AGENDA

 

 

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

 

 

Founded 1875

Populus felix in urbe felici

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

6:30 PM

Main Public Library, Multi-Purpose Room

601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica

 

 

CALL TO ORDER OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION

 

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: None

 

5.            APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION: None

 

6.            CONSENT CALENDAR: None

 

7.            OLD BUSINESS: None

 

8.            NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

8-A      Certificate of Appropriateness 11CA-005, 1685 Main Street, to further consider design elements not previously acted on as part of a prior Certificate of Appropriateness review on May 23, 2011, and to also consider modifications/amendments to the approved Certificate of Appropriateness, pertinent to the redesign of the front portion of the City Hall site in conjunction with the proposed Palisades Garden Walk/Town Square park project. The modified design proposal includes the retention, rehabilitation and/or relocation of certain existing historic character defining elements of the site, in addition to reconfiguring the site topography and grade, the installation of new landscaping and hardscape materials, a central water feature, new benches and seat walls, and lighting. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.36.140, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for any proposed alterations, restoration, construction, removal, relocation, demolition, in whole or in part, of or to a Landmark or Landmark Parcel.

 

Staff Report

 

Consultant’s Report

 

9.            DISCUSSION ITEMS:

 

9-A.     Discussion on the design of the proposed Palisades Garden Walk park project and possible consideration of preparation and submittal of a Commission recommendation to the City Council. (RG)

 

10.         WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

 

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

 

12.         NEXT MEETING DATE AND COMMISSION AGENDA: Regular Meeting of the Landmarks Commission: 7:00 PM Monday, October 10, 2011; Santa Monica City Hall, Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.

 

13.         ADJOURNMENT:

 

Santa Monica Blue Bus Lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10 serve the Santa Monica Main Public Library.  Parking is available on-site.

 

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

John Berley, Chairperson

Margaret Bach, Commissioner

Nina Fresco, Commissioner

Roger Genser, Commission Historian
Barbara Kaplan, Commission Licensed Architect
Ruthann Lehrer, Commission Architectural Historian
Ruth Shari, Chair Pro Tempore and Commission Real Estate Licensee
 

Scott Albright, AICP, Senior Planner, Commission Secretary

Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney

Steve Traeger, Principal Urban Designer

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.