CHC Minutes-2011-02-22MEMORANDUM March 15, 2011
TO: Joe Tait, City Manager
Grant Taylor, Development Services Director
FROM: Teri Delcamp, Historic Preservation Manager
Cultural Heritage Commission Secretary,
SUBJECT: Cultural Heritage Commission Actions of February 22, 2011
This memorandum summarizes the actions taken by the Cultural Heritage Commission
at their Tuesday, February 22 meeting. No action is required unless the City Council
wishes to hold special review of an item.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Siegel called
the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Janet Siegel, Chair
Lorie Porter, Vice -Chair
Rhonda deHaan
Don Tryon
Absent:
Nathan Banda (excused)
Staff:
Teri Delcamp, Historic Preservation Manager/Cultural Heritage
Commission Secretary
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
1. Consideration of Final Inventory of Historic and Cultural Landmarks Map. Project
Manager Teri Delcamp made the staff presentation on the final display and
small-scale version maps of the City's designated historic landmarks. The
Commission commended staff and indicated the map would be very helpful for
Commissions and the public.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Annual Reorganization of Commission: Selection of Commission Chair and Vice -
Chair. Chair Siegel opened the nominations for Chair. It was moved and
seconded to nominate Vice Chair Porter as Chair. The nominations were closed.
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The motion was approved unanimously by a vote of 4-0. Commissioner Porter
elected to take her place as Chair at the next meeting of the CHC.
Chair Siegel opened the nominations for Vice -Chair. It was moved and seconded
to nominate Commissioner Tryon as Vice -Chair. The nominations were closed.
The motion was approved unanimously by a vote of 4-0.
INFORMATION ITEM
1. Consideration of Draft Los Rios Specific Plan Land Use and Los Rios Historic
District Map. Project Manager Teri Delcamp made the staff presentation on the
progress of updates to the Los Rios Specific Plan Land. Use map including the
Historic District. The existing Land Use Map consisting of a hand -colored blueline
copy of a mylar original was displayed, as well as a progress print of the new
digital map created on the City's GIS software.
The map utilizes some information from the recently completed IHCL map and
adds pertinent information regarding the land use zones, contributing and non-
contributing structures to the National Register Historic District, sites that are
exempt from the residential occupancy requirement and those that fulfill the
residential occupancy requirement for adjacent buildings, etc. Staff will come
back to the CHC with the more refined map in the future. The Commission
thanked staff for the report on progress. Having the final updated map in hard
copy and GIS layer form will be very helpful.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENT
Chair Siegel stated she was distressed upon her return from vacation to hear about the
potential out -sourcing of the Historic Preservation Manager position. The position is
critical for San Juan Capistrano to have as an in-house employee. Although the CHC
could not act on a suggestion to prepare and send a letter because it was not
agendized for discussion, Chair Siegel encouraged Commissioners to send letters as
individuals.
Vice Chair Tryon announced that the Historical Society will be preparing a new time
capsule for the City's 50th Anniversary. Celebration, which will be buried on the Historical
Society's property.
Upon the Chair welcoming her as the newest Commissioner, Commissioner deHaan
said she is looking forward to learning and participating on the CHC.
Commissioner Porter announced that there will be a Montanez Adobe docent training
meeting on March 9, 2011, at 11 am. CHC members are encouraged to pass this along
to anyone they know who might be interested in spending a couple of hours a week or
month volunteering as a docent.
Joe Tait, City Manager
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Commissioner Porter also said she recently met with Jennifer Gates, who was formerly
a preservation planner at the City of San Clemente and a walking tour guide in San
Juan Capistrano. She is the new Field Services Director on staff with the California
Preservation Foundation in San Francisco. She is meeting with various towns and
organizations up and down the state on preservation planning advocacy efforts and is
available to assist with preservation concerns and projects.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Commission, Chair Siegel adjourned the
meeting at 5:58 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22,
2011, at 5:OO p.m. in the Council Chambers.
cc: Teri Delcamp, Historic Preservation Manager
Christina Gomez, Administrative Specialist
CHC Members
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