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Cultural
Heritage Committee Action Update
October 24, 2005 Monday
5:30p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Chairperson Chuck Crotser, Vice-Chair Barbara Breska, Sandy Baer, Dan
Carpenter, Robert Pavlik, Lynne Landwehr, and Tom Wheeler.
Committee members
Wheeler and Baer were absent.
STAFF:
Michael Codron, Associate Planner; Michael Draze, Deputy Community
Development Director; Jeff Hook, Senior Planner
The City Clerk swore in new committee member Dan Carpenter who was
welcomed by the CHC and staff.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Mary Andrews, 1153 Islay Street, submitted a map of her neighborhood
and asked the Committee to consider an expansion of the Old Town
Historic District and the Railroad Historic District.
Bill Statler, City Finance Director, presented information on the
City’s proposed sales tax increase.
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM:
1.
667 and 699 Monterey Street:
ARC 169-05; Review of a Historic Resource Inventory and Initial
Structure Evaluation for the Leitcher Apartment Building, and
preliminary review of a proposal to relocate the historic building
from 667 Monterey Street to 699 Monterey Street; O-H zone; Sheer Edge
Development, applicant. (Michael Codron)
Tthe Committee accepted the Historic Resource Inventory
and Initial Structure Evaluation for the Leitcher Apartments included
with the agenda report and directed staff to use the Inventory and
Evaluation, along with all other available resources, as the basis for
evaluating the project's historical and archeological resources
impacts. This evaluation will occur as part of an Initial Study of
Environmental Impact, which shall be referred to the CHC before its
approval by the Community Development Director. The CHC shall review
a draft of the Initial Study and make a recommendation to the
Director as to its adequacy before any conclusion is made regarding
the appropriate level of environmental review (e.g. Mitigated Negative
Declaration or Environmental Impact Report).
2.
Request
for CHC sponsorship of a historic home tour, “Deliveries ‘Round the
Back”, requested by Heritage Shared as a benefit for history education
in San Luis Obispo, Cultural Heritage Committee, applicant.
(Jeff Hook)
The Committee endorsed City sponsorship of the historic
home tour, “Deliveries ‘Round the Back.”
3.
Consideration of citizen request to review and possibly revise the
Old Town and Railroad Historic District boundaries.
(Jeff Hook)
The directed staff to begin the Citywide historic
inventory, including those areas identified in the citizen’s request
under Public Comments.
4. City-Wide, CHC 94-04: Preparation of a
city-wide resource survey; Cultural Heritage Committee, applicant.
(Jeff Hook)
Jeff Hook noted that the City had hired a part-time, temporary
planning intern to assist with the Citywide historic resources
inventory, and that the new intern, Arleen Cardenas, would attend the
November CHC meeting. Committee members unanimously continued this
item to the November meeting.
5. Communications:
a.
Agenda
Forecast – Staff: Advisory Body Chairpersons training on Wednesday,
October 19th, 5:30 – 7 p.m. in Council Hearing Room.
Chairperson Crotser summarized the meeting and encouraged members to
check out the City Attorney’s PowerPoint presentation that was
distributed to all CHC members.
b.
Committee: Mayor’s Quarterly Luncheon on October 13, 2005
Chairperson
Crotser summarized the results of the Mayor’s Quarterly Luncheon.
c. Jeff Hook reminded Committee members to
contact staff before a CHC meeting ensure the Committee has a quorum
to conduct business and take action on public if they expected to
arrive late or could not attend the meeting. This is important to
hearing items.
ADJOURNED
to the next regular meeting on
Monday, November 28, 2005,
at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo. |
