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Minutes
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Monday, June 28, 2021
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, June 28, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference, by Chair Shannon Larrabee.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members John Ashbaugh, Charles Crotser, Karen Edwards, Vice Chair
Eva Ulz, and Chair Shannon Larrabee (two vacant seats)
Absent: None
Staff: Senior Planner Brian Leveille and City Clerk Teresa Purrington
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
James Papp
--End of Public Comment--
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
1. Elect the Chair and Vice Chair to serve a one-year term
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ASHBAUGH, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER CROTSER, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant), to elect
Shannon Larabee to the position of Chair for a one-year term.
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER CROTSER, SECONDED BY
VICE CHAIR ULZ, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant), to elect Eva Ulz to the position of
Vice Chair for a one-year term.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
2. Approve the minutes of the April 26, 2021, Cultural Heritage Committee meeting.
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ASHBAUGH, SECONDED BY
CHAIR ULZ, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant) to approve the minutes of the April 26,
2021, Cultural Heritage Committee meeting.
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
3. 2223 Monterey Street. Review of a hotel project with 33 A-frame guestrooms and 43
Airstream trailers on the Master List Historic Motel Inn property, with an Addendum to the
previously adopted Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration; Project Address: 2223
Monterey; Zone: C-T-S; Case #: ARCH-0327-2021; Motel Inn, L.P., owner/applicant.
Senior Planner Shawna Scott presented the staff report and responded to Committee inquiries.
Applicant representative, Ariana Melendez, SDG Architects, provided a PowerPoint
presentation and Damien Mavis, Applicant, responded to Committee inquiries.
Public Comment
James Papp
Paula Carr
Tom Wheeler
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ASHBAUGH, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER CROTSER, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant) to recommend
denial of the project and that the Community Development Director find that the project is
inconsistent with Historic Preservation Program Guidelines and Historic Preservation
Ordinance because the proposed structures fail to preserve the essential form and integrity of
the historic property. With the applicant hearing the Committee’s feedback, the applicant is
welcome to come back to the CHC with a reimagined utilization/project.
4. 350 High Street. Review of a request to designate the property at 350 High Street as a Master
List Resource and include the property in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources as the
"Tiny Mart" Building (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental review); Project
Address: 350 High Street; Zone: C-N; Case #: HIST 0208-2021; Alex Gough, Anne
Gough, and Anne Gaebe, applicants.
Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded to Committee
inquiries.
Applicant representative, James Papp, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to
Committee inquiries.
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Public Comment
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ASHBAUGH, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER CROTSER, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant) to recommend
to the City Council that the property be designated as a Master List Resource in the City’s
Inventory of Historic Resources.
5. 2006 Swazey Street. Review of the rehabilitation of a single-family dwelling, including
foundation repair resulting in a 10-inch increase in building height, window replacement, porch
modification, and removal of an existing non-historical addition, and construction of a new
two-bedroom addition to the dwelling, on property designated as a Contributing List Resource
in the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources (categorically exempt from CEQA environmental
review); Project Address: 2006 Swazey Street; Zone: R-3; Case #: ARCH-0148-2021; Rob
Weber and Steve Bastin, applicants.
Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded to Committee
inquiries.
Applicant representative, Greg Wynn, provided a presentation and responded to Committee
inquiries.
Public Comment
James Papp
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER CROTSER, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER EDWARDS, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant) to recommend
that the Community Development Director find the project consistent with the Historic
Preservation Ordinance.
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
6. Annual Review of the Cultural Heritage Committee Bylaws
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ASHBAUGH, SECONDED BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER CROTSER, CARRIED 5-0 (with two seats vacant) to recommend
that City Council approve changes to the Cultural Heritage Committee Bylaws, as shown in
the attached legislative draft.
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COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Senior Planner Leveille provided an agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:04 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage
Committee is scheduled for Monday, July 26, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room,
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 07/26/2021
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F. Cultural Heritage Committee Bylaws (A)
ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE
The Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC) promotes the preservation of architectural,
archaeological, historical, and cultural resources in San Luis Obispo. As a City Council
established advisory body and a historic preservation commission of a Certified Local
Government, in partnership with State of California Office of Historic Preservation and
National Park Service, its roles are mandated by the City ordinance and guidelines and Certified
Local Government Requirements for Certification.
ARTICLE 2. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The functioning of the Cultural Heritage Committee and all of its actions and decisions shall be
in compliance with the provisions of the Advisory Body Handbook and as established by
Council Resolution.
ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP
1. The CHC will have seven members appointed by the City Council. Members shall be
residents and registered voters of the City. However, the Council may make appointments
of up to two persons with desired professional expertise in cultural resources who are
residents and registered voters of the county. All members must have a demonstrated
interest, competence, or knowledge in historic preservation. At least two CHC members
are encouraged to be appointed from among professionals in the disciplines of history,
architecture, architectural history, planning, pre-historic and historic archeology, folklore,
cultural anthropology, curation, conservation, and landscape architecture or related
disciplines, such as urban planning, American studies, American civilization, or cultural
geography, to the extent that such professionals are available in the community. CHC
membership may also include lay members.
2. Each CHC member is required to attend at least one informational or educational meeting,
seminar, workshop, or conference per year that pertains directly to the work and functions
of the commission and would be approvable by the state. Commission members will
arrange this in collaboration with and with the approval of the Commission’s staff liaison
and Community Development Department and will not be required to underwrite the
expense themselves.
ARTICLE 4. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
Members shall be appointed by the City Council for an initial term of a maximum of four years
and may be reappointed for additional terms, not exceeding a total of two consecutive four-year
terms.
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ARTICLE 5. OFFICERS
1. A Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected by the Committee at its first
meeting in April for one-year terms. No person may serve in the office of Chairperson
or Vice- Chairperson for more than two consecutive terms.
2. The Chairperson shall preside over all Committee meetings, vote on all matters, call
special meetings, and submit an annual report to the Committee for approval and
presentation to the City Council. The Chairperson shall submit the annual report to the
State Office of Historic Preservation.
3. The Vice-Chairperson shall serve in the absence or incapacity of the Chairperson and
perform such other duties as normally performed by the Chair.
ARTICLE 6. MEETINGS
1. The Committee shall hold a regular meeting each month. All meetings shall be open to
the public. Regular meetings shall be held at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each
month in the City Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California.
2. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the established members.
3. All action of the Committee shall be decided by a majority vote or consensus of the
quorum directed through the Chairperson.
4. Minutes of each meeting shall be forwarded to the City Council and be available as a
public record.
5. The Chairperson or a quorum majority of the Committee may call a special meeting,
provided that all public notice requirements are met.
6. All Committee meetings shall be conducted according to City practices, customs, and
policies.
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, may be used as a guideline.
7. All members present must vote, except when a member declares a conflict of interest.
Any member declaring a conflict of interest shall not vote or participate in any related
deliberations or action of the Committee.
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ARTICLE 7. ABSENCES AND RESIGNATIONS
1. If a member fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings or a total of six regular
meetings within any 12 months, the member shall automatically be considered for
replacement. The Chairperson of the Committee shall inform the Council of such a
situation and explain any special circumstances.
2. Committee members are responsible for notifying the Chairperson or the Secretary in
advance when an absence is anticipated.
3. If a member needs to resign from the Committee, the member shall immediately direct
a letter to the City Council with copies forwarded to the Committee Chairperson and
City Clerk.
ARTICLE 8. SUBCOMMITTEES
Subcommittees shall be appointed, as needed. Subcommittees may include non-Committee
members who shall have no voting power.
ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENTS
Bylaw amendments shall be submitted for Council approval by an affirmative vote of the
members present at a regular meeting of the Committee, provided that such amendments shall
have been discussed by the Committee on the agenda of at least two meetings prior to the vote.
The members shall receive the proposed amendments at least 10 days prior to the first meeting.