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Home My WebLink About09-23-2019 CHC Minutes Minutes – Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of September 23, 2019 Page 1 Minutes CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE Monday, September 23, 2019 Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee was called to order on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 5:31 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Haydu. ROLL CALL Present: Committee Members Eva Ulz, Glen Matteson, James Papp, Vice Chair Thom Brajkovich, and Chair Damon Haydu Absent: Committee Member Shannon Larrabee Staff: Senior Planner Brian Leveille and Deputy City Clerk Megan Wilbanks *The Commission noted that the agenda had not been updated to list Thom Brajkovich’s appointment to Vice Chair. The correction was made above and will reflect on all future agendas. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None. --End of Public Comment-- APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of June 24, 2019: ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PAPP, CARRIED 5-0-1 (Committee Member Larabee absent), the Cultural Heritage Committee approved the minutes of the Regular Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of June 24, 2019, with the following modifications: By consensus, the Committee nominated Committee Member Thom Brajkovich to the position of Vice Chair. The Committee discussed and agreed upon the Plaque and Interpretive Panel Guidelines on City owned property. The guidelines are archived for future reference as part of the June 24, 2019 Cultural Heritage Committee agenda packet, which is available on the City’s website. PUBLIC COMMENT None. --End of Public Comment-- Minutes – Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of September 23, 2019 Page 2 PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Committee Member Papp recused himself at the beginning of the item (5:37 p.m.) due to a conflict of interest and left the room. 2.1013 Ella Street & 2028 Jennifer Street. Review of a request for the property at 1013 Ella Street to be removed from the City's Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources (categorically exempt from environmental review per CEQA Guidelines § 15601); Project Address: 2028 Jennifer; Case #: HIST-0337-2019; Zone: R-2; Bill Reeves, applicant. Associate Planner Walter Oetzell provided background on the property and responded to Committee inquiries. Applicant representative, Greg Wynn, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries. Public Comment Pete Evans --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTSON, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, CARRIED 3-0-1-1 (Committee Member Papp recused, Committee Member Larabee absent), finding that the property does not meet Eligibility Criteria for listing as an historic resource, and recommends that the City Council remove the property from historic listing. Committee Member Papp returned to the meeting at 6:04 p.m. 3.609 Palm Street. Review of two new structures in the Downtown Historic District including a new 23,344 square foot performing arts facility and multi-level City parking structure with 404 Parking Spaces; and demolition of two Contributing historic structures at 610 & 614 Monterey Street. Currently the site is zoned Office with Historic Overlay (O-H) and Medium- High Density Residential (R-3). The zoning for the site is proposed to change to Downtown Commercial with a Historic Overlay (C-D-H), with an addendum to the certified EIR for the project, which addresses the proposed rezone; Project Address: 609 Palm (633 Palm, 970 & 972 Nipomo, 610, 614 & 630 Monterey); Case #: ARCH-0350-2017 & 0415-2019, Zone: O- H & R-3; City of San Luis Obispo, owner; San Luis Obispo Reparatory Theater, applicant. Associate Planner Rachel Cohen provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Committee inquiries. Applicant representatives, Debbie Rudd with RRN Design Group; Gordon Knowles with Watry Designs; Bryce Engstrom with SLO Reparatory Theatre; and City staff member, Richard Burde, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries. Public Comment Dave Hannings James Lopes --End of Public Comment-- Minutes – Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of September 23, 2019 Page 3 ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PAPP, SECONDED BY VICE- CHAIR BRAJKOVICH, CARRIED 4-0-1 (Committee Member Larabee absent), to recommend that the Planning Commission find the Palm Nipomo parking structure compatible with the Downtown Historic District. ACTION: UPON MOTION BY CHAIR HAYDU, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ULZ, CARRIED 4-0-1 (Committee Member Larabee absent), to recommend continuance of the Heyd Adobe component of the project to a date uncertain, having found that the destruction of the Hyde Adobe, an element of the project that makes the it incompatible with the historic preservation guidelines and goals of the City, and continue the item directing city staff and the applicant to present feasible options for leaving the adobe in the current location, moving it to another location on the same site or to another site altogether. ACTION: UPON MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR BRAJKOVICH, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PAPP, CARRIED 4-0-1 (Committee Member Larabee absent), to recommend continuance of the SLO Reparatory Theater component of the project to a date uncertain, with direction that the applicant present more cohesive coloring and materials treatment of the exterior fabric, a less busy and variegated design such that it’s compatible with the immediately surrounding historic buildings of the downtown historic district. RECESS The committee recessed at 8:00 p.m. and resumed the meeting at 8:11 p.m., with all CHC members present except for Committee Member Ulz whom left the meeting at the start of the break. 4.547 Dana Street. Review of an addition to a single-family dwelling that is included in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources as a Contributing List Resource, and that is located within the Downtown Historic District (categorically exempt from environmental review per CEQA Guidelines § 15301); Project Address: 547 Dana; Case #: ARCH-0476-2019; Zone: R-3-H; Elizabeth Peterson, owner/applicant. Associate Planner Walter Oetzell provided background on the property and responded to Committee inquiries. Applicant representative, Tom Jess, and owners, Todd and Elizabeth Peterson, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTSON, SECONDED BY CHAIR HAYDU, CARRIED 3-0-2 (Committee Member Ulz and Committee Member Larabee absent), to recommend that the Community Development Director find the project consistent with historic preservation policies. Minutes – Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of September 23, 2019 Page 4 COMMENT AND DISCUSSION Senior Planner Leveille provided an agenda forecast. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. The next Regular Cultural Heritage Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 28, 2019 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. APPROVED BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 10/28/2019