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MINUTES
MEETING OF:
DATE OF MEETING: November 13,2000
TIME OF MEETING: 530 PM
PLACE OF MEETING:
H I STO RI C PRES E RVATlO N CO M M I SS IO N
City Council Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Bizieff called the meeting to order at 535 PM.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Bizieff, Christiansen, Jones, Trejo
Absent: Commissioner Muth
Also Present Were: Assistant Library Director, Geoff Armour
Council Member Ramona Finnila
Planning Commission Liaison, Ann L’Heureux
Mark Wisniewski, Arborist
Tom Sears, Contractor
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The approval of the minutes of the meeting held September 11, 2000 was postponed
until the next meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
Chairman Bizieff accepted the nomination to continue at the chair for another year and
Commissioner Christiansen had previously accepted the nomination for vice chair. The
Board elected the two nominees unanimously.
HERITAGE TREE SURVEY PRESENTATION:
Mr. Wisniewski accompanied his report with an extensive slide show. He reported to
have covered in a walking tour about 50% of the area designated for the survey and
taken photographs. He explained the difference between historical trees and heritage
trees in that heritage trees are important for not only historical reasons but also for
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cultural and horticultural reasons and may be unique to the area. His slide presentation
included trees not necessarily accessible but visible and he plans to measure the larger
specimens where he has access. He also reported that so far he has found that most
of the trees in the City that are significant are not native to the area and may not even
be native to State.
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The area to be covered in the survey was identified by Mr. Wisniewski as extending
from Chestnut Street north to the lagoon and from Carlsbad Boulevard east to
Highland, mostly the old village area. Originally the inventory was to be limited to just
I00 trees, but Mr. Wisniewski commented that at this point we might want to consider
100 species, as there are so many.
Assistant Library Director Armour pointed out that this project was designed and
underway before the Citywide interest in a heritage tree survey. This initial survey
focused around the older part of the town and could become Phase I of a larger
reaching survey that will include all the areas of the City. The idea was to incorporate
some of the historical trees into the walking tour being developed for the area.
Mr. Wisniewski reported that he anticipated having the survey itself completed by the
end of the year but then the research for the report would involve some other
individuals. He suggested that the City prepare a press release about the survey and in
it ask for information from the locals on historical trees, which would help with the
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Council Member Finnila suggested placing an article about the historical and heritage
tree inventory in the Community Services magazine as a possible way to solicit input
from the community.
Commissioner Christiansen asked if Mr. Wisniewski had any information on the wasps
that prey on the lurpsyllid which were to be released in our area. Commissioner
Christiansen had contacted the County Department of Agriculture who said that the
wasps had been released two weeks prior within a ten mile radius of Carlsbad and were
projected to migrate into the City within two to three months. They also reported that
they planned to release some within the City of Carlsbad before the end of this winter.
Mr. Wisniewski responded that it was his understanding that the numbers of the wasps
that had been released were relatively low, in the hundreds not thousands, due to the
limited number the department has for that purpose. It is hoped that with the
abundance of their food source in the area, the wasps will multiply.
MAGEE BARN RENOVATIONS:
Tom Sears, the contractor who has been working with Commissioner Christiansen and
Assistant Library Director Armour, distributed a scope of work with cost estimates for
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Mr. Sears had broken the work into eleven different elements, beginning with a
perimeter foundation and interior piers, which he deemed the most urgent. He
reviewed the scope of work elements in detail.
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Chair Bizieff commented that there were several code issues to be discussed before
any recommendations or decisions could be made. He said that if the barn would be
used for anything other than strictly a storage facility, it would have to be brought up to
code for occupancy use.
Assistant Library Director Armour pointed out that the Carlsbad Historical Society is in
the process of a long range planning process to develop a concept and vision for the
use of the barn. One concept being considered is using the barn as part of a static
display where the visitors could walk around and look through the openings but not be
permitted to enter.
Commissioner Christiansen expressed his preference to do a complete renovation on
the barn to provide usable occupancy. He would like to see it as an extension of the
historical Magee House exhibits containing period pieces common to a barn of that era.
There was considerable discussion over the cost differential between preservation and
restoration, the latter being quite expensive. The funding for a project of that magnitude
would have to be approved by the City Council. There was also the question of
spending the lesser amount of money for the preservation in hopes of some day being
able to restore it.
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Mr. Sears suggested a meeting with the City Building Department to discuss each
phase of the project to see if it would meet code. Assistant Library Director Armour
agreed to set up a meeting and Commissioners Bizieff and Christiansen asked to be
included.
Commissioner Trejo asked if we had any information on the Oceanside Heritage Park
which incorporates several old buildings relocated to the park area and which are in
use. Assistant Library Director Armour said he would try to get some information on
that project.
Assistant Library Director Armour suggested that they discuss their options for the
project with the Building Department before making any recommendations. He also
said he wanted some feedback from the Carlsbad Historical Society before meeting
with the Building Department.
LEDGERWOOD MEMORIAL:
Attached to the agenda were the recommendations from the subcommittee for the
memorial to Charles Ledgerwood. The subcommittee has asked for feedback from this
Commission in the form of either approval of the recommendations of the
subcommittee or suggestions for other ideas for the memorial.
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The commission proposed in the form of a motion the placement of a plaque, on City
property, at the site of the Ledgerwood residence and in addition, a tree and plaque at
Magee Park as a memorial to Mr. Ledgerwood. The motion was seconded and the vote
was unanimous in support.
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ST MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH PLAQUE:
Assistant Library Director Armour reported that he had been over to the site and the
public works crew had completed the installation of the plaque. Plans were currently
underway for an unveiling and photo session with the City Council and Father Moquin
of St. Michael’s on November 21,2000 at 4:OO PM.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NONE
ITEM FOR NEXT AGENDA:
= MageeBarn . Tree Inventory
ADJOURNMENT: -
By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cissie Sexton
Administrative Secretary