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Home My WebLink About2026-07-07; City Council; Resolution 2026-149Exhibit 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-149 . A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WORK PLAN ANNUAL REPORT AND APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION WORK PLAN WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined through requirements in Chapter 2.15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) that each board or commission provide to the City Council for its approval an annual work plan of activities to be undertaken by the board or commission and a subsequent report of its accomplishments; and WHEREAS, the CMC Section 2.42.040 delineates the duties of the Historic Preservation Commission; and WHEREAS, on March 9, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission considered a report of the items accomplished in the prior year and their work plan for fiscal year 2026-27; and WHEREAS, after receiving a staff presentation and commissioner discussion, the Historic Preservation Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Planning Commission Work Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1.That the above recitations are true and correct. 2.This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. 3.That the City Council accepts the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Historic Preservation Commission Work Plan Annual Report, attached hereto as Attachment A. 4.That the City Council approves the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Historic Preservation Commission Work Plan, attached hereto as Attachment B. July 7, 2026 Item #13 Page 11 of 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 898D9394-FCB5-867C-8242-E12EB7CF327D PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 7th day of July, 2026, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin. NAYS: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None. ______________________________________ KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor ______________________________________ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk (SEAL) July 7, 2026 Item #13 Page 12 of 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 898D9394-FCB5-867C-8242-E12EB7CF327D Attachment A City of Carlsbad Historic Preservation Commission Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan Accomplishments The Historic Preservation Commission holds regularly scheduled meetings and advises the City Council and Planning Commission on the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historic areas and sites within the city. The City Council approved the commission’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan on June 10, 2025. This document reports on the actions the Historic Preservation Commission took to implement the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan. Historic Preservation Commission's Accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 In terms of accomplishments, this past year the Historic Preservation Commission’s accomplishments are the following: 1. The Commission has held five regularly scheduled meetings over the past year (2025 calendar year). 2. A subcommittee was formed to update the Historic Preservation Commission website. The subcommittee completed its work and presented a final report to the Historic Preservation Commission. The website has been updated to include information about historic surveys, historic properties, how properties may qualify for historic designation, benefits and incentives, preservation-related codes and policies, and other ways to explore historic properties. The page can be accessible with the link provided below. Historic Preservation | Carlsbad, CA 3. Explored ways of sharing information about historic site recognition. 4. Continued to educate the community about its history through support of school curriculum. The “Drawing on Carlsbad’s Past,” a 3rd Grade Art Contest was presented to the City Council on May 20, 2025. Seven schools participated. 5. The City Council adopted the Historic Preservation Commissions’ recommendations for a uniform plaque program to commemorate historic resources and heritage trees in the city. The Historic Preservation Commission received its first nomination for plaque installation on Nov. 10, 2025. 6. Developed recommendations for additional historic benefits and incentives to increase participation in historic preservation. The City Council provided direction to staff to initiate certain zoning code amendments to implement the Historic Preservation Commission’s recommendations. July 7, 2026 Item #13 Page 13 of 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 898D9394-FCB5-867C-8242-E12EB7CF327D 7. Reviewed Mills Act implementation and recommended opportunities to advance preservation of historic properties. The Historic Preservation Commission appointed an ad-hoc subcommittee to oversee certain implementation activities aimed at encouraging enrollment. The ad-hoc subcommittee met on one occasion. 8. The Historic Preservation Commission received a paleontological monitoring report for the project (13 single-family residential lots) at the southern terminus of Twain Avenue, abutting the Spyglass Hills neighborhood, called the Ocean View Point subdivision. 9. A liaison was appointed to maintain communications with the Carlsbad Historical Society. July 7, 2026 Item #13 Page 14 of 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 898D9394-FCB5-867C-8242-E12EB7CF327D Attachment B City of Carlsbad Historic Preservation Commission Fiscal Year 2026-27 Work Plan I. Mission Statement The mission of the Historic Preservation Commission shall be to advise the City Council, Planning Commission, and Housing Commission in all matters relating to the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historic resources in the City of Carlsbad and inform the public of all matters pertaining to the preservation of historic resources within the guidelines and codes that govern the Commission. II. Work Plan Purpose The Historic Preservation Commission developed this Work Plan during its meeting on March 9, 2026. The Work Plan and complementary actions are intended to guide the Commission and city staff work efforts over the next fiscal year. The document allows the Commission, the City Council, and public to receive an update on projects that the Commission is undertaking (based on City Council direction) and allows the City Council to review projects or programs they may want to proceed with. In addition to the Work Plan items, the Commission and city staff concurrently dedicates significant time and resources to projects not on the Work Plan. III. Historic Preservation Commission's Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 The following is to be included in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Work Plan. 1. Create/update a brochure for Historical Plaque Program buildings and structures, including but not limited to the use of technologies (e.g. city website and QR codes for landmark wayfinding. 2. Implement the uniform plaque program. Consider designating individual properties for landmarks and work with property owners to install plaques on historic buildings in the Local Register. 3. Implement the Mills Act program. Work with property owners to participate in the program. 4. Continue to educate the community about its history through support of school curriculum, 3rd grade historic art program. July 7, 2026 Item #13 Page 15 of 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 898D9394-FCB5-867C-8242-E12EB7CF327D 5. The Commission will assist in maintaining the Historic Preservation Ordinance and support any CMC revisions intended to establish local benefits and incentives as directed by the City Council. 6. Foster partnership with the Carlsbad Historical Society and provide oversight for the ongoing effort to preserve the Magee House (i.e., Carlsbad Historical Society Museum). Collaborate with the Carlsbad Historical Society on community events or other activities to encourage historic preservation. 7. Support efforts to update the city’s Cultural Resouce Guidelines with staff and provide advisory reviews as needed. 8. Analyze the steps required to obtain Certified Local Government Status and provide a recommendation to the City Council. 9. Further, the Commission shall study and report to the City Council upon any matter referred to it by the City Council and furnish any special information, reports or materials which the City Council may request. IV. Items “On-Deck” or Set-Aside for Future Year Work Plan(s) The following is NOT to be included in the FY 2026-27 Work Plan; however, may be initiated during the course of the fiscal year and/or included in the work plans of future years. 10. Help create an oral history collection project in cooperation with Library’s Carlsbad History Collection through recorded interviews of local long-time residents and through creating brief biographies about the city’s past mayors to accompany photos in Council Chambers. July 7, 2026 Item #13 Page 16 of 16 Docusign Envelope ID: 898D9394-FCB5-867C-8242-E12EB7CF327D