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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 Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 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 Don Graybill, Thomas Mortensen, David Toltzmann,
Vice-Chairperson Kim Housken, and Chair Rochelle McCune.
Absent: Committee Members Paul Clark and Linda Vassalli
Liaison(s)
Present: Jan Harnik, Mayor Pro Tempore
City Staff
Present: Richard Cannone, Director of Development Services; Nick Melloni,
Principal Planner; Carlos Flores, Senior Planner; and Monique Lomeli,
Recording Secretary.
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MORTENSEN, SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER TOLTZMANN, CARRIED 5-0, to approve the Cultural Resources Preservation
Committee Regular Meeting minutes of October 31, 2023.
Wednesday
January 24, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
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5. ACTION CALENDAR:
A. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON MILLS ACT ELIGIBLE SCOPES OF WORK
Senior Planner Flores narrated a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the proposed
changes to Appendix A of the Mills Act Guidelines pertaining to the eligible scope of work
criteria and responded to Committee inquiries.
Following discussion, the Committee requested that staff amend Line 61 of the Mills Act
Guidelines Appendix A to make the restoration or reconstruction of a lost element eligible
under Architectural and/or Historical Integrity.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee Member Graybill shared information regarding a Randal Henderson home on
the corner of Old Prospector Trail.
Chair McCune reported that she attended a historic property nomination class and is
working on written materials that will be available at the Historical Society Museum.
Committee Member Toltzmann reported that the upcoming Living Large in Small Spaces
walking tour is sold out.
B. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
None.
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 9:55 a.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Monique Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Nick Melloni, Principal Planner
Secretary
APPROVED BY CRPC: ___/___/2024