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CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
March 27, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Present:
Liaison:
Staff:
Committee Member Paul Clark, Committee Member Don Graybill,
Vice-Chair Kim Housken, Committee Member Thomas
Mortensen, Committee Member David Toltzmann, Committee
Member Linda Vassalli, Chair Rochelle McCune
City Council Liaison, Jan Harnik
Director of Development Services, Richard Cannone; Principal
Planner, Nick Melloni; Principal Planner, Carlos Flores; Recording
Secretary. Monique Lomeli
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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 March 27, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Administrative
Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm
Desert, California.
2.ROLL CALL
3.NONAGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS
Juleen McElgunn of Palm Desert, spoke on landmark designations and potential new
criteria for Mills Act.
4.CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by: Chair McCune
Seconded by: Committee Member Graybill
To approve the consent calendar as amended.
Motion Carried (6 to 0)
4.a APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the Minutes of January 24, 2024.
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5.CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER
None.
6.ACTION CALENDAR
6.a CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE WORK PLAN
PRIORITY RANKING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
Principal Planner Flores provided the staff report and answered member
inquiries.
Juleen McElgunn of Palm Desert, spoke on the annual requirements of owners
with properties under the Mills Act.
Motion by: Committee Member Vassalli
Seconded by: Committee Member Clark
Recommend the City Council approve the draft Cultural Resources Preservation
Committee (CRPC) Work Plan for the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year, as presented in
Table 3 of the staff report.
Motion Carried (6 to 0)
7.PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
8.a CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee Member Toltzmann, commented on the success of the Palm Desert
Historical Society's walking tour and plan to hold another in 2025.
8.b CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Mayor Pro Tem Harnik thanked the Committee for a great meeting.
8.c CITY STAFF
None.
8.d ATTENDANCE REPORT
Report provided; no action taken on this item.
9.ADJOURNMENT
The Cultural Resources Preservation Committee adjourned at 10:17 a.m.
10.PUBLIC NOTICES
None.
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Monique Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk
Recording Secretary
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Carlos Flores, Principal Planner
Secretary
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DATE APPROVED BY CRPC
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June 26, 2024
Michelle Nance
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