CHC Minutes-2023-01-24
MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2023
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION
REGULAR AND
TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE MEETING
ORGANIZATION:
Chair Ronan called the Regular and Telephonic Conference Meeting of January 24,
2023, of the Cultural Heritage Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order
at 4:33 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Jan Siegel,
Ann Ronan, Anna Dickinson, Paul Lopez, and Lorie Porter.
COMMISSIONER ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Rojas, 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 Ronan led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Siegel, seconded by Commissioner
Dickinson, to approve the consent calendar Items C1 & C2 by a 5-0 vote.
C1. MOTION FINDING THAT CONDUCTING TELEPHONIC/VIRTUAL MEETINGS
FOR THE REGULAR OPEN SESSION MEETING AS ALLOWED PER
ASSEMBLY BILL 361, PROMOTES SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
C2. CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF
JULY 26, 2022, APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
CHC Action Minutes 2 January 24, 2023
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Ronan, Dickinson, Lopez, Porter, and Siegel.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Consideration of a Proposal from the San Juan Capistrano Docent Society to
Provide Support to the Cultural Heritage Commission During National
Preservation Month (Project Manager: David Contreras, Principal Planner).
David Contreras provided the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Helen Gavin provided presentation and responded to questions.
Chair Ronan opened the public meeting, and no one provided public testimony.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Dickinson made a motion, seconded by
COMMISSIONER Lopez to 1) Accept the submitted proposal from the San Juan
Capistrano Docent Society and provided direction to staff; and, 2) Continued
discussion of National Preservation Month to the Cultural Heritage Commission’s
February 28, 2023, meeting to allow staff to prepare a resolution recommending
that that the City Council recognize May 2023 as National Historic Preservation
Month. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Ronan, Dickinson, Lopez, Porter, and Siegel.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
None
CHC Action Minutes 3 January 24, 2023
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business Chair Ronan adjourned the meeting at 5:13 p.m. to
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.
Approved on February 28, 2023.
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David Contreras, Principal Planner
Cultural Heritage Commission Secretary