Historic Preservation Commission Meeting

DocuSign Envelope ID: 19E83F77-82DA-4818-ADF3-028713165E2D CITY OF ESCONDIDO ACTION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ESCONDIDO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION November 21, 2019 The regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission was called to order at 3:02 p.m. by Chair Rea in Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, California. Commissioners Present: Carol Rea, Chair; James Spann, Vice-Chair; Carol Breitenfeld, Commissioner; and Nicole Purvis, Commissioner. Commissioners Absent: Marc Correll, Commissioner. Staff Present: Adam Finestone, Principal Planner; Paul Bingham, Assistant Planner II; and Kirsten Peraino, Minutes Clerk. MINUTES: Moved by Commissioner Cowan, seconded by Commissioner Hanlon, to approve the minutes of the September 19, 2019 meeting. Motion carried 5-0 (Correll absent; Hanlon absent on 9/19/19 meeting). WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: None. ORAL COMMUNICATION: None. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. CURRENT BUSINESS: 1. MILLS ACT – Case No. HP 19-0002 REQUEST: Mills Act request for 1915 California Craftsman ZONING/LOCATION: R-16 / 153 East 6th Avenue STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval COMMISSION ACTION: Moved by Commissioner Purvis, seconded by Commissioner Rea to approve Case No. HP 19-0002 with the condition that property owner Lori Hatley’s name be added to the chain of title document. Motion carried 6-0 (Correll absent). 2. DISCUSSION ITEM – Downtown Specific Plan REQUEST: Receive information on the Downtown Specific Plan Design Review Process DocuSign Envelope ID: 19E83F77-82DA-4818-ADF3-028713165E2D ZONING/LOCATION: SP (Downtown Specific Plan) STAFF: Adam Finestone, Principal Planner COMMISSION ACTION: Commissioners directed staff to identify procedure to establish ad hoc committee to study possible changes to project review procedures in the Downtown Specific Plan. 3. DISCUSSION ITEM – Mills Act Visits: REQUEST: Receive information regarding Mills Act Visits STAFF: Adam Finestone, Principal Planner COMMISSION ACTION: Commissioners discussed the possible reinstatement of fees associated with Mills Act requests, as well as other historic preservation-related applications, and directed staff to add this as a discussion item on the HPC’s next agenda. ORAL COMMUNICATION: None. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Vice-Chair Spann shared the release of the new Pioneer Room calendar. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled HPC Meeting on January 16, 2020. _____________________________ ______________________________ Adam Finestone, Principal Planner Zack Beck, City Clerk