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Home My WebLink About01/24/2013MNUTES OF TI-E HISTORIC RESOURCES CONMSSION OFTHE CITY OFSANTA ANA JANUARY 24,2013 CALLED TO ORDER 4:4~ P.M city Hall Ross Annex Frst Floor Conference Roorrr 20 Civic Center Plaza Sar~taAna, California ATTEND~ICE: COM\/ISSIOI~ERS Present: Blair O'Callaghan, Vine C~ia-nran Alfonso Bustarriante (5:14 p.m) Alberta Christy Laurence Htter~dale Laura Morf in Patrick Yran-azaval PLEDGE aF ALLEGIANCE: A MNUTES RECOMVFJ~DAl10N: COM\/I SSI OILERS Absent: Phi I I i p Sd~aefer, Conran STAFF Present: Jay Trevino, Exea.~tiva Dir./Planning & ®'c~g! Agarxy Karen Haluza, R'ar~nglL Ryan Hock e, Assistant CityAitar~ey Rosa Barela, Acting F~aa~ngSea~tary Voe Chain~rian O'Callaghan CONSENT CALENDAR Approve minutes of the regular meting on Ortober4, 2012. MOll01~t Approve the mi notes of the regular meeting on October ~ 2012. MOTION: Christy ~ Yran-azaNal VOTE AYES: Christy, I-itterdale, Morfin, O'Callaghan, Yran-azaval (5) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Bustarriante, Schaefer (2) ABSTAIN: None (0) Comrrissiona-Christyncted she received an email from Jeannie Gillett from The Old Ord-rard Conservancy. PFZOCEDURAL RULES PUBLJC I-FARING 1. FlNAL RAT RCGARDING THE IM~N~TO DBVIOIJSH TI-ESEXLINGER FARMHOUSE ADD ORCFi~RD AT 1584 EAST SAIV~ACLARAAVE]VUE Fled by the city of Santa Ana to receive and file the firral report regarding the Intent to Demolish the Se~dinger Fam~~ouse and Orchard located at 1584 East Santa ClaraAvenue. PIJBLISI-ED I N TI--E ORANGE COUNTY R'EPORTFR January 11,2013 PUBLICLY NOTICED: January 10, 2013 1. Reoeiv~e and file the final report on the intent to derridish the Se~dinger Fam~~aseand OrdYard. 2. Consider resduton suggesting that the city Cax~cil purd~ase the Se~dirx~- Fam~~aseand Q-dYard. Assocate Planner Hally Soboleske presented the stafF report and reoorrrr~r~dation providing infa-rriation on the m~tings of the Ad Hoc Corrrrittee, reviewed the SAIVIC 30-7 requirements, notices of a~railability that were publiczed, and reviewed the options for the property. Written communication received from Robert H. Odle on the status and offers for the property; Phyl and Bill Stevens in support of derridition and developrr~r~t of property; Linda Francs, Jaogr~eline M V~IIs Morris, Mary & Joe Maduena, Toni Kimball of the Santa Ana F-istorical Preservation Socety, Alan Lawson of the Santa Ana F-istorical Preservation Socety, Jeannie C~Ilett of The Old Orchard Conservancy, and Steve Ray of The Old Orchard Conservancy in support of saving and preserving the historical ord~ard and farrrt~or,~se. Commission discussion ensued on the farr~r Rc~leveloprrrer~t Agerxy properties and the errvironm~~tal process. The public hearing was opened at 5:pp p.m and the following speakers addressed the Commission on the matter: Alan Lawson, Santa Ana Preservation Socety board marrioa-, spoke in support of press wing the orchard and fam~~ouse and the resolution suggesting the cty purchase the property. ~ Deborah F~senthal, representing The Old Orchard Conservancy, spoke in ComrrissionerBustarrante arrived at ~ 14p.m Jeannie C~Ilett, President of The Old Ord-raard Conservancy, spoke in suppat of preserving and the dty purchasing the property. • Deborah Strunk, spoke in support of preserving the property. • Steve Ray, The Old Ord-raard Conservancy board mer~r~ber, spoke in support of preserving and the dty purd~asing the property. The public hearingv~as dosed at 5:40 p.m Commission discussion er>`sued on kids for the purchase of the property, oorrrrx~nications betv~eer~ the property ass and The Old OrdYaard Conservancy, timeline of the project, and notifications for the Ad Hoc Committee meetings. M~011QI1t Receive and file the final report on the intent to demolish the Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard. MOTION: Fitterdale VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SECOND: Christy &,rstarrante, Christy, Fitterdale, Nbrfin, O'Callaghan, Yran-azaNal (6) None (0) Sd~aefer (1) None (0) IV~011QN Consider resolution suggesting that the City Council purchase the Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orchard with the following modifications: Section 2 of Resolution: The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after conducting the public hearing hereby emphatically urges the City Council that the city purchase the Sexlinger Property. After consideration by the Historic Resources Commission Ad Hoc Committee, it was determined that neither private preservation nor relocation is a feasible alternative to demolition given the limited timeline available. Our urging is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony and correspondences, particularly the letter from Steve Ray dated January 24, 2013, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. MOTION: Yrarrazaval SECOND: Morfin Il'err iceirn oriel iorJ rn +I-,o ~nnrr~ "orv~r~h~ir~II~J' in +I-,o rocnli ~irn consideration by the Historic Resources Commission Ad Hoc Committee, it was determined that neither private preservation nor relocation is a feasible alternative to demolition given the limited timeline available. Our urging is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony and correspondences, particularly the letter from Steve Ray dated January 24~ 2013, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. MOTION: Yrc~ SECOND: Morfin VOTE: AYES: Bustarr~ar~te, Christy, Htterdale, Morfin, O'Callaghan, Yrcrrazanial (6) NOES: None{0) ABSENT: Schaefer (1) ABSTAIN: None{0) 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS (items not on the a enda ~b public oorrrr~r~tsv~ere made. STAFF AND COMMISSION COMMENTS 3. STAFF COMMENTS ~b staff oorrrr~r~tsv~ere made. 4~ HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION COMMENTS Corrrrissioner Christy Inquired if the aty received federal funding for training for lystoric resouroes oorrrrissla~ers as the Califorria Preservation Conference v~ill be oorring to Garden Grc-~e on Nby 1-3. M-. Trevino Hated the aty has not received funding, staff vull relay infa~rr~eition on the conference and vull put on a future agenda to disaass training. Cong-atulated Corrrrissioner Htterdale on being reappointed Corrrrissioner Htterdale Thar~Ced Corrrrissia~ers v~f~o vull be departing the Corrrrission for their service and noted oor~~atulations on those being reappointed Thar~Ced the speakersfor all their trerr~rxbus effort and v~ork Corrrri ssi oner Yr crrazan~l Noted the Heritage m of Orange County is doing exating tlyngs Corrrrissioner Bustarr~ante ~ioe ChairO'Callaghan • Noted this may be his last meeting and thanked staff, adding it vuas a Beat learning e~erienoe 5. IXCUSE OF ABSE]VCES Motion by Corrrrissioner Yrarrazaval and s~:oonded by Corrrrissioner Christy to excx.~se the absence of Chain~r~an Sd~aefer and appra~ed unanima.~sly h'y a vote of 6:0. ADiJOUR'IVVE]VT: 6:19 p.m. _~ ~, 4. J ~'I A 1 ROE~BARELA REOOF~DI NG SE{~ETAF~Y