MEETING AGENDA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023
7:00 P.M.
PLUMMER PARK
7377 SANTA MONICA BLVD – ROOMS 5 & 6
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT: "The West Hollywood Historic Preservation Commission acknowledges that the land on which we gather and that is currently known as the City of West Hollywood is the occupied, unceded, seized territory of the Gabrieleño Tongva and Gabrieleño Kizh peoples.
TO PARTICIPATE BY PROVIDING AN E-COMMENT:
To better facilitate the meeting, members of the public who wish to comment on matters before the Historic Preservation Commission are strongly encouraged to submit an email to hpcpubliccomments@weho.org no later than 2:00 pm on the Historic Preservation Commission meeting day.
***Your comments and information will become part of the official public record. If you do not want your personal information included in the official record, please do not include your address and/or phone number.***
Note: E-Comments received by 2:00 p.m. will be forwarded to the Historic Preservation Commission and posted on the City’s website as part of the official meeting record.
TO PARTICIPATE BY LISTENING TO THE MEETING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT BY TELEPHONE:
1. You may dial in ten (10) minutes prior to the start of the meeting. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. You will be placed ON HOLD in the Virtual Meeting Room until the meeting commences. When you enter the meeting, please mute your telephone.
2. You are strongly encouraged to email to hpcpubliccomments@weho.org by 2:00 p.m. to be added to the remote public speaker list. Please include your name, phone number (to identify your caller location on Zoom), and the item you would like to speak on.
3. Dial-in phone number: (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 854 3174 7403; then press #
To comply with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, if special assistance to participate in this meeting is required (e.g., an American Sign Language interpreter for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing), you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (323) 848-6800 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City TTY line is (323) 848-6417.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The Historic Preservation Commission is requested to approve the minutes of prior Historic Preservation Commission meetings.
Recommendation: Approve the draft minutes of:
6. PUBLIC COMMENT:
This time, limited to a maximum of twenty (20) minutes, has been set aside for the public to address the Historic Preservation Commission on any item that is not set for public hearing or any item that is not on tonight’s agenda. In accordance with the Brown Act, public comment relating to business not appearing on the agenda cannot be acted upon or discussed by the Commission during the meeting but may be referred to staff for report on a future agenda, ordered received and filed, or referred to the proper department for administrative resolution. Staff requests that all persons wishing to address the Commission fill out a Speaker's Slip and give it to the Commission Secretary prior to speaking. The Commission requests that when you begin speaking you state your name and the name of the city where you reside. Individuals may address the Commission for up to three (3) minutes each unless the Commission determines a different time limit.
ITEM 6 Additional Correspondence (11/27/23)
7. CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
8. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
A. DESIGN UPDATE FOR THE LAUREL HOUSE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RENOVATION PROJECT
Applicant: City of West Hollywood
Staff: Alicen Bartle, Project Development Administrator
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission review the draft schematic plans and provide feedback on their consistency with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the architectural team and staff to continue forward with design development of the Laurel House and Park Renovation Project.
ITEM 10.A Exhibit A (Project History)
ITEM 10.A Exhibit B (Commission presentation)
ITEM 10.A. Additional Correspondence (11/27/23)
B. STREET SIGNS AND PLAQUES FOR DESIGNATED CULTURAL RESOURCES
Staff: Doug Vu, Senior Planner
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission review the available background information for discussion.
ITEM 10.B. Additional Correspondence (11/27/23)
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. REAPPOINTMENT OF AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE CITYWIDE HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE R2, R3, AND R4 MULTIPLE-FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS
Staff: Antonio Castillo, Senior Planner
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint a Commissioner to the ad-hoc committee to work with staff and GPA Consulting on the update to the R2, R3, and R4 Multi-Family Historic Resources Survey.
12. ITEMS FROM STAFF:
A. UPCOMING PROJECTS: Staff will update the Historic Preservation Commission on projects that have been submitted to the Current and Historic Preservation Planning Division and may require action by the Commission at a future date.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT:
This time is set aside for the public to address the Historic Preservation Commission on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission that could not be heard under Item 6 at the beginning of the meeting.
14. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS:
The Historic Preservation Commissioners are given this opportunity to make general comments, ask questions or submit requests of Staff.
15. ADJOURNMENT:
The Historic Preservation Commission will adjourn to a regular scheduled meeting on Monday, February 26, 2024 beginning at 7:00 P.M. at Plummer Park Rooms 5 & 6, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood CA.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
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Gail Ostergren, Chair |
Yawar Charlie, Vice-Chair |
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Matt Dubin, Commissioner |
Lola Davidson, Commissioner |
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Michael King, Commissioner Amy Zvi, Commissioner |
Jacob Sotsky, Commissioner |
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CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD STAFF |
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Doug Vu, HPC Liaison |
Gabriele Gonzales, Acting HPC Secretary |
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Taylor Galindo, HPC Intern |
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AGENDA POLICIES
The Historic Preservation Commission considers a range of requests for certificates of appropriateness, cultural resource designations and historic preservation policy matters, and conducts public hearings on many of its agenda items. Due to the number, complexity and public interest associated with many agenda items, meetings of the Historic Preservation Commission are generally lengthy. The Historic Preservation Commission makes every effort to proceed as expeditiously as possible; your patience and understanding is appreciated.
REQUEST TO SPEAK Please Email the Commission Secretary in advance of the Historic Preservation Commission meeting to be added to the Public Speaker List for the teleconference meeting.
Please include your name, the phone number from which you will be calling, and which item you would like to speak about. All requests to address the Historic Preservation Commission on Public Hearings Items must be submitted prior to the Historic Preservation Commission’s consideration of the item.
CONSENT CALENDAR items will be acted upon by the Historic Preservation Commission at one time without discussion, unless a Historic Preservation Commissioner pulls a specific item for discussion, which will be moved to the Excluded Consent Calendar.
PUBLIC HEARINGS PROCEDURES on each Public Hearing item include presentation of a staff report; Historic Preservation Commission questions directed to staff; a ten (10) minute presentation by the project applicant or applicant’s representative or team, if any; Historic Preservation Commission questions directed to the applicant; three (3) minutes (in order to facilitate the meeting, the Chair may lengthen or shorten the three (3) minute period for all speakers on a particular agenda item based on the number of persons in attendance wishing to speak or the complexity of the matter under consideration) for each member of the public wishing to speak to the item; five (5) minutes for the project applicant to respond to the public or clarify issues raised by the public; Historic Preservation Commission deliberations and decisions.
PRESENTATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC should begin with the speaker stating his or her name and city of residence, followed by a statement regarding the item under consideration. Please speak to the Historic Preservation Commission as a whole.
PROFESSIONALS APPEARING BEFORE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION 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 City Planning Division staff prior to or at the Historic Preservation Commission meeting; written materials submitted at least eight (8) days in advance of the meeting will be included in the Historic Preservation Commission’s meeting packet. Materials submitted after the deadline may be difficult for the Historic Preservation Commission to adequately review.
ASSIGNING OF TIME is not permitted.
ACTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION on most matters occurs with the affirmative votes of at least four (4) Historic Preservation Commissioners.
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