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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-01-09; Historic Preservation Commission; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Time of Meeting: 5:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: January 9, 1989 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS CALL TO ORDER: Commissioner Howard-Jones called the Meeting to order at 5:08 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Howard-Jones, Christiansen, Swenson and Ex-Officio Member Marcus. Chairman Blackford arrived at 5:12 p.m. Absent: Commissioner Robertson. Staff Members Present: Patty Cratty, Senior Management Analyst APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 12, 1988, were approved as presented. OLD BUSINESS/INFORMATIONAL: Item 86 was taken out of order at this time. 6. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MITIGATION - VIEWPOINT. Don Fontana, WESTEC, was present to answer questions, and Commissioner Swenson stated his questions had been answered by the report, but it did point up the need for guidelines. of report on other projects, as it would aid this Commission in determining whether archaeological and paleontological sites were being preserved. He added he would like to see this type Chairman Blackford arrived at 5:12 p.m. Chairman Blackford inquired about the peer review and commented that he felt it was necessary, and Commissioner Swenson concurred. This was necessary to locate any shortcomings in the design, since there is no one on City staff at this time who is fully aware of what should be done to preserve a site. Commissioner Swenson stated this again points up the need for the City to have established guidelines with respect to archaeological and paleontological sites. Patty Cratty explained that the grant money has just become available to use for the guidelines and staff will prepare an agenda bill to take to Council to hire a consultant to prepare those guidelines. Commissioner Swenson inquired whether there could be a requirement that if and when artifacts are found on a project, that the developer would be required to set aside 1/2 percent or one percent for the preservation and storage of those materials. Mr. Fontana stated the owners would have to answer that question. Swenson stated there is a real need for this, as at the present time there is no place to store artifacts. Commissioner Howard-Jones Christiansen Swenson e t - X MINUTES January 9, 1989 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS \ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MITIGATION - VIEWPOINT. (Continued) Dennis Gallegos, WESTEC, stated that if a site were found to have senstive areas, there should be some funding for the storage of whatever was found in those areas, but should be across the board, to provide a repos I tory. of that nature. Mr. Ga 1 legos added there were no gu i de I i nes The Commissioners agreed this is not just a local problem, but actually a world-wide problem, and arti should have repositories provided In all countries, order not to lose the materials that have been found acts n In answer to query regarding how frequently peer review is held, Mr. Gallegos stated it is rare. It does help to protect the City and the developer to ensure the archaeological portion is being conducted in a professional manner, and he added that selection is the problem with peer review. Mr. Gallegos stated that if there Is a difference of opinion on the peer review, they are sent the data recovery program, and are shown what Is being done in the f ield. Mr. Fontana asked the Commission whether they would vote to recommend approval of this project, and Chairman Blackford answered there was no action to be taken by this Commission. They could write a letter to the Planning Commiss.ion lndicatlng the action taken and this Commission's reaction to the information provided. The consensus of the Commission was that this project did meet the terms of preservation on this type of project, and was an honest attempt to do a good Job. 1. PRESENTATION TO COMMISSION. Mrs. Joan Kindle distributed an information sheet to the Commissioners to accompany the slide presentation on Leo Carrillo. Mrs. Kindle showed the artifacts she has I there ed she Ilo and gathered and stated she will hold these items unt is a permanent place to display them. She indica will continue to research the history of Leo Carr fami ly. will interview friends and members of his NEW BUSINESS: 2. POINT OF INTEREST DESIGNATION. Patty Cratty reported the Gaus House and information Is tied together and she felt they should be presented to the Commission at the same t me. will present this information, together with information on the Shipley-Ward House, at the next meeting for point of interest designation. he Union Church Ms. Cratty 3. CHANGE IN MEETING DATE. The consensus of the Commission was to continue this item to the next meeting, wlth the majority of members present preferring to keep the present meeting date and time. 7- MINUTES I January 9, 1989 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 3 COMMISSIONERS 4. CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT. Patty Cratty reported the current grant application had been received and needs to be returned by 3anuary 30. She said the grant should be for travel to State conferences and to expand on the survey and guidelines. Chairman Blackford stated that in the future he would like to have an educational program to be viewed publicly. Ms. Cratty stated she would put that item on the agendas during the year for discussion. Historic Preservation Commission instructed staff to apply for the Certified Local Government Grant for travel and expansion of current grant activities. OLD BUSINESS/INFORMATIONAL: 5. COMMISSION'S ASSISTANCE/DUTIES. Commissioner Howard-3ones stated she felt some of the work items assigned to Ms. Cratty could be done by members of this Commission; for example, some of the letters to be written could be drafted by a Commissioner and given to Patty to finalize. She also felt that some of the research on the sites could be done by Commissioners, to relieve staff of the time-consuming job of hunting up information on points of interest and landmarks. Ms. Cratty stated there had been no direction from Council at this time to proceed with establishing guidelines; they only said to proceed to apply for the grant. The Historic Commission, by consensus, agreed that Commissioner Howard-3ones would assist Ms. Cratty in drafting some of the letters this Commission has directed staff to write, and also aid in the research necessary for the designation of landmarks and points of interest. Commissioner Swenson inquired how to address the problem of another Commission not informing this Commission on a matter that concerned it. Ex-Officio Member Marcus stated this Commission needs more visibility and more prestige. Ms. Cratty said that every Department in the City has a copy of the sites on this Commission's list, but there are other sites that this Commission does not have on its list. Ms. Marcus stated she would speak with Planning Director Mike Holzmiller and the Planning Commission Chairperson and make them aware that this Commission should be advised when a site affects the purpose of this Commission. Commissioner Howard-3ones stated she would contact the Chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Commission to inform her of the need to advise this Commission of any action pending on a site that does have historic significance. Blackf ord Christiansen Howard -Jones Swenson q - X X X X P MINUTES January 9, 1989 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 4 COMMISSIONERS COMMISSION'S ASSISTANCE/DUTIES. Chairman Blackford stated the representative -Member from this Commission to Parks and Recreation Commission should be Commissioner Howard-Jones or Robertson. He stated he would attend the February Meeting of Parks and Recreation Commission with the other Commissioners. Commissioner Christiansen stated she felt the Parks and Recreation Commission should have more communication with the Historic Preservation Commission. Mention was made of a map of parkland with historic sites as an overlay, in order to keep this Commission aware of all sites. 6. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MITIGATION - VIEWPOINT. This item was taken out of order. (See Page 1) 7. RULES AND PROCEDURES. Historic Preservation Commission approved the Rules and Procedures as prsented. 8. PLAQUES FOR DESIGNATED SITES. Patty Cratty reported that this Commission did approve having site markers for landmarks and points of interest, but there was no budget at that time. The Commission may now want to order site markers for the sites already designated. Commissioner Swenson suggested that staff needed to check with the Historic Society to be certain the markers are compatible with their markers. Commissioner Christiansen left the meeting at 6:42 p.m. Commissioner Swenson suggested having a list of sites, and make a decision on the kind of site markers and put that information together for the next meeting. asked about putting something on the curbing where a site did exist, but no longer is in its original shape. He also 9. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS. Commissioner Howard-Jones will contact Commissioner Robertson with regard to the framing of the school picture for Calavera Hills Park. about the brochure status. She will also ask him Chairman Blackford, Commissioner Howard-Jones and Patty Cratty will meet next Tuesday at 8:OO a.m. to discuss the joint workshop with Council. IO. HISTORIC RESOURCES. Patty Cratty gave a copy of a brochure from Santa Cruz to the Commissioners for their perusal. Blackf ord Christiansen Howard -3ones Swenson - X X X X . . J4 MINUTES 3anuary 9, 1989 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 5 COMMISSIONERS 11. SUMMARY REPORTS. This is an information item only. 12. FEBRUARY CALENDAR. Report on internship idea Site markers for sites not covered normally Possibility of changing meeting time Sub-committee Reports AD30URNMENT: By proper motion, the Meeting of January 9, 1989, was adjourned at 7: 15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, PATRICIA CRATTY Senior Management Analyst Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk