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CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee was called to
order by Chair McCune on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the Public
Works Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm
Desert, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Paul Clark, Don Graybill, Thomas Mortensen, David
Toltzmann, Linda Vassalli, Vice-Chairperson Kim Housken, and Chair
Rochelle McCune.
Absent: None
Liaison(s)
Present: Karina Quintanilla, Mayor Pro Tempore
City Staff
Present: Nick Melloni, Principal Planner; Carlos Flores, Senior Planner; and Michelle
Nance, Recording Secretary.
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR HOUSKEN, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER VASSALLI,
CARRIED 7-0, to approve the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Regular
Meeting minutes of September 26, 2023, as amended.
Tuesday
October 31, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
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5. ACTION CALENDAR:
A. CONSIDERATION OF THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2023 MEETING
SCHEDULE
MOTION BY CHAIR MCCUNE, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR HOUSKEN, CARRIED 7-0,
to approve the cancellation of the November 28 and December 26, 2023, Cultural
Resources Preservation Committee meetings.
B. REQUEST TO AMEND THE CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
MOTION BY CHAIR MCCUNE, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MORTENSEN,
CARRIED 7-0, to approve the revised Cultural Resources Preservation Committee
Regular meeting schedule, changing the regular meeting day to the fourth Wednesday of
each month, effective January 1, 2024.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Vice Chair Housken advised the committee that the free The United States Army Jazz
Ambassadors’ concert at the McCallum Theatre on November 4 is sold out and provided
a reminder of volunteer opportunities at the City’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on
November 18, 2023.
Committee Member Toltzmann reported the Shadow Mountain’s designation plaque is
missing; requested staff provide the committee with the maps presented at the September
meeting.
B. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Mayor Pro Tem Quintanilla provided an update on recent actions taken by the City Council
in relation to the local designation of one property and the Mills Act.
C. CITY STAFF
Principal Planner Melloni provided an update on the Cultural Resources Preservation
Committee’s workplan and responded to member inquiries.
D. ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee took no
action on this matter.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Cultural Resources Preservation Committee adjourned at 10:04 a.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Nance, Deputy Clerk I
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Nick Melloni, Principal Planner
Secretary
APPROVED BY CRPC: 01/24/2024
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