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MEETING OF: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
DATE OF MEETING: September 8,2003
TIME OF MEETING: 530 PM
PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Conference Room
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Ladouceur called the meeting to order at 531 PM
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Gutierrez, Ladouceur, Muth, and Trejo
Absent: Commissioner Christiansen
Also Present Were: Assistant Library Director, Geoff Armour
Arborist Mark Wisniewski -
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the meeting held July 14, 2003 were approved as presented.
HERITAGE TREE WALKING TOUR:
Arborist Wisniewski referred the Commissioners to the three draft versions of walking
tour brochures he is developing and asked for feedback. He reported that he had
already asked some non-residents to look them over and at their suggestion he added
more landmarks to the map.
There was some discussion about adding photographs or sketches of the trees to make
it easier to identify them and Mr. Wisniewski suggested some historic photographs
would be nice to include, showing what the tree(s) had looked like then and now.
Mr. Wisniewski reported that since his initial Heritage Tree Inventory was concluded, at
least ten of the trees identified are now gone. He said some had died; some had been
lost in a storm and some the private owners had simply removed.
c Also discussed was the possibility of providing markers for some of the more significant
trees which would include their Latin names, common names and countries of origin.
Mr. Wisniewski will research types of markers and report back to the commission.
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- The commission expressed interest in the many species found and Mr. Wisniewski
explained that it would appear private citizens planted most of the non-native trees, and
that the soil in the village area is extremely rich and fertile which allowed the trees to
thrive. He also noted that Carlsbad had a significant number of citizens involved in
horticulture.
Mr. Wisniewski pointed out that Carlsbad had a large number of residents who were
involved in horticulture and the soil in the village area was very good. Private citizens
planted may of the species that are not native to the area.
Plans are for the walking tour brochures to be available at the Information Kiosk at the
train station, the gazebos at Rotary and Holiday Parks and on the City’s web page.
Mr. Wisniewski concluded his presentation by announcing that he has asked members
of his professional group to assist in the fulfillment of the “tour” requirement in the
contract. He pointed out that there has been so much interest and publicity about the
trees that any announcement of a guided tour (as required in his contract) would draw a
couple of hundred people. He hopes to provide multiplel-hour tours, of 10 to 15 people
each, with the help of his colleagues. He would also take that opportunity to measure
some of the largest trees in town.
CYPRESS TREES ON CARLSBAD BOULEVARD:
Assistant Library Director Armour reported that he had received a call from Housing &
Redevelopment Director Debbie Fountain regarding the realignment of Carlsbad
Boulevard. She specifically asked if the trees in the median have any historical
significance.
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Mr. Wisniewski suggested the trees probably don’t have any historical significance but
since we have no information on who planted them, etc. it would be difficult to
determine.
Assistant Library Director Armour will check with the City to see exactly which trees are
involved and the timetable for the project. In the meantime, Mr. Wisniewski will see
what he can find out about them.
INSTALLATION OF PLAQUES:
Assistant Library Director Armour advised that the plaques have been given to Facilities
for installation. Commissioner Trejo has asked that the plaque for her property (Gause
House) be mounted on a pedestal on the north corner, similar to that installed at St.
Michael’s Church.
Commissioner Trejo also reported that Mr. Ramirez would like the plaque installed on
the corner of his property near the driveway.
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/c- Assistant Library Director Armour will arrange for Commissioner Trejo to meet with
Facilities regarding the installation of the two plaques.
The Commission discussed placing plaques at all the historic sites in the walking tour
brochure and also the possibility of installing small plaques for the trees on the tours.
The plaque probably would contain the tree’s Latin name as well as country of origin.
Mr. Wisniewski suggested that wherever possible, the plaques for the trees could be
mounted in the hardscape. Identifying some of the others might create a challenge, and
he will investigate the possibilities and report back to this Commission.
The Commission also discussed hanging in Magee House, a large copy of the map of
the original tree survey, marking the location of the plaques as well as the heritage trees
and updating it as necessary.
INSTALLATION OF EL CAMINO REAL BELL:
Assistant Library Director Armour reported that the bell and shepherd’s crook has
arrived and is currently being stored down in the Village area. He said the press has
expressed interest in the project and want to be on hand when it is actually installed at
the Fountain site. Tentative plans include a ceremony with the City Council present
possibly sometime within the next few months. The plaque for the bell has not been
ordered yet.
CARLSBAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY UPDATES:
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Prowarns -
0 The Society hosted another antique appraisal at Heritage Hall last month with
about twenty participants but there was another event being held in the park so
parking was a huge problem.
0 September 28‘h they are hosting a program on the history of State Parks and a
tour of the State Park offices off of Carlsbad Boulevard, a building that served as
Carlsbad’s first fire station after World War II.
0 October 1 8‘h at 10 AM is the Annual Meeting and Program at Neiman’s including
a champagne brunch and a screening of the film, “The Art of Surfing Carlsbad”.
Barn displays - The Contractor for the renovations to the Magee Barn, Tom Sears, just
received the hardware needed to hang the doors. Once the doors are hung, there is the
clean-up work and decisions about the fencing and landscaping. In addition to that,
there is still the cistern, which needs to be rebuilt, and the Rainfall Record, and the
largest job, the interior displays for the museum.
Once it is ready to open the facility to the public the CHS will host a “barn raising” event,
probably several months from now. They are also investigating different options for a
security system for the barn. rc
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t Website development - The Society has hired Daniel Gutierrez to develop their
we bsite.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Commissioner Ladouceur complimented the City staff on the opening of the Leo Carrillo
Ranch Park, citing the attention to detail as impressing.
Commissioner Trejo reminded everyone that the Barrio Fiesta is this Sunday from 9AM
until 6PM.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NONE
ITEM FOR NEXT AGENDA:
Discuss names for the tree tours instead of tour numbers.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m and some of the
Commissioners with Assistant Library Director Armour accompanied Mr. Wisniewski on
a sample “tree” tour.
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Respectblly sub itted, WAS
Cissie Sex&
Administrative Secretary