AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION

1.            ROLL CALL

2.            INDUCTION OF NEWLY-APPOINTED LANDMARKS COMMISSIONER: RUTH SHARI

3.            415 PCH PROJECT STUDY SESSION (approximately 1 hour): Presentation, Public Comment and Formulation of Preliminary Recommendations to City Staff and the Project Design Team on the Proposed Emerging Design for the Revitalization of 415 Pacific Coast Highway.

PUBLIC INPUT: (Public comment is permitted only on items listed on this agenda.  No other business will be considered.)

4.            ADJOURMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION

CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION (To begin at 7:00 pm)

1.            ROLL CALL

2.            REPORT FROM STAFF:

Information concerning future Landmarks Commission Agendas. Update on recent Architectural Review Board, Planning Commission, and City Council actions, including development projects, planning policy studies, ordinances, appeals and update of project status and related landmarks matters.

3.            COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

4.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

A.     September 12, 2005

5.            APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION:

A.     Landmark Designation Application No. 05-LM-001, 710 Wilshire Boulevard, designating the Spanish Colonial Revival style commercial building constructed in 1928 as a City Landmark and the real property, commonly known as 710 Wilshire Boulevard, as a Landmark Parcel. (Continued from September 12, 2005)

        STOA

B.     Landmark Designation Application 05-LM-004, 1012 2nd Street, designating the Turn-of-the-Century cottage constructed circa 1898-1902 (Brand residence) as a City Landmark and the real property, commonly known as 1012 2^nd Street, as a Landmark Parcel.

                STOA

C.    Certificate of Appropriateness Application 05-CA-005, 404 Georgina Avenue, approving a 1,306 square foot addition to the existing single-family residence (John Byers Adobe), a designated City Landmark.

                STOA

6.      PUBLIC INPUT: (On items not on agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Commission)

7.      CONSENT CALENDAR:

         None. 

8.      OLD BUSINESS:

         None.

9.      NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

A.     Landmark Designation Application 05-LM-005, 2001 4^th Street, to determine whether the Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church should be designated as a City Landmark.

           Staff Report

            Consultant's Report

10.    DISCUSSION ITEMS:

A.     Review of Demolition Permits and Consideration Whether to File an Application For Designation of a Structure as a Landmark or Structure of Merit.

1.            2612 Washington Ave (PC018464)

R1-Single Family Residential

Single Family Residential w/Detached 2-Car Garage

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

B.     Recommendation to City Council regarding the following Mills Act Contract Applications:

       Staff Report

1.            05MA-001 at 331 Palisades Avenue (Mediterranean/Classical Revival Style Residence)

2.            05MA-002 at 710 Adelaide Place (Worrell “Zuni” House)

3.            05MA-003 at 1911 La Mesa Drive (Niemeyer/Strick House)

4.            05MA-004 at 1333 Ocean Avenue (Queen Anne Style House)

5.            05MA-005 at 1337 Ocean Avenue (Spanish Colonial Revival Style Commercial Building)

6.            05MA-006 at 2619 3^rd Street (Residence, a Contributing Structure to the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District)

7.            05MA-007 at 404 Georgina Avenue (John Byers Adobe Residence)

8.            05MA-008 at 142 Adelaide Drive (Henry Weaver House)

C.    Report from City Council Liaison to the Landmarks Commission on recent City Council actions related to appeals, development projects, planning policy studies and ordinances related to the City’s historic resources, and information concerning future City Council agendas.

D.    Report from Landmarks Commission Liaison to the Architectural Review Board (ARB) on recent ARB consideration and action taken on proposed projects involving additions to or modifications of potential historic resources.

E.     Update on the status of the Shotgun House located at the Santa Monica Airport (formerly located at 2712 2nd Street) including the Recreation and Parks Commission recommendation. Discussion of the Landmark Commission and City Planning Division’s jurisdiction over the Shotgun House and potential recommendations regarding any future relocation to public or private sites, change of use, rehabilitation, or demolition of the structure. (RG)

F.     Discussion and potential recommendations from the Landmarks Commission to City staff on proposed revisions to incorporate into the City’s Land Use Element and Zoning Ordinance Project (Shape the Future 2025), including a report from the ad-hoc subcommittee of Commissioners formed to make preliminary recommendations on this matter.

G.    Consideration of the Priorities List of National Register Eligible Properties in the Downtown Area previously adopted by the Commission for the Commission’s use in initiating consideration of filing Landmark designation applications.

H.     Discussion of Palisades Park including the Commission’s goal to recognize the park’s history and to identify concerns regarding maintenance of the potential landmark monument to Senator Jones by Robert Farquhar (bench). (RL)

I.         Planning Commission Case List (Information Only).

11.       WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

A.     Letter from Mr. Karl B. Rydgren requesting that the Landmarks Commission consider whether to file an application to designate the residence at 2323 5^th Street (formerly located at 562 Ocean Front/PCH) as a City Landmark.

B.     Letter from Mrs. Mary Effron requesting that the Landmarks Commission consider whether to file an application to designate the eucalyptus tree at 1407 Hill Street as a City Landmark.

12.   FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:  (Requests from Commissioners to add items to upcoming agendas)

13.    NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Monday, November 14, 2005.

14.    ADJOURNMENT:

Note:   The meeting facility is accessible.  If you need any disability-related accommodations, please contact City Staff at (310) 458-8701, or TDD Number (310) 458-8696 at least three days in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.

Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines #2, #3, and #8 serve City Hall.  Parking is available on the south side of City Hall.

CITY LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Roger Genser, Commission Historian and Chairperson

John Berley, Commissioner

Nina Fresco, Chair Pro Tempore

Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect

Ruthann Lehrer, Commission Architectural Historian

Deborah Levin, Commissioner

Ruth Shari, Commission Real Estate Licensee

Kevin McKeown, City Council Liaison

AGENDA POLICIES

REQUESTS TO SPEAK on an item must be submitted on a speaker’s request form and submitted to the Commission staff.  All requests to address the Commission on agenda items must be submitted prior to the Commission’s consideration of the item. Items not identified on the agenda as public input or as a public hearing item generally require approval of 2/3 of the Commission to allow public comment.

CONSENT CALENDAR items will be acted upon by the Commission at one time without discussion unless a Commission requests discussion on an item.  If such a request is made, the item will be heard after the balance of the Consent Calendar has been voted upon.

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES on each public hearing item include presentation of a staff report; Commission question of staff; a five minute presentation by the project applicant or application proponent, if any; Commission questions of the applicant or application proponent; three minutes each for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; three minutes for project application or application proponent rebuttal; Commission deliberations and decision.

PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC should begin with the speaker stating his or her name and address followed by a statement regarding the item under consideration.  Please speak to the Commission as a whole.

Professionals appearing before the Commission should clearly identify their status, such as “attorney,” paralegal,” “architect,” “designer,” or “landscape architect.”  Instances of misrepresentation of professional status may be referred to the City Attorney for possible prosecution.

LETTERS OR WRITTEN MATERIALS regarding agenda items may be submitted to the Commission staff prior to or at the meeting; written materials submitted at least eight days in advance of the meeting will be included in the Commission’s meeting packet.  Materials submitted after the deadline may be difficult for the Commission to adequately review.

ASSIGNING OF TIME for members of the public wishing to speak on an item is permissible within specified limits.  A “representative speaker” may be allowed one additional minute of speaking time, to a maximum of five additional minutes (hence, eight minutes total) for each person actually in attendance who assigns his or her right to speak via a request to speak form to the “representative speaker.”

ACTION BY THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION on most matters occurs with the affirmative votes of at least four Commissioners.

APPEALS of certain actions of the Commission may be heard by the City Council.  For specific information on appeals, please contact the Commission staff.

Please note that the Landmarks Commission Agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.  We encourage you to check the agenda 72 hours prior to the meeting.

For more information regarding the Landmarks Commission

agenda, please contact the Commission staff in the

Planning Division at (310) 458-8341.

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