CC Resolution 2000-115 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-115
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA ADOPTING CULTURAL RESOURCES CURATION
MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California did on the 19th
day of September, 2000 consider the Cultural Resources Curation Management Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of La Quinta, did
on the 27~ day of July, 2000, review and recommend to the City Council, approval
of the Cultural Resources Curation Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, at said meeting, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did
find the following facts, findings, and reasons to justify the approval of said Cultural
Resources Curation Management Plan.
1. The National Park Service and the State of California through the Office of
Historic Preservation, Department of Parks and Recreation, has established the
Certified Local Government to carry out the Secretary of Interior's Standards
and Guidelines for archaeology and historic preservation.
2. Heritage concerns will be addressed by reassembling from multiple scattered
locations and bringing together in one place, the physical and documentary
evidence of the City's past.
3. The City will benefit by having this information available for planning purposes.
Departments responsible for permitting will be better informed about the need
for study, or continuing oversight, "in both the historic core and underdeveloped
areas"; when to require environmental studies; and the levels of effort
appropriate in any given situation.
4. The City will benefit from being able to capture the current and growing interest
among tourists and visitors by creating interpretlye displays of local history and
prehistory.
5. The schools, general public, and scientists will benefit by having access to
cultural materials derived locally for purposes of display, education,
interpretation, and future research.
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Cultural Resources Curation Mgmt. Plan
Adopted: September 19, 2000
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6. Those pursuing research in history and archaeology will have a comprehensive
data base without having to search far and wide for scattered collections and
documents. The materials themselves will benefit by being preserved in a
secure environment which meets prevailing standards for curation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta, California as follows: , ,,
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the
City Council in this case.
2. That it does hereby adopt the Cultural Resources Curation Management Plan for
the reasons set forth in this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City
Council, held on this 19th day of September, 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pe~a
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
J ~ayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
Citvo~LaQuinta, California '
(City Seal)
Resolution No. 2000-115
Cultural Resources Curation Mgmt. Plan
Adopted: September 19, 2000
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KATHEI~NE JENSON, ~
City of La Quinta, California