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From YouTube: HSPB Meeting | Aug 26, 2021
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City of Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board Meeting, August 26th, 2021
A
C
A
A
A
A
This
time
has
been
set
aside
for
members
of
the
public
to
address
the
historic
preservation
board
on
agenda
items
and
those
items
of
general
interest
within
the
subject
matter:
jurisdiction
of
our
board.
Although
we
value
your
comments
pursuant
to
the
brown
act,
we
generally
cannot
take
any
action
on
items
not
listed
on
the
posted
agenda.
A
B
A
A
A
On
page
five
of
seven,
the
bottom
paragraph,
the
first
line
says
remember:
nelson
asked
for
clarification
of
the
illuminae
houses
relative
to
the
museum's
classroom
status.
That
should
be
illuminated
house,
singular
and
not
plural,
and
then
on
the
last
page,
seven
of
seven,
the
third
paragraph,
the
last
one
is
a
perimeter.
Landscape
has
been
removed
on
the
classroom,
site
ember,
not
a
site,
so
one
of
those
words
site
should
be
be
removed,
probably
the
one
after
embanada
and
those
are
the
only
changes
I
have
at
this
time.
D
A
A
A
Great,
I
believe
that
was
a
motion
by
member
hanson
and
a
second
by
member
kaiser,
all
in
favor
of
the
minutes,
please
say:
aye,
aye
aye!
Thank
you!
So
much
and
now
I
believe
at
this
time
we
can
move
on
to
the
public
hearing.
2A
an
application
by
the
city
of
palm
springs
for
historic,
designation
of
the
robert
alexander
revenue
aka,
the
house
of
tomorrow
located
at
1350
literal
circle
palm
springs,
california
hspb
number
136..
B
Thank
you,
as
noted
on
the
front
of
your
staff
report
at
the
may,
4th
2021
hspb
meeting
the
board
considered
case
3.0917,
proposing
alterations
to
the
property
at
fifty
1350
circle,
a
class
three
site
at
that
meeting.
The
voted
the
board
voted
to
deny
the
application,
impose
a
120-day
stay
of
demolition
and
directed
staff
to
initiate
an
application
for
possible
historic
designation
of
the
site.
B
As
noted
in
the
staff
report,
the
building
does
have
potential
historic
significance
in
terms
of
its
significance
with
a
person
that
being
robert
and
helene
alexander
robert,
along
with
his
father
george,
were
the
developers
with
the
alexander
construction
company,
which
is
credited
for
really
transforming
palm
springs
from
an
enclave
of
wealthy
business
people
and
movie
industry
moguls
to
a
vacation
retirement
destination
accessible
to
the
middle
class.
So
it
is
recognized
that
their
significance
locally
is
important,
and
so
the
house
qualifies
under
criteria.
B
Two
criteria,
three
is
also
one
in
which
the
building
qualifies
as
a
particularly
unique
example
of
a
building
from
the
mid-century
modern
period,
and
it
noted
on
page
four
that
this
building
possesses
elements
of
organic
architecture,
mid-century
architecture
and
even
googie
style
architecture,
and
so,
for
this
reasons
the
building
qualifies
under
criterion.
Three.
B
Although
the
firm
involved,
both
parties
at
the
time
were
both
partners
at
the
time
that
this
home
was
designed,
chrysler
is
credited
with
the
one
with
the
primary
design
of
the
home
and
so
recognizing
chrysler
as
a
architect
and
as
a
building
in
which
there
is
a
high
artistic
value
criterion.
Five
is
established
the
further
analysis,
beginning
on
page
six
of
your
staff
report,
analyzes
the
integrity
of
the
home,
as
listed
in
the
city's
ordinance,
the
four
settings,
location,
design,
setting
materials,
workmanship,
feeling
and
association
all
have
significance.
B
In
this
case,
I've
noted
on
page
excuse
me
six
and
then
on
to
page
seven,
some
material
impairments
or
things
that
have
happened
to
the
building
which
do
impair
its
historic
integrity
in
terms
of
a
design
perspective,
and
those
are
noted
on
page
six
and
seven
of
your
report.
Despite
these,
the
report
asserts
and
staff
concurs,
that
the
house,
this
does
still
possess
significant
integrity.
B
B
So
in
conclusion,
the
staff
report
and
the
historic
resources
report
agrees
that
the
property
is
eligible
as
a
historic
resource
under
criteria's
two
three
four
and
five,
and
possesses
significant
historic
integrity
to
qualify
as
a
class
one
historic
site.
Mr
vice
chair,
this
is
a
public
hearing,
I'm
available
for
any
questions
that
the
board
members
may
have,
and
the
property
owner
is
also
with
us
who
would
like
to
speak
during
public
testimony.
Thank
you.
A
C
B
C
A
On
that
note,
if
I
may
make
an
observation,
the
original
landscape
in
the
packet
and
the
plan
was
designed
by
the
architect,
william
crossfield,
and
that
rendering
is
included
in
our
packet
and,
to
my
knowledge,
the
best
of
my
knowledge.
The
hardscape
has
not
changed
in
the
front
of
the
house.
So
what
you
see
from
the
street
still
remains
very
much
as
it
did
during
a
period
of
significance.
1960-1965.
A
A
B
E
Do
you
want
me
to
turn
my
video
on
here?
We
go
if
you'd
like
we
go
well
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name
is
rob
bernheimer
and
I
represent
the
the
property
owners
and
and
we'll
represent
them
going
through
this
process.
I
first
want
to
say
that
they
are
extremely
excited
to
be
able
to
restore
this
house.
E
It
is
obviously
a
an
amazing
example
of
mid-century
architecture.
I
was,
you
know,
blown
away
by
the
house
when
I,
when
I
toured
it
personally,
but
there
are
challenges
with
this
house.
It
was
neglected
for
many
many
many
many
years,
and
so
they
have
a
big
project
ahead
of
them
to
you
know,
restore
it
so
that
somebody
can
live
in
it
and
then
take
care
of
it
going
forward,
but
we're
going
to
review
those
plans,
I
think
down
the
road.
E
E
E
Also,
with
regards
to
your
questions
about
landscaping,
a
lot
of
the
landscaping
was
disrupted
in
the
rear
of
the
house
before
my
clients
purchased
it
because
the
pro
the
city
allowed
the
property
to
be
subdivided
and
then
a
new
house
be
constructed
on
part
of
it
so
that
disrupted
the
entire
rear
landscaping
of
the
house
on
the
west
side.
I
believe
so
that
that
was
sort
of
pre
to
my
clients
purchasing
the
house.
E
They
certainly
want
to
maintain
the
character
of
what
the
original
landscaping
was,
to
the
extent
that
you
can
now
that
the
lot
is
smaller,
but
that's
not
something
that
they
had.
They
had
control
over.
So
we're
looking
forward
to
bringing
our
plans
to
you
at
a
future
meeting.
Hopefully
this
class
one
designation
can
get
approved
today
and
then
move
to
the
city
council
and
we'll
come
back
before
you
with
our
plans
on
the
renovation
and
again
they're
dedicated
to
really
preserving
the
historical
character
of
the
house.
E
We
also
have
to
modernize
it
so
that
people
who
live
in
it
can
enjoy
the
house
and
therefore
it'll
be
preserved
going
forward.
If
the
house
isn't
modernized,
I
think
we're
going
to
have
the
same
problems
that
we've
had
over
the
last
10
years,
which
is
the
house,
has
just
deteriorated
to
a
point
that
you
that
you
see
it
at
the
point.
My
clients
purchased
it.
So
we
don't
really
have
anything
to
add
to
the
to
the
staff
report.
We
just
are
excited
about
being
able
to
bring
this
before
you.
Thank
you.
A
F
Yes,
this,
this
is
paul
armitstead,
I'm
one
of
the
owners
it
lights
up
as
dan
bridge,
but
dan's
unavailable
today.
He's
had
a
recent
well
he's.
He
has
a
recent
stay
in
the
hospital
and
has
taken
care
of
some
health
issues,
so
rob
and
I
have
stepped
up
to
the
plate,
and
I
thank
rob
for
helping
to
coach
us
through
this
process.
F
A
B
A
C
Okay,
I
just
wanted
to
you
know,
acknowledge
the
consultant.
I
think
they
did
a
a
really
good
job
on
this
nomination,
especially
given
the
situation
where
you
know
you
can't
do
necessarily
in-person
research,
and
I
also
was
very
happy
to
see
that
helen
alexander
was
recognized
as
well
as
her
husband
robert.
As
we
know,
that's
not
always
the
case
that
that
you
know
wives
are
given
equal
credit
for
their
contribution
to
the
community.
A
D
I
just
don't
want
to
echo
the
the
thoughts
about
the
reports
that
are
both
very
thorough,
the
staff
report,
as
well
as
the
consulting
report.
I
really
appreciated
the
tour
that
we
were
given
a
very
detailed
tour
of
both
the
interior
and
exterior
of
the
of
the
house,
and
we
got
kind
of
the
plans
of
what
is
going
to
be
done.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
so
I'm
a
proponent
of
this
as
a
class
one.
D
C
G
I
as
well
support
this
as
a
class
one
nomination.
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
most
famous
houses
in
palm
springs
and
again
the
tour
was
fantastic
and
listening
to
what
the
current
owners
have
said
and
observed,
even
though
some
of
the
things
are
gone
from
what
the
original
plans
were,
it
really
showed
to
me
an
understanding
of
this
property
and
the
intent
to
bring
it
as
close
to
that
as
possible
and
to
make
it
work
for
today's
living.
So
I
support
this.
D
Would
just
say
I
echo
what
the
other
board
members
have
said
regarding
the
appropriateness
of
this
as
a
class
one
resource.
I
don't
agree
with
that.
I
have
a
question
perhaps
to
ken
we
did
receive
the
public
comment
letter
from
previous
owners
and
as
far
as
I
can
tell
that,
that
letter
did
contain
some
mis
characterizations
of
what
has
happened.
D
I
don't
know
if
it's
appropriate
to
address
those
or
just
let
that
be
part
of
the
public
record,
whether
it's
accurate
or
not.
I
don't
know
what
your
feeling
is
regarding
that,
but
I
I
would
definitely
remind
everyone
that
the
city
exercised
their
zoning
regulations
for
some
past
activities
that
apparently
occurred
at
the
site
just
as
they're
exercising
their
zoning
regulations
regarding
moving
forward
when
work
was
done
on
this
property
without
proper
permits.
A
To
provide
some
input,
I
do
have
a
list
of
about
10
or
so
questions,
and
I
will
try
to
keep
it
brief
if
possible.
I
wanted
to
address
these
things
at
this
point,
rather
than
wait
until
we
get
a
certificate
of
appropriateness
just
to
clear
the
air
and
get
some
answers
so
seeing
that
the
applicant
representatives
are
still
with
us,
I
would
like
to
maybe
specify
these
questions
for,
if
you're
still
with
us
paul,
I
am
great
great.
B
A
A
F
F
If
any
of
those
pads
are
missing
or
gone,
I
cannot
see
where
it
was
in
the
sequence
of
going
up.
It
would
strikes
me
that
it
would
have
had
to
have
been
maybe
the
one
at
the
street
or
something
like
that.
You
know
talking
about
the
count,
but
but
those
lily
pads
I
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge
and
my
research
are
exactly
as
they
were
the
day.
The
day
that
helena
was
walking
up
those
those
steps
in
the
look
magazine.
A
B
A
B
A
A
It
feels
that
some
restoration
of
travel
outdoors
would
be
appropriate,
perhaps
not
all
of
it,
but
it
goes
back
to
the
history
of
significance,
the
period
of
significance
and
the
architect's
intent
to
have
that
continuation
of
the
indoor
material
going
outdoors,
maybe
perhaps
just
to
the
roof
line
this
time
or
whatever.
But
I
just
wanted
to
update
that
for
the
record,
I
thought
that
that
was
an
unfortunate
loss
of
historic
material
and
it
would
be
nice
to
see
that
restored.
E
This
is
rob
bernheimer
in
the
applicant.
Can
I
just
make
a
comment
on
what
you
just
said
so
sure?
Thank
you
great.
So
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
the
the
the
the
exterior
terrazzo
was
an
extraordinarily
poor
condition.
So,
although
it
was
removed,
it
really
wasn't
salvageable
and
so
something
something
had
to
be
done.
E
But
I
just
I
do
want
you
to
know
that
it
really
wasn't
salvageable
and
so
something
had
something
had
to
be
done.
It
is
unfortunate,
and
this
is
why
I'm
involved
now
that
it
you
know
the
right
steps-
may
have
not
been
taken
on
the
front
end,
but
we're
not
going
to
be
making
those
mistakes
going
forward.
A
A
B
If
you
feel
that
the
color
of
the
home
at
this
time
or
you
feel
that
the
removal
of
the
exterior
terrazzo
has
caused
such
a
material
impairment
of
the
design
integrity
such
that
the
home
lacks
sufficient
design
integrity
in
order
to
qualify
as
a
class
one
site,
then
your
option
would
be
to
categorize
it
as
a
recommendation
to
counsel
for
a
class
ii
historic
site.
But
our
recommendation
at
the
staff
report
level
and
as
well
in
the
historic
resources
report,
is
that
there
is
adequate
integrity
in
the
home
currently
to
qualify
as
a
class.
A
A
A
Only
for
approval
of
alterations
to
the
house
of
tomorrow,
a
class
we
historic
site
at
1350
madera
circle
recommendation
by
staff
is
to
extend
this
day
of
demolition
placed
on
the
property
at
the
may.
4Th
2021
hspb
meeting
by
an
additional
60
days
from
september
5th,
2021
to
october
31st
2021,
just
going
to
municipal
section,
9.05.130.
B
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair.
This
is
a
fairly
simple
action
that
you're
being
asked
to
consider
here.
The
stay
of
demolition
on
which
you
placed
on
this
property
on
may
4th
does
expire
in
order
to
complete
the
processing
of
the
historic
designation
application.
We
do
need
to
request
that
you
extend
the
stay
by
another
60
days
to
october
31st,
to
allow
us
to
schedule
this
at
a
public
hearing
of
the
city
council
to
consider
your
recommendation.
B
A
G
G
This
is
not
something
that
we
can
do
today,
but
this
is
something
that
I
think
is
very
very
important
that
we
get
this
on
everybody's
radar
screen
that
there's
a
potential
that
we
will
not
be
able
to
realize
the
vision
that
we
currently
have
in
place
now.
I
know
a
lot
of
you
have
not
been
at
all
of
the
meetings
and
everything
else,
but
even
approaching
all
these
people
for
all
these
tours
and
everything
else,
I
would
feel
very
bad
to
do
it
all
again.
G
B
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair.
The
only
comment
that
I
want
to
offer
is,
as
was
discussed
at
the
last
meeting,
we
have
received
some
information
from
the
bank
of
america
regarding
some
capital
improvements
and
deferred
maintenance,
work
on
the
city,
national
bank,
building
at
the
south
end
of
palm
canyon
and,
as
we
know
more
and
as
they
get
ready
to
prepare
their
application,
I
will
notify
you
if
it
is
going
to
be
a
matter
for
the
board
to
consider
or
whether
it's
something
that
will
be
processed
at
staff
level.
B
The
only
other
thing
I
want
to
mention
is:
I
want
to
put
a
special
thanks
out
to
all
of
the
board
members
who
are
here
today.
I
appreciate
your
extra
efforts
to
schedule
this
special
meeting,
especially
during
the
month
of
august.
When
so
many
of
you
have
vacations
and
member
hanson,
I
understand
you
have
a
new
member
of
the
family
who's
going
to
be
joining
you
soon.
So
good
luck
with
that
already.
C
B
A
Great,
and
I
would
like
what
I
like
to
say
on
behalf
of
the
board-
a
special
thanks
to
staff
member
lions
for
working
with
all
of
us
and
getting
through
the
schedule
of
august
and
vacations
and
trying
to
schedule
all
of
those
sites
we've
been
having.
So
that
is
much
appreciated.
Thank
you
for
your
flexibility
and
also
to
joanne
your
assistant
for
her
help
as
well.
I.
A
B
I
beg
your
pardon.
We
always
have
to
do
alzheimer's
round
here
in
this
planning
department,
and
I
did
just
want
to
mention
to
all
of
you
that
please
remember
that
I
sent
you
information
about
the
annual
work
plan
so
that
when
we
head
into
the
meeting
in
september,
you
can
have
your
ideas
and
suggestions
that
we
can
put
together.
So
we
can
begin
working
on
getting
that
work
plan
together
for
the
next
fiscal
year.
Thank
you.
A
Great
so
before
I
finish
that
adjournment,
I
do
want
to
just
say
thank
you
to
everyone
who
is
watching
today
and
also
to
mr
amistad
and
mr
bernheimer
for
joining
us
and
for
providing
that
valuable
input.
We
should
appreciate
your
time
and
patience
today
so
with
that
we
are
continuing
to
adjourn
to
our
regular
meeting
on
tuesday
september
14
2021
at
5,
30
p.m,
in
the
large
conference
room
at
city
hall
or
via
room
until
further
notice.