2012 10 18 HPC MinutesHISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the La Quinta Historic Preservation Commission was called to
order at 3:03 p.m. by Chairperson Redmon.
Chairperson Redmon led the Commission in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT: Commissioners Kevin Maevers, Skip Morris, Maria Puente, and
Chairperson Peggy Redmon
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Planning Manager David Sawyer and Secretary Monika Radeva
BLIC COMMENT - None
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA Confirmed
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion - A motion was made by Commissioners Puente / Maevers to approve the
Historic Preservation Commission Minutes of June 21, 2012, as submitted. Motion
passed unanimously.
BUSINESS SESSION
1. Historic Preservation Website and Interactive Database (2011/2012 CLG
Grant Project)
Planning Manager David Sawyer gave a brief overview of the project and
gave a presentation of the Historic Preservation webpages and the
interactive database of the La Quinta Historic Resources Survey created by
staff which was now available to view and use on the City's website.
The Commission commended, staff for doing a great job on the project and
were very pleased with the final result.
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2. Work Program for Upcoming Year
Planning Manager Sawyer presented the items outlined in the 2012/2013
Work Program.
There was general discussion regarding the following work topics for the
2012/2013 Work Program:
• Improved curation procedures
• Completion of Historic Context Statement and formal approval
• Improved mitigation monitoring follow up and reporting
• Continued local training and education opportunities
CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL - None
ITEMS
• Chairperson Redmon asked if there had been any candidates that had shown
interest in filling the vacant Commissioner position. As the position also
required that the candidate be a professional, she asked for clarification on
what would constitute a professional.
Staff replied that they had reached out to different groups and organizations,
but had been unsuccessful in trying to fill the position and explained that a
professional would be anyone who has an education in architecture,
planning, historic preservation, history, art history, etc., or has professional
experience in these areas. Staff noted that State regulations required that
only two out of the five Commissioners be professionals. However, the City
of La Quinta bylaws required that three out of the five Commissioners be
professionals. Thus, if unsuccessful in filling the Commissioner position as a
professional, staff might consider proposing to the City Council to amend the
City's bylaws to comply with the State's requirement.
Commissioner Maevers asked that staff provide him with an electronic copy
of the requirements for a professional for the Commissioner position and said
he would be glad to send it out to some of his colleagues with history
education at the university where he teaches to find out if anyone would be
interested.
PLANNING STAFF ITEMS - None
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved by Commissioners Morris /Puente to
adjourn this meeting at 4:05 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully s bmitted,
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MONIKA RADEVA, Secretary
City of La Quinta, California
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