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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-05-14; Historic Preservation Commission; MinutesMEETING OF: t M STOR INUTES C PRESERVATION COMMISSION DATE OF MEETING: MAY 14,2001 TIME OF MEETING: 5:30 PM PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Conference Room CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Bizieff called the meeting to order at 531 PM. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Bizieff, Christiansen, Jones, Muth, and Trejo Absent: None Also Present Were: F Assistant Library Director, Geoff Armour APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting held March 12, 2001 were approved as presented. LEDGERWOOD MEMORIALS: Commissioners Jones and Muth suggested another rewrite for the Ledgerwood plaque to be placed on the business site. The commission brainstormed several ideas and asked Assistant Library Director Armour to provide a final draft version for their approval. In an effort to expedite the process, he will send them a copy of the final version via mail. As soon as the text has been approved, the plaque will be ordered and installation at the temporary site will be scheduled according to City Council availability. Assistant Library Director Armour reported that the 4x6 plaque, “In honor of Charles Ledgerwood”, has been ordered for installation at the base of one of the transplanted dwarf apple trees. 'HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 2 Minutes of May 14,2001 HERITAGE TREE SURVEY: P Assistant Library Director Armour advised that Mr. Wisniewski would not be present to make his report due to illness in his family. He has completed the survey and is in the process of marking the locations on the map and compiling photographs of many of the trees including some historical photos taken at the turn of the century. Mr. Wisniewski will be on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of this commission. Commissioner Christiansen asked if this might be a good time to discuss the current status of the red gum lerpsyllid problem. He said that he had spoken to the county who reported that the wasps, which were released ten miles from Carlsbad, were not reproducing and therefore not providing a satisfactory quick solution to the problem. The county did provide him with the name of a chemical (Imidacloprid) that has proved effective in the fight against the lerpsyllid when injected into the trunks of the infected trees. Commissioner Christiansen said the treatment was not cost prohibitive giving an example of $50 to treat an 18 inch in diameter tree, and wanted this commission to make a plea to the City Council for the immediate treatment of any historic trees infected. Assistant Library Director Armour responded that the City is developing a Forest Management Plan for all the trees within the City and this might be a topic for their cons id e rat ion. Commissioner Christiansen indicated that he plans to get on the agenda for the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting to address the subject as well as speak before the City Council during Public Comment. rc MAGEE BARN RENOVATIONS: Assistant Library Director Armour announced that he has a meeting this week to develop a game plan to divide the work between the City staff and the contractor to begin the renovations. City staff has already removed the shed, and the old buggy has been moved into storage until the project has been completed. The Carlsbad Historical Society has plans to display the old buggy and the Twin Inns Chicken in the barn. THIRD GRADE ART CONTEST: Assistant Library Director Armour reported that the information packets have already been provided to the schools and the tours of Magee House are on schedule for the entire month. The judging of the entries will be held at the Georgina Cole Library on June 9'h beginning at 9:00 AM. Judges for the event include Susan Gutierrez from the Carlsbad Historical Society, Sue Ladoueceur from the Arts Associates and Dot Muth from this commission. The awards will be presented prior to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 12th and Chair Bizieff will make the presentations. - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Page 3 Minutes of May 14, 2001 CITY’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK: P Assistant Library Director Armour advised that this item on the agenda was for information only. The idea for a book about the City’s fifty years since incorporation was an idea sent forward from the City Manager’s office and Library employee and Historical Society member Susan Gutierrez is the editor. The project will include some first hand information gathered from interviews as well as information from recorded history. The preliminary outline included six themes - Water, Land Acquisition, Community Development, Incorporation Issues, Infrastructure and “Hot Topics and Issues”. NEWS FROM THE CARLSBAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Assistant Library Director Armour reported that the Carlsbad Historical Society is planning some interior renovations to the kitchen and the room previously occupied by the park planner for the City. There are also plans to repair the outhouse now visible since the recent trimming of the surrounding hedges. He also reported that they were experiencing a problem with pedestrians picking the flowers from the beds planted and tended by the Carlsbad Arboretum Society. The Society has also asked a representative from the Carlsbad Police Department to attend their next board meeting to discuss the recent migration of unsavory individuals to the park. *- PUBLIC COMMENTS: NONE ITEM FOR NEXT AGENDA: *:* Ledgerwood Plaque final version *:* Historical Tree Report *:* Magee Barn update *:e Results of Third Grade Art Contest ADJOURNMENT: By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Respectfullypu bmitted, Cissie dxtori . Ad mi n istrative Secretary c-