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Home My WebLink About2023-06-13 ARC Regular Meeting Minutes City of Palm Desert Page 1 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA MINUTES (HYBRID MEETING) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting may be conducted as a hybrid meeting allowing public access via teleconference or in person. 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) was called to order by Chair Vuksic on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 12:35 p.m. in the Council Chamber Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Dean Wallace Colvard, Michael McAuliffe, Vice Chair Jim McIntosh, Francisco Sanchez, and Chair John Vuksic. Absent: Commissioner Nicholas Latkovic City Staff Present: Richard Cannone, Director of Development Services; Nick Melloni, Principal Planner; Carlos Flores, Senior Planner; Anna Dan, Assistant Planner; Jason Finley, Chief Building Official; Community Services Manager, Shawn Muir; and Recording Secretary, Melinda Gonzalez, 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. CONSENT CALENDAR Associated documents on the following item can be viewed on the Architectural Review Commission Information webpage at, https://www.palmdesert.gov/our-city/committees-and- commissions/commission-information. Chair Vuksic opened and closed the public comment period for the Consent Calendar. No public comments were provided. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH, CARRIED 5-0; (COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC ABSENT); to approve the consent calendar. Tuesday June 13, 2023 12:30 p.m. Regular Meeting Architectural Review Commission Minutes June 13, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 2 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH, CARRIED 5-0; (COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC ABSENT); to approve the Architectural Review Commission Regular Meeting minutes of May 9, 2023. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER None 5. ACTION CALENDAR Associated documents on the following item can be viewed on the Architectural Review Commission Information webpage at, https://www.palmdesert.gov/our-city/committees-and- commissions/commission-information. A. FINAL DRAWINGS 1. CASE NO: MISC23-0035 NATURE OF PROJECT/APPROVAL SOUGHT: Consideration to approve a Design Review for a building height exception for a new single-family residence located at 77645 Robin Road (Assessor’s Parcel Number 637-320-030). APPLICANT AND ADDRESS: James McIntosh, Palm Desert, CA 92241 LOCATION: 77645 Robin Road ZONE: Residential Estate (RE) Vice Chair McIntosh announced his recusal due to a conflict of interest as his architectural firm has been retained for this project and left the conference room. Assistant Planner, Anna Dan, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and responded to Commission inquiries. Ryan Arias, Applicant Representative, was present and 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 for the project. Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCAULIFFE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLVARD, CARRIED 4-0, (COMMISSIONER LATKOVIC ABSENT, VICE CHAIR MCINTOSH RECUSED); to approve Case No. MISC23-0035 as presented. 6. NON-ACTION ITEMS Community Services Manager, Shawn Muir, addressed the Commission and explained staff is currently working on two new parks in North Palm Desert, the first of which is located off Dinah Shore Drive. To date, two community engagement meetings have been conducted at the Palm Desert iHub to engage the community and gather feedback on needed amenities for the new parks. Manager Muir, shared staff has been working with a consultant to develop a Architectural Review Commission Minutes June 13, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 3 conceptual design for the first park and introduced, Gianno Feoli, from Interwest. Mr. Feoli provided a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation of their conceptual design for the North Palm Desert Community Park. The presentation included an overview of community feedback, park amenities, park programming, breakdown of park segments, and overall design for the community park. 7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSIONERS None B. CITY STAFF Recording Secretary, Melinda Gonzalez, acknowledged the memo provided by the City Clerk for appointed Body Members regarding commissioner absences from commission meetings. Secretary Gonzalez provided a brief oral summary of the memo. Principal Planner Melloni reported the City’s Object Design Standards consultant, JKA, will be hosting a Community Outreach Open House Meeting at the Palm Desert iHub, on June 19, 2023. Principal Planner Melloni encouraged commissioners to attend and asked interested commissioners to RSVP with their anticipated time of arrival to ensure no Brown Act violations. A study session will be held on June 20, 2023, with the Planning Commission and subsequent study sessions will be held with ARC on July 11, 2023, and August 8, 2023. Principal Planner Melloni formally introduced the Planning division’s newest member, Senior Planner, Carlos Flores. C. ATTENDANCE REPORT The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Commission took no action on this matter. 8. ADJOURNMENT The Architectural Review Commission adjourned at 1:41 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Melinda Gonzalez Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant Recording Secretary ATTEST: Nick Melloni Nick Melloni, Principal Planner Secretary APPROVED BY ARC: 7/11/2023