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Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes
November 8, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
Teleconference - Broadcast via Webinar
Cultural Heritage
Committee Members
Present:
Committee Member John Ashbaugh, Committee Member Chuck
Crotser, Committee Member Karen Edwards, Vice Chair Eva Ulz,
Chair Shannon Larrabee (two vacant seats)
City Staff Present: Senior Planner Brian Leveille, Deputy City Clerk Megan Wilbanks
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee was
called to order on November 8, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. by Chair Larrabee with
Members present via teleconference.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
3. CONSENT
Motion By Member Ashbaugh
Second By Member Crotser
To approve Consent Item 3a.
Ayes (5): Member Ashbaugh, Member Crotser, Member Edwards, Vice Chair
Ulz, and Chair Larrabee (two vacant seats)
CARRIED (5 to 0)
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - OCTOBER 25, 2021 CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approve the Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of October 25, 2021.
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4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.a 201 BUENA VISTA AVE. (HIST-0748-2021) HISTORICAL PROPERTY
PRESERVATION CONTRACT (KENNETH AND MARTHA SCHWARTZ
HOUSE)
Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded
to Commission inquiries.
Applicants, Thom Brajkovich and Mary Kay Harrington, provided a brief
overview of the project and responded to questions raised.
Chair Larrabee opened the public hearing.
Public Comments:
James Papp
--End of Public Comment--
Chair Larrabee closed the public hearing.
Motion By Member Crotser
Second By Member Edwards
Recommend the City Council enter into a Mills Act Historic Property
Contract with the property owners of 201 Buena Vista Ave., the Kenneth
and Martha Schwartz House.
Ayes (5): Member Ashbaugh, Member Crotser, Member Edwards, Vice
Chair Ulz, and Chair Larrabee (two vacant seats)
CARRIED (5 to 0)
4.b 211 CHORRO ST (HIST-0608-2021) DESIGNATE AS A MASTER LIST
RESOURCE (THE MULLER-NOGGLE HOUSE AND GARAGE)
Vice Chair Ulz declared a conflict on this item and recused due to a
working relationship with the applicant's representative, James Papp.
Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded
to Commission inquiries.
Applicants, Jim Hasselman and Mai Hasselman, and their representative,
James Papp, provided a brief overview of the project and responded to
questions raised.
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Chair Larrabee opened the public hearing.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
Chair Larrabee closed the public hearing.
Motion By Member Ashbaugh
Second By Member Edwards
Recommend the City Council include the property located at 211 Chorro
Street, the Muller-Noggle House and Garage, in the City's Inventory of
Historic Resources as a Master List Resource.
Ayes (4): Member Ashbaugh, Member Crotser, Member Edwards, and
Chair Larrabee (two vacant seats)
Recused (1): Vice Chair Ulz
CARRIED (4 to 0)
Chair Larrabee left the meeting at 4:55 p.m. Vice Chair Ulz took over running the meeting.
5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Senior Planner Brian Leveille provided an update of upcoming projects.
5.b DISCUSSION ITEM: HISTORIC ALLEY PLAQUE DESIGN
Pierre Rademaker provided a brief overview of the design concept and
responded to questions posed by Committee Members. The Committee
discussed historic alley plaque design and content and provided the
following recommendations to staff:
• Ensure that the plaque height is accessible to those with alternate
modes of travel
• Consider using a reversible method of application, as these plaques
will be installed on historic buildings
• Ensure that the property owners are notified of the pending installation
• Add a "?" to the last sentence on the Gum Alley Plaque
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6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:12 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the
Cultural Heritage Committee is scheduled for January 24, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. via
teleconference. The Regular Meetings on November 22, 2021 and December 27,
2021 have been cancelled.
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APPROVED BY CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 01/24/2022