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Home My WebLink AboutHRC MINUTES 04-02-15MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APRIL 2, 2015 CALLED TO ORDER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 4:33 P.M. ATTENDANCE COMMISSIONERS Present: ALBERTA CHRISTY, Vice Chair BRUCE BAUER SEAN COOLIDGE LAURENCE HITTERDALE MARK McLOUGHLIN EDWARD MURASHIE CYNTHIA ROSAS PHILLIP SCHAEFER (arrived 4:35 p.m.) COMMISSIONERS Absent: (None) MONICA GARCIA STAFF Present: VINCE FREGOSO, Interim Executive Director VERNY CARVAJAL, Acting Planning Manager RYAN HODGE, Assistant City Attorney HALLY SOBOLESKE, Associate Planner KAREN GERARDO, Commission Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Rosas A. PUBLIC COMMENTS (items not on the agenda) - None CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Approve staff recommendations on Consent Calendar items listed. MOTION: Schaefer SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Rosas, Schaefer (5) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: Bauer, Coolidge, Murashie (3) ABSENT: Garcia (1) Items removed for separate action or modified are highlighted. Separate actions show the actual vote. It�ms without votes are adopted as part of the consent motion. B. MINUTES MOTION: Approve minutes of the special meeting on November 20, 2014. HRC MINUTES 1 APRIL 2, 2015 C. HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2015-01 Filed by the City of Santa Ana to execute a historic property preservation agreement with PJ Jahangiri for the structure located at 2115 North Main Street (Macfarlane House). MOTION: Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with Neda and PJ Jahangiri, property owners, for the structure located at 2115 North Main Street, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. D. HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2015-02 Filed by the City of Santa Ana to execute a historic property preservation agreement with PJ and Neda Jahangiri for the structure located at 2056 North Bush Street (Melton House). MOTION: Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with Neda and PJ Jahangiri, property owners, for the structure located at 2056 North Bush Street, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * Communication Disclosure was taken out of order: COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE (REGARDING AGENDIZED PROJECTS) Vice Chair Christy disclosed that she visited each home on the agenda. After meeting adjournment, Commissioner McLoughlin stated he failed to disclose that he spoke with David Rance about the historic designation process in late December and wanted to state it for the record. 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Elect a Chairperson for the Historic Resources Commission for the 2015 term. 2. Elect a Vice Chairperson for the Historic Resources Commission for the 2015 term. Vice Chairperson Christy called for nominations for Chairperson. Commissioner McLoughlin nominated Vice Chairperson Christy as Chairman and the nomination was accepted. Hearing no further nominations, the nominations were closed without objection. HRC MINUTES 2 APRIL 2, 2015 MOTION: Elect Alberta Christy as Chairperson for the Historic Resources Commission for the 2015 term. OTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Rosas OTE: AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (8) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Garcia (1) By a 8:0 vote, Vice Chairperson Christy was elected Chairperson for the 2015 term. Vice Chairperson Christy called for nominations for Vice Chairperson. Commissioner Schaefer nominated Commissioner McLoughlin as Vice Chairperson and the nomination was accepted. Hearing no further nominations, the nominations were closed without objection. MOTION: Elect Mark McLoughlin as Vice Chairperson for the Historic Resources Commission for the 2015 term. MOTION VOTE: Schaefer SECOND: Murashie AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (8) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Garcia (1) By a 8:0 vote, Commissioner McLoughlin was elected Vice Chairperson for the 2015 term. 2. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF NEW APPLICATION FEE FOR THE PRIVATE PARTY NOMINATIONS OF PROPERTIES TO THE SANTA ANA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES AND MODIFICATION OF MILLS ACT AGREEMENT FEES (Vince Fregoso) MOTION: Recommend that the City Council extend the waiver of new application fee for the private party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and modification of Mills Act agreement fees for the next two years. MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Schaefer VOTE: AYES: Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (7) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: Bauer (1) ABSENT: Garcia (1) HRC MINUTES 3 APRIL 2, 2015 PUBLIC HEARINGS All property PowerPoint presentations presented by Hally Soboleske, Associate Planner: 3. PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2015-01 AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2015-02 Filed by David Christopher Crockett and Gloria Lynn Jetter Crockett to allow the placement and categorization in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as Contributive for the property located at 2118 North Greenleaf Street (Pritchard House). Vice Chairperson Christy opened the public hearing. The applicants spoke in support of approval for the project. There were no other speakers and the hearing was closed. Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on March 17, 2015 and notices mailed March 18, 2015. MOTION: Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2015-01 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2015-02. MOTION: Hitterdale SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (8) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Garcia (1) 4. PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2015-02, HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2015-01, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2015-04 Filed by David Rance to allow the placement and categorization in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as Contributive for the property located at 2130 North Ross Street (Gregory House) and to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Vice Chairperson Christy opened the public hearing. The applicant spoke in support of approval for the project. There were no speakers and the hearing was closed. Commissioner Schaefer suggested that, because the first owners only resided in the property for five years, that staff research to see what property owner has lived in the home the longest period of time, and to add their hyphenated name along with the Gregorys for historical purposes. Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on March 17, 2015 and notices mailed March 18, 2015. AMENDED MOTION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2015-02 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2015-01 with the historic name modified to also include the longest residing property owner to title name. MOTION: Schaefer SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Mura� Rosas, Schaefer (8) HRC MINUTES 4 APRIL 2, 2015 NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: None (0) None (0) Garcia (1) 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with David Rance, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Schaefer VOTE: AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (8) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Garcia (1) 5. PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2011.5-03, HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2015-03, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2015-03 Filed by Terry and Lydia Brandt to allow the placement and categorization in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as Contributive for the property located at 2454 Bonnie Brae (Beyer House) and to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana Vice Chairperson Christy opened the public hearing. The applicants spoke in sup ort of approval for the project. There were no speakers and the hearing was closed. Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on March 17, 2015 and notices mailed March 18, 2015. MOTION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2015-03 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2015-03. 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Terry J. and Lydia E. Brandt, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. MOTION: Murashie SECOND: McLoughlin VOTE: AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (8) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Garcia (1) * * * END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR * * * AB§ENCS HRC MINUTES 5 APRIL 2, 2015 6. EXCUSED ABSENCES MOTION: Excuse the absence of Commissioner Garcia. MOTION: McLoughlin SECOND: Coolidge VOTE: AYES: Bauer, Coolidge, Christy, Hitterdale, McLoughlin, Murashie, Rosas, Schaefer (8) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Garcia (1) COMMENTS 7. STAFF COMMENTS Ryan Hodge • Mentioned that this would be his last meeting as legal counsel for the Historic Resources Commission and introduced Lisa Storck as the new attorney for the commission. Hally Soboleske • Welcomed the new members to the Commission. • Mentioned a historic orientation for new commissioners will be set shortly and that all commissioners are invited should they choose to attend. Details will be forthcoming. • Introduced Philip Chinn with the Orange County Historical Commission (First District) and he spoke regarding his commission's purpose and accomplishments, as well as provided historic -related materials for the Commission. 8. HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION COMMENTS All commissioners thanked Ryan Hodge for his years of service to the Historic Resources Commission, congratulated Alberta Christy and Mark McLoughlin for their new roles as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, respectively, as well as welcomed Commissioners Bauer, Coolidge and Murashie. Additional comments listed below: Commissioner Bauer Mentioned he's looking forward to working with the commission. Commissioner Coolidge • Thanked the commission for their warm welcome, thanked the homeowners for attending and encouraged all present to attend the Downtown Farmers' Market after the meeting. Commissioners Hitterdale, McLoughlin, and Murashie • Congratulated the homeowners for their historic designation. Commissioner Rosas • Stated it was great to see homeowners excited about their home preservation. HRC MINUTES 6 APRIL 2, 2015 Commissioner Schaefer • Stated he is looking forward to seeing more historic designation applications. ice Chair Christy • Stated that many homes are becoming eligible for the historic registry in the Washington and Wilshire Square neighborhoods and requested that staff present highlights on the historic significances of homes in those neighborhoods. • Requested information on the creation of historic districts. • Thanked staff for the condolence card received on the loss of her father. ADJOURNED 5:26 P.M. KaAv1L)4&Yv,&- Karen Gerardo Commission Secretary HRC MINUTES 7 APRIL 2, 2015