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Cultural Heritage Committee
AGENDA
Monday, February 23, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
The Cultural Heritage Committee holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported
at this time. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of
complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In the body of your
email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not
be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the
agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be
limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received
after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be
present at the meeting location.
Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy,
Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire
to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready
material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's
Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114.
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1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Tischler will call the Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee
to order.
2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the
jurisdiction of the Cultural Heritage Committee that does not appear on this
agenda. Although the Committee will not take action on items presented during
the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a
future agenda for discussion.
3.CONSENT
Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-
controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may
request the Cultural Heritage Committee to pull an item for discussion. The
public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the
three-minute time limit.
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES
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Recommendation:
To approve the Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of the September
29, 2025 Special Meeting.
4.PUBLIC HEARINGS
Note: The action of the Cultural Heritage Committee is a recommendation to the
Community Development Director, another advisory body, or to City Council
and, therefore, is not final and cannot be appealed.
4.a REVIEW OF A REQUEST TO ENTER INTO A HISTORICAL
PROPERTY PRESERVATION CONTRACT (MILLS ACT) FOR THE
LANDMARK “MEREDITH HOUSE” PROPERTY (1421 GARDEN
STREET)
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Recommendation:
Provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding a Mills Act
historic property contract between the City and the owners of property at
1421 Garden Street, to encourage maintenance and restoration of the
Landmark historic “Meredith House” property.
4.b REQUEST TO DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY AT 571 PISMO
STREET, CURRENTLY LISTED AS A LOCAL REGISTER
RESOURCE, AS A LANDMARK IN THE CITY’S INVENTORY OF
HISTORIC RESOURCES
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Recommendation:
Make a recommendation to the City Council on the property’s
qualification to be included in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources
as a Historic Landmark.
5.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Receive a brief update from Principal Planner Brian Leveille.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee is scheduled for
March 23, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk
The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible
to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate
alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who
requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting
should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least
48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the
Deaf (805) 781-7410.
Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Cultural Heritage
Committee are available for public inspection on the City’s website:
https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-
minutes. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website:
http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60971&dbid=0&repo=CityCl
erk