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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - October 9, 2025

Boards and CommissionsThursday, October 9, 2025
BodyMonterey, California
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateThursday, October 9, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
6:48

We're gonna all the meeting of the historic preservation commission uh to order at four one p.m.

6:58

Um Spencer not to put you on the spot, but can you help us with roll call, please?

7:03

Commissioner Collin.

7:05

Uh Commissioner O'Neill here, Chair Rodriguez here, Vice Chair Barlow, Commissioner Pizel, and Commissioner Rath.

7:15

We have Commissioner Smith Crivello absent today.

7:18

Uh staff present today are planning manager Hill and myself recording Secretary Argentwright.

7:24

Uh information on participating in this meeting and providing public comment, including it remotely by Zoom or telephone, is on this meeting's agenda, which is online at Monterey.gov forward slash agendas.

7:35

Remote commenters will be muted until it is their turn to speak, and a timer will be shown on the screen.

7:39

If you are connected on Zoom, the timer is accurate with no delay.

7:42

In the chamber, we recommend keeping phones and devices muted to prevent audio interference with the meeting.

7:49

Thank you very much, Spencer.

7:51

I'm going to open it up for the uh consent agenda.

7:54

We have two items, which consists of approval of uh field trip minutes on August 11th and August 14th for the meeting.

8:01

I'm going to ask, I don't see any members of the public present right now, but I'm gonna ask Spencer if there's anybody online that would wish to comment on the consent agenda.

8:12

There are currently no attendees online.

8:15

All right.

8:16

Um I guess we since there are two distinct items.

8:19

Um I think we need to do two motions.

8:22

Uh it's it depends on if there's votes for both.

8:26

You can do it all in one motion to uh approve the entire consent agenda.

8:30

Um for any reason someone doesn't want to act on one of the items, then you can put it in the two.

8:35

Thank you very much.

8:35

I'll try with the most efficient one first.

8:38

Uh do we have a motion to approve the minutes of August 11th, 2025 field trip and August 14th, 2025?

8:48

I don't know if the vote is broken for the uh 11 minute.

8:52

But it says item not we are 11 that's yet that should be in your packet, but yes, um, I think you are correct on the the I search link.

9:05

It was not um pulling up a separate document for that um those minutes.

9:11

Okay, with that, then we can just uh then I would recommend that we not act on the August eleventh minutes since they weren't made available to the public just for procedural clarity and then we can just simply take a motion on the August 14th minutes and we'll bring the 11th back.

9:25

All right.

9:27

Yes.

9:27

Can we just correct a minor thing?

9:29

It's uh we did the field trip with Lark and not Lark Street.

9:36

Minor, I know, but we'll make that correction before it comes back before the commission.

9:40

Yeah, thank you for pointing that up.

9:43

Absolutely.

9:58

And that's the notation in the August 14th minutes.

10:01

Yep.

10:01

We can add those corrections and clarify the actual names of the commission members.

10:07

Perfect.

10:07

All right.

10:08

So I am going to postpone the August 11th field trip minutes that we're going to take up on our next meeting.

10:15

Do we have a motion subject to the correction of Commissioner Rath a motion to approve the minutes for the August 14th, 2025 Historic Preservation Commission meeting?

10:28

Do we have a second?

10:30

All right.

10:31

All those in favor.

10:32

Aye.

10:33

Anyone opposed?

10:35

All right.

10:35

It seems like.

10:36

Oh.

10:38

All right.

10:38

Commissioner Rath abstaines.

10:40

Uh, those had all present uh voted uh yes.

10:44

All right.

10:44

Um we're now ending the consent agenda at this point.

10:48

Uh we're going to go into the public hearing uh portion of the meeting.

10:52

I am going to turn it over to Mr.

10:55

Levi Hill, who is going to do a presentation for item number four of the agenda.

11:05

Thank you, Chair.

11:07

Give me just a moment, and I will pull up the presentation and we will go through this next project.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Historic Preservation█████████████████████████████████████████████69%
Procedural██████████16%
Public Engagement█████8%
Community Engagement█████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - October 9, 2025

The Historic Preservation Commission met on October 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM. The meeting included a consent calendar, a public hearing for exterior alterations at the Golden State Theater, and a planning update. The meeting adjourned at 4:28 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • The commission considered approval of field trip minutes from August 11, 2025 and August 14, 2025.
  • The August 11, 2025 minutes were postponed due to being unavailable to the public.
  • The August 14, 2025 minutes were approved with corrections (noting the field trip was with Lark, not Lark Street) by a vote of 4-0-1 (Commissioner Rath abstained).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public provided comments in person or online.

Discussion Items

  • 417 Alvarado Street (Golden State Theater) – Exterior Alterations: Staff presented a historic permit application (HP 250232) for removal of a non-original metal ornamentation cap installed in 1934. The cap originally supported a sign removed by 1948. The project aims to restore the building's original appearance. A historic preservation report prepared by architectural historian Margaret Clovis was reviewed; the report covers broader rehabilitation but the permit is only for cap removal. Staff found the proposal consistent with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. The applicant, Igor Garvik, confirmed the scope and noted a scale model of the original 1926 facade guides the work. Commissioner questions addressed attachment methods and historical documentation. The commission expressed support for preserving the theater's historic character and noted the upcoming centennial.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to adopt the historic preservation report and approve HP 250232 was made and seconded.
  • Vote: Unanimous approval (5-0).
  • The decision is appealable to the Planning Commission within 10 days.
  • Planning Update: No applications are ready for the November meeting. Upcoming events were noted: Old Fisherman's Wharf 180th birthday (Oct 12), Trunk or Treat (Oct 18), Big Sur Food and Wine Festival (Nov 6-8), Monterey Bay Half Marathon (Nov 9), and artist open houses (Oct 11-12). Commissioner Rath inquired about term renewal; staff will follow up with the city clerk.

Meeting Transcript

We're gonna all the meeting of the historic preservation commission uh to order at four one p.m. Um Spencer not to put you on the spot, but can you help us with roll call, please? Commissioner Collin. Uh Commissioner O'Neill here, Chair Rodriguez here, Vice Chair Barlow, Commissioner Pizel, and Commissioner Rath. We have Commissioner Smith Crivello absent today. Uh staff present today are planning manager Hill and myself recording Secretary Argentwright. Uh information on participating in this meeting and providing public comment, including it remotely by Zoom or telephone, is on this meeting's agenda, which is online at Monterey.gov forward slash agendas. Remote commenters will be muted until it is their turn to speak, and a timer will be shown on the screen. If you are connected on Zoom, the timer is accurate with no delay. In the chamber, we recommend keeping phones and devices muted to prevent audio interference with the meeting. Thank you very much, Spencer. I'm going to open it up for the uh consent agenda. We have two items, which consists of approval of uh field trip minutes on August 11th and August 14th for the meeting. I'm going to ask, I don't see any members of the public present right now, but I'm gonna ask Spencer if there's anybody online that would wish to comment on the consent agenda. There are currently no attendees online. All right. Um I guess we since there are two distinct items. Um I think we need to do two motions. Uh it's it depends on if there's votes for both. You can do it all in one motion to uh approve the entire consent agenda. Um for any reason someone doesn't want to act on one of the items, then you can put it in the two. Thank you very much. I'll try with the most efficient one first. Uh do we have a motion to approve the minutes of August 11th, 2025 field trip and August 14th, 2025? I don't know if the vote is broken for the uh 11 minute. But it says item not we are 11 that's yet that should be in your packet, but yes, um, I think you are correct on the the I search link. It was not um pulling up a separate document for that um those minutes. Okay, with that, then we can just uh then I would recommend that we not act on the August eleventh minutes since they weren't made available to the public just for procedural clarity and then we can just simply take a motion on the August 14th minutes and we'll bring the 11th back. All right. Yes. Can we just correct a minor thing? It's uh we did the field trip with Lark and not Lark Street. Minor, I know, but we'll make that correction before it comes back before the commission. Yeah, thank you for pointing that up. Absolutely. And that's the notation in the August 14th minutes. Yep. We can add those corrections and clarify the actual names of the commission members. Perfect. All right. So I am going to postpone the August 11th field trip minutes that we're going to take up on our next meeting. Do we have a motion subject to the correction of Commissioner Rath a motion to approve the minutes for the August 14th, 2025 Historic Preservation Commission meeting? Do we have a second? All right. All those in favor. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. It seems like. Oh.

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