CHC Minutes-2020-07-28 MINUTES July 28, 2020
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TELEPHONIC MEETING ORGANIZATION:
Chair Siegel called the Regular and Telephonic Meeting of July 28, 2020, of the Cultural Heritage Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 4:31 p.m. ROLL CALL: CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSIONER PRESENT: Chair Janet Siegel, Vice-Chair
Ann Ronan and Commissioners Anna Dickinson and Howard Newman.
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Lorie Porter.
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director David Contreras, Principal Planner
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the
minutes reader but were not necessarily heard in that order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Newman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Commission Action: Commission approved item C1 as presented by 4-0 vote.
C1. CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 23, 2020, APPROVED ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Dickinson, Newman, Ronan and Siegel. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: Porter ABTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None PUBLIC HEARINGS: D1. Consideration of Site Plan Review (SPR) 20-002, The Ecology Center Restroom & Concession Stand; a request for review of development plans
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related to a new restroom facility and concession stand, a determination of
physical and aesthetic compatibility with structures and places identified on the Inventory of Historic Cultural Landmarks (IHCL) located at The Ecology Center at 32701 Alipaz Street (APN: 121-190-57)(Applicant: Andrew Sieger, The Ecology Center) (Project Manager: David Contreras, Principal Planner).
David Contreras provided presentation and responded to questions. Evan Marks, applicant made the presentation and responded to questions.
CHAIR Siegel opened the Public Hearing and no members of the public provided
public testimony to the Cultural Heritage Commission. Commission Action: After reviewing the Development Plans for the Ecology Center Restroom & Concession Stand Commissioner Ronan made a motion,
seconded by Commissioner Dickinson to approve staff recommendation by a 4:0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Dickinson, Newman, Ronan and Siegel.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: Porter ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
NEW BUSINESS:
None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
F1. Continued Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 14-033, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Meetinghouse; a request for approval of a Historic Depiction Program for a new meetinghouse/cultural hall building and chapel for a church use located on a 4.5 acre project site; located at 29273 Stallion Ridge,
specifically located the north side of Stallion Ridge (formerly Vista Montana), northwest of the Avenida La Pata and Stallion Ridge intersection (Assessor’s Parcel Number 664-251-31)(Applicant: Gary Miller, Miller Architecture)(Project Manager: David Contreras, Principal Planner).
David Contreras provided presentation and responded to questions. Gary Miller, architect, representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Meetinghouse, made the presentation and responded to questions
telephonically.
CHAIR Siegel opened Public comments and Rich Heimann a member of the public provided public testimony to the Cultural Heritage Commission.
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Commission Action: After review and discussion on the Historic Depiction Program plaque text, COMMISSIONER Ronan made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Dickenson to approve the Historic Depiction Program plaque
text as proposed. The motion passed by a 3-1 vote.
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Dickinson, Ronan and Siegel. NOES: COMMISSIONER: Newman
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: Porter ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
None. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business Chair Siegel adjourned the meeting at 5:30 p.m. to Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.
Approved on August 25, 2020
______________________________ Sergio Klotz, Assistant Director
Cultural Heritage Commission Secretary