Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Salinas consultants outline plan to update 1989 historic survey and prepare context statement
Summary
Page & Turnbull presented a multi-stage plan to update Salinas's citywide historic resource survey — the first since 1989 — and to prepare a historic context statement to guide future evaluations, public outreach and potential new district recommendations.
Consultants from Page & Turnbull told the Salinas Historic Resources Board that they will prepare a historic context statement and conduct a citywide historic resource survey update, the first comprehensive survey since 1989. The effort will prioritize properties that are now age‑eligible and will extend the survey approach to cover resources built through roughly 1980.
The consultants said the work will proceed in phases: review existing documentation, perform a windshield reconnaissance (driving) survey to locate areas with age‑eligible resources, conduct a reconnaissance (block‑level) survey to identify candidate properties, and then an intensive survey producing California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms for the highest‑priority resources.
"The purpose of the historic context statement is that it informs a comprehensive understanding of the city's history and its historic resources according to which we can look at historic resources in the city and evaluate their significance," said Stacy…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
