HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
CITY
OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
MONDAY,
MAY 22, 2023
PLUMMER
PARK
7377
SANTA MONICA BLVD – ROOMS 5 & 6
7:00
P.M.
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 shouston@weho.org no
later than 2:00 p.m. 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 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) 848-6409 at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting. The City TTY line is (323) 848-6417.
1.
CALL
TO ORDER
2.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
3.
OATH
OF OFFICE:
A.
Administer
the Oath of Office to reappointed Commissioner, Michael L. King.
4.
ROLL
CALL
5.
APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA:
The Historic Preservation
Commission is requested to approve the May 22, 2023 regular meeting agenda.
Recommendation: Approve the May 22,
2023 regular meeting agenda as presented.
6.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES:
The Historic
Preservation Commission is requested to continue the minutes of prior Historic
Preservation Commission meetings.
Recommendation: Continue
the April 24, 2023 meeting minutes to Tuesday,
June 27, 2023.
A.
APRIL 24, 2023
7.
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.
PUBLIC COMMENT
8.
CONSENT
CALENDAR: None.
9.
EXCLUDED
CONSENT CALENDAR: None.
10.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS:
A.
7900 AND 7906 SANTA
MONICA BOULEVARD CULTURAL RESOURCE DESIGNATIONS: Request for Cultural Resource Designations for 7900 Santa
Monica Boulevard and 7906 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood California.
STAFF: Antonio Castillo, Senior
Planner
APPLICANT: City of West Hollywood
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that
the Historic Preservation Commission 1) hold a consolidated public hearing,
consider all pertinent testimony, and 2) adopt the following resolutions:
DRAFT RESOLUTION NO.
HPC 23-165: A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
DESIGNATE THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 7900 Santa
monica Boulevard, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA AS A LOCAL CULTURAL
RESOURCE.
DRAFT RESOLUTION NO.
HPC 23-166:
A
RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST
HOLLYWOOD, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATE THE BUILDING AT 7906 Santa monica Boulevard, WEST HOLLYWOOD,
CALIFORNIA AS A LOCAL CULTURAL RESOURCE.
PUBLIC COMMENT
11.
NEW
BUSINESS: None
12.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS: None.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
ITEMS
FROM COMMISSIONERS:
The Historic
Preservation Commissioners are given this opportunity to make general comments,
ask questions or submit requests of Staff.
16.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Historic
Preservation Commission will adjourn to a special meeting, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 7:00 P.M, at Plummer Park, 7377
Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood CA, 90048 Rooms 5 & 6.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
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Jacob Sotsky, Chair
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Gail Ostergren, Vice-Chair
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Matt Dubin, Commissioner
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Lola Davidson, Commissioner
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Michael King, Commissioner
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Yawar Charlie, Commissioner
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CITY OF WEST
HOLLYWOOD STAFF
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Doug Vu, HPC Liaison
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Sharita Houston, 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.
