2013 06 05 ALRB MinutesCALL TO ORDER
ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING
REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2013
A regular meeting of the La Quinta Architectural and Landscaping Review
Committee was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by Planning Manager David Sawyer.
Planning Manager Sawyer led the Committee into the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT: Committee Members Richard Gray, Kevin McCune, and Ray
Rooker
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Planning Manager David Sawyer, Associate Planner Jay Wuu,
and Secretary Monika Radeva
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA - Confirmed
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion - A motion was made by Committee Members McCune /Gray to approve
the Architectural and Landscaping Review Committee Minutes of October 15,
2012, as submitted. Motion passed unanimously.
Committee Member Rooker asked if the draft minutes could be forwarded to the
Committee for review only right after the meeting instead of waiting until the next
meeting for approval. Staff will look into the request and get back to the
Committee with a response.
BUSINESS SESSION
1. Site Development Permit 2013 -926 submitted by the La Quinta Housing
Authority for the Washington Street Apartments project. Location:
Southeast Corner of Washington Street and Hidden River Road.
ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING
REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES 1 JUNE 5, 2013
Associate Planner Jay Wuu presented the information contained in the staff
report, a copy of which is on file in the Community Development
Department.
Associate Planner Wuu introduced Mr. Brandon Fender, Project Manager with
the Tall Man Group, Inc., 447 South Gran Street, Orange, CA, and Mr. Jon
McMillen, President of the Tall Man Group, Inc., 9548 Vista Aleta, Valley
Center, CA, both representing the applicant, and Cathy Cieslikowski,
Designer with RGA Landscape Architects, 73 -061 El Paseo Drive, Palm
Desert, CA, and said they were available to answer any questions the
Committee might have.
Committee Member McCune noted that the proposed landscaping plans,
architectural style, and color palette have the same design as originally
proposed back in 2011 for the initial phase of the project. Staff confirmed
this notion.
Motion — Minute Motion 2013 -001 was made by Committee Members
Rooker /McCune recommending approval of Site Development Permit 2013-
926 as submitted with staff's recommendations. Motion passed
unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL - None
COMMEETTEE MEMBER ITEMS
• Staff said that City Council had scheduled the Boards and Commissions
interviews for June 18, 2013; however, no time had been identified yet.
Staff will further notify the Committee with this additional information.
PLANNING STAFF ITEMS — None
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved by Committee Members
Gray /McCune to adjourn this meeting at 10:36 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully ubmitted,
MONIKA ADEVA, - cretary
City of La Quinta, California
ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING
REVIEW COMMITTEE MINUTES 2 JUNE 5, 2013