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OLD ESCONDIDO HISTORIC DISTRICT November 14, 2002 Board Meeting Minutes
A regular monthly meeting of the Old Escondido Historic District Board of Directors was held at Steve Motosicky’s home on Thursday evening, November 14, 2002. Called to order at 7:05 pm, it was attended by Steve Motosicky, Marilyn Prado, Marion Hanlon, ConnieSue Dickinson, Chuck Johnson, Joyce Koppelman, Katie Ragazzi, and Carol Rea Kathrine Laguna made a presentation, thanking us for previously supporting her request of the city to move her historic home at 912 W. 9th Ave. back from the street in anticipation of 9th Avenue’s widening. Although the city amended the project in order to maintain the existing distance from the street, she has continued to request that the city move her home because the heavier, faster moving traffic will result in more noise and greater danger to her home and family. Kathrine asked that the Board agree to write a letter to the city, asking again that they move her home back to a safer place on her property. Kathrine left the meeting and the decision whether or not to support her was delayed until the meeting was underway. The minutes of the previous meeting were not available for approval but will be provided at a later date. It was moved and seconded that the Board of Directors support the preservation of Kathrine Laguna’s home at 912 W. 9th in its continued existence on the Historic Register with all rights and privileges accorded therein but that we refrain from supporting her request to move the home at the city’s expense as the city has made an appropriate compromise and the distance from the home to the curb will remain as it has. Yea votes tallied 8 with 1 nay and 1 abstaining. It was further agreed that a letter would be written by the secretary to Kathrine Laguna, informing her of our decision, pending approval from board members.
COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance: Chuck reported a balance of $4,179.10. The October Rummage Sale netted a profit of $425.85 after expenses, which included advertising, insurance, and EDI charges for accepting unsold items at the transfer station. Traffic: As a result of Carol’s resignation as Traffic Committee co-chair person, Steve Motosicky has decided to accept the chairmanship in her place. He will work with Chuck Johnson, incorporating sidewalk issues into traffic concerns. .Steve Motosicky and Carol Rea reported on the Traffic Commission Workshop that had occurred earlier in the day, with comments from ConnieSue Dickinson and Joyce Koppelman, who had also attended. For most of the workshop, city engineers reviewed what we had learned previously, but at the end Steve took an opportunity to thank the commission and city for the truck ban and other accomplishments and then made requested sidewalks and traffic slowing and diverting measures to make the Historic District safer and encourage visitors to stroll through the unique district. The commission requested additional documentation in order to consider diverting traffic. Steve will remind Pat Thomas of his agreement to look into our concerns. It was then moved, seconded, and voted to write a letter requesting sidewalks and traffic modification to be read at every City Council meeting. Signs: Terri Johnson is designing an oval sign to replace the current rectangular Historic District signs. Christmas Float: The parade will be held on December 14. Board members approved of Jane Moyle’s design, which featured plywoodhouses cut out of plywood and painted, representative of the various styles throughout the neighborhood. The cut outs can be used for future displays as needed for Grape Day and other events. Chuck requested $150-$200 for this year’s Christmas Parade float and Board members agreed to the expenditure. Plywood has been purchased and is being primed in preparation for outlining and cutting out at Chuck’s tomorrow night with painting to commence Saturday morning at 9:00 am. Rummage Sale: The traffic plan has been filed and events can continue to be held on 7th Avenue at no further charge from the City. Because the profits from the rummage sale were limited, options were discussed, including looking for a storage area that would allow gathering items throughout the year and adding to or replacing the sale with an “Old House Fair.” Discussion of the Old House Fair was tabled until a future meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/ACTION ITEMSJanuary meeting: January is scheduled to be an open meeting. Considering the growing success of the open meetings, concern was expressed that the train depot will not be large enough. Joyce agreed to reserve the Turrentine Room at the library at a $20 cost. New Board Member: Scott Rowell, a 7th Avenue resident, was nominated to replace Wendy Barker, but it was decided that he should be invited to the December meeting in order for those who had not yet met him to do so and then hold a vote. Steve will call and invite him. Strategic Plan: Chuck suggested that we develop a strategic plan to determine how we’d like to see our neighborhood in 10 years and how we will go about achieving that. It will also be something that we can share with the City so that they can understand our vision. It was decided that we would begin developing the plan at the December meeting. It was also decided to set the calendar of events and newsletter schedule at the December meeting, as well.
NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT The next monthly board meeting will be held at 7:00 pm on December 12 at Chuck Johnson’s home on 9th Avenue.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol C. Rea
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