CHC Minutes-2012-03-27MEMORANDUM April 2, 2012
TO: Karen P. Brust, City Manager
Grant Taylor, Development Services Director
FROM: Nick Taylor, Associate Planner
Cultural Heritage Commission Secretary
SUBJECT: Cultural Heritage Commission Actions of March 27, 2012
This memorandum summarizes the actions taken by the Cultural Heritage Commission
at their Tuesday, March 27th meeting. No action is required unless the City Council
wishes to hold special review of an .item.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Porter called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.
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Present: Lorie Porter, Chair
Nathan Banda
Rhonda deHaan
Janet Siegel
Charles Gildea
Absent:
Staff: Nick Taylor, Associate Planner/Cultural Heritage Commission
Secretary
Grant Taylor, Development Services Director
William A. Ramsey, Principal Planner
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Director Grant Taylor introduced new commissioner Charles Gildea.
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Consideration of Historic Depiction Proaram (HDP) for Architectural Control (AC
10-18. Marriott Residence Inn (Applicant Representative: R.D. Olson Development.
Anthony Wrzosek) Project Manager Bill Ramsey made the staff presentation
noting that the project consists of preliminary design plans for an HDP for an
existing 130 -room extended stay hotel located at 33711 Camino Capistrano.
CHC Action Memorandum 2 March 27, 2012
Staff recommended that the Commission refer the HDP narrative to an ad-hoc
committee of two Commission members to prepare revisions for future
Commission review and approval; that the Commission render a decision on the
location of the planned HDP; and that the Commission continue consideration of
the project to the April 24 Commission meeting.
Bobby Olson, representing R.D. Olson Development, stated that they would be
willing to work with staff in selecting an appropriate location and acceptable
language for the HDP.
The Commission discussed alternate locations for the HDP including east of the
entry, near the American flag, or overlooking the Pryor Adobe, and did not
support the proposed location. The Commission agreed with staff that the HDP
narrative needed to provide more detail in the text and the story of the Pryor Hide
House. Commissioner Gildea suggested that Pablo Pryor's untimely death could
add some interesting history.
After due consideration, Commissioner
seconded, forming an. ad-hoc committee
proposal for future consideration at the
approved unanimously and Chair Porter
selected to serve on the ad-hoc committee.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENT
Banda moved, and Chair Porter
to prepare revisions to the HDP
April 24 meeting. The motion was
and Commissioner DeHaan were
Commissioner Siegel expressed concern over the current status of the Historic
Preservation Manager position and stated she would be attending a meeting with the
City Manager on March 29 to discuss.
Commissioner Banda stated he had been in contact with Duane Cave, SDG&E, to
discuss concern with the demolition of the 1918 substation building on Camino
Capistrano.
Chair Porter stated that hundreds of visitors were at the Montanez Adobe on Swallow's
Day and the Gardening Angels had an upcoming event on April 28-29.
Director Grant Taylor and Mr. Ramsey provided status updates on several projects.
Nick Taylor, Commission Secretary, informed the Commission of several upcoming
conferences.
CHC Action Memorandum 3 March 27, 2012
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Porter adjourned the meeting at 5:57 p.m. The next regularly scheduled Cultural
Heritage Commission meeting will be Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers.
Appro ed:
ick Taylo A sociate Planner
Secretary
cc: Christina Gomez, Administrative Specialist
CHC Members
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