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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.
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APPROVED BY CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 11/08/2023