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HRB appoints two members to review Page & Turnbull citywide survey findings
Summary
Page & Turnbull completed an initial reconnaissance for Salinas’ citywide historic survey identifying 106 potentially eligible properties and seven potential districts; the Historic Resources Board appointed two members to a subcommittee to review the initial findings and advise next steps.
The Salinas Historic Resources Board appointed a two-member subcommittee to review initial reconnaissance findings from Page & Turnbull’s citywide historic resources survey and advise staff as the consultant moves into an intensive-level survey.
Grant (city staff) told the board that Page & Turnbull’s reconnaissance, conducted in June, canvassed older neighborhoods and identified 106 newly identified potentially eligible properties and seven possible historic-district clusters. The consultant’s map also showed that 87 previously identified resources from the 1989 survey remain in good condition and that three previously identified potential districts retain integrity. Staff emphasized the reconnaissance is an initial screening and that many properties could be deemed ineligible during the next, more intensive phase.
City staff recommended a subcommittee no larger than two members so the review would avoid Brown Act requirements for a majority of the board and could provide focused, practical feedback to Page & Turnbull ahead of the intensive survey. The subcommittee’s ask is to review the consultant’s materials, provide comments on the 106 potential properties and seven potential districts, and meet remotely at least once with staff and the consultant to inform the next research phase.
Board members asked about the expected workload and timeline. Staff said Page & Turnbull will work through the intensive survey in the fall and winter and that draft materials for board review are expected in the spring, with a final report and public outreach planned into early summer; staff characterized the immediate subcommittee review as a short-term commitment (roughly one to two months) focused on the reconnaissance results. Board members also suggested site visits and field verification would be useful; staff said the consultant’s intensive survey includes fieldwork and research to confirm eligibility, but subcommittee members may choose to conduct local observations if they wish.
Board member Michael moved that Michael and Eloise serve on the subcommittee; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously by roll call (Munoz, Shim, Hirahara, Callender, Wadsworth and Chair Masgay voting yes).
The subcommittee will review Page & Turnbull’s initial list of 106 potentially eligible properties and the seven possible districts and deliver comments to staff to guide the consultant’s intensive-level survey. Page & Turnbull will prepare Department of Parks and Recreation forms as part of the next phase and the project will include public outreach in the spring prior to any recommendation to City Council.
