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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-2013 ac cooperGpodwin, Heather RECEIVE D JAN 2 2 201 3 To: Subject: Attachments : Grimes, Maev e Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8 :48 A M Goodwin, Heathe r FW : Letter To The Counci l 01_21_13 ...sod letter .docx SLO CITY CLER K AGENDA CORRESPONDENC E Date `I2 2 1131tem # Please distribute this letter to the Mayor and Council Members for tonight's meeting . Thank you . macve kenneay calme s City Cler k city of san Luis oslsp o 990 Palm Stree t San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1 phone : (805) 781-710 2 email merimes@slocitv .org From :Allan Cooper Jmailto :allanc000e©gmail .com j Sent :Monday, January 21, 2013 8 :21 P M To : Grimes, Maev e bject:Letter To The Counci l Maeve Would kindly copy this letter (attached and below) to the Council in time for tomorrow's meeting? I'm proposing to read this letter to the Council at the very beginning of the meeting as its contents do not pertain to any of tomorrow's agenda items . Thanks ! - Allan Regarding : November 10, 2012 Staff Review of 550 Dana Street (Recommended Majo r Modification of a Historically Listed Property) and March 26, 2007 CHC Review of 868 Chorr o Street (Recommended Demolition of Another Historically Listed Property ) Dear Mayor and fellow Council Members : On November 10, 2012, staff planner Pam Ricci reviewed alterations proposed for 550 Dan a Street and determined that the handicap ramp flanking both sides of the said property was a "minor and incidental" alteration to a historically-listed property . It is clear, in this case, that th e *changes to the property are not "minor and incidental" and that these decisions should not resid e within the exclusive purview of a staff planner . Save Our Downtown believes that any alteration s to a "historically listed property" should be first reviewed by the Cultural Heritage Committee . 1 Save Our Downtown has also been concerned that the circa 1870 clapboard addition to th e ancillas/Frietas Adobe at 868 Chorro Street (which qualified for listing on the Nationa l Register)should be demolished as was determined by both CHC and Council back in 2007.868 Chorro should be revisited because the City has recently been elevated to the status of a "Stat e Sponsored Certified Local Government". Being a Certified Local Government (CLG) require s that the City must adopt and use the Secretary of the Interior's Standards thereby providing criteria for project evaluation . Save Our Downtown does not believe that either decision bearing on the current alterations to 550 Dana Street or the proposed demolition of a portion of 868 Chorro Street conform to thes e criteria and indeed appear arbitrary and capricious . Respectfully Submitted, Allan Cooper, Chair Save Our Downtown •756 Broad Street S.L.O • 2 • Regarding:November 10, 2012 Staff Review of 550 Dana Street (Recommended Major Modification of a Historically Listed Property) an d March 26, 2007 CHC Review of 868 Chorro Street (Recommende d Demolition ofAnother Historically Listed Property) Dear Mayor and fellow Council Members : On November 10, 2012, staffplanner Pam Ricci reviewed alteration s proposed for 550 Dana Street and determined that the handicap ramp flanking both sides of the said property was a "minor and incidental " alteration to a historically-listed property . It is clear, in this case, that th e changes to the property are not "minor and incidental" and that thes e decisions should not reside within the exclusive purview of a staff planner. Save Our Downtown believes that any alterations to a "historically liste d property"should be first reviewed by the Cultural Heritage Committee . Save Our Downtown has also been concerned that the circa 1870 clapboar d addition to the Mancillas/Frietas Adobe at 868 Chorro Street (whic h qualified for listing on the National Register) should be demolished as wa s determined by both CHC and Council back in 2007.868 Chorro should b e •revisited because the City has recently been elevated to the status of a "State Sponsored Certified Local Government".Being a Certified Loca l Government (CLG) requires that the City must adopt and use the Secretary of the Interior's Standards thereby providing criteria for project evaluation . Save Our Downtown does not believe that either decision bearing on th e current alterations to 550 Dana Street or the proposed demolition of a portion of 868 Chorro Street conform to these criteria and indeed appear arbitrary and capricious. Respectfully Submitted, Allan Cooper, Chair Save Our Downtow n 756 Broad Stree tS.L .O