HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION BOARD
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Large Conference Room
3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262
www.palmspringsca.gov

AGENDA

                       October 3, 2023                                         5:30 p.m. - Regular Meeting

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting will be conducted by teleconference and there will be no in-person public access to the meeting location.

• To view/listen/participate in the meeting live, please use the following link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87930902548 or call (669) 900-6833 and enter meeting ID: 879 3090 2548. Public comment may also be submitted to sarah.yoon@palmspringsca.gov.  Transmittal prior to the meeting is required.  Any correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Board and retained for the official record.
• If you wish to provide public comments during the meeting via telephone, you may call the Planning Department at (760) 323-8245 by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be added to the public comment queue. At the appropriate time, a staff member will invite you to provide your public testimony.

The meeting will be recorded, and the audio file will be available from the Office of the City Clerk and will be posted on the City’s YouTube channel, as soon as practicable.

Katherine Hough, Chair
Jade Nelson, Vice-Chair
Kurt Philip Bachman
Janet Hansen
Jeffrey Herr
Peter Moruzzi
Erik Rosenow

David Newell, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning Services
Sarah Yoon, Associate Planner / Historic Preservation Officer

CALL TO ORDER:

ROLL CALL:

REPORT OF THE POSTING OF AGENDA:  The agenda for this meeting was posted for public review at the City Hall bulletin board (west side of Council Chamber) by 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 28, 2023 as required by established policies and procedures.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA:  The Historic Site Preservation Board will discuss the order of the agenda, may amend the order, note abstentions, and request Consent Calendar items be removed from the consent calendar for discussion. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:   This time has been set aside for members of the public to address the Historic Site Preservation Board on agenda items and items of general interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  Although the Historic Site Preservation Board values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, it generally cannot take any action on items not listed on the posted agenda.  There will be three (3) minutes assigned for each speaker.  Testimony for Public Hearings will be taken at the time of the hearing.

1.         CONSENT CALENDAR: None.

2.         PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

2.A.     APPLICATION BY JANE LUNDIN, REPRESENTED BY PALM SPRINGS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION FOR POSSIBLE HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF THE M.H. ATIKIAN BUILDING LOCATED AT 120 ARENAS ROAD (HSPB #147) (SY)

RECOMMENDATION: 

1. Open the public hearing and receive public testimony.  
2. Close the public hearing and find that the M.H. Atikian Building does not meet eligibility requirements necessary for historic designation.

3.         UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None    

4.         NEW BUSINESS:

4.A.     A REQUEST BY 285 VIA LOLA, LLC, FOR APPROVAL OF DEMOLITION TO A CLASS 4 SITE LOCATED AT 285 VIA LOLA AND ASSOCIATED REVIEW FOR POTENTIAL RE-DESIGNATION OF A CLASS 4 SITE TO A CLASS 1 OR 2 HISTORIC RESOURCE (APN #505-261-020) HDEMO 2023-0019 (SY)

RECOMMENDATION: Take no action, allow the processing of the proposed major alterations, and determine pursuant to CEQA that this action is not a project.

5.         DISCUSSIONS:  None.

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS:

STAFF COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:  The Historic Site Preservation Board will adjourn to its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 5:30 PM, in the Large Conference Room at City Hall.

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING 

             I, TERRI HINTZ, Department of Planning Services, Administrative Coordinator for the City of Palm Springs, certify this Agenda was posted at or before 6:00 p.m., on Thursday September 2023 as required by established policies and procedures.                                                                                                                                          

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Department of Planning Services

*Updated link for 4A at 12:00PM  2023-10-02* - CEdney