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MINUTES ORO VALLEY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION DECEMBER 4, 2023 HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM 11000 N. LA CANADA DR.

REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 5:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:	Nicole Casaus, Commissioner
	Michael Paul, Commissioner
	Joan Pliego, Commissioner
	Auvie Lee, Chair
Absent:	Puntadeleste Bozeman, Vice Chair

Staff Present:	Jeff Wilkins, Town Manager
	Tobin Sidles, Legal Services Director
	Rosalyn Epting, Parks and Recreation Director
	Matthew Jankowski, Parks and Recreation Deputy Director
	Milini Simms, Principal Planner
	MaryAnne Tolmie, Recording Secretary
Attendees:	Steve Solomon, Councilmember
	Teri Colmar, Historic Preservation Society

HISTORICAL SOCIETY REPORT ON CURRENT EVENTS

Ms. Colmar's report included December's display would be Christmas Traditions, Toys and Trains. They will be open 9-noon every Saturday except 12/23. She asked for an update regarding the ADOT signage, and wondered if way-finding signage could be possible. They would like to make an addendum to the agreement to include storage space.

DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CURRENT EVENTS

Mr. Jankowski welcomed Rosalyn Epting, the new Parks and Recreation Director, who introduced herself. An inquiry for historic designation has been received from a homeowner in the Suffolk Hills neighborhood. The Recreation and Cultural division submitted a grant to help with the STEAM camp. The 50th anniversary planning is well underway. There will be a parade and a large-scale event in April 2024. There will be opportunities for the Commission to get involved with 50th events and planning. Two applications to the Commission have been approved and will go before the Council this Wednesday for appointment.

COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT ON CURRENT EVENTS

Councilmember Solomon noted that this was Commissioner Casaus' last meeting, and he thanked her for serving on the Commission these past two years. He is also looking forward to approving the two new candidates at Wednesday's meeting.

CALL TO AUDIENCE

Chair Lee opened Call to Audience.
There were no blue cards.
Chair Lee closed Call to Audience.

CONSENT AGENDA

Review and approval of the October 2, and November 6, 2023 Meeting Minutes.


				Chair Auvie Lee, Commissioner Nicole Casaus to approve the October 2 and November 6, 2023 meeting minutes.

Vote: 4 - 0 Carried

Other:

Vice Chair Puntadeleste Bozeman (ABSENT)

REGULAR SESSION AGENDA

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMUNITY'S NEXT 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN, KNOWN AS OV'S PATH FORWARD

Chair Lee welcomed Ms. Simms, Principal Planner for Community and Economic Development. Ms. Simms discussed OV’s Path Forward current and upcoming phases which will culminate in an updated 10-year plan in 2026. Next steps include a town-wide survey that will be launched in February. She encouraged everyone to participate and visit OVpathforward.com to subscribe to the website. The commission participated in a short exercise of three questions. Ms. Simms concluded by asking the Commissioners to like us on Facebook and Instagram.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE ORO VALLEY CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN

Chair Lee lead the discussion that included a great number of changes and suggestions to the plan. Commissioner Pliego asked for a Word document to edit. Each of the remaining Commissioners presented their suggestions. The consensus was that content edits, grammatical changes and hyperlink updates should be fixed as soon as possible, and priorities for updating dormant topics and documents in each section would be scheduled in the future.


				Chair Auvie Lee, Commissioner Joan Pliego to instruct staff to make the suggested content, grammatical and hyperlink changes to the document.

Vote: 4 - 0 Carried

Other:

Vice Chair Puntadeleste Bozeman (ABSENT)

DISCUSSION REGARDING COMPLETED STEAM PUMP RANCH MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS

Mr. Jankowski provided an update to the attached document noting that all the buildings in the historic core, except for the Proctor Lieber House, have received improvements in line with the original and updated Steam Pump Ranch Master Plans and/or the Adapted Use Feasibility report. Now that the buildings have been improved, the next discussion for the Commission will be programming. Mr. Wilkins added that programming is an important part of moving the Ranch forward and finding partners would be welcomed. He asked the Commission to bring ideas and reach out to their partners for suggestions. Discussion about programming at Steam Pump Ranch will be added to a future meeting.

CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF CALENDAR YEAR 2024 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE


				Chair Auvie Lee, Commissioner Joan Pliego to approve January 8, February 5, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, September 9, October 7, November 12, and December 2, 2024, as Regular Session Agenda dates of the Historic Preservation Commission in 2024.

Vote: 4 - 0 Carried

Other:

Vice Chair Puntadeleste Bozeman (ABSENT)

ADJOURNMENT

Chair Lee presented Commissioner Casaus with a Christmas Cactus and thanked her for her invaluable service these past two years.


				Chair Auvie Lee, Commissioner Nicole Casaus to adjourn at 6:19 p.m.

Vote: 4 - 0 Carried

Other:

Vice Chair Puntadeleste Bozeman (ABSENT)

I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular session of the Town of Oro Valley Historic Preservation Commission of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 4th day of December 2023.

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MaryAnne Tolmie
Senior Office Specialist