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From YouTube: Historic Site Preservation Board | Feb 7 2023
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Regular Meeting of the City of Palm Springs HSPB, held February 7th, 2023
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Four
five
under
item
5A
meeting
format
and
time
I
would
like
to
add
that,
along
with
members,
Hampton
Miller
and
Ralph
now
remember,
Nelson
myself
was
also
in
support
of
continuing
the
virtual
meeting
format
and
three
lines
down.
I
was
also
in
support
of
moving
the
moving
time.
Excuse
me
moving
the
meeting
time
from
5
30
to
5
and
had
eventually
made
that
projection
and
then
under
item
5B
preservation.
Matters
symposium.
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Perfect
foreign
for
the
record,
sir,
are
you
and
historic
preservation
officer
and
Associate
planner
for
the
city
of
Palm
Springs?
The
first
item
before
you
today
is
an
application
for
historic
designation
of
1177
East
Mystique
Avenue,
also
known
as
the
Hutchins
residence.
The
hspb
case
number
for
this
project
is
144.
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and
we'll
step
straight
into
the
proposed
review.
The
property
is
a
single
family
home,
it's
in
the
r1c
residential
Zone
District.
This
is
an
interior
lot
that
has
a
street
that
has
Street
facing
Frontage
on
this
Mesquite
Avenue
and
the
owners
of
the
home
submitted
an
application
requesting
for
class.
One
Landmark
designation.
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We
love
to
start
with
historic
photos.
The
record
indicates
that
the
home
was
designed
by
Architects
Donald,
wechsler
and
Richard
Harrison
shortly
after
their
partnership
was
formed
in
1952,
the
house
was
constructed
by
the
developer,
Robert
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Higgins,
during
what
was
known
as
The
post-world,
War,
II
context,
which
spans
from
1945
to
1969,
and
at
this
time
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
was
experiencing
a
population
boom
of
wealthy
seasonal
residents,
which
created
the
need
for
residential
development.
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When
we
look
closely
at
this
image,
it's
a
historic
photo
roughly
dating
from
1954..
We
see
the
prominent
modernist
Design
Concepts,
seen
throughout
this
image,
there's
simple
forms
and
materials
emphasizing
the
horizontality
of
the
structure
and
the
integration
of
the
natural
desert
landscape.
Something
you
can
note
here
through
this
image
is
the
walls
you
see
are
are
essentially
freed
from
the
bearing
wall
bearing
weight
of
the
roof.
The
glazing
and
openings
are
used
to
allow
light
and
air
into
the
space,
and,
of
course,
you
see
the
beautiful
mountains
in
the
back.
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On
January,
30th,
hspb
and
staff
did
conduct
a
site
visit
to
the
property
and
observed
the
existing
conditions
as
it
stands
today.
Over
the
years
we
see
that
there
were
many
changes
that
have
been
made
to
the
the
site
itself
and
also
to
the
the
building.
This
does
include
the
enclosure
of
the
original
carport,
which
you
see
on
the
image
to
the
left.
C
We
have
two
garage
doors
that
have
been
closed,
the
original
carport
and
the
original
Courtyard,
although
it
was
done
very
early
on
before
the
Hutchins
actually
moved
in,
has
also
been
closed
in,
and
we
see
large,
concrete
pavers
that
have
changed
the
original
desert,
landscape
design
and
the
application
of
modern,
exterior
veneers
to
the
facade
of
building.
We
do
know.
We
do
note
that
the
original
horizontality
of
the
form
has
been
maintained
and
the
walls
that
we
see
with
the
the
stump
walls
are
still
visible.
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Based
on
the
seven
criteria
for
historic
designation
staff
finds
dot
criteria,
five,
which
I
identify
as
a
resource
as
a
work
of
a
master
designer
architect
that
that
was
that
had
a
significant
impact
to
their
field
is
is
met.
The
works
of
wechsler
and
Harrison
continue
to
be
less.
Having
have
Lasting
Impressions
on
the
design
world
and
their
designs
are
celebrated
and
it's
often
identified
as
the
desert
modern
style
of
architecture
that
we
see
in
Palm
Springs,
and
so
we
find,
through
the
staff.
Analysis.Criterion
five
is
met.
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And
for
the
analysis,
we
also
look
at
the
Integrity
Integrity
of
the
resource
itself.
The
overall
feeling
of
that
1950
single-family
home
built
in
the
desert.
Modern
style
is
still
present,
but
staff
does
find
that
the
various
alterations
have
compromised
the
home's
original
design
integrity.
And
what
is
there
today
is
a
reflection
of
changes
of
time
rather
than
a
single
distinctive
period.
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There's
a
list
of
the
character
defining
features
that
you
see
in
your
in
the
staff
report.
These
are
associated
with
the
home.
It
still
is
comprised
of
the
flat
fruit
with
the
thin
horizontal
fascias
exposed
beams
and
overhangs
around
the
perimeter
of
the
home.
Large
expanses
of
glazing
still
remain,
and
the
original
sump
wall
slump,
stone,
block
walls
are
still
Incorporated
in
that
unique
way
that
you
see
in
the
home.
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When
we
are
looking
at
the
classifications
for
historic
resource,
our
ordinance
does
distinguish
class
sites
class
one
sites
and
class
two
sites,
both
are
considered
historic.
A
class
one
site
is
seen
as
a
site
that
possesses
exceptional
levels
of
Integrity.
In
the
case
of
the
Hutchins
residence
staff
makes
staff
lines
that
the
resource
meets
the
Integrity
findings,
but
some
of
them
miss
the
mark
on
important
categories
such
as
Integrity
of
design
and
setting
according
to
the
code.
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And
with
that
stats
analysis
of
the
report
and
the
site
concludes
that
the
home
meets
the
qualifications
and
criteria
to
be
designated
as
a
Class
2
site
with
historic
Merit.
The
owners,
of
course,
have
submitted
this
designation
request
for
a
Class
1
status
staff
does
recommend
that
hspd
adopt
the
resolution.
Number
144
recommending
city
council
designate
the
Hutchins
residents
as
a
Class
2
site
with
that
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions
related
to
the
staff
memo
or
the
staff
report.
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Sure
we're
happy
to
introduce
ourselves
I'm
David
Howard.
This
is
my
husband
on
Lee.
We
appreciate
all
of
the
help
here
this
evening.
We're
also
have
our
architect
Susan
Sequoia
Jensen,
on
the
line
tonight
she's
ill,
but
joining
nonetheless.
Those
of
you
who
know
her
know
her
her
die
hard
work.
Epic
we've
been
working
with
Susan
ever
since
we
found
this
house
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
take
it
back
to
its
original
Glory
I
apologize
to
all
of
you
for
seeing
it
in
its
current
state.
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I
would
like
to
just
begin
saying,
saying
thank
you
to
to
Mr
Howard
and
Mr
Lee
for
for
your
conscientious
efforts
and
your
your
interest
in
proceeding
with
the
preservation,
the
conservation
of
of
the
home
and
I
understand
that
you're
you're
just
going
to
be
beginning,
work
actually
and
I.
You
know
I'm
we're
so
delighted
to
to
know
of
your
interests
and
dedication
and
I
wanted
to
thank
you.
Do
you
somehow
have
a
timeline.
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As
a
former
owner
of
ox
that
I'm
already
biased
to
wexler's-
and
it
was
a
joy
to
see
this
one
in
its
state
as
it
is-
and
I'm
I
am
a
proponent
of
the
the
application.
So
if
it,
if,
if
City
staff
recommends
class,
two
I'm
fine
with
that
good
job
and
I
look
forward
to
to
seeing
what
you
guys
create
down
the
road
here
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
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I
will
weigh
in
too.
This
is
Susan
sakoi,
Jensen
and
I.
Don't
believe
there
was
the
board
in
Baton
detail.
Unfortunately,
we
do
not
have
original
drawings,
which
is
pretty
common
with
the
early
wechsler
Harrison,
and
this
was
one
of
their
first,
so
we
don't
have
that
documentation,
but
it
was
really
really
an
interesting
Discovery
to
see
a
similar
home
in
the
sun,
more
track
that
had
the
same
Beam
with
the
celotex
insulation
instead
of
the
tongue
and
groove
ceilings.
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So
we've
continued
to
explore
and
discover,
and
our
goal
is
to
bring
it
back
as
closely
as
possible
to
the
original
design
intent
and
so
that's
our
goal.
I
wish
we
could
have
a
few
more
character,
defining
features
in
order
to
take
it
into
that
class.
One
category
versus
class
two
I
wish
there
was
actually
a
class
in
between
the
two
because
of
the
definitions
of
them,
but
as
long
as
we
are
getting
this
incredible
resource
designated
I,
think
that
is
the
goal
amongst
our
team.
D
Great,
thank
you
food
then.
Just
a
couple
more
I
agree
with
everything
you
mentioned.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
the
good
news
the
give
the
class
two
designations.
You
could
always
reapply
later
on
for
a
higher
application.
Once
you've
completed
your
work
and
just
wanted
to
see
I'm
sure
students
already
taking
care
of
this,
but
if
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
visit
the
Original
Don.
D
What's
the
family
home
go
ahead
and
it
came
much
later,
I
believed
in
this
one,
but
would
be
a
good
field
trip
to
be
able
to
see
that
for
your
future
reference
and
also
Kudos,
on
trying
to
find
the
original
family,
because
they
more
than
likely
will
have
photos
of
them
standing
outside
the
front
of
the
house
and
you'll
be
able
to
see
exactly
what
those
materials
were.
That's
all
I
have.
Thank
you.
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So
there
is
no
unfinished
business,
so
we
will
proceed
to
new
business
agenda
item
for
a
and
this
is
review
for
potential
redesignation
of
a
class,
a
foresight
to
a
class
one
or
two
historic
resource
initiated
by
an
application
by
by
Zuma
tamaresk,
requesting
approval
to
demolish
the
dwellings
located
at
two
addresses:
827
North,
archila,
archilia
Road
and
in
50
Tamarisk
Road.
So
may
we
have
a
staff
report
on
this.
Please.
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As
you
can
see
in
the
images
no
significant
information
was
uncovered
during
the
research
for
the
parcels
and
the
building
permit
records
indicate
that
the
homes
on
the
Tamarac
parcel
were
once
slated
for
demolition
and
again,
when
we
were
on
site,
we
were
able
to
see
the
relationship
of
the
buildings
on
the
site
as
well
as
kind
of
see
with
our
own
eyes.
The
owners
currently
dealing
with
break-ins
and
vandalisms
and.
C
When
it
comes
to
a
full
demolition
of
class,
3
or
class
4
sites,
the
code
does
require
that
application
to
be
reviewed
by
the
hspb
to
see
if
the
property
qualifies
for
redesignation.
In
other
words,
if
the
property
possesses
exceptional
historic
significance-
and
in
that
case
the
hspb
May
issue
a
stay
of
demolition,
to
start
the
designation
process
for
the
site
to
be
a
class
one
or
two
in
reviewing
the
application
and
seeing
the
site
staff
finds
that
the
five
structures
on
this
site
do
not
possess
any
exceptional
qualities
to
where
to
Warrant
redesignation.
C
The
soft
memo
actually
goes
into
a
bit
more
detail
outlining
the
analysis,
and
we
don't
believe
that
this
merits
again
it
doesn't
Merit
redesignation
and
according
to
our
code,
we
do.
We
do
recommend
that
the
hspb
take
no
action
and
to
direct
staff
to
administrate
administratively
process
the
permits
required
for
demolishing
the
five
existing
structures
at
this
time.
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I
I
I
really
don't
have
much
I,
don't
know
if
I
I
mentioned
to
everybody,
because
it
was
three
separate
groups,
but
it
we're
not
flippers.
We,
the
family,
bought
the
property
to
develop
as
a
family
compound,
so
we're
going
to
build
probably
two
houses
into
Casitas
and
it
will
stay
in
the
family
for
a
long
time.
So
we
hope
to
build
something
nice.
My
daughter
and
her
partner
are
both
Architects,
so
they
are
really
excited
about
designing
this
project
and
they
just
graduated
from
architecture
school
a
few
years
ago.
So.
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Oh
see,
I
was
worried
about
the
motion.
I'm
sorry
I
was
moving
right
ahead.
So
thank
you.
Okay.
Was
there
any
discussion
about
that
motion
that
we
corrected?
Okay,
seeing
none
call
for
the
question
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
all
right:
okay,
any
opposed!
Okay.
The
motion
passes
five
to
zero.
Okay,
rushing
ahead.
Let
us
proceed
to
agenda
item
4B,
which
is
an
application
by
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
for
possible
historic
designation
of
the
capture.
Talk
with
Resort
golf
course
clubhouse
located
at
1885,
Lawrence
Crossley
Road.
C
Yes,
so
included
in
your
packet.
We
would
like
to
so
the
talk
with
Creek
Resort
Clubhouse
by
Hugh
kapner.
We
are
working
to
working
to
get
this
to
hspb
with
the
historic
resources
report
it
is
in
the
process
of
being
finalized.
However,
we
would
like
hspv
to
direct
staff
to
go
ahead
and
move
forward,
move
forward
with
arranging
the
site,
visits
and
and
schedule
the
public
hearing.
We
expect
the
the
report
to
be
in
very
soon.
C
We
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
this
moving
along.
So
we
can
get
this
on
the
hspv
agenda,
hopefully
in
March,
and
so
our
recommendation
is
to
direct
staff
to
arrange,
site
visits
and
to
schedule
a
public
hearing
for
hsp's
pb's
consideration
of
the
application
for
historic
designation
of
this
site.
B
B
Very
good
I
agree.
So,
okay,
now
we're
gonna
call
for
the
question
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye,
okay,
any
opposed
okay
motion
passes
Spike
to
zero.
Let
us
proceed
to
discussions.
Item
agenda
number
five:
a
subcommittee
for
the
2023
preservation
matters.
Symposium
has
been
formed
with
two
board
members
Vice
chair
Nelson
and
member
Hansen
Mr
Nelson.
Would
you
please
report
on
the
Symposium
planning.
D
Sure,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
everything's
moving
right
along.
As
everyone
know,
these
Symposium
is
still
scheduled
for
April,
29th
and
30th
Saturday
and
Sunday,
and
it
will
be
at
the
convention
center
1
pm
to
5
PM,
with
the
first
hour
being
for
registration
and
visiting
organization
table
and
exhibit
by
the
local
school
student
architectural
models.
D
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C
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
everything
we
need
to
in
terms
of
processing
these
Middlesex
contracts
as
they
come
through,
and
so
we
are
allotting
about
three
months
of
time
to
devote
to
making
these
updates.
We
will
keep
hspb
up
to
date
about
the
updates
related
to
the
procedures
in
the
meanwhile.
In
the
three
months
we
have
notified
applicants,
letting
them
know
that
we
will
be
holding
off
on
accepting
Mills
act
contracts.
C
C
What's
what's
going
on
that
information
will
be
posted
on
our
website,
so
applicants
are
aware
and
if
you
run
into
anyone
who
has
questions
about
the
Mills
act
contracts
and
the
updates
that
we're
working
on,
please
feel
free
to
direct
them
to
me
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
try
and
build
those
questions
as
best
I
can.
Okay,
thank.
C
So
these
are,
these
are
actually
just
updates
to
the
procedures,
we're
not
making
changes
to
changes
in.
In
that
capacity,
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
in
compliance.
There
are
things
that
we
are
not
taking
in
as
part
of
the
con,
the
the
applications
right
now,
and
we
want
to
remedy
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
proper
inspections
that
are
are
required
of
Millsap
contracts
that
have
not
been
being
done
so
we're
just
formalizing
the
procedures
really.
C
D
C
We'll
we'll
keep
you
up
to
date
on
what
the
the
actual
updates
will
look
like
I
mean
one
example:
I
can
give
right
now
off
the
bat.
Is
that
we're
not
asking
for
a
comprehensive
list
of
improvements,
Capital
Improvements
that
are
associated
with
the
Mills
act
and
those
are
details
that
should
be
collected.
C
D
C
H
B
D
Can't
let
it
go
right.
Oh
today,
I
brought
to
detention
of
stuff.
What
I
believe
was
the
class
three
property
I'm,
not
sure,
if
I'm
100
correct
on
that,
but
I
have
pointed
it
out
to
Trevor
last
week,
I
believe
and
it's
275
timer,
which
appears
to
be
1939.
Commercial
dwelling,
meaning
multiple
unit
by
Albert,
Faye
and
also
did
in
Joseph
wrote
the
book
a
public
play
architect
which
is
kind
of
the
go-to
weapons
for
his
body
of
work.
D
H
H
Can
you
see
my
screen
now?
Yes,
okay,
this
is
what
has
been
known
as
the
Crawford
apartments
or
the
Village
Inn
back
in
2019,
the
hspb
approved
a
project
involving
this
site
and
the
adjacent
site,
which
is
a
Class
one,
Historic
Site
called
I.
Believe
it's
horrible
Haven,
this
particular
property
is
a
hotel
that
was
built
about
1945
and
the
board
approved
a
very
extensive
renovation
and
partial
demolition
of
this
old
hotel.
H
So
as
you're
looking
at
these
images,
the
top
image
everything
that
you
see
to
the
left
of
the
two-story
portion
is
was
previously
scheduled
and
is
still
scheduled
for
complete
demolition
in
order
to
have
the
structure
in
place
in
order
to
build
the
open
second
floor.
Terrace
that
you
see
the
portion
of
the
structure
that
you
see
on
the
right
side
through
some
preliminary
review,
selective
demolition
inside
they're,
finding
it
to
be
of
a
similar
problem.
H
The
the
project
scope
as
it
was
laid
out
for
that
particular
Wing,
was
that
the
entire
interior
of
the
property
was
gutted,
that
small
little
office
area
that
you
see
right
behind
the
village
in
was
to
be
demolished
and
most
of
the
front
wall
was
being
demolished
in
order
to
establish
new
openings
new
doorways
new
fenestration.
So
all
that
was
about
left
was
the
the
East
wall
that
you
see
there
facing
the
street
and
the
back
wall.
H
H
It
is
still
owned
and
being
processed
for
a
substance,
abuse,
Recovery,
Center
called
Avalon
Gardens,
and
so
in
the
end
result
we
will
see
exactly
what
the
board
approved
in
the
lower
image,
but
I
did
want
to
make
the
board
aware
that
you
are
going
to
see
this
entire
building
come
down
in
order
to
get
this
new
one
built.
So
I
wanted
to
just
bring
that
to
your
attention
and
then
a
second
item
is
I.
Think
I've
mentioned
to
you.
H
The
Bank
of
America
building,
City
National
Bank
in
terms
of
its
historic
name,
is
going
through
extensive
renovation
and
Restorations
they've
run
into
on
that
project.
Also,
a
number
of
structural
problems
on
the
roof
which
they
are
rectifying.
You
will
be
seeing
going
up,
probably
after
modernism
week,
temporary
partitions
across
both
the
North
elevation,
as
well
as
the
west
elevation,
as
they
take
on
the
project
of
replacing
the
glass
and
the
glazing
and
adding
structural
support
to
the
curtain
wall
on
those
two
facades.
H
So
you
will
see
the
Bank
of
America
building
having
temporary
partitions
going
up,
it
will
look
like
the
building
is
being
boarded
up.
It
is
not
being
demolished,
but
they
do
have
to
do
that
partition
in
order
to
keep
the
building
secure
while
they
replace
that
curtain.
Well,
that's
all
I
have
to
report.
Thank
you.
B
D
Thank
you
just
to
follow
up
with
what
Mr
lion
said
about
B
of
A.
Was
there
any
discussion
with
them
about
getting
the
exterior
perimeter
of
the
property
as
clean
as
possible
in
time
for
modernism
week
and
any
any
luck
with
any
kind
of
storyboards
or
filing
in
the
windows
explaining
what
exactly
is
happening
because
I
know
a
lot
of
the
visitors
will
be
very
inquisitive
about
that.
H
Well,
it
is
really
a
construction
site
at
this
point
and
we
tend
to
let
the
owners
and
the
builders
do
their
thing.
There
was
going
to
be
and
there
will
be
on
the
temporary
partitions
that
go
up
some
explanation.
I
refer
to
them
as
the
messages
of
Pardon
our
dust.
You
know
we're
working
to
improve
and
restore
the
building.