HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11416 approving Mills Act Historic Property Preservation Agreement for the Call Hotel at 1703 Santa Barbara Avenue (Application No. HIST-0616-2023)
RESOLUTION NO. 11416 (2023 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
OWNER OF THE CALL HOTEL AT 1703 SANTA BARBARA AVENUE
(APPLICATION NO. HIST-0616-2023)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo is authorized by
contracts with the owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use,
maintenance, and rehabilitation such that these historic properties retain their historic
characteristics; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Resolution No. 9136 (2000 Series),
establishing the Mills Act Historic Property Tax Incentive Program as an ongoing historic
preservation program to promote the preservation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of
historic resources through financial incentives; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has designated this
property as a historic resource of the City of San Luis Obispo pursuant to the policies in
WHEREAS, The Lobby, LLC is the owner of that certain qualified real property,
Parcel Number 003-552-006, located at 1703 Santa Barbara Avenue, in the City of San
Luis Obispo, California, also described as The Call Hotel; and
WHEREAS, the City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into
an agreement to limit the use of the property to prevent inappropriate alterations and to
ensure that character-defining features are preserved and maintained in an exemplary
manner, and repairs and improvements are completed as necessary to carry out the
purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article
12, Sec. 50280 et seq., and to qualify for an assessment of valuation pursuant to Article
1.9, Sec. 439 et. seq. of the Revenue and Taxation Code; and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee of the City of San Luis Obispo
conducted a public hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San
Luis Obispo, California, on March 27, 2023, for the purpose of reviewing the proposed
historic property preservation agreement, and recommended that the City enter into the
agreement; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing in the Council Chamber
of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, on May 2, 2023, for the purpose
of considering approval of the historic property preservation agreement, and has duly
considered all evidence, including the record of the Cultural Heritage Committee hearing
and recommendation, testimony of the applicant and interested parties, and the
evaluation and recommendation by staff, present at said hearing; and
WHEREAS, notices of said public hearings were made at the time and in the
manner required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. Based upon all the evidence, the City Council makes the
following findings:
a) Conservation and Open Space Element Program 3.6.2 states that the City will
participate in financial assistance programs such as property tax reduction
programs that encourage maintenance and restoration of historic properties.
b) The Call Hotel, located at 1703 Santa Barbara Avenue, has been recognized
as a historic asset in the community by its designation as a Master List Historic
Property by the City Council on August 16, 1983 (Resolution 5197). As such,
maintaining the structure will meet the
listed in policies 3.3.1 through 3.3.5 of the Conservation and Open Space
Element.
SECTION 2. Environmental Determination. The City Council has determined that
the above actions do not constitute a project, as defined in California Environmental
Quality Act Guidelines § 15378, and are not subject to environmental review.
SECTION 3. Historic Property Preservation Agreement Approved. The City
of San Luis Obispo and the Owner of the Historic Property Located at 1703 Santa Barbara
AvenueThe Lobby, LLC.
SECTION 4. Community Development Director Authorized to Sign Agreement for
City. The City Council hereby authorizes the Community Development Director to execute
said agreement on behalf of the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo.
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SECTION 5. Recordation of the Agreement. No later than twenty (20) days after
the parties enter into said agreement, the City Clerk shall cause the agreement to be
recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of San Luis Obispo.
On motion of Vice Mayor Marx, seconded by Council Member Shoresman, and on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Francis, Pease, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Marx, and
Mayor Stewart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
nd
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 2 day of May 2023.
___________________________
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, on _______________________.
__________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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