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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-23-2017 CHC Minutes Minutes CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE Monday, October 23, 2017 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, October 23, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Papp. ROLL CALL Present: Committee Members Sandy Baer, Thom Brajkovich, Craig Kincaid, Glen Matteson, and Chair James Papp Absent: Committee Member Damon Haydu and Vice-Chair Shannon Larrabee Staff: Community Development Director Michael Codron, Senior Planner Brian Leveille, City Attorney John Ansolabehere, and Recording Secretary Jennifer Hooper APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of August 28, 2017: ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER KINCAID, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON, CARRIED BY a vote of 5-0-2. The Cultural Heritage Committee approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 28, 2017 as presented. PUBLIC COMMENT None. --End of Public Comment-- PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION 1. Fiscal Health Response Plan: A presentation covering the City’s plan to respond to significant financial challenges ahead Community Development Director Michael Codron provided a presentation and responded to Committee inquiries. Minutes – Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of October 23, 2017 Page 2 Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- TRAINING AND DISCUSSION 1. California Environmental Quality Act and Historic Resources. Legal principles that underlie historic preservation, key CEQA sections, relevant caselaw, and discussion of local guidelines, historic preservation ordinance, and Secretary of Interior Standards Chair Papp, Senior Planner Brian Leveille, and Assistant City Attorney John Ansolabehere provided a presentation. The table discussed. RECESS: The Committee recessed at 6:55 p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 p.m. All Members returned except Committee Member Kincaid who had left the meeting. The table continued discussion. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- BUSINESS ITEMS 1. CHC Goal Implementation. Discussion of possible strategies and next steps, including possible appointment of a subcommittee, toward implementation of CHC goals including: ▪ Update of the 35-year-old Historic Resource Inventory ▪ Re-evaluate new and existing historic district boundaries ▪ Evaluate use, benefit, and cost for city-owned buildings Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- Minutes – Cultural Heritage Committee Meeting of October 23, 2017 Page 3 ACTION: THE FOLLOWING RELATED TO GOAL IMPLEMENTATION: 1. Subcommittee consisting of Committee Members, Brajkovich, Haydu, & Chair Papp to plan next steps to update Historic Resource Inventory and re-evaluate new and existing historic district boundaries with public involvement. 2. Subcommittee appointed consisting of Committee Member Brajkovich, Chair Papp and City Resident Dean Miller to: “Evaluate use, benefit, and cost for city-owned buildings” and continue to a date uncertain. 2. Queenie Warden Bridge Plaque. Review of plaque mockup and text with possible appointment of a subcommittee to refine final descriptive language. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: Discussion and appointment of Chair Papp to work with staff liaison Brian Leveille and the volunteer City Historian, Joseph Carotenuti, to finalize language COMMENT AND DISCUSSION Agenda Forecast & Staff Updates ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. The next Regular Cultural Heritage Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. APPROVED BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 11/27/2017