2011 04 21 HPC MinutesMINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
A Regular meeting held in the Study Session Room
at the La QuintaCity Hall
78 -495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA
April 21, 2011
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 3:00
p.m. by Chairman Wright.
CALL TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Maria Puente, Peggy Redmon,
Archie Sharp, Allan Wilbur, and Chairman Robert
Wright
Absent: None
Staff
Present: Planning Director Les Johnson, Planning Manager
David Sawyer, Community Services Director Edie
Hylton, Assistant Planner Yvonne Franco, and
Secretary Monika Radeva
II.
III,
IV
V.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA: Confirmed.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
It was moved and seconded by Commissioners Redmon /Wilbur to approve
the minutes of March 17, 2011, as submitted. Unanimously Approved.
BUSINESS ITEMS:
A. CLG Grant Update:
Planning
Manager David Sawyer
said the dead line for the
2011
Certified
Local Government Grant
(CLG) was today, April 21,
2011.
He said
the city submitted two
applications: 1) Digitization
of the
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Historic Resources Survey, and 2) Completion of the Historic Context
Statement, including the digitization 'of the survey's context
statement', web page development on the City's existing website, etc.
He explained the terms of the application and that the City was
offering to provide 40% of the cost and the grant would provide 60 %,
and that the City's portion would be in staff time.
B. 2011 California Preservation Conference
Planning Manager Sawyer said the 2011 California Preservation
Conference was scheduled for May 15 -18, 2011, in Santa Monica,
CA.
General discussion followed regarding the travel arrangement, the
accommodations, classes, meals, etc. .
Planning Director Johnson said the Commission would not be
attending the 2012 California Preservation Conference, as it was not
included in the budget. He explained that there were numerous local
opportunities, such as seminars, classes, and conferences that would
allow the Commissioners to satisfy the CLG requirements and remain
certified. He said staff would inform the Commission Members of
these opportunities and the City would cover the costs associated
with attendance.
General discussion followed regarding the classes and conferences
held locally. Staff said that attending these events would also be a
wonderful way for the Commissioners to establish contacts with other
local organizations within the Coachella Valley, who shared the same
passion towards historic preservation.
Planning Director Johnson said the annual three -day Planning
Association Conference scheduled for October 2012 was to be held in
the City of Rancho Mirage. He noted one of the key topics would be
historic preservation and he asked the Commissioners' participation if
their scheduled allowed for it.
Discussion followed regarding the importance of historic preservation
in land use planning, the architectural historic sites within the City of
La Quinta as well as the archaeological sites.
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C. Historic Plaques and Tour Brochure Update
Planning Manager David Sawyer gave an update on the Tour Brochure
and explained that when it was ready to be released, it would tie in
with the City's thirtieth anniversary next year as well as with the
historic plaques project which was being processed by the Community
Services Department.
Planning Manager Sawyer introduced Ms. Linda Williams, President of
the La Quinta Historical Society, who talked about how the decision
for the historic plaques came about. She explained that each plaque
would consist of two 12 "x12" ceramic Spanish tiles, side by side,
surrounded by a wrought iron, angle iron frame with several
decorative scrolls. The first tile would have an 11 "x1 1 " ink rendering
with watercolor of the building and the second tile would contain text
giving historical information and the date it was built. The plaques
would be done by a local artist, Kathy Dunham. Six sites have been
selected to initiate the project:
• La Quinta Historical Society Museum
• SilverRock Resort Clubhouse (formerly Rancho Xochomilco)
• La Quinta Resort Hotel
• El Ranchito Restaurant
• Cove casita (La Quinta Palms Realty)
• The former Desert Club (Fritz Burns Park)
Ms. Williams talked about the approval process, the location of the
plaques, the permissions needed to be obtained as some of them
would be placed on private properties, their visibility and accessibility
to visitors, maintenance, etc.
General discussion followed regarding the sites and their history, the
artist's renderings, where the plaques would be located on each site,
historic casitas in the city that might be eligible for recognition, etc.
Community Services Director Edie Hylton said the historic plaque
project was being funded partially from a contribution made by the La
Quinta Museum and partially by funds provided from the Art in Public
Places fund. She noted that the images of the sites being recognized
were original renderings by a La Quinta artist. She explained that the
images would be digitized onto the the and protected by UV and
graphite coatings.
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Commissioner Sharp suggested there be a plaque that referenced the
Indian village that existed within the La Quinta city limits. Ms.
Williams said in order to get the plaques in time for the fall of 2011,
the latest by the beginning of 2012, and have it coincide with the
City's thirtieth anniversary, a decision had to be made to go only with
the six plaques listed above due to time constraints. However, more
plaques could be made in the future.
Chairman Wright asked about the costs associated with the project.
Community Services Director Hylton replied that the cost for all six
plaques including the artist's work was $5,800.00.
Planning Director Johnson wanted to clarify that the plaques were
educational in recognition of the city's landmarks; however, the
plaques did not mean that the sites were being formally designated as
historic. He said though no action was required by the Commission,
staff wanted to obtain the Commission's approval and suggestions.
He said the project would be presented to the City Council on May 17,
2011, for review and consideration to obtain the necessary funding
from the Arts in Public Places fund.
The Commission Members unanimously agreed that this was a
wonderful project and a great way to spread the word about the city's
history.
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None.
VII, COMMISSIONER ITEMS: None.
VIII. PLANNING STAFF ITEMS: None
IX. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by
Commissioners Wilbur /Sharp to adjourn this - Meeting of the Historic
Preservation Commission to the next Meeting to be held on May 19, 2011.
This meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was adjourned on April
21, 2011, at 3:44 p.m. Unanimously Approved.
Submi ted
Mon a R deva
Secretary
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