PaleoWest
SUBMITTED TO:
DANNY CASTRO, DESIGN &
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
CITY OF LA QUINTA,
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CA 92247-1504
JANUARY 21, 2022 5:00 PM PST
PROPOSAL FOR:
LA QUINTA CITY-WIDE HISTORIC RESOURCES
SURVEY UPDATE
PaleoWest, LLC
301 9th Street, Suite 114
Redlands, CA 92374
paleowest.com
City of La Quinta, California Citywide Historic Resources Survey Update
CONTRACTOR INFORMATION
PaleoWest
301 9th Street, Suite 114
Redlands, CA 92374
T: 909.770.7236
www.paleowest.com
DUNS: 617301374
CAGE: 4B2K5
Federal Tax ID: 72-160-9812
Proposal Contacts
Garret Root, M.A.
Principal-In-Charge, Historic Resources Program Manager
E: groot@paleowest.com
T: 530.635.0384
Daniel Herrick, M.H.C.
Project Manager, Senior Preservation Planner
E: dherrick@paleowest.com
T: 213.273.5943
Cover image of La Quinta courtesy of Michael Rymer, accessed via Flickr.com
REDLANDS
301 9th Street, Suite 114
Redlands, CA 92374
T: 909.770.7236
info@paleowest.com
January 21, 2022
Danny Castro, Design & Development Director
City of LA Quinta
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92247-1504
RE: Request for Proposals (RFP) for the La Quinta City-wide Historic Resources Survey Update,
RFP# 1216021
Dear Mr. Castro
PaleoWest, LLC (PaleoWest) is pleased to submit a proposal for the City-wide Historic
Resources Survey Update (Project) in La Quinta, California. Our team of preservation
professionals appreciate the City’s commitment to maintaining their historic resources survey,
which is an integral tool for historic preservation and environmental planning under CEQA.
PaleoWest would be honored to assist and provide technical expertise in support of the City
and its goals. PaleoWest provides a full suite of cultural resource services throughout the U.S.,
including historic preservation planning, architectural history, and history. For this effort, we
have assembled a team of historic preservation planners, architectural historians, and GIS
specialists who have extensive and direct experience in preparing historic preservation planning
documents, developing historic contexts, and conducting large scale surveys.
Our team of qualified technical staff have the availability to accommodate an accelerated
schedule starting in the spring of 2022. Our availability, combined with our team’s experience
with organizing and conducting large-scale, technology-drive historic resource surveys of the
built environment, will allow us to efficiently execute the scope outlined in this RFP. We are
proposing a unique approach, using the advanced technical abilities of our GIS staff, that will
allow our team to cross reference a multitude of available GIS-based sources and cross
referencing them with various primary source materials. This will allow our robust team of
architectural historians to perform most of the reconnaissance level survey work at a desktop
level. Following this period, our locally available and qualified architectural history staff will be
able to execute targeted, intensive survey. By using this approach, PaleoWest will increase
efficiency, reduce costs, and provide intensive-level survey results. We are excited to offer our
expertise in accomplishing this and look forward to answering any questions that you may have
about our cutting-edge approach and services.
Sincerely,
PALEOWEST
Garret Root | Historic Resources Program Manager
E: groot@paleowest.com.com
C: 530-635-0384
City of La Quinta, California Citywide Historic Resources Survey Update
CONTENTS
I. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS 1
RESOURCES & SERVICES 1
PROJECT EXAMPLES & REFERENCES 5
KEY PERSONNEL 8
II. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING & APPROACH 9
III. PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK 11
TASK 1 PROJECT INITIATION & COORDINATION 11
TASK 2 PRE-FIELDWORK DUE DILIGENCE 11
TASK 3. CITY-WIDE HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE 12
TASK 4 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM REVIEW 15
ASSUMPTIONS 16
III. SCHEDULE & TIMELINE 17
PROPOSED COST 19
APPENDIX A: KEY RESUMES 20
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I. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Founded in 2006, PaleoWest has carried out projects from
coast to coast and internationally. Our comprehensive cultural
resource services include historic preservation, history,
architectural history, and GIS services. We accomplish this
using a thorough knowledge of the regulations, a professional
approach to assessment and mitigation, and a full-time,
competent staff of very qualified individuals who strive to do
quality work to meet both our clients’ needs and agency
requirements.
With 18 offices, PaleoWest is known as one of the premier
cultural resource firms in United States. PaleoWest’s team uses
state-of-the-art technology to handle our clients’ cultural
compliance needs quickly and effectively. We have worked on
projects ranging from desktop prediction analysis to multi-phase
projects requiring survey, testing, data recovery, monitoring,
and mitigation efforts. PaleoWest has developed crucial positive
relationships with various federal, state and local agencies.
Our clientele includes a range of state and federal agencies,
tribes, and private-sector clients. Our work has earned the trust
of government, agencies, such as the Department of Defense,
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S.
Forest Service. Our tribal work has included aiding the
establishment of THPO offices and several large infrastructure
(water management) projects.
PaleoWest has experienced staff that have successfully
completed numerous cultural resource undertakings throughout
the West region in compliance with both federal and state
regulations. These past projects were completed on time and
within budget and resulted in high quality technical reports that
not only met the statutory requirements and fully supported the
clients’ needs, but also contributed to our collective
understanding of the past.
RESOURCES & SERVICES
PaleoWest’s Historic Resources Program, which includes
architectural history and historic preservation planning services,
rounds out the full suite of cultural resource-based practices
that PaleoWest offers its clients. This is particularly true in
California, where the Historic Resources team has undergone a
OFFICES
Phoenix, AZ (HQ)
Austin, TX
Denver, CO
New York, NY
Los Angeles County, CA
Orange County, CA
Bay Area, CA
Redlands, CA
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Portland, OR
San Diego, CA
Albuquerque, NM
Las Vegas, NV
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa Bay, FL
FOUNDED
2006
SIZE
160+ employees
OWNERSHIP | PRINCIPALS
Tom Motsinger, M.A., RPA
Shawn Fehrenbach, M.A.,
RPA
Vanessa Mirro, M.A., RPA
Clint Helton, M.A., RPA
Chris North, M.A., RPA
Noel Motsinger
James Potter, Ph.D., RPA
Michael Ashely, Ph.D.
EXPERTISE / SERVICES
Historic Preservation
Architectural History
Historic Architecture
Archaeology
Preservation Planning
Exhibition and Public
Engagement
Construction Compliance
GIS and Technology
Paleontology
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major expansion in the last several years with the addition of exceptional architectural
historians, historians, and historic preservation planners.
Our team of historic preservation professionals is supplemented by other architectural
historians, historians, and planning professionals based in offices throughout the U.S. Although
geographically separated, PaleoWest’s complete adoption of digital technologies and
applications in all facets of our operations allows for seamless collaboration between all
members of our Historic Resources Program.
The inclusive and diverse team members collectively have decades of experience in supporting
historic preservation documents and large-scale historic resource surveys. In addition to an
accomplished understanding of local and regional historic contexts related to the patterns of
development of the U.S. West, particularly in California, our team has a wealth of knowledge
that reflect a multitude of historic contexts, survey approaches, and applicable case studies that
can be applied to all projects for increased efficacy and optimal delivery.
Historic Resource Surveys
All PaleoWest architectural history staff have
extensive experience conducting historic resource
surveys that are tailored to the needs of a
multitude of project and property types, and
environments. Whether the survey is in support of
a specific development in a rural setting, or a large-
scale intensive survey within an urban area, all
team members have the foundational knowledge
and experience to document and identify historical
resources using any number of relevant historical
contexts. Our senior architectural historians and
preservation planners routinely organize large-scale
surveys and are constantly coordinating with GIS
and technical specialists in identifying new and
exciting ways to streamline the survey process
and increase efficiencies. This, coupled with our
immediate access to a large team of readily
available California-based survey technicians and
field crews, allows PaleoWest to mobilize quickly
and conduct a robust survey with the utmost care
and accuracy, ensuring appropriate results for our
Clients.
Conducting Cultural and Historical Research
All PaleoWest staff assigned to this effort meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional
Qualification Standards in architectural history and history. As part of this, all staff members are
adept at conducting cultural and historic research to develop relevant historic contexts and
narratives. This is particularly important in all historic preservation planning projects, which aim
PaleoWest architectural historians and field staff
work closely together In the field to ensure
accuracy, efficiency, and safety.
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to retain historic character and convey a sense of time and place that is significant within a
community.
Our team of historic preservation professionals are deeply familiar with the local and regional
historic contexts, as well as the various local archives and repositories that may inform the
development of this Project. This will allow for expeditious and targeted supplemental research
to efficiently address any information gaps that are discovered during Project initiation and due
diligence phases.
The PaleoWay
The nation’s first all-digital CRM firm,
PaleoWest has developed an innovative
approach for architectural history projects,
employing a fully digital workflow for data
collection and management. We call it The
PaleoWay. This system improves the quality
of data collected in the field making the
process more efficient, allowing us to deliver a
high-quality product at a better value and in
less time.
The PaleoWay employs a customized application and carefully selected suite of tools that are
designed for mobile and desktop platforms. The PaleoWay system streamlines data collection,
eliminates re-work and error, and produces report-ready data from the start, resulting in rapid
deliverable turnaround times, improving upon traditional data collecting and reporting methods.
PaleoWest’s QA/QC process starts with data collection in the field. Our data gathering
approach, which includes advanced technology and—just as important—highly trained and
experienced field staff, is designed to provide top-quality data for our clients. The exclusive use
of custom applications and geodatabases for all in-field data collection—the PaleoWay system
significantly enhances our QA/QC program. Our custom field databases capture photographs,
site forms and daily notes. Our Information Technology specialists have integrated powerful
QA/QC measures into our digital platforms at crucial steps during the data collection, data
management, editing, and output phases. At each step of the process, checks and backups
have been built into our mobile database to ensure that pertinent data is entered to produce the
desired deliverables. Digital constraints, such as drop-down lists and checkbox sets, ensure
that only the appropriate types of data may be entered into most fields. Data from the field is
backed up daily, on laptop computers in the field or, if data connectivity allows for it, on office
servers; this eliminates the risk of data being lost or corrupted.
Throughout the duration of this Project our supervisory staff will conduct QA/QC measures
regularly during fieldwork. These daily and end-of-session reviews will identify missing or
incomplete data fields, provide initial editing, and ensure thoroughness and consistency in
recording. Changes are made directly within the PaleoWay database, and immediate feedback
is provided to field staff to improve the quality of data collected.
GIS Services
PaleoWest has a team of highly skilled GIS experts that are well versed in geospatial methods
and integrating the most current GIS software and hardware tools as part of our all-digital
Documenting cultural resources with
Paleoway tool on handheld tablet.
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PaleoWay platform. Our GIS staff have successfully planned, developed, deployed, managed,
and delivered on complex municipal, state and federal projects.
PaleoWest incorporates robust and customized solutions for an effective and efficient office-to-
field, field-to-office workflow on all our projects. The core of our GIS operations is based in
ESRI’s suite of enterprise software solutions that are accessible online and on mobile devices.
These solutions empower our staff with a comprehensive set of project data that facilitates
more effective field navigation, awareness of any potential safety hazards or concerns, and
better coordination with our offices, clients, and agencies.
Those core software solutions specifically
configured for historic resources
reconnaissance surveys include, but are not
limited to:
ArcGIS enterprise geodatabase
ArcGIS Online web-application
ArcGIS Field Maps for Android and iOS
mobile operating systems utilized for field data
collection
Survey123 Forms, specifically the California
Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
523 Series forms.
PaleoWest’s implementation of ESRI’s online,
enterprise, mobile and desktop software in our
company-wide GIS platform allows us to be
more resilient in our collection of linked tabular and geospatial data and more effective at
managing and curating that data in perpetuity. Our team has built programmatic GIS platforms
for clients including state and federal agencies and has even worked directly with staff from
ESRI to develop innovative solutions that ESRI offers now to its users. This professional GIS
experience allows us to do better cultural resource management and provide our clients and
constituents with more quality deliverables.
PaleoWest has also used ESRI’s Story Maps to produce story maps applications that use
graphic art, maps, GIS, and storylines to document:
• Highlights of Black and African American Cultural Heritage
available: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/53e92720ae6b421e8a6691f7478544d2
• St. Augustine’s Refuge Mission Communities
available: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ff80cfc028a54e7c982605b47a199f43
• Development and Expansion of St. Augustine
available: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3b8466ed40bb42ce8420d015a122880a
• Mapping Historical Resources and Monitoring Threats
available: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/01f90c96544d4658823fd70cbc12f783
PaleoWest survey staff are all trained In utilizing the
company's GIS tools and work with our technical team
to prepare an efficient workflow and concise deliverable
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PROJECT EXAMPLES & REFERENCES
CITY OF EASTHAMPTON INTENSIVE-LEVEL ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF MAIN
STREET EXTENSION AREA
City of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
PaleoWest has been contracted by the City of
Easthampton, MA to conduct an intensive-level historic
resources survey of the Main Street Extension Area
encompassing the City’s three historic districts and
approximately 100 buildings and structures. This project
has been partially funded and is overseen by the
Massachusetts Historical Commission, Easthampton
Planning Department, and Easthampton Historic
Preservation Commission. This survey includes the
development of survey methodologies, in-depth
background research, completion and updating of
structure forms per MHC guidelines, creation of GIS base
maps showing survey boundaries and structure locations,
as well as a photolog of all properties included in the survey. PaleoWest is compiling all this
information into a comprehensive report in both print and digital format. The survey is ongoing
and will result in a cohesive and thorough inventory and update of historic resources within the
City of Easthampton’s three historic districts which will be integrated into the City’s long-range
planning goals.
CLIENT
City of Easthampton
PROJECT DATES
February 2021 – Present
REFERENCE
Jamie Webb
Assistant City Planner, City of
Easthampton
#413.529.1405
jwebb@easthamptonma.gov
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WILLAMETTE VALLEY WATER PROJECT MULTIPLE PROPERTY DOCUMENTATION
AND EVALUATION
Eugene, OR
At their previous company, Mr. Root and Mr. Herrick led
the documentation of 13 hydroelectric systems of the
Willamette Valley Water Project (WVP), which included
administrative, operations and maintenance, recreation,
powerhouses, and water infrastructure buildings and
structures dating to the second half of the twentieth
century. The work included photo and written
documentation over 100 buildings and structures,
property descriptions, and National Register of Historic
Places determination of eligibility on NPS 10-900 forms.
The complex project required development of multiple
historic contexts that included regional and local
histories, the administrative and operations history of the
WVP, property typologies for the different buildings and structures, history of recreational
properties on federal lands, and a development of environmental conservation histories. Each
context included eligibility thresholds with integrity criteria for evaluating properties under each
context, either as individually eligible resources or as contributors to larger historic districts.
CLIENT
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Portland District
PROJECT DATES
2019-2021
REFERENCE
Dr. Molly Casperson
Cultural Resources Manager
503.838.5417
Molly.R.Casperson@usace.army.mil
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CITY OF MONTGOMERY AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC SURVEY,
RESEARCH, DOCUMENTATION, AND PLANNING PRESERVATION PROJECT
Montgomery County, AL
PaleoWest completed an architectural history survey of
over 2,300 buildings in Montgomery’s West Montgomery,
Centennial Hill, and King Hill neighborhoods, which were
historically important African American neighborhoods.
The neighborhoods were home to significant events and
people in the Civil Rights Movement, and the purpose of
the survey was to provide baseline documentation as a
foundation for future National Register nominations.
Project tasks included documenting architectural features,
assessing integrity, photographing buildings, and
evaluating National Register eligibility. The resulting
report, which contextualized buildings within the Civil
Rights Movement, exceeded the Alabama Historical
Commission’s Architectural Survey Guidelines.
PaleoWest valued community engagement throughout the survey. Prior to fieldwork, the
project was publicized, and residents engaged. During the survey, PaleoWest staff worked with
community residents to explain the purpose of our work and answer questions. Following the
survey, we produced a public-facing outreach trifold as well as an online deliverable showcasing
results. Throughout the project, we worked with a stakeholder committee to develop and
implement community goals. The committee included historical resource experts, community
leaders, a community historian, and City staff, among others.
As part of a follow-up project, PaleoWest created a StoryMap, where the information from the
project can be showcased online to the public. CLICK HERE FOR STORYMAP
CLIENT
The City of Montgomery
PROJECT DATES
April 2019 – April 2020
REFERENCE
Robert Smith
Director of Planning, City of
Montgomery
#334.625.2218
rsmith@montgomeryal.gov
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KEY PERSONNEL
To execute the Project, PaleoWest would utilize its skilled and diversified team of architectural
historians, preservation planners, GIS specialists, and advanced technical services staff to
develop and implement an efficient and streamlined approach. Key PaleoWest staff will include:
Garret Root, M.A. Principal-in-Charge, Senior Architectural Historian who will provide
high-level expertise in all facets of the Project, including developing and executing an
efficient technical approach for the survey tasks.
Daniel Herrick, M.H.C. Project Manager, Senior Preservation Planner who will serve as
the Project Manager (PM), the primary Project contact, and oversee the execution of all
tasks.
Chris Baker, Ph.D. Senior Historian who will provide expertise in developing historic
contexts, as well as overall quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) review for the
Project.
Heather Miller, M.A. Associate Architectural Historian, who will be essential in
conducting research, coordinating the survey component, and authoring the final Survey
Findings Report.
Caleb Gasparek, M.S. Preservation Planner who will provide architectural history
services support in conducting research, executing the survey, preparing DPR 523
Forms, and assisting in the review of the City’s Historic Preservation Program.
Lisa Demarais, M.A. Architectural Historian who will provide architectural history
services support in conducting research, executing the survey, preparing DPR 523
Forms, and authoring the Survey Findings Report.
Michael Mirro, M.A. Senior GIS Specialist, who will serve as the primary GIS and
technical services staff member, working with City staff and developing a framework
and data sets that are expedient for the Project and consistent with the City’s overall
GIS and planning databases.
Branden Fjerstad Technology Solutions Architect, who will provide high level guidance
and technical assistance in executing the GIS-based technical approach to the
reconnaissance level survey.
In addition to these individuals, PaleoWest can draw upon an expanded team of historians and
architectural historians to complete the Project tasks, including Shannon Bruffet, Ph.D.
Historian; Emma Keethler, M.A. Architectural Historian; and Althea Wunderland-Selby, M.S.
Architectural Historian.
For resumes of all key PaleoWest staff, please see Appendix A.
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II. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING & APPROACH
PaleoWest has read and understands the RFP for professional services to conduct the city-wide
historic resources survey update for the City of La Quinta, California. We understand that the
first survey of historical resources in La Quinta occurred during a county-wide reconnaissance
level survey in 1982-1983, which was commissioned by the Riverside County Historical
Commission. In 1996-1997, the City conducted its first intensive survey of historical resources,
documenting and evaluating 72 properties that were older than 45 years, which included many
historical resources first identified during the county-wide reconnaissance in the early 1980s.
An update to the city-wide survey was subsequently prepared in 2006, which expanded the
survey population to include those constructed prior to 1962, as well as identify those
properties potentially missed during the initial survey and examine recently annexed areas
within by the City. The 2006 survey update documented 183 buildings, including 44 which were
determined contributors within the La Quinta Cove Thematic Historic District. In subsequent
years, project-level environmental review efforts have identified additional historical resources.
A “Summary of Findings” was prepared for the City by CRM Tech in 2012, which outlines
these previous survey efforts and provides a summary of the then-applicable results in support
of planning projects in La Quinta. However, since the publishing of this summary, an additional
10 years have passed and a new update to support planning efforts in La Quinta has been
identified by the City.
To achieve the goals of the City, we understand that an update to the city-wide historic
resources survey is required.-This will largely focus on properties that are now older than 45
years of age, marking an approximate 1977-1978 date of construction. Additionally, the update
will have to identify those previously surveyed properties that may now exhibit historical
significance, or those that were recorded but since demolished. While the RFP has identified
the 45-year age threshold, PaleoWest proposes expanding this survey population to include
those properties constructed prior to 1982, which coincides with the year La Quinta was
incorporated. By doing so, this will reflect a logical contextual period of development while also
creating survey results with longevity beyond the traditional 45-year age threshold for surveying
historical resources in California. As part of this, our team will take into consideration more
recently constructed properties and explicitly identify those that may require intensive
evaluation of later dates, which will lead to the creation of workable and concise survey results
that have an extended shelf life.
In support of the Project and the City’s goals to update the city-wide historic resources survey,
PaleoWest is proposing a progressive approach, which would utilize a GIS-based approach to
create a comprehensive property database that could examine contemporaneous conditions
and allow our team to perform effective preliminary identification tasks prior to entering the
field. Over the last several years, the practice of architectural history has seen major delays as
various protocols related to COVID-19 and the resulting tightening of the labor market have
created new challenges related to mobilizing effective field staff. To combat this issue,
PaleoWest’s robust technology practice developed a suite of remote survey technologies that
will allow our team of accomplished architectural historians to conduct the initial phase of
efficient and accurate survey work almost entirely remotely. By creating a comprehensive
preliminary finding from our desktop reconnaissance survey – a digital windshield survey using
a variety of readily available GIS-based materials and cross referencing with supplemental
historic source materials – our California-based survey team can then efficiently and
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expeditiously carry out the field work in the most direct and diligent fashion to produce the final
survey findings. While details of this approach are expanded upon in the proposed work plan
below, it will ultimately allow our team to be as efficient as possible in developing the initial
properties of interest and moving forward with intensive surveys of those potentially significant
properties.
Following the preliminary identification of potential historic properties, our California-based
architectural historians, preservation planners, and field staff will then be able to document all
those properties in-person using our digital field tools. These survey tools will automatically
populate the relevant fields in the DPR 523 Forms and produce a GIS-based dataset that the
City will be able to incorporate into their existing systems (all GIS deliverable formatting
requirements for the City will be determined during the Project initiation phase to eliminate any
inefficiencies). Our team of architectural historians would then complete the necessary
qualitative fields in the DPR 523 series forms, including brief project descriptions and an
intensive evaluation of historical significance using the relevant criteria for the National
Register, California Register, and eligibility for designation as a La Quinta Historic Landmark.
To inform this intensive survey component, including significance evaluations, PaleoWest
would building upon the existing historic context statement by expanding, refining, and
updating the materials to reflect the expanded survey population and any additional historical
themes and sub-themes that may be pertinent to identifying historical resources. This would
include developing eligibility thresholds in relation to the National Register and California
Register, accounting for historical significance per the respective evaluation criteria as well as
the aspects of historical integrity. In addition to informing this survey effort, these historic
contexts and thresholds will serve as a foundation for future identification efforts.
In addition to the city-wide survey update component of the Project, we understand the City is
requesting preservation planning services to conduct a review of the development review
process as it pertains to historical resources. Our team of accomplished historic preservation
planners will conduct a thorough review of the existing historic preservation ordinance and
other aspects of the City’s municipal code, and consult with City staff to identify issues and
potential solutions to better streamline the City’s review process. In all preservation planning
related projects, PaleoWest believes in providing recommendations that are tailored to meet
the specific needs and goals of the community. While we are passionate about the
preservation of historical resources, we understand the importance of creating streamlined and
concise review processes that are accessible, easy to use, and create an environment where
development projects and their respective applicants can avoid the frustrations of seemingly
unnecessary and bureaucratic processes. Our approach would focus on the City’s historic
preservation and development goals, and producing a series of recommendations to move
these goals forward.
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III. PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK
To address the needs of the City as outlined in the RFP, PaleoWest proposes the following
scope of work for the Project:
TASK 1 PROJECT INITIATION & COORDINATION
Task 1.A Project Kick-Off
Key team members will participate in one (1) kick-off meeting with City staff to make
introductions, identify responsibilities, and discuss key protocols for the seamless initiation and
execution of the Project. This would likely include discussing expectations and responsibilities,
communication practices, Project schedule and milestones, health and safety protocols, survey
methodology, GIS coordination and electronic document sharing processes, and deliverable
review procedures, among others.
Task 1.B Document Coordination & Background Review
Immediately following the kick-off meeting for the Project, key team members will coordinate
with City Staff to relevant background information related to the Project. In addition to
reviewing pertinent background documents, PaleoWest’s technology services staff will
coordinate with the City’s GIS personnel in acquiring any relevant baseline information to
prepare field survey tools and refine the reconnaissance survey methodology. PaleoWest staff
will also discuss formats and City’s shapefile requirements as part of the Project’s final
deliverables. Through early coordination, PaleoWest will be able to exchange appropriate data
efficiently and seamlessly with the City throughout the Project.
Task 1.C Project Management
Throughout the Project, the PM will be responsible for coordinating the execution of all tasks
and subtasks, working with key staff to address challenges, and to ensure key milestones are
met in accordance with the Project schedule. The PM will communicate often and regularly
with City staff to initiate subtasks, provide updates on ongoing efforts, strategize and
coordinate on public and stakeholder consultation efforts, and to identify critical pathways for
meeting all milestones with exceptional work products. A monthly progress report will be
prepared and submitted electronically to City staff.
TASK 2 PRE-FIELDWORK DUE DILIGENCE
Task 2.A Targeted Records Search
To inform the early identification of historical resources in the City, PaleoWest staff will perform
a targeted records search at the Eastern Information Center (EIC) at the University of California,
Riverside. The records search would specifically focus on reveal previous investigations and
surveys that were conducted years after the completion of the previous survey efforts, the
results of which may be beneficial in outlining previous survey efforts and identified historic
properties, existing historic contexts, and other information that may lead to increased
efficiencies in following tasks.
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Task 2.B Consultation with City Staff, La Quinta Historical Society, & La
Quinta Museum
PaleoWest architectural historians will work with the City in coordinating with potential
interested parties as part of the information gathering and preliminary investigation phase of the
Project. This would include members of the La Quinta Historical Society and La Quinta
Museum, and may include members of other interested parties, including neighborhood
associations where potential historic districts may be present. PaleoWest anticipates that up to
two (2) working group meetings with City staff and members of the La Quinta Historical
Society, La Quinta Museum, and other potential organizations and interested parties would
occur. These working groups would aim to solicit feedback and direction that may result in
increased efficiency throughout subsequent project phases pertaining to both the historic
resources survey update, as well as the historic preservation program recommendations
component. One meeting would occur close to the Project kick-off, whereas the second would
likely occur following the completion of the updated historic contexts and during the preliminary
survey investigations.
Task 2.C Update & Refine Historic Contexts
After conducting a review of the background materials and the targeted records search,
PaleoWest will work to update and refine the City’s historic contexts. This would include
expanding historical themes and sub-themes, and creating historical eligibility and integrity
thresholds reflecting the significance criteria for determining eligibility for listing in the National
Register, California Register, and designation as a La Quinta Historic Landmark. In addition to
expanding the existing historic contexts, new contexts may be required to reflect the expanded
survey population of pre-1982. In all instances, focused supplemental research will be
conducted by PaleoWest architectural historians at relevant local, regional, and state archives
and repositories. PaleoWest’s network of California-based historians are geographically located
near all potential repositories, allowing for easy and efficient access that would eliminate
significant travel costs associated with this task.
The updated historic contexts and new eligibility thresholds will serve as an internal field guide
to inform the survey tasks. These will be prepared as a draft deliverable and submitted to the
City for comment and review. Feedback on these contexts may also be solicited from
members of the La Quinta Historical Society and La Quinta Museum.
Deliverables
One (1) electronic copy of the Draft Revised Historic Contexts and Eligibility Thresholds
(final versions will be incorporated into the Survey Findings Report in subsequent tasks).
TASK 3. CITY-WIDE HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY UPDATE
As described previously, PaleoWest is proposing a technological approach that combines the
expertise of our GIS and technology staff with our team of architectural historians and historic
preservation professionals, the latter of which all exceed the Secretary of the Interior’s
Professional Qualification Standards in Architectural History and History and have extensive
experience applying the National and California Register criteria of evaluation. This approach will
allow our team to surpass the established goals of the survey by increasing more efficiencies,
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providing a more robust and larger dataset, and allowing for more targeted recommendations
for future planning and evaluation efforts.
Task 3.A Desktop Review & Technological Streamlining
With any large dataset there are streamlined solutions that can be implemented to capture the
data, manage it and disseminate it more effectively and efficiently. The City of La Quinta does
have some resources and data available through the City’s website, however, some of the
public facing online links are currently broken. PaleoWest will work directly with the City to
acquire all relevant data for this project to be incorporated into our historic resources
geodatabase which our digital historic resources management platform operates on.
As discussed above, PaleoWest has a robust GIS program that utilizes a suite of GIS software
in our office-to-field, field-to-office workflows. For the La Quinta updated city-wide historic
properties survey, we propose to develop and utilize the workflow (depicted Figure 1 below) to
create a streamlined data collection and management platform for this project. Our platform will
incorporate data collected during the previous city-wide surveys conducted in 1996 and 2006.
During those surveys 261 historic properties were identified with historic age thresholds of
1950 and 1962.
Figure 1. La Quinta City-Wide Historic Resources Survey Update - Technical Approach
PaleoWest will configure our historic resources management platform so that it can be queried
for various types of data to effectively identify and record significant resources that are more
than 45 years of age, including: address, age of the building, National Register/California
Register eligibility status, integrity, etc. The web application will provide links to georeferenced
historic aerial imagery, assessor’s maps, plats, Sanborn Maps, historical maps, and other
relevant primary and secondary records collected during background research useful in
evaluating structural modifications and building integrity. Geospatial locations of each historic-
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aged residence will have accompanying photographs of the building directly linked from Google
Street View or other available open-source imagery.
For this project our historic resources management platform will be setup to focus on updating
existing historic property records and expanding the city-wide survey to include recordation of
properties that date between 1962-1982. Using this system, PaleoWest Architectural Historians
can very quickly and efficiently identify buildings that have been subject to external
modifications that may have impacted eligibility or assess which buildings require updated
documentation to meet recordation standards
Task 3.B Survey Fieldwork
After PaleoWest Architectural Historians have narrowed down the buildings by querying our
geodatabase, they will mobilize to conduct the in-field survey utilizing ArcGIS FieldMaps on a
mobile tablet that is linked to a digital version of the California SHPO DPR 523A and 523B
forms that are already a component of our platform. The digital DPR forms will allow our
architectural historians to collect both tabular (form-based) and geospatial (locational) data on a
mobile tablet for each building through a drag and drop workflow that quickly populates the
form, thus reducing the amount of time to collect and compile data by up to 40%.
Utilizing the technological approach discussed above, PaleoWest will conduct fieldwork
according to professional standards, documenting each resource with photographs of
elevations, notes on architectural features, and GPS verification. Each resource will be
evaluated and assessed for integrity. Field notes focused on describing architectural elements
and integrity will be used when addressing the site description and eligibility of each individual
structure included in the survey. Structures will be placed within the surrounding physical
context and evaluated individually and considered with respect to a historic district. Not
permitted to trespass onto private property, the surveyors will inspect each building from the
right of way. Visual assessments from the right of way will provide sufficient evidence of
alterations and additions. Equipment and materials used in the field will include digital data
collection devices equipped and a high-quality digital photography camera.
The web application will be optimized to directly output spatial and form-based deliverables
according to City standards and requirements. Tables will be prepared from the historic
resources database classifying buildings into periods of historical development, present and
original use, and architectural style. The findings will be cross referenced with the established
architectural and historical contexts to illustrate development patterns, significant historical
events, and the major architectural influences represented in the study areas.
Task 3.C Complete Intensive Documentation
Following the completion of the in-person fieldwork, PaleoWest architectural historians will take
the auto populated DPR 523 Forms developed during the previous survey tasks and complete
the remaining sections. This would include a brief description of each property and the
assignment of a relevant California Historical Resource Status Code. In most instances,
evaluations of historical significance will be prepared using the eligibility thresholds developed
in the updated historic contexts. This will be reliant on targeted property-specific information,
which will be gathered by PaleoWest architectural historians who will perform a combination of
in-person and online archival research.
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All completed DPR 523 series forms will be provided to the City as part of the preparation of
the City-wide Historic Resources Survey Findings Report, both as a draft and final version of the
deliverable. Corresponding shapefiles and other GIS-based materials pertaining to the DPRs will
also be provided to the City as a deliverable.
Task 3.D Prepare City-wide Historic Resources Survey Report
Using the information gathered during the previous tasks, PaleoWest staff will prepare a City-
wide Historic Resources Survey Findings Report. The report will the proposed approach and
methodology in conducting the reconnaissance level survey, which will include the robust
technical findings and materials, the refined and updated historic contexts, and
recommendations regarding next steps and further intensive evaluations. All survey findings
will be presented in a succinct and easy to understand fashion using a collection of
photographs, GIS-based maps, and recommendations for future study clearly state.
A draft copy of the La Quinta City-Wide Historic Resource Survey Findings Report will be
circulated for one (1) round of review with City staff. Following review, the report will be
finalized and submitted to the City.
For the purposes of this proposal, PaleoWest anticipates attending up to two (2) public
meetings to discuss the survey findings. This would be coordinated with City staff, but may
include presentations of survey findings to the Planning Commission and City Council.
Deliverables
One (1) electronic copy of the Draft La Quinta City-Wide Historic Resource Survey
Findings Report, including Draft DPR 523 Forms.
One (1) electronic copy of the Final La Quinta City-Wide Historic Resource Survey
Findings Report, including Final DPR 523 Forms.
GIS Shapefiles and other relevant electronic documentation prepared as part of the
survey effort.
TASK 4 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM REVIEW
Task 4.A Coordination & Consultation
PaleoWest will meet with City staff to discuss the ongoing issues and observations about the
existing historic preservation ordinance, particularly as it pertains to development review. A
separate meeting to solicit feedback from the La Quinta Historical Society will also occur.
PaleoWest also recommends meeting with select representatives of the Planning Commission,
under conditions in compliance with the Brown Act and similar regulations, to solicit feedback
and comments about the current process and ongoing issues related to streamlining the
development approvals application process. In total, three (3) formal conference call meetings
are anticipated, although additional meetings deemed necessary by City staff, such as
stakeholder or working group meetings, may be approached as an optional task through a cost
order amendment.
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Task 4.B Prepare Recommendations
Following consultation, PaleoWest preservation planners will review the City’s existing
practices and historic preservation ordinance, reviewing in relation to other aspects of the City’s
municipal code, master plan goals and policies, and best practices in historic preservation per
guidance from the National Park Service, California Office of Historic Preservation, and the
Certified Local Government program. A memorandum of recommendations will be prepared
outlining actionable items to streamline the City’s development review process and other
protocols pertaining to the historic preservation program, all of which will be examined within
the purview of other regulatory frameworks, such as the California Environmental Quality Act.
The draft memorandum will be submitted to City planning staff for comment and review.
Following a conference call discussion of the draft recommendations, PaleoWest will revise
and finalize the recommendations based upon City comments. The final memorandum will be
submitted to the City, after which PaleoWest staff will be available for up to two (2) public
meetings, which may include City Council meetings and Planning Commission hearings, to
present recommendations alongside City staff and to answer questions from legislative and
advisory bodies, or the broader public.
Deliverables:
One (1) electronic copy of a Draft Recommendations Memorandum
One (1) electronic copy of the Final Recommendations Memorandum
ASSUMPTIONS
PaleoWest makes the following assumptions as part of this proposal:
The City will prepare a public notification campaign to inform property owners about the
City-wide Historic Resource Survey.
The City will provide all survey staff with credentials or documentation to provide
concerned members of the public and demonstrate that all survey staff are working
with the permission of the City.
PaleoWest assumes that the City will provide all background documents in their
possession, including, but not limited to, previous historic resource surveys and context
statements, relevant GIS files, copies of pertinent planning documents, and any stand-
alone historic resource reports that may inform the Project.
Any intensive survey efforts outlined following the desktop reconnaissance level survey
will be targeted and coordinated prior to commencement with City staff.
PaleoWest assumes that all deliverables, including drafts and revised drafts, will require
only one (1) round of comments and review.
PaleoWest will not be required to provide hardcopies of the Final La Quinta City-Wide
Historic Resource Survey Findings Report.
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III. SCHEDULE & TIMELINE
PaleoWest is proposing a preliminary expedited schedule to complete all tasks and has taken into consideration several factors, including review times and upcoming statutory holidays. Overall, PaleoWest proposes a
schedule of approximately 12 months to complete the Project following the notice-to-proceed and official Project Kick-off. The following timeline illustrates task durations and milestones, including meetings and
deliverables outlined in the proposed scope of work:
Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. Project Initiation & Coordination
1.A Project Kick-Off
1.B Document Coordination & Background Review
1.C Project Management
2. Pre-Fieldwork Due Diligence
2.A Targeted Records Search
2.B Consultation with City, La Quinta Historical Society, & Museum
2.C Update and Refine Historic Contexts
3. City-wide Survey Update
3.A Desktop Review & Streamlining
3.B Survey Fieldwork
3.C Complete Intensive Documentation
3.D Prepare Survey Findings Report
4. Historic Preservation Program Review
4.A Coordination & Consultation
4.B Prepare Recommendations
Deliverable
Meeting
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PROPOSED COST
PaleoWest proposes to complete the tasks described in the RFP for a fixed price of
$84,194.00, inclusive of all labor, materials, and travel. A breakdown of costs by task is
provided in the following table:
TASK COST
Task 1. Project Initiation & Coordination $6,635
1.A Project Kick-off $1,055
1.B Document Coordination & Background Review $4,260
1.C Project Management $1,320
Task 2. Pre-Fieldwork Due Diligence $14,860
2.A Targeted Records Search $4,800
2.B Consultation with City Staff, La Quinta Historical Society, &
La Quinta Museum
$3,840
2.C Update & Refine Historic Contexts $6,220
Task 3. City-wide Historic Resources Survey Update $55,300
3.A Desktop Review & Technological Streamlining $26,600
3.B Survey Fieldwork $7,300
3.C Complete Intensive Documentation $10,420
3.D Prepare City-wide Historic Resources Survey Report $10,980
Task 4 Historic Preservation Program Review $7,399.00
4.A Coordination & Consultation $1,770
4.B Prepare Recommendations $5,629
Total $84,194
While we believe that the price accurately reflects the proposed technology-focused approach
and scope of work presented in this proposal, our team is always willing to streamline and
refine our proposed materials to best address the needs and goals of our clients.
Please do not hesitate to contact the following staff with any questions about our proposal and
its contents:
Garret Root, M.A. Principal-In-Charge,
Historic Resources Program Manager
E: groot@paleowest.com
T: 530.635.0384
Daniel Herrick, M.H.C Project Manager,
Senior Preservation Planner
E: dherrick@paleowest.com
T: 213.273.5943
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APPENDIX A: KEY RESUMES
GARRET ROOT, M.A.
Principal in Charge, Senior Architectural Historian
EDUCATION
M.A., Public History, California
State University Sacramento,
Sacramento, CA, 2011
B.A., History, California State
University Chico, Chico, CA, 2009
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
12
REGISTRATIONS /
CERTIFICATIONS
Principals Bootcamps, PSMJ
Training, 2021
SRI Foundation Section 106 and
Bringing Projects to Completion,
day 2, Sacramento, CA, 2019
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
California Preservation Foundation
Association of Environmental
Professionals
American Cultural Resources
Association
Garret Root has 12 years of experience in cultural resource
management, research, and regulatory compliance relating to
the built environment. He has served as a Senior Architectural
Historian and project manager on a multitude of documentation
projects, including those under Sections 106 and 110 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), PRC 5024 and 5024.5 and several local
preservation ordinances. Mr. Root has extensive knowledge in
all facets of project development, including methodology and
Area of Potential Effects (APE) development, research, intensive
survey, field recordation and management, report
documentation, agency review, mitigation development and
implementation, and agreement document preparation. He has
inventoried and evaluated hundreds of buildings, structures,
landscapes, and districts for significance using the Criteria for
the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California
Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and local ordinances.
Mr. Root knowledge includes a variety of areas, including urban,
rural, military, agricultural, and infrastructural settings. Much of
his work has focused on large-scale water infrastructure and
industrial properties. From this broad-based background, Mr.
Root adds technical skill, efficiency, management, and strong
regional knowledge to all his projects and documentation
efforts.
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Nellis Air Force Base Section 110 Technical Report, Las Vegas, NV. Senior Architectural
Historian (2021). Served as the Senior Architectural Historian for the project which included
development of the APE, documentation of over 100 resources, development of historic
context, oversight of junior staff, development of Section 110 compliant report, and senior
review. Client: United States Air Force
Travis Air Force Base Historic Properties Assessment Report of Twenty Buildings and
Structures, Solano County, CA. Architectural Historian (2021). Conducted fieldwork, research,
prepared historical context, and evaluations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
eligibility for historic age properties on Travis Air Force Base to comply with Section 110 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Client: Travis Air Force Base
Daly City NEPA and Section 106 Technical Report, Daly City, CA. Senior Architectural Historian
(2020). Served as the Senior Architectural Historian for the projects which included
development of the APE, documentation of resources, development of historic context,
oversight of junior staff, development of Section 106 compliant report, and senior review. Mr.
Root interacted with San Mateo County and the California SHPO on behalf of the client. Client:
MidPen Housing
1322 El Camino Real Peer Review, Redwood City, CA. Senior Architectural Historian, Project
Manager (2020). Mr. Root served as the Senior Architectural Historian and Project Manager for
this Project. Mr. Root was responsible for senior review of the project deliverables and with
GARRET ROOT, M.A. (CONTINUED)
presentation of the project to the Redwood City Historic Preservation Commission. Client: City
of redwood City
Alaska Department of Transportation Cultural Resources On-call, Anchorage, AK. Senior
Architectural Historian (2020). Mr. Root is serving as the Senior Architectural Historian for the
Alaska Department of Transportation On-Call for Cultural Resources. Client: Alaska Department
of Transportation
Willamette Valley Water Project Multiple Property Documentation and Evaluation, Eugene, OR.
Senior Architectural Historian, Project Manager (2019-2020). Mr. Root served as the Senior
Architectural Historian and Project Manager on the project which includes documentation and
determination of eligibility of the Army Corps of Engineers Willamette Valley Project, a system
of 13 dams, powerhouses, pumping facilities, administration buildings, and recreation facilities.
Mr. Root is overseeing all work products, managing staff, and developing content. In addition to
working with the Army Corps of Engineers and the State Office of Historic Preservation. Client:
USACE
San Jose Citywide Historic Resources Survey, San Jose, CA. Senior Architectural Historian
(2019-2020). Stantec was selected to be one of 4 consultants to assist in the Citywide Historic
Resources Survey of buildings constructed between 1849 and 1979. Client: City of San Jose
Section 106 Consultation, NASA Ames Research Center Undertakings, Mountain View, CA.
Senior Architectural Historian (2019-2020). Mr. Root assisted served As the Senior Architectural
Historian for various Section 106 projects, per the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
(NHPA), for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at NASA Ames Research
Center. This involved senior review, client and agency interaction. Client: Private Technology
Company
Destination Sacramento Waterfront Revitalization Project, Sacramento, CA. Senior Architectural
Historian (2019-2020). Mr. Root is serving As the Senior Architectural Historian on the project
which includes development of scope and cost for architectural history tasks. The project
involves historic resources redecoration, historic context development and assessment of
impacts for CEQA. Client: City of Sacramento
Friant Kern Canal Subsidence Correction Project, Porterville, CA. Senior Architectural Historian
(2018-2020). As the Senior Architectural Historian for the project, Mr. Root coordinated the
cultural resource documentation efforts, conducted redecoration of 109 historic properties,
Finding of Effect, Historic Property Treatment Plan, and implementation of mitigation
measures. Mr. Root has interacted with the lead federal agency in coordination with the
California Office of Historic Preservation. Client: Friant Water Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Silicon Valley Phase II Santa Clara Extension Project:
Supplemental Built Environment Survey Report, San Jose, CA. Architectural Historian (2014).
Mr. Root assisted in the Section 106 Historic Resources Inventory and Evaluation for a line
extension for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the Federal Transit
Administration. The project involved surveying a building located in the heart of downtown San
Jose. Mr. Root documented fieldwork and resources, conducted research, prepared
documents, and assisting in writing contexts and evaluations. Client: Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority
DANIEL HERRICK, M.H.C.
Project Manager, Senior Preservation Planner
EDUCATION
M.H.C., Heritage Conservation,
University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, CA, 2014
B.A., History, University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2009
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
8
REGISTRATIONS /
CERTIFICATIONS
SOI Professional Qualification
Standards in Architectural History,
National Park Service, 2014
SOI Professional Qualification
Standards in History, National Park
Service, 2014
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association
California Preservation Foundation
Although Daniel Herrick is a recent addition to Paleowest, he
has been a practicing preservation professional in the western
U.S. for much of the last decade. Mr. Herrick is proficient in
documenting and evaluating cultural resources, preparing
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards analyses, and completing
a variety of historic preservation planning documents. Through
extensive research experience, Mr. Herrick is familiar with a
variety of international, national, and regional historical
contexts, but has a notably strong understanding of the
recently built environment. He is also well versed in evaluating
historic districts and developing design recommendations for
context-sensitive infill construction projects.
Recent projects involved navigating complex regulatory
nexuses related to the built environment as part of larger
permitting and compliance strategies. This includes preparing
documents and performing multi-party outreach to meet
technical reporting and consultation requirements under
Section 106 of the NHPA, NEPA, CEQA, PRC Section 5024 and
5024.5, and a multitude of local frameworks. Mr. Herrick brings
cross-discipline knowledge and implements a holistic approach
to all projects to provide a thorough and well executed product.
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Santa Rosa Downtown Comprehensive Historic Resource Survey, Santa Rosa, CA.
Architectural Historian, Preservation Planner (2021). Mr. Herrick assisted in surveying dozens of
properties located within the vicinity of Downtown Santa Rosa in support of a large-scale
comprehensive historic resource survey. This included implementing field-ready survey tools
and GIS-based technology to methodically record various properties and assess potential
historical significance. Client: City of Santa Rosa Planning Department.
Mount Rainier National Park Mission 66 Program Determination of Eligibility, Mount Rainier
National Park, WA. Architectural Historian (2021). Mr. Herrick helped prepare a Determination
of Eligibility for properties within Mount Rainier National Park that were developed as part of
the National Park Service’ Mission 66 program. This included identifying historic resources,
particularly historic districts related to recreational development areas, writing physical
descriptions, and preparing evaluations and integrity analyses using primary sources and
established Mission 66 contexts. Client: National Park Service.
Willamette Valley Project Multi-Property Documentation and National Register Nominations,
Willamette River Valley, OR. Architectural Historian (2019-2021). Mr. Herrick served as an
architectural historian for project, which involved surveying multiple U.S. Army Corps of
Engineer-owned properties throughout the Willamette River Valley, OR. In addition to survey
work, a multiple-property documentation report was prepared cataloguing said properties in
accordance with multiple historic themes related to the Willamette Valley Project, including
flood control, power generation, recreation, and environmental conservation. This also required
intensive primary research and development of historic contexts, all of which was prepared in
close consultation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cultural resources staff. Client: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
DANIEL HERRICK, M.H.C. (CONTINUED)
Destination Sacramento – Old Sacramento Waterfront Redevelopment Design Consultation and
CEQA Historical Technical Report, Sacramento, CA. Architectural Historian, Preservation
Planner (2018-2020). The project overlaps with the Old Sacramento National Historic Landmark
District and features a complex layer of buildings dating from the Gold Rush-era to the present-
day. As the architectural historian and preservation planner on the project, Mr. Herrick was
responsible for conducting original research in developing a full construction chronology that
addresses the district, as well as individual contributing properties. Key analysis involved
determining original rehabilitated structures from relocated, reconstructed, and infill
construction. Mr. Herrick supported both the design team with historic design consultation, as
well as providing environmental permitting and compliance support as required under CEQA.
Client: City of Sacramento
Friant Kern Canal Subsidence Correction Project, Tulare and Kern Counties, CA. Architectural
Historian (2018-2020). Mr. Herrick served as an architectural historian for a historic properties
survey of properties adjacent to the Friant-Kern Canal, which is administered by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation. Work involved surveying and research over 100 adjacent parcels to
determine the existence of any potential historic properties in the immediate vicinity of the
canal that may be subject to future canal improvements. Client: Friant Water Authority
SurveyLA Asian Americans in Los Angeles Historic Context Statement, Korean American
Context Statement, Los Angeles, CA. Architectural Historian, Preservation Planner (2017-2018).
Mr. Herrick worked as part of a large team in the preparation of a historic context statement
specific to the various Asian American communities in Los Angeles. Particularly, Mr. Herrick
focused on the development of the Korean American context, which included compiling
research, analyzing survey data, and preparing the written content of the context statement
section. This also required outlining significant historical themes and developing significance
thresholds for evaluation of potential historic resources related to the Korean American context.
Client: City of Los Angeles Planning Department.
West Hollywood West Neighborhood Preservation Overlay Zone & Design Guidelines, West
Hollywood, CA. Architectural Historian, Preservation Planner (2014-2015). Mr. Herrick served as
an architectural historian in the project, which involved the creation of a Neighborhood
Preservation Overlay Zone and accompanying Design Guidelines for West Hollywood West, a
20th century streetcar suburb in West Hollywood. The project aims to manage infill
development, ensuring the overall character of the neighborhood is retained through sensitive
design and appropriate alterations within the overlay zone. Client: City of West Hollywood.
City of Torrance Historic Preservation Ordinance, Torrance, CA. Architectural Historian,
Preservation Planner (2016). Mr. Herrick worked as an architectural historian and preservation
planner in the development of a historic preservation ordinance for the City of Torrance. Mr.
Herrick was instrumental in developing the initial approach and startup of the project. This
included client and stakeholder outreach, initial research tasks, and analyzing relevant case
studies and frameworks. Client: City of Torrance.
SurveyLA Historic Context Statements, Los Angeles, California. Historic Preservation Intern
(2013-2014). Mr. Herrick served as a historic preservation intern for the City of Los Angeles’
SurveyLA program, which included researching and developing relevant historic context
statements for various historical themes and property types, including Post-War developments
and automobile-oriented commercial properties. Client: City of Los Angeles Planning
Department.
CHRIS BAKER, PH.D.
Senior Historian, Architectural Historian
EDUCATION
Ph.D, History, University of
Colorado, Denver, CO, 2013
M.A., History, New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces, NM, 2000
B.A., History, Texas Tech
University, Austin, TX, 1994
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
20+
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Rocky Mountain Council for Latin
American Studies
Western History Association
National Council on Public History
The Hawaiian Historical Society
Dr. Chris Baker has nearly 20 years’ experience as a
professional historian completing compliance, legal, and
academic projects. He has worked in 23 states for nonprofits,
law firms, members of industry, and local, state, and federal
agencies. Dr. Baker has expertise in all aspects of historical
research and analysis and compliance with cultural resources
laws and regulations. He has served as a National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 cultural resources
specialist, historian, and architectural historian and has
contributed to National Environmental Policy Act environmental
assessments and environmental impact statements. He has
also developed National Register of Historic Places resource
evaluations and nominations, institutional histories, historic
contexts, and other planning documents. In addition, he has
produced and consulted on Historic American Buildings
Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic
American Landscape Surveys documentation. Dr. Baker has
also provided expert witness services in federal litigation cases
relating to public lands management, rights-of-way, water
rights, mineral management, navigability determinations, and
Native American policy. Dr. Baker meets the Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for history and architectural history.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
National Park Service Fort Caroline and Desoto National Memorials, Duval and Manatee
counties, FL. Principal Investigator, Senior Historian (2020-2021). Dr. Baker served as PI and
Senior Historian for the completion of NRHP of eligibility for NPS resources at two National
Historic Memorial parks. The project evaluated the historic significance and integrity of all
buildings constructed in the parks during the Mission 66 (1956-1966) and Parkscape USA (1966-
1973) eras of park development which were in alignment with the Federal government’s
embrace of modern architecture after World War II. The NPS concurred on PaleoWest's
findings of ineligibility for Fort Caroline and the identification of an eligible historic district
composed of modern buildings and design elements within the original Desoto park
boundaries. Client: National Park Service
National Register Nomination, Hartington Downtown Historic District, History Historic
Evaluation of the William L. Guy Federal Building for NRHP Eligibility, Bismarck, ND.
Architectural Historian, Principal Investigator (2015). Dr. Baker served as the sole author and
principal investigator on the historic evaluation of the federal building in North Dakota. The
building was constructed in the 1960s and was part of the General Services embrace of
modern architecture. The report included recommendations on National and state register
eligibility. The project was triggered by NHPA Section 110 compliance. Client: General Services
Administration
Determination of Eligibility, 4211 Ayers Street, Corpus Christi TX. Historian, Principal
Investigator (2019). This was NRHP evaluation (Determination of Eligibility) of a modern bank
building constructed in 1969. Dr. Baker developed a historic context and building history. He
also wrote a detailed building description. Dr. Baker determined that the building, which is
CHRIS BAKER, PH.D. (CONTINUED)
slated for demolition, is eligible for listing in the National Register and proposed mitigation of
adverse effects. Client: Corpus Christi Transit Authority
Historic Evaluation of the Joseph C. O’Mahoney Federal Center for NRHP Eligibility, Cheyenne,
WY. Architectural Historian, Principal Investigator (2015). Dr. Baker served as the sole author
and principal investigator on the historic evaluation of the federal building in Wyoming. The
modernist building was designed by a regionally prominent architect. The project included the
completion of a National Register nomination form and section 106 assessment of effect.
Client: General Services Administration
National Register Nomination, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, TX. Historian (2016).
Dr. Baker was the Historian and Principal Investigator on a project evaluating the NRHP
eligibility of the Panther Junction developed area in Big Bend National Park. Panther Junction, a
complex of over 40 buildings, was one of the first NPS Mission 66 projects. Dr. Baker
developed a NRHP registration form for the historic district which has subsequently been listed
on the National Register (NR ID# 14000626). Client: National Park Service
National Register Nomination, Hartington Downtown Historic District, History Nebraska,
Hartington, NE. Architectural Historian, Principal Investigator (Jul. 2019). National Register
eligibility assessment of Downtown Hartington Nebraska, a complex of commercial
constructed between 1900 and 1969. Dr. Baker developed a National Register Nomination form
for the historic district was listed in the National Register. The project was funded through a
grant from the National Park Service. Client: General Services Administration
Determination of Eligibility, Denver VA Medical Campus, Denver, CO. Historian, Architectural
Historian (2020). Dr Baker is currently developing a determination of NRHP eligibility report for
four Veterans Administration Buildings constructed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The
buildings, which are currently vacant, are part of the post-World War II expansion of VA
facilities. Dr. Baker is determining whether the buildings are historically significant individually,
or as part of a historic district. Client: United States Veterans Administration
Historic Resources Survey, Louisville, Colorado. Architectural Historian/Principal Investigator
(2019-2020).Dr Baker is the principal investigator and historian on this project, which is focused
on the evaluation of 100 commercial and residential buildings in Louisville, Colorado. The
buildings are being evaluated for NRHP eligibility and local landmark eligibility. Dr Baker, in
consultation with the city, developed a list of buildings that were prioritized for survey. These
include both unsurveyed and previously surveyed buildings. Deliverables include 100 site forms
and a survey report. Dr. Baker has developed historic contexts for each neighborhood surveyed
and specific building histories for each resource. Client: City of Louisville
Historic American Buildings Survey, Wyoming Army National Guard, Wyoming. Architectural
Historian (2018). Dr. Baker served as the Historian/Architectural Historian on this project
which involved the documentation of three national guard armories constructed between the
mid-1960s and mid-1970s. The project was completed to facilitate the Wyoming Army National
Guard’s ability to meet the conditions of an existing Programmatic Agreement. Client:
Wyoming Army National Guard
Lincoln Terrace East Historic District, Oklahoma City. Historian (2008) The project, which was
mitigation for the expansion of the VA in Oklahoma City, involved the development of a historic
context and documentation of over 400, mostly residential, properties in Oklahoma City. The
primary deliverable was a completed National Register Nomination Form. Lincoln Terrace East
Historic District was entered into the National Register of historic Places. Dr. Baker served as
the historian and primary author on this project. Client: Tulsa Army Corps of Engineers.
HEATHER MILLER, M.A.
Associate Architectural Historian
EDUCATION
M.A., History, emphasis in Public
History with Cultural Resource
Management Concentration,
California State University
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2015
B.A., History, Humboldt State
University, Arcata, CA, 2007
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
12
YEARS W/ FIRM
<1
REGISTRATIONS /
CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate in Historic Preservation
and Restoration Technologies,
College of the Redwoods
Heather Miller meets the Secretary of the Interior
Professional Qualification Standards for work in history and
architectural history. Ms. Miller has more than 12 years of
experience contributing to and authoring technical reports
through historic research, writing historic contexts, and
conducting cultural resource investigations including survey
and evaluation of various historic resources throughout
California from 1860s linear resources to 1970s modern
commercial buildings for National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) and California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR)
eligibility. Her experience includes Section 106 and California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance process and
environmental documents for historical resources. Ms. Miller
has extensive experience producing documents for Caltrans
including Historical Resources Evaluation Reports (HRER) and
Historic Property Survey Reports (HPSR). Ms. Miller works
with interdisciplinary teams from private firms, state, and
federal agencies to produce reports that meet local, state,
and/or federal guidelines for project compliance and State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) concurrence.
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Nellis Air Force Base Historic Properties Assessment Report of Twenty-five Buildings and
Structures, Las Vegas County, NV. Architectural Historian (2021). Conducted fieldwork,
research, prepared historical context, and evaluations for NRHP eligibility for historic age
properties on Nellis Air Force Base to comply with Section 110 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA). Client: Nellis Air Force Base
Historic Resource Evaluation and Design Review for 1008 S Street, City and County of
Sacramento, CA. Architectural Historian (2021). Architectural Historian who conducted
fieldwork, research, and preparation of a technical memo to evaluate the 1948-constructed
bungalow court at 1008 S Street for historic significance to determine eligibility for listing in the
CRHR, as well as designation as a Sacramento Landmark and as a Contributing Resource to the
South Side Historic District in the City of Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural
Resources (SRHCR). Also examined potential impacts to historical resources resulting from the
proposed project and assessed the project design and used the South Side Historic District
Plan to assess if the design for the proposed project conforms with the guidance for new
construction in the historic distric. Client: Jackson Construction Company
Historical Resource Evaluation and Revisions to La Mesa Woman’s Club, La Mesa, San Diego
County, CA. Architectural Historian (2021). Architectural Historian who conducted additional
research on the 1959-constructed La Mesa Woman’s Club building at 5520 Wilson Street,
designed by local architect Herluf Brydegaard. Prepared a Historical Resource Assessment
Report to evaluate the building for historic significance to determine eligibility for listing in the
CRHR, as well as a La Mesa Historic Landmark. Client: CityMark Development
Historic Resource Evaluation Report of the New City Plaza Project, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah. Architectural Historian (2021). Architectural Historian who prepared the Section
HEATHER MILLER, M.A. (CONTINUED)
106 compliant Historic Resource Evaluation Report to evaluate two United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) low-income senior citizen apartment towers for
potential eligibility for listing in the NRHP. The property was found eligible at the state level
under Criterion A for its association with HUD-funded low-income senior citizen housing at the
state level and under Criterion C at the local level as an excellent example of Brutalist high-rise
public housing in Salt Lake City. Client: AGM Financial Services, Inc.
Downtown Winter Garden Historic Survey Update, Winter Garden, Orange County, FL.
Architectural Historian (2021). Architectural Historian who assisted with architectural survey of
206 historical buildings within or adjacent to the Downtown Winter Garden Historic District. The
Project was funded through a small matching grant from the Division of Historical Resources,
Florida Department of State. The purpose of the Project was to identify, document, and
evaluate historical buildings to provide the City of Winter Garden with an updated inventory of
previously recorded historical resources and newly recorded historical resources. Client: City of
Winter Garden
El Camino Real Roadway Preservation Project, Historical Resources Evaluation Report (HRER),
San Mateo County, CA. Architectural Historian (2019-2021). Architectural Historian who
conducted fieldwork and research to prepare a HRER that examined 176 historic-era resources
along a 3.6-mile arterial corridor through the cities of Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, and
San Mateo. Historical context included development of the Howard-Ralston Eucalyptus Tree
Rows which is listed in the NRHP. Built Environment historic-era resources were recorded on
DPR 523 forms and were evaluated for eligibility in the NRHP and the CRHR. Client: California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 4
231 Grant Avenue Housing Project, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, CA. Architectural Historian
(2020). Architectural Historian who evaluated a 1956 office building for potential eligibility for
listing in the CRHR, the NRHP, and evaluated under the Santa Clara County Landmark
Designation Criteria. Work included property specific research of the development of the
former community of Mayfield, the original use of the building, property ownership history, and
changes in use that occurred to the property over time. Client: County of Santa Clara
SacRT Green Line to the Airport Extension, Sacramento County, CA. Architectural Historian
(2018- 2021). Architectural Historian who helped prepare joint cultural resources technical
report for compliance for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for
review by the FTA. Work included fieldwork, historic context research and development, and
evaluation of built-environment resources in the project area for listing in the NRHP and CRHR.
Client: Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) and Federal Transit Authority (FTA)
Multiple Sections of California High Speed Rail Program: CEQA and Section 106 Technical
Reports, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, Merced, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San
Benito counties, CA. Research Assistant (2009-2018). Conducted fieldwork and helped prepare
hundreds of Department of Parks and Recreation 523 (DPR 523) forms with full inventory and
evaluation of built resources applying NRHP and CRHR criteria reported on. Also conducted
photo-survey of built resources subject to streamlined documentation procedures in
compliance with the Section 106 Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the project. Client: State of
California
Centennial Corridor Project: Historical Resources Evaluation Report, Bakersfield, Kern County,
CA. Research Assistant (2008-2012). Conducted fieldwork and helped prepare inventory and
evaluations of more than 800 buildings, structures, and post WWII subdivisions within the
projects’ area of potential effects in and around Bakersfield. The properties were recorded on
DPR 523 forms and prepared in a Historical Resources Evaluation Report. Client: California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 6
CALEB GASPAREK, B.S.
Preservation Planner
EDUCATION
M.S., Sustainability, Texas State
University, San Marcos, TX, in
progress
B.S., Urban Geography, Heritage
Studies, Texas State University,
San Marcos, TX, 2016
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
5
PROFESSIONSAL AFFILIATIONS
National Trust for Historic
Preservation
American Planning Association
U.S. Green Building Council
National Alliance of Preservation
Commissioners
Caleb Gasparek has over 5 years of experience in the public
and non-profit sectors practicing both preservation and
sustainability planning. His work includes conducting historic
resource surveys, archival research, master planning,
neighborhood planning, and drafting design guidelines for
local historic districts. Previously he served as the Historic
Preservation Officer for the City of New Braunfels, Texas
where he managed the city’s historic preservation program.
Mr. Gasparek brings a cross-disciplined approach to
preservation from his experience working with private
entities, local and state governments, and non-profits. He has
been involved in preservation projects in Texas, Colorado, and
Louisiana. Furthermore, Mr. Gasparek is recognized by the
Texas Historical Commission as meeting the Secretary of the
Interior's standards for Architectural History.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Historic Structures Survey for Red River Parish, LA. Staff Preservation Planner, South Central
Planning and Development Commission, ongoing. Mr. Gasparek is responsible for writing
architectural descriptions, leading the historic resource survey, and recording other cultural
resources.
Historic Structures Survey for St. Charles Parish, LA. Staff Preservation Planner, South Central
Planning and Development Commission, ongoing. Mr. Gasparek is responsible for writing
architectural descriptions, leading the historic resource survey, and recording other cultural
resources.
City of New Braunfels – Historic Preservation, New Braunfels, TX. Historic Preservation (2019
– 2021). Mr. Gasparek served as the City’s Historic Preservation Officer and was responsible
for reviewing demolitions, new construction, tax incentive permits, and alterations to historic
properties within city limits. He conducted background research on properties using a variety of
sources such as census records, databases, and archives and served as the City’s
representative for state landmarks and listings in the National Register of Historic Places,
Section 106 Compliance, and state permitting. Furthermore, Mr. Gasparek was responsible for
completing staff surveys of historic properties, compiling historic narratives, and creating
educational materials for historic homeowners. He also worked on a small area plan for the
historic Mission Valley textile mill to be repurposed into a mixed-use development. Client: City
of New Braunfels
Boulder Transportation Connections, Boulder, CO. Sustainable Transportation Planner (2017 –
2019). Mr. Gasparek served as the program and neighborhood coordinator for Boulder Junction,
a transit-oriented development where he managed sustainability programs for the district that
promoted alternative transit and facilitated employee and stakeholder meetings. His work
included creating promotional materials for marketing campaigns and community events and
CALEB GASPAREK, B.S. (CONTINUED)
implementing transportation demand management (TDM) strategies for local organizations.
Client: Boulder Transportation Connections & City of Boulder, Colorado.
City of Boulder – Historic Preservation, Boulder, CO. Historic Preservation Planning (2018 -
2019). Mr. Gasparek reviewed new construction, alterations, and demolitions within Historic
Districts for adherence to district design guidelines and the Boulder unified development code.
He drafted historic context reports and architectural integrity surveys for local landmark
designations, designed and implemented an ESRI Storymap for Boulder's 25 oldest buildings,
and assisted with the writing of historic context reports for various city boards and
commissions. Other work included implementing sustainability guidelines into the City’s
preservation ordinance and surveying potentially significant properties within flood zones and
other high-risk areas. Client: City of Boulder, Colorado.
City of Boulder – Transportation Planning, Boulder, CO. Transportation & Sustainability Planning
(2017 – 2018). Mr. Gasparek facilitated the 2017 and 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian count of
downtown Boulder, the 2017 and 2018 Employee transportation survey, and drafted maps for
transportation initiatives and transit-oriented developments. He worked closely with local non-
profits and private entities to promote the city’s sustainability goals. Client: City of Boulder,
Colorado.
Discover Denver, Denver, CO. Historic Building Survey (2018 – 2019). Mr. Gasparek worked
with Discover Denver to survey the historic Cheesman Park and City Park neighborhoods of
Denver. He completed 20+ intensive architectural surveys and historic context reports for
various residential and commercial buildings on behalf of Discover Denver for the City of
Denver’s Historic Preservation planning department. Client: Discover Denver.
San Marcos Main Street Program, San Marcos, TX. Downtown and Preservation Planning
(2015 - 2016). Mr. Gasparek was responsible for interviewing, hiring, and training interns from
Texas State University. He assisted with event coordination for city sponsored events such as
the annual wine walk and the historic tour of homes. Mr. Gasparek also drafted downtown
historic resource surveys and historic narratives for local property owners. Client: City of San
Marcos, Texas.
LISA DEMARAIS, M.A.
Associate Architectural Historian
EDUCATION
M.A., Historic Preservation,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA,
2018
B.A., History, George State
University, Atlanta, GA, 2015
B.A., Anthropology, minor in
Spanish, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, 2008
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
4
YEARS W/ FIRM
<2
Ms. Demarais has four years of professional experience in
historic preservation, public history, cultural resources
management, and regulatory compliance. She meets the
Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards
for Architectural History and History. Ms. Demarais is
experienced in archival research, developing historic contexts,
assessing effects on historic properties, and in regulatory
compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act,
National Environmental Policy Act, and Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act. Her professional
background includes the evaluation of individual historic
properties, cultural landscapes, and historic districts under
federal, state, and local criteria, including the National Register
of Historic Places and California Register of Historical
Resources criteria. Ms. Demarais also has expert knowledge
of interpretive and preservation planning, historic preservation
design, and condition assessments of historic structures. She
has worked on projects primarily in California, with additional
experience in Hawaii, Oregon, Oklahoma, Arizona, Georgia,
and Florida.
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Historic Resource Inventory, various
counties, CA. Associate Architectural Historian (2020-Present). Statewide inventory of historic-
era California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection properties. Work involves the
development of a historic context statement through archival and historical research, field
survey of hundreds of properties, and eligibility evaluations of historic -age buildings under state
and federal criteria toward the future development of a long-term preservation maintenance
plan. Client: Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Cultural Resource Technical Report for the Central California Irrigation District’s Orestimba
Creek Recharge & Recovery Expansion Project, Stanislaus County, CA. Associate Architectural
Historian, Field Supervisor (2020-Present). Performed cultural resource consulting services and
provided a Cultural Resource Technical Report in compliance with Section 106 and the
California Environmental Quality Act for a federal undertaking by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation, and the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority. Consulted in the definition
of the project area of potential effect, conducted archival research, performed an intensive built
environment field survey, evaluated cultural resources for National Register of Historic
Places/California Register of Historic Resources eligibility, and recorded cultural resources using
the appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation forms. Client: Provost & Pritchard
Historical Resources Evaluation Report for the City of Madera Lake Street/4th Street/Central
Avenue Intersection Signalization Project, Madera County, CA. Associate Architectural Historian
(2021). Conducted field survey to assist in the completion of a historical resource evaluation
and an assessment of potential effects from the proposed project, in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Client: Helix Environmental Planning
LISA DEMARAIS, M.A. (CONTINUED)
On-Call Cultural Resources Services for the Cleveland National Forest Master Special Use
Program and Powerline Replacement Project, San Diego, Riverside, and Orange counties, CA.
Associate Architectural Historian (2019-2021). Assisted in historic resources evaluation under
Section 106 and the California Environmental Quality Act to assess the potential for effects
from a proposed project. Duties included conducting archival research, field survey, preparing
appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation documentation forms, and evaluating
properties for National Register of Historic Places/California Register of Historic Resources
eligibility. Client: Insignia Environmental
City of Los Angeles On-Call Section 106 Historic Preservation Services Contract, Los Angeles
County, CA. Associate Architectural Historian (2018-Present). Determined areas of potential
effects, completed historical background research, performed field surveys, compiled
architectural documentation, and made Findings of Effect under Section 106. Prepared requisite
memos to the City in accordance with an established Programmatic Agreement. Client: City of
Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department
Cultural Resources Technical Report for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s
Ames Research Center Housing Project, Santa Clara County, CA. Associate Architectural
Historian (2019-2021). Assisted in the evaluation of over 70 buildings and structures under
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Specific duties included preparation of
appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation forms for all evaluated buildings. Client:
Mountain View Housing Ventures, LLC
Cultural Resources Evaluation for the Ramona/Young Property Acquisition, Riverside County,
CA. Associate Architectural Historian (2019-020). Conducted an evaluation of a single-family
residence for eligibility for the California Register of Historic Resources in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act. Work included archival and historical research, field
survey, and preparation of a Cultural Resources Evaluation Report with an archaeologist. Client:
Placeworks
Historic Properties Review and Assessment for Federal Communication Commission Wireless
Telecommunications Projects, AZ, NM, GA, FL, TX, NY, NJ, OK and HI. Associate Architectural
Historian (2018-Present). Completed Section 106 review under the FCC Nationwide
Programmatic Agreement for telecommunications projects. Client: Spring Corporation and
AT&T Mobility, LLC
Historic Resources Evaluation Report for Adams Avenue Shoulder Impro vement Project,
Fresno County, CA. Associate Architectural Historian, Field Supervisor (2018-2019). Performed
a pedestrian intensive architectural survey of 386 acres as part of a Caltrans shoulder widening
project pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Preparation of the
Historic Resource Evaluation Report required historical and archival research to establish
historic context for the project area, evaluation of cultural resources for National Register of
Historic Places/California Register of Historic Resources-eligibility, and recordation of each
resource on the appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation forms. Client: City of Fresno,
Caltrans
Environmental and Historic Preservation Services for the Hazard Mitigation Technical
Assistance Program DR 4308 and DR 4301 and 4305 for Federal Emergency Management
Agency Projects, statewide CA. Associate Architectural Historian (2018-2019). Assisted with
the historic evaluation and preparation of appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation
forms in support of Section 106 review. Evaluated a levee and berm water conveyance system
for historical significance and eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places/California Register of Historic Resources under Section 106 review. Client: Dewberry
MIKE MIRRO, M.A., RPA
Senior GIS Specialist
EDUCATION
M.A., Anthropology, California State
University, Los Angeles, CA, 2007
B.S., Anthropology, Radford
University, Radford, VA, 1998
B.S., Crop and Soils Environmental
Science, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University,
Blacksburg, VA, 1995
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
22
REGISTRATIONS /
CERTIFICATIONS
Register of Professional
Archaeologists, #1134150 (2010)
Professional Certificate in GIS,
University of CA, Riverside (2005)
PERMITS/LICENSURE
Field Director, CA BLM Statewide
Cultural Resources Use Permit CA-
21-22, expires 08/19/24
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society for American Archaeology
(includes Geoarchaeology and
Digital Data Interest Groups)
Society for Californian Archaeology
Geologic Society of America
Mike Mirro has 22 years of cultural resources management
experience in California and the western United States. He is
qualified under the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for
Archaeology and is certified by the Register of Professional
Archaeologists. He has conducted geoarchaeological studies
in California since 2005 in most Geomorphic Provinces of
California including the Bay Area, Central Valley, Southern
California, Desert Regions, and Central Coast as well as Four
Corners, Wyoming, and eastern Utah. His technical approach
to geoarchaeology involves the use of GIS platforms and
mobile computing to bring soils, historical maps, archaeological
data, and geology to the field and as a means for creating
detailed and accurate sensitivity models and more accurate
mapping. Theoretical approach includes process
geomorphology, defining lithologic units based on
sedimentology and deposition, combined with soil science to
analyze post-depositional effects. In addition to
geoarchaeology, his area of expertise lies in application of
technological solutions for improving the quality and efficiency
of cultural resources management, including the use of GIS,
3D modeling, virtual reality, and GPS and through the
combination of these technologies, he has developed creative
workflows for developing buried site sensitivity models and
testing plans, as well as company-wide solutions for
streamlining workflows. His archaeological experience
includes management and supervision of cultural resources
surveys, evaluations, and data recovery operations. He has
worked on numerous solar, wind, housing, military,
transportation, and transmission projects and worked closely
with staff from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US
Forest Service (USFS), various military branches, Caltrans,
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and other federal
or state agencies, on National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Benton Data Recovery Project, Santa Clara, CA. GIS Specialist, Geoarchaeologist (2019-
present). Developed and utilized photogrammetry and 3D modeling methodology to map all
field features, create highly accurate plan and profile maps, and site maps of the Santa Clara
Mission. Also, developed geomorphic site model as well as intrasite soils model for data
recovery analytic unit interpretation. Client: Benton and El Camino, LP
Benton Data Recover, Santa Clara County, CA. GIS Specialist, Geoarchaeologist (2019-present).
Developed 3D approach to modeling site geomorphology. Development site geomorphic
model of natural and cultural units. Developed program of 3D mapping features to expedite
data recovery fieldwork and improve data quality and quantity. Client: Prometheus
Palen Solar Energy Project, Desert Center, Riverside County, CA. Senior Archaeologist,
Geomorphologist, Senior GIS Specialist (2005 - present). Cultural and Paleontological resource
management for proposed solar project. Developed GIS to manage field data, project areas,
MIKE MIRRO, M.A., RPA (CONTINUED)
records search, cultural resources data and property access for various tasks for multi-
year/phase project. Developed and implemented site evaluation testing program, buried
archaeological sensitivity model, and paleontological sensitivity model. Client: EDF Renewables
Lincoln Avenue Water Company’s (LAWC’s) Millard Canyon and El Prieto Canyon Pipelines in
Altadena and in the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, CA. GIS Specialist (2020).
Managed all GIS and GPS needs for the project as well fieldwork and report preparation. Work
efforts included on-call archaeological monitoring services; coordination with the client, LAWC,
and archaeological monitors for archaeological monitoring services for the Millard Canyon and
El Prieto Canyon pipelines. Client: Aspen Environmental Group
Coachella Valley Water District On-Call Cultural Services, Riverside County, CA. Senior GIS
Analyst, Senior Archaeologist (2020). Developed cultural resources site sensitivity model for
Cahuilla Reservation, managed 220-acre archaeological survey on reservation land, created
tribal GIS database to assist tribe with AB 52 and Tribal Consultation, and provided
archaeological training in Native American monitoring class. Client: CVWD
Bakeoven Solar and Wind Project, Wasco County, OR. Senior GIS Specialist, Senior
Archaeologist (2017-2019). Management of all spatial data, cartography, and mobile data
collection. Developed cultural resource sensitivity model for Project APE using cultural
resource file search data, geology, historic maps, elevation, soils, hydrology, and other natural
resource data. Client: Avangrid Renewables
Ute Tribal Park Mapping Project, Ute Mountain Reservation, CO. Senior GIS Specialist (2017-
2018). Aerial mapping, 3D modeling, photogrammetry, and virtual reality of archaeological sites.
Client: Ute Mountain Reservation
Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project, Northwest NM. Senior GIS Specialist (2017-2018). Aerial
mapping, 3D modeling, structure from motion modeling, virtual reality, GIS data manager, and
cartographer for multi-year and multi-phase pipeline project. Client: Bureau of Reclamation
BLM Desert Training Center Mapping Project. Project Manager, Senior GIS Specialist (2017-
2018). Developed GIS database to document spatial and non-spatial data for a series of high-
resolution UAV Orthophotos produced by BLM. Database combines observable archaeological
features in orthophotos, historical data, and collected data from GPS and sources. Client: BLM
California Flats, Monterey County, CA. GIS Manager (2017). Using structure from motion,
documented excavated features and surface objects as 3D models. Developed system of
producing standard cartographic products from 3D modeling. Client: First Solar
SR-138 Realignment Project, Cajon Pass, CA. GIS Manager (2005-2017). Developed long term
data management, GIS/GPS data collection and processing, photogrammetric mapping work
flows, and artifact pattern analysis for survey, evaluation, data recovery, and construction
salvage operations in support of archaeological survey, evaluation, and data recovery operations
and paleontological studies. Client: Caltrans
Arvin Edison Water District Pipeline Realignment Project, Kern County, CA. Senior
Archaeologist, Geoarchaeologist (2015). Developed GIS database and GPS data dictionary for
system to evaluate yearly impacts to inundated and near-shore cultural resources of Bass Lake
for PG&E as part of Cultural Resources Management Plan. Client: PG&E
Colorado River Aqueduct Project, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA. GIS Manager,
Associate Archaeologist (2004-2010). Assisted with development of Historic Resources
Treatment Plan, managed spatial data and mapping, cultural resource record searches, field
inspections of resources, MWD sponsored aqueduct flight and visit to all pumping stations, and
assisted with cultural resource impacts development for maintenance activities. Client:
Metropolitan
BRANDEN R. FJERSTAD, M.A., RPA
Technology Solutions Architect
EDUCATION
M.A., Egyptology, University of
Memphis, Memphis, TN, 2011
B.S., Archaeology, minor in
Anthropology, University of
Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse,
WN, 2007
A.A., Anthropology, Inver Hills
Community College, Inner Grove
Heights, MN, 2002
YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
13+
REGISTRATIONS /
CERTIFICATIONS
Register of Professional
Archaeologists, #989468 (2012)
Register of Professional
Archaeologists nominated member,
(2012)
Secretary of the Interior Standards
and Qualifications for Archaeology
(48 FR 44716)
Identification and Management of
Traditional Cultural Places
Certification, National Preservation
Institute Course sponsored by AZ
SHPO, Phoenix, 2013.
ArcGIS 10.1 Level I Training -
GeoMattix, Sedona, AZ, 2013.
ArcGIS 10.2 Level II Training -
GeoMattix, Sedona, AZ, 2014.
Continuing Education Certificates in
GIS - 2019 ESRI Federal GIS
Conference in Washington D.C.
Branden R. Fjerstad is a self-driven, detail-oriented, passionate
professional with a vast array of experience in North American
archaeology ranging from Class I-III Archaeological Surveys
and excavations, to designing and constructing professional
archaeological museum exhibits. Experienced in the
necessary planning, research, and coordination involved in
successfully completing complex cultural resource
management projects. Supervised numerous archaeological
crews on different phases/classes of Archaeological Survey
and excavation.
With over 13 years of archaeological experience, Mr. Fjerstad
has had the privilege to work with and alongside tribal
representatives from the Hopi, Zuni, Pima and Maricopa,
Navajo, Cherokee, Ojibwe, Ho Chunk, Crow Creek Sioux,
Yankton Sioux, Standing Rock Sioux, Sisseton Wahpeton
Oyate, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux,
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Three Affiliated Tribes
(Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara), and the Santee Sioux tribes. He
gained valuable insight and working experience with the
identification & documentation process for Traditional Cultural
Places. Mr. Fjerstad has worked in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, and Arizona.
His laboratory experience includes flotation, ceramic, lithic,
and faunal analysis; as well as field and laboratory
photography. He has been an assistant to the head curator of
a renowned museum where he gained extensive experience
with curation, cataloguing, processing, and managing artifacts
for display or storage. Mr. Fjerstad is also experienced with
museum exhibition design, construction, organization, and
installation. Branden has also led the development of robust
technological solutions for cultural resources management,
including database and software platform design and
management. Branden brings a diverse background and
passion to the field of archaeology and cultural heritage
preservation.
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
2017 Environmental Management Database Development and Implementation, Phoenix, AZ.
Project Manager / Contract Manager (2017-2019). Responsible for overall project management,
coordination of SharePoint Solution development and research staff, project budget and
schedule, and integration of data management into the client’s statewide environmental
management workflow. Client: Arizona Department of Military Emergency Affairs
Cultural Resource Field Database Application Development, Phoenix, AZ. Project Manager
(2017-2021). Responsible for overall project management, coordination of application
BRANDEN R. FJERSTAD, M.A., RPA (CONTINUED)
development and logistics, project budget and schedule, and assurance of final deliverable.
Client: Confidential Client
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Site AZ U:10:319 (ASM) NRHP Eligibility Testing, Phoenix, AZ.
Field Director, Report Author (2018). Responsible for project coordination, budget, and
schedule, coordination of security clearances, subcontractors, fieldwork and labwork
supervision and report preparation. Assisted the airport authority with Section 106 consultation.
Client: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Taxiway Alpha Reconstruction Archaeological Monitoring, Phoenix, AZ. Field Director (2018).
Responsible for tracking the project budget and schedule, coordinating security clearances,
supervising field staff, client interfacing and report preparation. Client: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
Airport
Arizona Cultural Resources Team Digital Field Data Recording Platform Development, Phoenix,
AZ. Project Manager, Development Lead (2017-2021). Responsible for management and
development of an offline mobile field data and GIS recording platform for SWCA’s AZ Cultural
Resource Team. Client: SWCA Environmental Consultants
Cyprus Ridge Archaeological Monitoring within Pueblo del Alamo, Phoenix, AZ. Project
Manager, Field Director, Report Author (2019). Preparation of an alternative mitigation
treatment plan that was approved by the City of Phoenix. Implementation of that plan through
technological development and archaeological monitoring. Preparation of the results of
monitoring report, coordination with the client and the COP. Client: Woodside Homes
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of 125 Acres for a Viewable Wildlife Pasture at Raymond
Wildlife Area, Coconino County, AZ. Project Manager, Field Director, Report Author (2015).
Arizona Game and Fish Cultural Resource Compliance Program Report Series # AZGFD-CR-
2015-002, Arizona State Museum Accession # 2014-0553, Phoenix, Arizona. Client: Arizona
Game and Fish Department
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Seven Acres at the Sugarloaf Wildlife Water Catchment
for a Redevelopment Project, West of Seligman, Yavapai County, AZ. Project Manager, Field
Director, Report Author (2015). Arizona Game and Fish Cultural Resource Compliance Program
Report Series # AZGFD-CR-2015-003, Arizona State Museum Accession # 2015-0215, Phoenix,
Arizona. Client: Arizona Game and Fish Department
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of the 623-Acre Sierra Vista Shooting Range, Ten Miles
East of Sierra Vista, Cochise County, AZ. Project Manager, Field Director, Report Author (2015).
Arizona Game and Fish Cultural Resource Compliance Program Report Series # AZGFD-CR-
2015-005, Arizona State Museum Accession # 2015-0317, Phoenix, Arizona. Client: Arizona
Game and Fish Department
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of 2.3 Acres at Usery Mountain Shooting Range in
Advance of Range Improvement Projects, Six Miles Northwest of Apache Junction, Maricopa
County, AZ. Project Manager, Field Director, Report Author (2015). Arizona Game and Fish
Cultural Resource Compliance Program Report Series # AZGFD-CR-2015-006, Arizona State
Museum Accession # 2015-0477, Phoenix, Arizona. Client: Arizona Game and Fish Department
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of 290 Acres at Silver Creek Fish Hatchery in Advance of
Several Improvement Projects, Ten Miles Northeast of Show Low, Navajo County, AZ. Project
Manager, Field Director, Report Author (2015). Arizona Game and Fish Cultural Resource
Compliance Program Report Series # AZGFD-CR-pending, Arizona State Museum Accession
#2015-0501, Phoenix, Arizona. Client: Arizona Game and Fish Department
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