mooney and
Associates, San Diego, California.
41. "The Late Prehistory of Route 66 in California's Mojave Desert." Roger Hatheway,
County of San Bernardino Department of Roads and Highways, San Bernardino,
California.
42. "A Late Prehistoric Travel Route West of Pilot Knob." Jackson Underwood, EDAW,
Inc., San Diego, CA.
43. "Historic and Prehistoric Indian Trails of the High Desert." E. Henry James,
Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California, Yorba Linda, CA.
CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS
6:30-8:30 Evening Reception and BBQ with Huell Houser
Gloria Darling (Barstow City Council)
John Hamil (Desert Managers Group)
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MAY 11, 2001
7:00-8:00 Registration/Coffee
8:00-8:15 Clarence Everly, DOD, Guest Facilitator
8:15-10:00 Session 11: The Historical Record of the California Desert
Rolla Queen - Session Facilitator
44. "Historical Archaeology in California Deserts: An Overview." Roger E. Kelly, National
Park Service, San Francisco.
45. "The Life of Reilly: Insights into 1810s Corporate Behavior, Worker Life, and Industrial
Technologies from a Silver Mining Landscape in the Northern Mojave Desert. " James. J.
Barnes, Sonoma State University, BLM, Redding Field Office.
46. "The Adventures of a Hysterical Researcher." Dennis Casebier, Friends of the Mojave
Road, Goffs, CA.
47. "The Bonanza Trail: Saving the Mojave Desert's Depression Era History." Linn Gum,
BLM, Ridgecrest, CA
48. "Adopting Historical Cabins: A Program in Public Participation to Save the Desert's
Historical Heritage. " Steve Smith, BLM, Ridgecrest, CA.
49. "Small Tracts in the California Desert. " Meg McDonald and John Goodman, San
Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino, CA
50. "Homesteading the Mojave." Colonel John J. MacGregor, Carlsbad, CA
10.00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:45 Session 12: The Historical Record of the California Desert
Judyth Reed — Session Facilitator
51. "The `Dry' Mojave Desert: The Bootlegging Years in the Mojave." Cliff Walker,
Barstow, College.
52. "A 50 Year History of Decorative Rock Mining in the Mojave Desert. " Bill Mann,
Brubaker Mann Company, Barstow, CA
53. "Using Desert Magazine as an Historical Resource for California Desert History. " Tom
Budlong, Santa Monica, CA
54. "Desert Frontier Settlement and Land Use in the Antelope Valley Region, 1850-1950"
David D. Earle, Lancaster City Museum, Lancaster, CA
55. "Contributions to the Myth of the American West by the Iconic Imagery of Red Rock
Canyon, California." Mark R. Faull, Supervising State Park Ranger, Red Rock Canyon
State Park, California State Parks.
56. "The Lower Colorado Desert of Southeastern California and Northeastern Baja
California in the 19t° Century." Blain P. Lamb, Historian, Capital District, California Sate
Parks.
11:45 —12:30 Lunch
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12:30 —1:30 Keynote Speaker: Remi Nadeau, III
1:30-2:30 Session 13: Issues in Seamless Management of the California Desert
Greg Thomsen — Session Facilitator
57. "Fort Irwin's Cultural Resources Program: Priorities, Protocol, and Praxis. " Darrell S.
Gundrum, Doss Powell, Jennifer Mitchell, and Margarite Grable, Ft. Irwin, CA
58. "Cultural Resources, Border Issues, and Federal Land Management" Margaret H.
Hangan, BLM, El Centro and Jason G. Caffey, Border Patrol.
59. "Archaeology, Data Standardization, and GIS" Roscoe Loetzerich, Viking GIS, LLC.
60. "Building a Lithic Data Base for the Western Mojave: A Pilot Study at Red Rock Canyon
State Park. " James Demetrios G. Fordas, Department of Anthropology, California State
University, Long Beach.
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 Session 14: Issues in Seamless Management (continued)
J.T. Reynolds — Session Facilitator
61. "GIS and Cultural Resources Management in the Next Millennium at Edward Sir Force
Base, California." Matthew Pittman, Computer Sciences Corporation, Edwards Air Force
Base.
62. "The Evolution of the Bullion Road: Prosperityfor Emergent Los Angeles and
Connectivity to the Northern Mojave and Eastern Sierra Provinces. " Mark R. Faull, State
Park Ranger, Red Rock Canyon State Park and Margaret Hangan, BLM, El Centro.
63. "Military Use of the California Desert: The Desert Training Center." Matt Bischoff,
Statistical Research, Tuscon, AZ
64. "Developing a Heritage Tourism Industry to Assist in Preserving the California
Desert's Past." Russell L. Kaldenberg, BLM, California State Office, Sacramento
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:15 Managers Panel — Visions for the New Millenium
Connie Ramirez (DOD), Clarence Everly (DOD), Doug Knox -Mellon (SHPO), Frank
McManamon (NPS), Courtney Coyle (Historic Preservation Law), Marilyn Nikles (BLM),
Brian F. Mooney (Consultant), Tom King (Consultant)
CLOSING COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING FIELD TRIPS FOR
MAY 12.
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Fieldtrips -- Saturday May 12, 2001 -- Sally Kunkleman Session Facilitator
Staging area at Discovery
Historic Roads and Trails (Route 66/Mojave Road/Old Spanish Trail) Roger Hathaway Field
Tour Guide BUS
Black Canyon Rock Art - Dave Whitley Field Tour Guide BUS
Rainbow Basin Paleontology- Bob Reynolds Field Tour Guide CAR POOL
Calico - Fred Budinger Field Tour Guide BUS --
Harvey House/Barstow area history - Bob Hilburn Or Gloria Darling? Field Tour Guide
SHUTTLE BUS
Kelso Depot - Sean McGinnis -- all day trip Gov Vans??
Calico Ghost Town Mining History ?? Bob
COSTS??? Lunch/drink/transportation -- To be determined by Ann Marie
TIME Constraints???
Sack Lunch included
Need short trip overview; need itinerary (start / end time); speakers, guides; disclaimer on what
to bring
Poster Sessions - Doss Powell - organizer Fort Irwin
Speaker Guidelines - Russ Kaldenburg - written up by March 4
12 minute presentation (details in manuscripts) presentation should focus on what we know and
what we need to know (needs to be relevant to management issues) - plus 3 minutes for questions
- round table format - questions at break
Audience - focus on non -technical people
Handouts (not required) - table in back
A/V -- powerpoint or slides only - Ann Marie to organize NO OVERHEADS
Speaker bio - title / position, affiliation
Manuscript Guidelines - speaker packages with manuscript and presentation guidelines
due March 12 to Ann Marie - letter from Ann Marie by March 16 to all speakers,
facilitators, etc.
Mark Allen, Judyth Reed and Matt Hall to organize
American Antiquity style - authors full name, not initials in references cited
Length- 15 pages double-spaced plus illustrations plus references
Deadline -strongly urge 1 week before conference
Illustrations - Black/white image in electronic format
Color cover - color frontispiece
Desert Voices
2 articles from PACRAT
100-150 word about conference - Ann Marie
200-500 word about PACRAT - Russ Kaldenburg and Roger Kelly
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Facilitator Responsibilities
Keep on time
Introduce speaker
Thank the audience
Collect paper — birddog publication
Email for session participants
Check with each in session — A/V needs; if powerpoint send electronically ahead of time to Ann
Marie
Poster Exhibit Guidelines — Doss Powell
Up to 4x6 ft
Need to be foam core — free standing
Abstract to be published
05,9
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS!
THE HUMAN JOURNEY AND ANCIENT LIFE IN
CALIFORNIA'S DESERTS AT THE MILLENNIUM
"The Barstow Conference"
Who: Scholars and academicians, agency representatives, museum curators, independent researchers, tribal
representatives and individuals from private firms are invited to attend and contribute to the
MILLENNIUM Conference.
What: The MILLENNIUM Conference will bring together a wide variety of experts who have made significant
contributions to our knowledge of the cultural and paleontological heritage of the California Desert.
Where: The MILLENNIUM Conference will be held in Barstow, California'' I j/
When: The MILLENNIUM Conference is scheduled for May 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2001.
Why: The purpose of the MILLENNIUM Conference is twofold: The first goal of the MILLENNIUM
Conference is to assemble scholars who have made significant contributions to our knowledge of cultural
and paleontological resources in the California Desert. The second goal of the Conference is to review
the status of our knowledge in these respective fields, to identify research/information needs, and to
recommend future research and public education directions.
MILLENNIUM Conference themes will include:
• Environmental Context and Cultural Ecology of
the Desert,
• Current status of desert prehistory, history, and
paleontology;
• Native peoples of the California Desert,
• A millennium of human presence in the desert;
• Historic period land uses;
• Research, management, and preservation for the
next MILLENNIUM;
• Desert folklife.
The format of the MILLENNIUM Conference will include keynote addresses, formal
presentation of papers (20 minutes), poster presentations, and panel discussions. Time will be
allotted at the end of each session for questions and discussion. All abstracts and selected papers
will be published in the Proceedings of the California Desert MILLENNIUM Conference.
Abstracts: Abstracts (150 word maximum) should be submitted in both hard copy and electronically no later than
January 31, 2001 . Abstracts should be concise, giving a clear indication of the focus of the presentation,
and should address one of the MILLENNIUM Conference themes.
Submit abstracts to: Dr. M.C. Hall, Director; Archaeological Research Unit, University of California,
Riverside, CA 92521-0418 (Maithew.hallnucr.edu) 909-787-7369/3885.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ Kaldenberg (916-978-4635) rkaldenb@ca.blm.gov; Roger
Kelly (415427-1400) Roger_Kelly@nps.gov; Mark Allen (760-380-6779) allenm(iDirwin.armv.mil: Daniel McCarthy
(909-687-7974) dfmccarthy@aol.com: or Joan Schneider (909-787-3517) ischneid(oDucracl.ucr.edu
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