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CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
AGENDA
(HYBRID MEETING)
City Hall, North Wing Conference Room
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting. There
will be in-person public access to the meeting location.
• To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://palmdesert.zoom.us/j/83571936866 or
call (213) 338-8477, Zoom Meeting ID: 8357-193-6866.
• Written public comment may also be submitted to mlomeli@palmdesert.gov. Emails received
by 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting will be distributed to the Committee. Any
correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Committee as
soon as practicable and retained for the official record. Emails will not be read aloud except
as an ADA accommodation.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: This time has been set aside for the public to address
the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee on issues that are not on the agenda for up
to three minutes. Because the Brown Act does not allow the Committee to act on items not
listed on the agenda, members may briefly respond or refer the matter to staff for a report and
recommendation at a future meeting.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine
and may be approved by one motion. The public may comment on any items on the Consent
Calendar within the three-minute time limit. Individual items may be removed by Committee
Members for a separate discussion.
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Regular
Meeting minutes of April 25, 2023.
Tuesday
June 27, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Agenda June 27, 2023
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CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER: Items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate
discussion are considered at this time.
5. ACTION CALENDAR
A. IMPLEMENTATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
WORK PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024
RECOMMENDATION: Form a subcommittee to discuss the implementation of Priority 1
of the 2023/2024 Work Plan.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
B. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
C. CITY STAFF
D. ATTENDANCE REPORT
8. ADJOURNMENT: The next Regular Meeting will be held on July 25, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing agenda for the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee was posted on the City
Hall bulletin board and City website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
/s/ Monique Lomeli, CMC
Recording Secretary
PUBLIC NOTICES
Agenda Related Materials: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5(b)(2) the designated
office for inspection of records in connection with this meeting is the Office of the City Clerk,
Civic Center, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Staff reports for all agenda items and
documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies are available for public inspection
at City Hall and on the City’s website at http://www.palmdesert.gov .
Americans with Disabilities Act: It is the intention of the City of Palm Desert to comply with
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at
this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what
is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.
Please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (760) 346-0611, at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting to inform us of your needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible.
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
(HYBRID MEETING)
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting will be a hybrid meeting with in-person public
access to the meeting location.
1.CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee was called to order by
Principal Planner, Nick Melloni, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 8:31 a.m. in the Development
Services Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert,
California.
2.ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members; Paul Clark, Don Graybill, Vice Chair Kim Housken, Chair
Rochelle McCune, Thomas Mortensen, and David Toltzmann.
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Richard Cannone, Director of Development Services; Rosie Lua, Deputy Director
of Development Services; Nick Melloni, Principal Planner; Jason Finley, Chief
Building Official; Todd Hileman, City Manager; Anthony Mejia, City Clerk; and
Melinda Gonzalez, Recording Secretary, were present at Roll Call.
3.NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Principal Planner Melloni opened the non-agenda public comment period. City Clerk Mejia
addressed the committee and provided an informational update on the new requirements for
remote participation for appointed body members. There were no additional public comments
provided. Principal Planner Melloni closed the non-agenda public comment period.
4.CONSENT CALENDAR
Principal Planner Melloni opened and closed the public comment period for the Consent
Calendar. No public comments were provided.
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER CLARK, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR HOUSKEN,
CARRIED 6-0; to approve the consent calendar.
Tuesday
April 25, 2023 8:30 a.m.
Regular Meeting
Item 4A - 1
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
A.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER CLARK, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR HOUSKEN,
CARRIED 6-0; to approve the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Regular
Meeting minutes of August 30, 2022.
CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER
None
5.ACTION CALENDAR
None
6.NON-ACTION ITEMS
A.CONTINUED DISCUSSION of Cultural Resources Preservation Committee (CRPC)
Workplan for Fiscal Year 2023/2024.
Principal Planner Melloni acknowledged and introduced the Draft Work Plan which was
provided to the Committee in their agenda packet. Principal Planner Melloni explained that
the work plan was developed from Committee discussion at the Study Session held in
November 2022 and introduced the topics listed on the Draft Work Plan including GIS
Resources, Mills Act, Certified Local Government (CLG) Application, Cultural Resources
Surveys, and Certificate of Appropriateness Application.
Principal Planner Melloni reported to the Committee, staff has conducted some preliminary
inquiries with the administrators of the CLG program, the Office of Historic Preservation
(OHP), to see where the City of Palm Desert (“City”) stood on submitting a successful
application. City staff is working with the OHP staff on developing a preliminary CLG
application for the City. Further discussion ensued amongst the Committee on this topic
as well as the others, with staff providing supplemental information to the Committee as
needed or requested.
Principal Planner Melloni moved onto the next item and acknowledged the list of proposed
additions to the CRPC draft work plan. He advised the list included proposed items by
Chair McCune and staff is requesting committee members provide their own proposed
items for the work plan, listed in order of priority. City Manager, Todd Hileman
recommended the Committee identify their top (five) 5 to 10 priorities for the work plan
and provide them to staff. Staff will compile the information and evaluate it to determine
the Committees collective top five (5) proposed work plan items, in order of ranking.
Discussion ensued amongst the Committee and staff. It was decided that a Special
Meeting would be held on May 5, 2023, to further discuss the CRPC work plan, with the
potential for additional meetings to be held on the matter.
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER CLARK, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR HOUSKEN,
CARRIED 6-0; to schedule a Special Meeting on May 5, 2023, to discuss the FY23-24
CRPC Work Plan.
Item 4A - 2
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
B. DISCUSSION regarding Certificate of Appropriateness Application.
Principal Planner Melloni reported staff is currently working on updating all Planning
division applications and this will include the current Certificate of Appropriateness
application. The application will be revised to reflect the new application format and will
include handouts. Staff will present a draft of the revised application to the Committee at
a future CRPC meeting.
7.PUBLIC HEARINGS: Anyone who challenges any hearing matter in court may be limited to
raising only those issues he or she raised at the public hearing described herein, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee at, or prior to,
the public hearing. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes unless the
Cultural Resources Preservation Committee authorizes additional time.
A.CONSIDERATION FOR A DESIGN REVIEW TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
DETACHED RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY BUILDING ON A SITE CONTAINING AN
EXISTING LANDMARK GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE MILES C. BATES HOUSE
LOCATED AT 73697 SANTA ROSA WAY.
Principal Planner, Nick Melloni, narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the item and
responded to Committee inquiries. Gil Stayner, Applicant, was present and answered
questions from the Committee.
Chair McCune opened and closed the public comment period. No public comments were
provided. Discussion on the item ensued with Committee Members providing comments
for the project.
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR HOUSKEN, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER GRAYBILL,
CARRIED 6-0; to approve Case No. COA23-0001 as presented and:
1.Approve the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness
2.Adopt a notice of exemption for a Class 3 Exemption.
8.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A.CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Chair McCune informed the committee of the Preservation Matters Event being held April
29th and 30th in Palm Springs. Vice Chair Housken provided additional information on the
event adding interested parties need to register for the free event.
B.CITY STAFF
Deputy Director of Development Services, Rosie Lua, provided committee members a
copy of Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) Chapter 29.10.010 Purpose, as well as
Ordinance No. 1390 which updated Chapter 29.30, CRPC Bylaws.
C.ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee took no
action on this matter.
Item 4A - 3
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ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
9. ADJOURNMENT
The Cultural Resources Preservation Committee adjourned at 10:36 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda Gonzalez, Senior Administrative Assistant
Recording Secretary
APPROVED BY CRPC: __/__/2023
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CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Committee
From: Nick Melloni, Principal Planner
Date: June 27, 2023
Subject: Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Work Plan Fiscal Year
2023/2024.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The intent of this memorandum is to summarize the City Council’s acceptance of the
Cultural Resource Preservation Committee’s (CRPC) proposed Work Plan for the
2023/2024 Fiscal Year, and generally outline next steps to achieve the work plan items
over the course of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
On June 8, 2023, the Palm Desert City Council received the draft of the CRPC’s Work
Plan for the 2023/2024 fiscal year and accepted the plan as presented. This work plan
consists of five (5) priority items, which were decided upon based on the consensus of the
CRPC in a special meeting held on May 5, 2023. The priorities and next steps are
summarized in the table below:
Table 1 – Cultural Resource Preservation Committee 2023/2024 Priorities
Priority Next Steps / Resources Cost
1. 50th Anniversary events, City events,
and Modernism Week to include:
• Explore creation of yard signs or
similar device for residential
properties 50 years or older
Assign a subcommittee to work with
public affairs regarding modernism
week.
CRPC will establish a
subcommittee to plan for
event participation during
2023.
None
anticipated.
2. Update and maintain inventory of
current historical landmarks and make
them available on the City’s website.
• Convert the existing driving
tour document to a
Staff will update maps of
historic resources and
landmark districts to show
locations on the City
website using existing ESRI
software resources.
None
anticipated.
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Priority 1
Recommended next steps for the item are as follows:
The CRPC will form a subcommittee to explore the creation of a yard sign or other device
to identify properties which are 50 years or older and work with Public Affairs regarding
participation in the City’s 50th anniversary event.
Planning Division staff will seek guidance from the subcommittee and prepare a list of
properties which are 50 years or older and initiate an outreach to property owners to gauge
searchable document and
reformat.
•Provide a brochure on the
website with links to
informational resources on
how to research a historic
structure.
3. Establish a historic resources survey
and a Citywide historic context
statement.
Staff will seek a consultant
to prepare the survey and
statement. $40,000 which
was previously budgeted
and allocated to the
preparation of Objective
Design Standards for
Multifamily Housing may be
re-allocated to the
preparation this survey.
$40,000
4. Seek certified local government (CLG)
designation
Staff will assess the
potential to file an
application and hire a
consultant to prepare the
application. Final approval
of the application will
require City Council
Approval.
$30,000
5. Continue to review Mills Act Contracts
and consider requesting the Council
modify or remove the application limits
established by Resolution No. 2011-1.
Staff will amend the
resolution establishing the
application process, and
review procedures to
implement the Mills Act by
increasing the number of
preservation agreements
the City may enter into per
calendar year or removing
the requirement altogether.
No direct
cost at this
time.
Fiscal
impacts will
be
assessed at
time the
resolution is
modified.
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interest in the program and present the findings to the subcommittee during the months of
July and August for additional feedback and next steps.
Priority 2
Planning staff will revise website listings to refer to the Planning Division rather than
Building and Safety with anticipated completion by August/September 2023. Planning staff
will also update maps to show all officially designated Historical Landmarks and Districts
with links to information with anticipated completion by September 2023. Finally, Planning
staff will explore turning the 2007 Bus Tour Exhibit into a story map with anticipated by
September 2023.
Priority 3
Planning staff will draft a request for proposal (RFP) Scope of Work to hire a consultant to
prepare a Citywide Historical Resources Survey and Historic Context Statement to present
to City Council later this year. The study will be intended to identify and document
potentially significant resources more than 45 years of age with the appropriate National
Register Status Code and evaluate potential eligibilities to be included in National and
State Registers. Proposals received will be evaluated by a selection committee comprised
of City staff.
Priority 4
Planning staff will work with staff at the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) to
assess eligibility before formally applying to become a Certified Local Government (CLG).
Staff will assess what additional steps are necessary based on OHP feedback.
Priority 5
Planning staff will draft a revised ordinance to increase the number of Mills Act Contracts
that can be processed in a fiscal year. The current resolution limits the total at seven (7)
applications. Staff anticipates having an item ready to present to City Council in August.
Recommendation:
1. Form a subcommittee to discuss the implementation of Priority 1 of the 2023/2024
Work Plan.
Item 5A - 3
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CITY OF PALM DESERTATTENDANCE REPORTAdvisory Body: Prepared By:Year 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecDate 31-Jan 28-Feb 28-Mar 25-Apr 30-May 28-Jun 26-Jul 30-Aug 27-Sep 25-Oct 29-Nov 27-DecClark, Paul---P-P-P - ---00Graybill, Don---P-A-P - --- 1 1Housken, Kim---P-P-P - --- 0 0McCune, Rochelle---P-P-P - --- 0 0Mortensen, Thomas---P-P-P - --- 0 0Toltzmann, David---P-A-P - --- 1 1Vacancy00Palm Desert Municipal Code 2.34.010:P PresentA AbsentE Excused- No meetingMonthly: Three unexcused absences from regular meetings in any twelve-month period shall constitute an automatic resignation of members holding office on boards that meet monthly.Cultural Resources Preservation CommitteeM. GonzalezTotal AbsencesTotal Unexcused AbsencesItem 7D - 1