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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-25-2023 CHC Minutes 1 Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes September 25, 2023, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee Members Present: Committee Members Benjamin Arrona, John Ashbaugh, Leslie Terry, Eva Ulz, Vice Chair John Tischler, and Chair Chuck Crotser Absent Members: Member Sabin Gray City Staff Present: Senior Planner Brian Leveille, Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee was called to order on September 25, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Crotser. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Public Comment: James Papp --End of Public Comment-- 3. CONSENT 3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - AUGUST 28, 2023, CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES Motion By Member Ashbaugh Second By Member Terry To approve the Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of August 28, 2023. Ayes (6): Committee Members Arrona, Ashbaugh, Terry, and Ulz, Vice Chair Tischler, and Chair Crotser Absent (1): Member Gray CARRIED (6 to 0) 2 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.a 749-751 HIGUERA STREET (HIST-0450-2023) REMOVE THE PROPERTY FROM THE INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES Note: City Clerk Teresa Purrington reviewed the motions for Item 4a and determined that the original motion (reflected below) did pass, noting that a recusal does not count as a vote, and that therefore the second motion was not necessary or valid. Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Applicant representative, Alvin-Christian Nuval, provided a brief background on the project property, its eligibility for historic listing and relationship with the building architect, and responded to questions raised. Chair Crotser opened the Public Hearing Public Comments: James Papp Shawn Jarolimek Jeff McKeegan --End of Public Comment-- Chair Crotser closed the Public Hearing Motion By Member Ashbaugh Second By Chair Crotser Recommend to the City Council that the property not be removed from the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources, noting the distinctive craftsmanship of the building’s ironwork (believed to be designed by Gary Cully, a local blacksmith) and its association with Clifford Wayne Chapman, owner of Marshall’s Jewelry, as the primary basis for continued eligibility under Criteria A (Architecture) and B (History, of the City’s Eligibility Criteria (SLOMC §14.01.070) Ayes (3): Committee Members Ashbaugh, Terry, and Ulz Noes (2): Vice Chair Tischler and Chair Crotser Recused (1): Member Arrona Absent (1): Member Gray CARRIED (3 to 2) 3 4.b 1601 OSOS STREET (ARCH-0333-2022) CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITHIN THE RAILROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Applicant representative, Joel Snyder with Ten Over Studio, provided a brief overview of the project and responded to questions raised. Chair Crotser opened the Public Hearing Public Comments: John Tricamo Nancy Dwyer --End of Public Comment-- Chair Crotser closed the Public Hearing The Committee provided the applicant with guidance regarding the project's architectural character and detailing and scale and massing, toward greater consistency with the context and character of the Old Town Historic District. Motion By Vice Chair Tischler Second By Member Arrona Continue to a date certain, the October 23, 2023 Cultural Heritage Committee meeting. Ayes (6): Committee Members Arrona, Ashbaugh, Terry, and Ulz, Vice Chair Tischler, and Chair Crotser Absent (1): Member Gray CARRIED (6 to 0) 4 5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST Senior Planner Brian Leveille provided the following updates:  Reviewed the draft Request for Proposals scope for Phase 1 of the Historic Resources Inventory Update and received feedback from the committee.  Introduced Whitney McDonald, Assistant City Manager, who provided the committee with a summary of her background.  Reviewed upcoming projects. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee is scheduled for October 23, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. _________________________ APPROVED BY CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 11/08/2023