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Home My WebLink AboutCRP Cmte - 06/30/09 �'��r-� CITY OF PALM DESERT � � BUILDING & SAFETY DEPARTMENT INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Rachelle Klassen, City Clerk ��L From: Suzanne Cicchini, Administrative Secretary Date: September 29, 2009 Subject: Submission of Approved Minutes for the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Meeting held on June 30, 2009. Attached is a copy of the June 30, 2009 Minutes of the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee Meeting approved by the Committee on September 29, 2009. Please include on the next City Council agenda. Thank you Attachment CITY COU1�C[LACTION APPROV[�;D 1)I�,'�'t�'4) RECEIVEt)��l _..., E��`�[��:� Mf;I;TtNG DATE -L`� �'— AYES: � ` / 2�'OES: N o�e - A�3SENT: �✓►�. Al3STAIN: ' � VERIFIED BY: � Original on File with City Clerk's Of�ce G:\BldgSfty\Suzanne Cicchini\Word Files\Cultural Resources Preservation Committee\Meeting Items\Memo-City Clerk-Minutes 09-29-09.doc CITY OF PALM DESERT .►--�---�. � � CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Minutes June 30, 2009 Administrative Conference Room I. CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair Gale Broeker called the meeting of the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee to order at 10:00 a.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Gale Broeker Vera Handley Don Graybill Kim Housken Kent Routh Bob Pitchford Also Present: Russell Grance, Director of Building and Safety Lauri Aylaian, Director of Community Development K Kaufmann, The Desert Sun Newspaper Ricki Brodie, Palm Desert Resident Suzanne Cicchini, Recording Secretary III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES — OF THE MEETING OF MAY 26, 2009 Committee Member Kim Housken recommended two corrections to the Minutes. Under Old Business, Item B. Discuss Progress of Site Plaques, first paragraph, third sentence, the word pine should be changed to palm. Former Committee Member Jan Holmlund meant to say tallest palm tree instead of tallest pine tree. Also, Under Reports and Remarks, second paragraph, first sentence, there's a typo. Country should be changed to County, referring to the County Records and Archive Center. Committee Member Kent Routh moved to approve the Minutes as corrected. Committee Member Bob Pitchford seconded the Motion, the Motion passed unanimously. CULTURALRESOURCE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE JUNE 30, 2009 V. NEW BUSINESS None VI. CONTINUED BUSINESS A. DISCUSS DRAFT MILLS ACT PROGRAM DOCUMENTS Committee Chair Gale Broeker noted that she didn't see much difference from the documents approved by the Committee in September, 2006. Discussion commenced. Committee Member Kim Housken was concerned about the length of the application. She believes the Assessor should prepare the financial analysis and it should be for the owner's information only. Director of Building and Safety, Russell Grance's understanding was that the County Assessor would check the numbers, but it was a requirement of the property owner. The information provided by the property owner is assessed to determine the validity of it. Committee Chair Gale Broeker wondered why it came before the Cultural Resource Committee at all since this is befinreen the City Council and the property owner. Committee Member Kim Housken wants the Committee to be involved. Cities vary in the methods used to determine whether a designated property is being kept up. Some cities want receipts of work done and others only require a drive by inspection once a year. Some cities limit the number of contracts due to cost and staff administration time. Committee Member Kent Routh discussed the possibility of catastrophic destruction or radical change of a designated property. It is possible for a designation to be lost depending on the circumstances. Committee Member Kim Housken noted that this was accounted for in the document. Ms. Housken wants the application process made as easy as possible. The amount for fees was blank and she was concerned about the necessity of having an application and a contract initiation fee. Director of Building and Safety, Russell Grance responded that fees could be determined at a later date, if applicable. Director of Community Development, Lauri Aylaian explained that a nexus study is done to determine how much processing time is needed and what level of staff would work on it. The City Council establishes the fees. This is done once a year. Staff brings City Council the information for their consideration. VII. OLD BUSINESS A. DISCUSS PROPERY OWNER LETTERS Committee Chair Gale Broker reported that five more letters were sent recently. Of all letters sent, only one property owner consented to a designation so far. More letters will be sent next time the Committee meets. G:\BldgSfty\Suzanne Cicchini\Word Files\Cultural Resources Preservation Committee\Minutes 2009\063009 Minutes.docx Page 2 CULTURALRESOURCE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE JUNE 30, 2009 B. DISCUSS PROGRESS OF SITE PLAQUES Suzanne Cicchini, Recording Secretary presented the most recent price quote from a vendor in Palm Springs. This was the most reasonable quote to date. No plaques will be ordered at this time. C. DISCUSS PROGRESS OF BOOKLET Committee Member Vera Handley was absent. The Booklet Committee has not met, but will meet at a later date. The Committee recommended changes to the booklet at the May 26, 2009 meeting. Committee Member Kim Housken had additional suggestions. On Page Three, Ms. Housken requested that 50 years be changed to 75 years. On Page Six, she requested that a picture of a desert or adobe house be used instead of the photo of the house with siding. Committee Member Kent Routh noted that at no point was this document locked in, but at some point it should be. Russell Grance, Director of Building and Safety pointed out that this is a living document. Committee Member Kim Housken suggested that there be a change to Page Four of the Historic Context where it refers to "historic sites in the planning area." Committee Chair Gale Broeker liked this wording because it's about new development planning. Discussion commenced. Committee Member Kim Housken suggested that a sentence or two of information about ranching and more elaboration on Palm Village be added to the booklet. VIII. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS Committee Chair Gale Broeker attended the American Planning Association Historical Symposium held on June 17, 2009 at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage. The speakers provided immense detail on the Native American presence and their villages and the history of the Coachella Valley. She received some negative feedback from a few attendees about buildings that were destroyed and changes to some other buildings in Palm Desert. Committee Member Kim Housken noted that at the California Preservation Foundation Conference it was mentioned that The National Trust was going to develop a modernism and recent past initiative. It will be interesting to see what it involves. Also, one of the owners of the Cavanaugh Adobe in Indian Wells passed away recently. Committee Chair Gale Broeker noted that the national register paper work for that house was already sent. A discussion commenced about the new building that was erected on the former Palm Desert Lodge site. It's vacant now. Director of Community Development Lauri Aylaian noted that it's a nice, beautiful building on a good commercial location. She didn't think that it would sit vacant forever. G:\BldgSfty\Suzanne Cicchini\Word Files\Cultural Resources Preservation Committee\Minutes 2009\063009 Minutes.docx Page 3 CULTURALRESOURCE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE JUNE 30, 2009 Committee Member pon Graybill shared his experience of touring a home built in Palm Springs in the 1920's. The homes in the area were beautiful, tucked into the hillside, scattered among the rocks near Andreas Canyon. Committee Member Kent Routh noted that this neighborhood was used as a model for The Reserve in Indian Wells. Director of Community Development Lauri Aylaian announced that Renee Schrader, the Community Development's liaison for this committee is no longer with The City of Palm Desert. Ms. Aylaian will be attending the meetings until a new tiaison is assigned. The Cultural Resources Preservation Committee voted on May 26, 2009 not to meet during the months of July and August, 2009. The next meeting of the Cultural Resources Preservation Committee will be Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Administrative Conference Room at The City of Palm Desert. IX. ADJOURNMENT With Committee concurrence, the meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m. ,��- ��G1.1�,,`� � � Suzanne Cicchini, Recording Secretary G:\BldgSfty\Suzanne Cicchini\Word Files\Cultural Resources Preservation Committee\Minutes 2009\063009 Minutes.docx Page 4