Cultural Heritage Committee
AGENDA

Monday, April 22, 2024 at 5:30 P.m. - 8:30 P.m.

Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

The Cultural Heritage Committee holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported at this time.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:

Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):

Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.

Email - Submit Public Comments via email to . In the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.

Voicemail - Call [phone] and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.

 

*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.

 

Public Comment during the meeting:

Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location.

Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation are encouraged to provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at or [phone].

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Crotser will call the Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee to order.

2.

OATH OF OFFICE

On March 19, 2024, the City Council approved the annual appointment to City Advisory Bodies, which re-appointed John Ashbaugh to an additional four-year term and appointed as a new member, Daniel Bernard, to a four-year term of office with the Cultural Heritage Committee. Both members term's begin April 1, 2024. Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian will administer the Oath of Office to the newly-appointed Committee Member Bernard.

3.

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

As required by the Cultural Heritage Committee Bylaws, hold the annual election of Chair and Vice Chair to a one-year term.

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Cultural Heritage Committee that does not appear on this agenda. Although the Committee will not take action on items presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for discussion.

5.

CONSENT

Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Cultural Heritage Committee to pull an item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit.

5.a

CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - MARCH 25, 2024 CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES

• Recommendation:

  To approve the Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of March 25, 2024.

6.

STUDY SESSION

6.a

UPDATE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND HISTORIC CONTEXT SURVEY

The Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Study Session to review the Historic Preservation Ordinance (HPO) and Historic Context Survey (HCS) Update Project. Project consultants will discuss the recommended overall approach to updating the HPO revisions framed within the Office of Historic Preservation guidance for developing local ordinances, and the National Register and California Register frameworks for defining and evaluating resources. For the HCS, an overview will be provided of the main areas identified for expanded or new context. A brief presentation will be provided followed by discussion. 

7.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION

7.a

STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST

Receive a brief update from Senior Planner Brian Leveille.

8.

ADJOURNMENT

The Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Special Meeting on May 20, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The Regular Meeting of May 27, 2024 will be cancelled due to the Memorial Day holiday.

 

LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk

The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at [phone] at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf [phone].

Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Cultural Heritage Committee are available for public inspection on the City’s website: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60971&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk