AGENDA

 

 

REGULAR MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

 

 

Founded 1875

Populus felix in urbe felici

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, June 8, 2009

7:00 PM

City Council Chambers, Room 213

1685 Main Street, Santa Monica

 

 

CALL TO ORDER OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

1.            ROLL CALL

 

2.            PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION WITH MARK CUNEO, PRINCIPAL ENGINEER WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, REGARDING THE RECENTLY COMPLETED PIER INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT STUDY AND ITS RECOMMENDED URBAN DESIGN PROGRAM.

 

3.            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.

 

4.            COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

5.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

 

5-A.     May 11, 2009

 

6.            APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION:

 

6-A.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application 09CA-006, 236 Adelaide Drive,             approving the project design for rehabilitation of the Landmark residence and two            contributing accessory structures on the property.

 

Statement of Official Action

 

6-B.     Structure of Merit Application 09SM-001, 3018 Third Street, designating the single-family residence as a Structure of Merit.

 

Statement of Official Action

 

6-C.     Certificate of Appropriateness Application 09CA-009 and Sign Adjustment Application 09ARB-161, 200 Santa Monica Pier, approving signage and exterior modifications at the northeast corner of the Looff Hippodrome Carousel Building in conjunction with a new ice cream/soda fountain vendor. 

 

Statement of Official Action

 

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

 

8.            CONSENT CALENDAR: None.

 

9.            OLD BUSINESS: None.

 

10.         NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

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

 

1.         659 Copeland Court (09PC0235)

OPD – Duplex Ocean Park Duplex Residential

Single Family Residence

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

 

2.         856 Yale Street (09PC0434)

R1 – Single Family Residential

Single Family Residence with Garage

Structure Not Identified on Historic Resources Inventory

 

10-B.   Landmark Designation Application 09LM-002, 1501 Fourth Street, to determine whether the commercial building should be designated as a City Landmark.

 

Staff Report

 

Consultant’s Report

 

11.         DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

11-A.   Consideration whether to file an application to designate the industrial building located at 1681 26th Street as a City Landmark. (Continued from the May 11, 2009 Meeting)

 

Preliminary Assessment

 

11-B.   Update from staff regarding the status of the Greyhound Bus Sign formerly located at 1433 Fifth Street.

 

11-C.  Discussion and potential appointment of Landmarks Commissioners to address the City Council on pending appeals of Landmarks Commission determinations regarding 301 Ocean Avenue scheduled on June 9, 2009 and 236 Adelaide Drive scheduled on July 14, 2009; and an appeal of the Planning Commission determination regarding 1012 Second Street  scheduled on July 28, 2009.

 

11-D.  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.

 

11-E.   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.

 

11-F.  Planning Commission Case List (Information Only).

 

12.         WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:             None.

 

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

 

14.         NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Regular Meeting of the Landmarks Commission: 7:00 PM Monday, July 13, 2009; City Council Chambers, Room 213, City Hall.

 

15.         ADJOURNMENT:

 

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

 

Note:   The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible. If you need any disability-related accommodations, please contact City Staff at (310) 458-8341, or TDD Number (310) 458-8696 at least three days in advance. All written materials are available in alternate format upon request.  Every effort will be made to provide the requested accommodation.

 

CITY LANDMARKS COMMISSION

Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect and Chairperson

Margaret Bach, Commissioner

John Berley, Chair Pro Tempore

Nina Fresco, Commissioner

Roger Genser, Commission Historian

Ruthann Lehrer, Commission Architectural Historian
Ruth Shari, Commission Real Estate Licensee
 
Kevin McKeown, City Council Liaison

 

Roxanne Tanemori, AICP, Senior Planner, Commission Secretary

Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney

Susan Umeda, Staff Assistant III

 

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, or property owner; Commission questions of the applicant or application proponent or property owner; three minutes each for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; three minutes for project applicant or applicant proponent or property owner 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 for agenda items may be submitted to 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 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.  -- No Smoking in Facility --