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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
(HYBRID MEETING)
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting may be conducted by teleconference. There
will be in-person public access to the meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) was called to order by Chair
Vuksic on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 12:05 p.m. in the Development Services
Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Dean Wallace Colvard, Nicholas Latkovic, Michael McAuliffe, Vice
Chair McIntosh, and Chair John Vuksic.
Absent: Commissioner Francisco Sanchez
City Staff
Present: Chris Escobedo, Assistant City Manager; Richard Cannone, Director of
Development Services; Rosie Lua, Deputy Director of Development Services; Nick
Melloni, Senior Planner, and Melinda Gonzalez, Recording Secretary, were
present at Roll Call.
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Chair Vuksic opened and closed the non-agenda public comment period. No public
comments were provided.
4. ACTION CALENDAR
Associated staff reports, memos, attachments, and discussion on the following items can be
viewed by visiting the Architectural Review Commission Information Center website at,
https://www.cityofpalmdesert.org/our-city/committees-and-commissions/commission-
information.
Tuesday
November 15, 2022
12:00 p.m.
Special Meeting
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A. FINAL DRAWINGS
1. CASE NO: MISC22-0013 Amendment No.1 (Continued from November 8, 2022)
NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a revision
to the Design Review approval for Mechanic’s Bank, a new 3,830 square-foot building
located within the Jensen’s Shopping Center at 73611 Highway 111, and review of
Architectural Review Commission conditions of approval.
APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: McAuliffe & Co. Architects, Palm Desert, CA 92260
LOCATION: 73611 Highway 111
ZONE: Downtown Core Overlay (D-O)
Commissioner McAuliffe announced his recusal from this item as he has been retained
by the applicant for this project.
Senior Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and
responded to Commission inquiries. Jennifer Guinn and Bill Lang, Applicant
Representatives, answered questions from the Commission.
Chair Vuksic opened and closed the public comment period. No public comments
were provided. Discussion on the item ensued with Commissioners providing
comments on the project.
Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC, SECOND BY VICE
CHAIR MCINTOSH, CARRIED 4-0; (COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ ABSENT,
COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE RECUSED) to:
1. Approve Case No. MISC22-0013 Amendment No.1 as presented.
B. MISCELLANEOUS
None
5. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSIONERS
In response to inquiry, Senior Planner Melloni provided an update on Avenida Palm
Desert and the Leventhal Sport Court.
B. CITY STAFF
Deputy Director Lua provided a recap regarding the formation of the ARC
subcommittees at the previous ARC meeting, adding there was an additional project
which would require an additional ARC subcommittee for final plan review.
Commissioners volunteered for the additional project.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
The Architectural Review Commission adjourned at 12:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Rosie Lua, Deputy Director of Development Services
Secretary
APPROVED BY ARC: 11/22/2022