HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-13; Historic Preservation Commission; ; Historic Preservation Commission WebsiteMeeting Date: Nov. 13, 2023
To: Historic Preservation Commission
From: Mike Strong, Assistant Director of Community Development
Staff Contact: Mike Strong, Assistant Director of Community Development
Mike.strong@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2721
Subject: Historic Preservation Commission Website
Recommended Action
Create an ad-hoc subcommittee and appoint two members to assist staff with the development
of the Historic Preservation Commission website.
Executive Summary
City commissions and boards may appoint ad hoc subcommittees or members to ad hoc
subcommittees as needed. The purpose of this report is to form an ad-hoc subcommittee to
assist staff with updating the city’s website. Based on their review and assessment of the city’s
website, the subcommittee would develop recommendations and report to the staff liaison in
fall 2023. The full Historic Perseveration Commission would receive an informational
presentation on all final recommendations in early 2024.
This item is included in the 2023-2024 Work Plan.
Explanation & Analysis
Historic Preservation is the practice of preserving and ensuring the continued use of the places
and buildings that represent our city’s history. Using online tools and technology could be a
logical extension of the city's commitment to historic preservation.
Pursuant to Section 2.15.20(E) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, a city commission may organize
ad hoc subcommittee of a limited duration. Forming a limited subcommittee to assist staff in
updating the website would be an efficient way for interested commissioners to devote the
time to this assignment and determine how best to improve some of the city’s online
resources. The subcommittee would be tasked with reviewing the city’s website, discussing and
analyzing how to provide the public with easy access to hands-on information, and identifying
changes to the city’s website to better use technology and data to promote, preserve, and
enhance historic properties and to provide the public with the most up-to-date historic
resources information.
Commission members are being asked to create a limited, ad-hoc subcommittee and appoint
two members to serve. Once appointed, city staff would determine the availability of the
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Staff Report
subcommittee members to virtually meet at a specified dates and times, scheduling meetings
on an as-needed basis. It is anticipated that the subcommittee would meet virtually two or
three times in fall 2023. City staff would work to publish the subcommittee’s desired changes
by the end of the calendar year. The full Historic Perseveration Commission would receive an
informational presentation on all final recommendations in early 2024.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with receiving this informational report.
No budget has been allocated to support this program. Direct and indirect costs associated with
developing a Historic Preservation Commission website would likely fall within the existing
department budget, working in collaboration with Information Technology and their
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) section if needed.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a “project”
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it has no
potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
Exhibits
None.
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