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Historic Resources Commission
<br />Meeting Agenda Minutes
<br />November 6, 2025
<br />Council Chamber
<br />22 Civic Center Plaza
<br />Santa Ana, CA
<br />4:30 P.M.
<br />Edward Murashie
<br />Chair, Ward 3 Representative
<br />Alberta Christy, Vice Chair
<br />Ward 4 Representative
<br />Ignacio Rincon
<br />Ward 1 Representative
<br />Ginelle Hardy
<br />Ward 2 Representative Vacant
<br />Ward 5 Representative
<br />Dylan Almendral
<br />Ward 6 Representative
<br />Irma Perez Jauregui
<br />Citywide Representative
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Planning Commission Rep.
<br />Dwayne Shipp
<br />Comm. Redev. & Housing
<br />Commission Rep.
<br />Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Executive Director
<br />Brandon Salvatierra
<br />Legal Counsel
<br />Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Planning Manager
<br />Gema Zapien
<br />Recording Secretary
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<br />documentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
<br />Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
<br />Ignacio Rincon
<br />Ginelle Hardy
<br />Dwayne Shipp
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Irma Perez Jauregui
<br />Dylan Almendral
<br />Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director
<br />Brandon Salvatierra, Deputy City Attorney
<br />Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
<br />Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />Minutes: Quorum was reached at 4:37 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:38
<br />PM and Commissioners Almendral and Rincon absent.
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the meeting of September 23, 2025.
<br />b.Excused absences
<br />Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
<br />c.Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. 202511 for the property located at 1218
<br />North French Street
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk
<br />to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act) with Anna
<br />Lozano, for the property located at 1218 N. French Street, subject to non
<br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
<br />Minutes: Vice Chair Christy pulled item c for further discussion.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Escamilla to Approve
<br />items a and b.
<br />YES: 6 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Manuel J.
<br />Escamilla, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral
<br />Status: 6 – 0 – 0 – 2 –Pass
<br />Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve item
<br />c.
<br />YES: 6 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Manuel J.
<br />Escamilla, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral
<br />Status: 6 – 0 – 0 – 2 –Pass
<br />*End of Consent Calendar*
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />Administrative Matters
<br />1.Ad Hoc Committee Nominations for the City of Santa Ana Historic
<br />Preservation Awards
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Approve Ad Hoc Committee Nominations for 2025 City of Santa Ana Historic
<br />Preservation Awards.
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from Commission.
<br />Resident Tim Rush provided public comment expressing concern regarding the
<br />installation of vinyl windows on historic properties.
<br />Chair Murashie pulled 606 S. Van Ness Avenue for further discussion.
<br />Vice Chair Christy pulled 821 S. Van Ness Avenue for further discussion.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
<br />Approve Ad Hoc Committee nominations for 424 S. Broadway and 616618
<br />S. Van Ness Avenue.
<br />YES: 6 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 –
<br />ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral
<br />Status: 6 – 0 – 0 – 2 – Pass
<br />Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Hardy to
<br />Approve Ad Hoc Committee nominations for 606 S. Van Ness Avenue.
<br />YES: 4 – Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Manuel J. Escamilla, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 2 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie
<br />ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral
<br />Status: 4 – 2 – 0 – 2 – Pass
<br />Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Escamilla to
<br />Approve Ad Hoc Committee nominations for 821 S. Van Ness Avenue.
<br />YES: 5 – Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Manuel J.
<br />Escamilla, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 1 – Alberta Christy
<br />ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 2 – Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral
<br />Status: 5 – 1 – 0 – 2 – Pass
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />WORK STUDY SESSION
<br />2. Chapter 30 Updates (damage/demolition by neglect, historic building versus
<br />property clarification, and real estate disclosure).
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from Commission.
<br />Resident Tim Rush spoke in favor of the Chapter 30 Updates.
<br />*End of Work Study Session*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for January 1, 2026, at
<br />4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
<br />Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:09 PM.
<br />APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
<br />the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission may
<br />be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the Clerk of
<br />the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
<br />Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day
<br />to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final day to
<br />appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please note:
<br />Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on
<br />this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only
<br />those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written
<br />correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
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<br />Submit a written comment
<br />You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
<br />Visit the City’s Public Portal
<br />Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
<br />Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
<br />M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
<br />consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
<br />meeting.Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
<br />Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
<br />written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
<br />Commission members during the in person meeting must provide 15 printed copies.
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