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MINUTES
MEETING OF: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
DATE OF MEETING: March 10, 2008
TIME OF MEETING: 5:30 PM
PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Ladouceur called the meeting to order at 5:31 PM.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Diaz, Hinman, Ladouceur & Smith
Absent: Commissioners Christiansen and Daly
Also Present: Suzanne Smithson, Deputy Library Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the January 14, 2008 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission
were approved as submitted.
WELCOME NEW COMMISSIONER:
Deputy Library Director Smithson welcomed newly appointed Commissioner Raul Diaz
and asked him to share information about himself and his interest in the Commission.
STAFF REPORTS:
Plaques and installations - The Ramirez House plaque should be installed by the end
of the month. The pedestal base has been constructed, similar to the one in at the
Gaus House. Mr. Ramirez is doing the installation himself.
The plaque for the Red Apple Inn has not been received but when it arrives it will be
installed by Mark Sainz.
The plaque at the South Coast Land office has not been installed yet but Mark Sainz
has agreed to do it and has spoken with Mr. Garcia about placement.
Deputy Library Director Smithson suggested having both plaques installed about the
same time and planning an event during Historic Preservation Week to recognize out-
going Commissioners as well as the new historic plaques. City Council routinely issues
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a proclamation for Historic Preservation Week in conjunction with the Third Grade Art
Contest awards recognition.
Commissioner Hinman provided the draft of the text for the plaque to be installed at the
Barrio Museum identifying the "Heart of the Barrio" intersection. There was some
discussion about the installation and several Commissioners supported the idea of a
pedestal similar to the Guas and Rameriz houses.
By proper motion and vote, the Commission approved the text for the plaque and
suggested including a photo of the intersection if available in the Library's History Room
archives. Deputy Library Director Smithson will ask the Reference Division at Cole to
research the photo.
Heritage Tree Survey - Deputy Library Director Smithson reported that she had not
heard back from Mr. Wisniewski as to whether the sausage tree at the Kreutzcamp
house is included in Phase II of the survey.
As for the Phase I presentation to the City Council, there is still no scheduled date for
the Parks Department to take it forward. There are some issues with the sewer laterals
and tree roots and Public Works would like those resolved before presenting the
Heritage Tree Survey to Council.
Deputy Library Director Smithson also also reported that in February two of the trees
identified in the report for designation as Heritage Trees were removed for safety
reasons. These trees were located in the rear of the Packard Dental building and after
one fell on a parked vehicle and caused damaged to the adjacent tree, the City
assessed the situation and found it necessary to remove them both.
The Heritage Tree Report was posted on the City's webpage on the Internet and in
December there were 204 page views and in February there were 72, indicating there is
still interest.
Proposed Ordinance revision - No progress to report on the revision.
Plaque Criteria - No progress to report. The Commissioners did discuss whether or
not it was advisable to install the plaques on City property other than on private, which
would then allow installation by City staff. Also discussed was the prospect of asking
Council to approve a standardized historical marker plaque program.
Commission budget - Deputy Library Director Smithson provided the Commission
with the budget figures and expenditures for 2004, 2005, and 2006. The Library
consistently includes $3,000 in the budget for the Commission but Deputy Library
Director Smithson said the proposed budget for FY08-09 was $4,000 in anticipation of
expenses for a printing of Phase II of the Heritage Tree Report.
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Commissioner Ladouceur mentioned a previous discussion of providing markers for the
Heritage Trees once designated by the Council and asked if the cost of providing the
markers could be added to the budget in the future.
Deputy Library Director Smithson suggested the possibility of including markers for
Heritage Trees as part of the plaque program under development.
THIRD GRADE ART CONTEST & AWARDS:
Deputy Library Director Smithson requested approval of the letter to be sent to the
schools and asked Commissioner Smith to confirm the number of third grade classes.
Commissioner Smith reported that she had spoken with Laurel Ferreira, the lead third
grade teach for the District and confirmed the June 17th date for the awards
presentation at Council. Ms. Ferreira will provide the names of the lead teachers who
should receive the letters at each of the schools.
The schools will be asked to follow the same procedure as last year, judging the art at
each location and only sending their top three for awards.
CARLSBAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY UPDATES:
Commissioner Smith reported on the success of the Carlsbad High School 50th
Anniversary event at Magee House and Park and the year book displays in Heritage
Hall.
The Society has hosted a couple of large tour groups recently, one group of 44 from El
Cajon, and is looking for more docents to assist with the tours for the 3rd-graders.
COMMISSION COMMENTS:
Commissioner Ladouceur mentioned the historical building in Escondido that was
burned in the recent fire and also an article out of the LA Times about Dianne Keaton
visiting the Carrillo Ranch with a camera crew to include the house in a book she has
written about California homes.
Commissioner Ladouceur asked if there were opportunities for the Historic Preservation
Commission to meet with other City Commissions or to make a presentation about this
Commission's projects. She thought perhaps the Sister City or Senior Commissions
would benefit.
Commissioner Diaz asked if either the Design Review Board or the Planning
Commission ever contact the Historic Preservation Commission for information about
possible historical significance of an area or building being developed.
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Deputy Library Director Smithson responded that the Municipal Code calls for a liaison
from the Planning Commission to attend meetings of this Commission but that we have
been unsuccessful in getting them to appoint someone to that position.
Both Commissioners Ladouceur and Smith praised the Carlsbad Magazine, especially
its articles on the history of the City and commented on the wonderful collages located
inside Faraday at the west end entrance.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NONE
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Cissie Sexton
Administrative Secretary