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MEETING OF: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
DATE OF MEETING: March 12, 2012
TIME OF MEETING: 5:30 PM
PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Dlaz called the meeting to order at 5:35p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Dlaz, Garcia, Levy, Smith and Wachter
Absent: none
Staff Present: Suzanne Smithson, Deputy Library Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
ITEM #2
The minutes of the March 12, 2012 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission were
unanimously approved as submitted (Garcia/Levy).
HERITAGE TREE REPORT:
Deputy Library Director Smithson reported there is no news on the status other than the report
is at the Parks and Recreation Department and will be on the agenda for their commission
sometime in the future.
ORDINANCE REVISIONS:
The most recent draft received from the City Attorney's office was distributed and discussed.
By proper motion (Diaz /Smith) the Commissioners unanimously approved the suggestions from
the City Attorney's office.
Deputy Library Director Smithson distributed the most recent list of possible historical locations
within the City of Carlsbad compiled from a variety of documents in the City's Document
Management System and files in the Local History Room of the Georgian Cole Library. The
Commissioners discussed which of these properties would constitute an historical site
inventory and agreed that only those properties so designated by Council Resolution should be
included. By proper motion (Diaz/Wachter) and vote, the Commissioners agreed to the content
for the inventory as only Council designated properties.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of March 12, 2012
THIRD GRADE ART CONTEST:
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Deputy Library Director Smithson advised that the letters and packets for the third grade
classes were mailed last month to all third grade classes in schools serving Carlsbad students,
which included both the San Marcos and Encinitas school districts as well as local parochial
schools. She also confirmed with the Commissioners the June 5 date for awards at the Council
Meeting and the sequence of events.
PROPERTIES OF CONCERN:
Deputy Library Director Smithson reported that the City is pursuing information to ensure they
comply with any requirements or restrictions for repairing the roof on the Santa Fe Depot,
which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
SPRING FIESTA:
Deputy Library Director Smithson asked for volunteers from the Commission to work an
information booth at the City-sponsored fiesta planned for Saturday, May 5, in the Barrio. She
explained that the day would involve some clean-up, fix-up projects and a neighborhood yard
sale in the morning followed by a fiesta celebration with food and entertainment in the
afternoon.
Commissioner Levy expressed concern over the date and title as the event is planned for the
Saturday prior to the semiannual street fair, sometimes referred to as the Spring Fling, and
Commissioner Smith added that it was also the same day as the community garage sale at
Carlsbad Community Church.
CARLSBAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY UPDATES:
Commissioner Levy reported that the historical presentations the Society has been hosting at
Carlsbad by the Sea have been very successful. He personally presented the program on the
California state history and the next two months in the series will deal with local history for the
cities of Oceanside and Carlsbad.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None present.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion (Dfaz /Smith) the meeting was adjourned at 6:40p.m.
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Cissie SexTn •
Administrative Secretary