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Home My WebLink About1985/12/05 - Agenda Packet,~-, -~ HISTORIC PRESERVATION COM ISSION U ' Lions Park Community Center 9161 Base Line Road Rancho Cucamonga, California Thursday, December 5, 1985 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Pledge of Allegiance to Flag. B. Roll Call: Arner ___, Banks , Billings , Cooper , Schmidt , Stamm and Strane C. Approval of Minutes: November 7, 1985 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS 3o COMMISSION ITEMS A. Discussion of Rock Curbs 4o STAFF REPORTS 5o PUBLIC COMMENT 6 · ADJOURNMENT Minutes Rancho Cucamonga Historic Preservation Commission November 7, 1985 Regular Meeting Meeting was called to order by Chairman Arner at 7:03 p.m. Call to 0rder Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Arner. Pledge of Allegiance Present were Commissioners Arner, Banks, Billings, Cooper, Roll Call Schmidt, Stamm and Strane. Minutes of October 3, 1985, Regular Meeting were reviewed. Minutes 10/3/1985 Motion: Moved by Schmidt, seconded by Billings, that minutes of October 3, Regular Meeting, be approved as posted. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Staff announced that the Seventh Annual Founders Day Parade will be held on November 9. The Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. and will Founders Day Parade travel east along Base Line Road between Alta Loma High School and Archibald Avenue. Staff reported that three parks new City recreation facilities, Bear Gulch, Windrows and Church Street Parks have been developed Completed Parks within the City and have been met with enthusiastic acceptance by local residents. Staff further informed Commission that City Council approved the sale of Bonds for financing the construction of Heritage and Red Heritage and Red Hill Hill Parks. Construction is anticipated to begin shortly after Community Parks the first of the year. COMMISSION ITEMS: Commission and Staff discussed the new site plan submitted by the Christeson Company concerning the grape crusher building Grape Crusher located at the Garrett and Company Winery. The new plan Building incorporated the entire grape crusher building into their proposed food court area and calls for the preservation of the entire building. Commission and staff had previously reviewed this new plan at the October 28 workshop. Motion: Moved by Banks, seconded by Strane, that the revised plans, depicting the preservation of the grape crusher building and incorporating it into the Christeson Company's proposed food court for the site be approved. Motion carried 7-0. Commission members expressed their thanks to Mr. Larry Tieman, Project Director for the Cbristeson Company's development of the Garrett and Company Winery, for his cooperation concerning this project. Historic Preservation Commission November 7, 1985 Regular Meeting Commissioner Banks, Cooper and Strane presented the Commission with a report concerning the feasibility of applying for Federal Federal Grant-in-Aid Grants-in-Aid funding assistance to accelerate the continuing historic resource survey. Motion: Moved by Banks, seconded by Billings, that Council approval be requested authorizing Community Services Department Staff to apply for grant funding to be used for the City Historic Resource Survey Project. Motion Carried 7-0. Commission members suggested that discussion of rock curb streetscapes be placed on December agenda as the Citizens Rock Curbs Advisory Commission has requested input regarding the rock curbs ' historic significance. Staff reported that the City Council has set a meeting date of November 25 to discuss the prospect of a new Civic Center. Meeting is to be held at the Rancho Cucamonga Neighborhood Civic Center Center. Commission members discussed the necessity of space dedicated for use as a historic archive and display area. Motion: Moved by Cooper, seconded by Strane, that Staff forward Commission request that Council consideration be given to dedicating space within the proposed City Hall to be used to further the City's historic preservation efforts. Motion carried 7-0. Staff reported to Commission that a status update concerning the Albert house has not been received from the City Building and Albert House Safety Division and is, therefore, unavailable at this time. Staff will continue its attempt to obtain requested information. Chairman Arner adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. Adjournment Respectfully Submitted by: Bea Smiderle Community Services Department RANCHO CUCAMONGA HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Report of Commjttee or~ Feasibility of ............. ~=is~J ril._~? ~ ? u {c ~_~.~f v ~X A survey of the nation's hj. st,:.~r:[c resources has been mandated by the U.S. Department of the i~teFior. As 5~et, the State of Cali:fornia has not ~ssued =~ sj~n~.].a:~' mandat,> although funded programs have been established. It is the Committee's opinion that. t?~e city of Cucamonga should ini'tiate such a survey. Further~ the Committee recommends that the Commissior~ adopt t'he foi.].owi~=a%j 1. The historic resource survey shoul~j be comprehensive of all forms that may' embody our C~ty's heritage. It should inclu~e features of potenti. a~ architectural, i~rchecLogica], cultardl or historlca]. significance. T]~.e survey shou]_d ]dentifV streetscapes, ].andscapes and buildings and forme~ sites of signific,=ince. - 2. The nationa'[ guic~eli. ne of surveying all features built, planted, etc. through ].945 should be adopted. However, post-1945 features off significance when noted, should riot be excluded .=H~d should, in fact, be included in t. he survey. 3. The survey should be cc-ordinaned with the P].ann]~-~g Department's pr'c~.gram of <.3o~nputerization of a city map. The CommissLon shou]_d request: priority for in-put of the resour'cef~. 4. The survey should be conducted in a professional manner within a stated time F~eriod. A consul. rant should be hired to oversee the project. However, given the existence of a Co[nmi,<~g ion for HistOll i c Preservation al. re,~ujy within ou~ City gov~irr~ment, the co-ordinator ' s tenure can be of a I [mired nature 5. The survey sbouid be a voltJ~t,.:~er ef.f<~r't that in the educat ion ,.~r~d [.nvolvemer:.t o~ the 6. Each resource sulf ~,'~ye,j sl~ou]d be dCCOYde<~ comprehensive review of its significar~,~e by the Hi stor ic Pr'eser vat ion Comm j ss i<.>r~. wi tb an u] ~ [mate decision to Remove from Plannir'~.g IDeku,artm<~.nt insigni ~':ic:~nt b. Retain on Planning Department maps fox later review, or c~ Propose for landmark or point of interest status The Committee further recommends the following time table for implementation of the survey. 1. Apply for funding; prepare a state grant request. 2. Establish office space and request allocation of staff assistance within the Community Services Department. 3. Establish a liason with the Planning Department. 4. Recruit volunteers a. Publ i. ci ze project in the !{ i gh 1 auder Gr a, pev i ne Church newslett:ers Ci,~.b newsletters Da :i ly Report Sur~ Te ]~egram b. Contact Charley ColJege and Cal Poly regarding course credit. for researc]~. 5. Hire a consultant: to a. Design review forms b. Conduct seminars for training of volunteers c. Hold meetings to provide tl:e in-put of "old timers" and educatiorl of volunteers. d. Supervise dispatching of volunteers e. Oversee the administration, ie. film developing, etc. 6. Volunteers, in teams of three, survey every parcel within the City limits. a. ~ark exact ].ocation of resource on parcel map b. Photograp]~ resource=? c. Comp]_e t e forms 7. Planning Department in-puts all resources identified on computerized map. 8. Hired research consultant searches country records for dates, ownership, fLegal desc~ciptjons. 9.Items are reviewed and evaluated by }:~ist. ori,~ Preservation Commission. The City of Rancho Cucamonga consists of 33 square miles, 66,000 acres, and a population of 65,000. Based on these facts and the growth the area has experienced primarily post-1960, the Committee estimated t,~u~ survey will, yield 5GO resource itmes. As a result. ~he Committee has developed the following budget: PROPOSED BUDGET Grant Re~est. Photography - film and developing $ 500 O0 Printing /~~' 00 Research consultant (county records) 4,500.00 Assessor ' s parcel m3ps 350.00 Postage i , 000.00 Advertising and publicity 100.00 Co-ordinator ($1,000/mo.) 3,000.00 Total Grant Request $ 9,950.00 Matching Funds Planning Department st.2~ff time to in-put data on computerized map of City (16 hours) $ 160.00 Community Service office staff time for typing, telephone answering (160 hours) 960.00 Office space rental equivalent ( 6 months ) 600.00 Telephone 100. O0 Field survey volunteer8 (1,000 hours) 3,350.00 Evaluation by Hist:or ic Preservat.ion Commission (7 members a't 30 minutes reviewing estimated 500 resources) 5,863.00 Total Matching Funds (S 11,0/33.00 TOTAL [~UD(.~ET f~ 20,983.00 *Ma s , p will be provided b.y Assessor s office at a reduced rate in a show of support for the project Respect fu :I ly Subrn i t ted, Maxine Strane Ada Cooper Marsha Banks