CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE

300 FOREST AVENUE

PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA 93950

TELEPHONE (831) 648-3190 • FAX (831) 648-3184

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Date & Time:              Wednesday, May 11, 2011 – 4:00 P.M.

Location:                     City Hall, Council Chambers – 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA

MEETING AGENDA:

1.                  Call to Order

2.                  Roll call

            Historic Resources Committee (HRC) members:  Steve Covell, David Hines, Ken Hinshaw (Chair), Maureen Mason (Vice Chair), James McCord, and Claudia Sawyer (Secretary), and Lydia Collins

3.                  Approval of HRC Minutes

Consider Draft Minutes of the April 13, 2011 HRC Site Review and Regular Meetings.

 

Recommended Action:  Approve minutes as presented.

4.                  Public Comments

a. Written Correspondence

(Communications relevant to HRC jurisdiction, but not related to a matter on this agenda, are attached under this agenda item.)

b.      Oral Communications

(Comments from the audience will not receive HRC action.  Comments must deal with matters subject to the jurisdiction of the HRC and will be limited to three (3) minutes.  Comments regarding agenda items shall be heard at the time such items are called.  Whenever possible, letters should be submitted to the HRC in advance of the meeting.)

5.                  Items to be Continued or Withdrawn

                        None.

6.                  Regular Agenda

a.                  Initial Historic Screening Request: 1019 Balboa Avenue

Description: Review the available information and consider whether to make a “Preliminary Determination of Ineligibility” for the above referenced address.

Applicant: James and Nina Locascio

CEQA Status:  Not a project under CEQA

Staff Reference:  Dee Van Donselaar, AICP, Senior Planner

Recommended Action: Discuss and take appropriate action

b.                  Initial Historic Screening Request: 1129/1131 Forest Avenue

Description: Review the available information and consider whether to make a “Preliminary Determination of Ineligibility” for the above referenced address.

Applicant: Michael Lake

CEQA Status: Not a project under CEQA

Staff Reference:  Dee Van Donselaar, AICP, Senior Planner

Recommended Action: Discuss and take appropriate action

c.                   Discussion of Demolition and Assessment/Preservation Measures for Brokaw Hall

Description: Update on Assessment, Preservation and Demolition Plan for Brokaw Hall. Review issues related to conservation easement, hazardous materials results, extension to demolition notice. Discuss options for preservation measures. 

CEQA Status: Exempt, pursuant to Section 15269.

Staff Reference:  Dee Van Donselaar, AICP, Senior Planner

Recommended Action: Discuss and make recommendations on preservation measures

 

7.                  Reports of HRC Members

(HRC members may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his or her activities. In addition, a majority of HRC members may provide a referral to staff for factual information, request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning an HRC-related matter, or direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda (G.C. 54954.2(a)(2))).

8.                  Reports from Staff

9.                  Adjournment

General Notice

Please note that Section 65009(b)(2) of the California Government Code provides that legal challenges to the City's action on a project may be limited to only those issues raised in testimony during the public hearing process. Any person not satisfied with an action of the HRC may appeal such action to the Pacific Grove City Council pursuant to Municipal Code Section 23.76.120. This meeting is open to the public and all interested persons are welcome to attend. The City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities and meetings are held in accessible facilities. A limited number of devices are available to assist those who are hearing-impaired. If you would like to use one of these devices, please contact the Community Development Department (CDD) secretary at (831) 648-3190.

Materials for this agenda, and copies of previous meeting agendas and minutes for the HRC, are available for review at the CDD in City Hall or on the City of Pacific Grove’s website; http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/boards/hrc.htm. If you have any questions about these items, please call the Community Development Department at (831) 648-3190.

Notice to Applicants

Judicial Time Limits: This serves as written notice that Pacific Grove Municipal Code Section 1.20.010 incorporates Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of California and provides a ninety-day limitation for judicial review of any final administrative decision by the council, or any board, commissioner, or officer of the city.