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Cultural
Heritage Committee Meeting Update
June 15, 2009 Monday
5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Committee Members Barbara Breska, Dan Carpenter, Katy Davis, Dean
Miller, Jeff Oliveira, Vice-Chairperson Chuck Crotser, and
Chairperson John Fowler. All members were
present.
STAFF: Deputy
Community Development Director Kim Murry and Senior Planner Jeff
Hook
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
MINUTES:
The minutes of April 27,
2009, regular meeting were approved as submitted.
DISCUSSION
ITEMS:
1. Review
Cultural Heritage Committee role and procedures for historic
property nomination and Mills Act contracts.
Jeff Hook gave a brief introduction, noting that at
its April 27, 2009, meeting the Committee had directed staff to
schedule this item for discussion. He added that the two main areas
of CHC concern appeared to be the historic property nomination
process, and the timing of Mills Act contract requests. Some
Committee members questioned the appropriateness of reviewing
requests for Mills Act program participation at the same meeting at
which the property owner was requesting nomination to the Master
List of Historic Resources, especially when historic significance
depends upon proposed rehabilitation or remodeling.
Committee members discussed Mills Act property
improvement requirements, architectural integrity, and at what point
changes to historic buildings affect historic significance, and
criteria for historic nominations. Committee unanimously agreed on
the following direction to staff:
1) The
basis for Historic nomination should be clearly documented in staff
recommendations and more detailed significance criteria should be
considered for inclusion as part of a Historic Preservation
Ordinance, particularly with regard to architectural integrity.
2) To
qualify as historic, properties must meet at least one
Council-adopted eligibility criterion; however, historic nomination
is not automatic. A property that meets one criterion may still not
merit historic nomination if the Committee determines it does not
possess architectural integrity, or achieve a level of significance
appropriate for the type of property.
3) City
should consider aligning its historic significance standards more
closely with state and federal standards.
4) City
should require more specific information on planned improvements to
historic properties and how those changes impact historic integrity;
and a schedule for completing those improvements as part of Exhibit
A in Mills Act contracts.
2. Review
tentative agenda and schedule for a Cultural Heritage Committee and
Architectural Review Commission workshop on architectural
compatibility and historic preservation.
Mr. Hook summarized the agenda report and asked the
Committee to consider the proposed training dates and work scope and
provide direction to staff. Several Committee members noted they
would not be able to attend the proposed training date of July
13-14, 2009. The Committee asked staff to work with the consultant
to reschedule the training and suggested alternate dates of July
27-28 or August 10-11, 2009. Committee members endorsed the
proposed training work scope, as described in Winter & Company’s May
29, 2009, letter. Committee members also wanted to make sure time
was allocated in the program for questions and answers after each of
the agenda topics and that some of the case studies presented were
drawn from San Luis Obispo City.
COMMUNICATIONS:
a. Agenda
Forecast – Staff.
Staff presented the agenda forecast for the July 27,
2009, CHC meeting.
b. Committee
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
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