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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
If City Council concurs, your action is to adopt Resolution No. 88-313 Calavera Lake and Dam, approving Historic Point of Interest.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Historic Preservation Commission held a public meeting on the above site and found it to meet criteria for historic point of interest. Calavera Lake and Dam is owned by the City of Carlsbad, but it is managed and maintained by the Costa Real Water District. The Water District would prefer no designation of the site, but Point of Interest designation would be acceptable.
Point of Interest Designation may be used for a historic resource that does not meet criteria for landmark designation but is of such significance as to warrant inclusion in the Historic Resource Inventory. Point of interest does not require owner consent and it is done only to recognize the resource, allow for documentation through video and photos, and to determine possible placement of markers at the site. Point of Interest Designation may be used for a site that has been or will be razed.
The Commission recommends that the City Council designate Calavera Lake and Dam a Historic Point of Interest.
ENVIRONMENTALREVIEW:
The Planning Director has determined that the designation of Points of Interest do not require environmental review.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no fiscal impact to the City as result of this action.
EXHIBITS:
l- Resolution No.88-313, Calavera Lake and Dam.
2- Staff Report to Mayor and Council Members dated 7/18/88.
3- Location Map
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RESOLU!TION NO. 88-313
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIk, OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA DESIGNATING CALAVFJZA LAKE AND DAM AS A HISTORIC POINT OF INTEREST.
APPLICANT: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION CASE NO.: H-14 CALAVERA LAKE AND DAM
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, has
determined that the Calavera Lake and Dam meets the
requirements for a Historic Point of Interest: and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal
Code, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California
did, on the 11th day of October, 1988, consider point of
interest designation on property described as:
Portions of Parcel Numbers 168-040-02 and 168-020012,13,18,19.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
11 That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
21 That based on the evidence presented the City Council APPROVES H-14, designation of the Calavera Lake and Dam site as a Historic Point of Interest.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on
the 11th day of October , 1988, by the following vote, to
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AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Pettine, Mamaux and Larson
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ABSENT: None 7
ABSTAIN: None 8
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JULY 18, 1988
TO: MAYOR LEWIS COUNCIL MEXBERS
FROM: Management Analyst VIA: Housing and Redevelopment Director
HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION - H-14 - CAL&VERA LAKE AND DAM
The Historic Preservation Commission has been holding regular meetings to review sites and matters relating to historic preservation as specified by the Historic Preservation Ordinance.
The Commission is recommending that Calavera designated as a Historic Point of Interest.
Under the ordinance a site may be considered if:
Lake and Dam be
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It exemplifies or reflects special elements of the City's cultural, social, economic, political, aesthetic, engineering, or architectural history: or
It is identified with persons or events significant in local, state, or national history; or
It embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of construction, is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship or is representative of a notable work of an acclaimed builder, designer or architect; or
It is an archaeological, paleontological, botanical, geological topographical, ecological or geographical site which has the potential of yielding information of scientific value;
It is a geographically definable area possessing concentration of sites, buildings, structures improvements, or objects linked historically through location, design, setting, materials workmanship, feeling and/or association, in which the collective value of the improvements may be greater than the value of each individual improvement.
Following is a description of H-14 Calavera Lake and Dam, specifying its significance for designation as a historic point of interest:
CALAVERALAKEANDDAM
Calavera Lake and Dam is located within a hilly area close to the borders of Carlsbad and Oceanside. The lake and dam cover approximately 40 surface acres over portions of five separate parcels, which total 250 acres. It is surrounded by Calavera Hills development to the west; by Shadowridge Development to the east; by South Coast Asphalt to the northeast. This property is currently owned by the City of Carlsbad, but is managed and maintained by the Costa Real Water District. The total 250 acres is designated open space in the General Plan and in the Zoning Plan.
This project was built in 1940, by the Carlsbad Mutual Water Company, to store San Luis Rey well and river water during of-peak season. The site was chosen for its composition of white silica sand which held the water with a minimum of leakage. There also were rumors of springs at the bottom of the lake site but this has never been proven. The lake and dam are historically significant because of their demonstration of the community's efforts to solve its water supply problems. The natural aspects of the site also provide a glimpse of the area's primitive condition.
The lake was originally named Fraser Lake in honor of Sam Fraser, a retired Army engineer who was superintendent of the Carlsbad Mutual Water District in 1939. At that time, Carlsbad's water supply originated in the San Luis Rey valley and was pumped into a series of hilltop reservoirs within the water district before being distributed district shareholders (ie. residential property holders). Fraser proposed building a dam to store San Luis Rey water during off-peak seasons (winter and spring). A strong majority of shareholders voted approval of a water bond that funded the purchase of 40 acres from the Kelly family for $10,000.
The dam was built of rock and sand from a nearby quarry. Water was carried to and from the lake by a 20 inch redwood pipe. Because of the lake's elevation of only 135 feet above sea level, the water often had to be pumped to reach the hilltop reservoirs that held the normal water supply. The San Luis Rey water reached Calavera by way of three reservoirs: the first on Buena Vista way near Highland Drive, the next near the corner of Park Drive and Monroe or on the Shefler property near Chestnut Avenue and El Camino Real, and the fourth at the south end of Skyline Road. The water was pumped along the route to the dam in the winter and spring and then released back to the reservoirs in the summer and fall.
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The lake served the community for about 16 years. A filtration plant near its shore helped to screen some of the organic matter from the water, although there were many complaints from customers and sometimes, health officials about its quality. The last water was drawn from the lake in 1956, just before completion of a pipeline from San Marcos that brought Colorado River water to Carlsbad. Today the lake is the subject of may recreational proposals. The dam still holds, although the '@plug I) through which water was released has been covered with brush and rocks.
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