ISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES
CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
PINE ROOM
JULY 13, 2011

A REGULAR Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Peoria, Arizona, 
convened at 8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ in open and public session at 6:08 p.m.

Members Present:  Chair Shelby Duplessis, Vice Chair Karen Garbe, Commissioners Priscilla 
Cook, Harold McKisson, and Gary Nelson. 

Members Absent:  Commissioners Mike Fusco and Steve Poe. 

Others Present:  Chris Jacques – Interim Planning and Community Development Director, 
Shawn Kreuzwiesner – Engineering Planning Manager, Steve Kemp – City Attorney, Melissa 
Sigmund – Planner, and Bev Parcels – Planning Assistant.

Opening Statement:  None Read.   

Call for speaker request forms.

Audience:  One. 

Note: The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order in which 
they were discussed in the meeting. 


CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed with a “C” are considered to be routine by the Historic Preservation 
Commission, and were enacted by one motion. 

1C	DISPOSITION OF ABSENCE:  Discussion and possible action to approve the absence of 
Commissioner Gary Nelson from the March 2, 2011 meeting.

2C	MINUTES:  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Regular 
Meeting held March 2, 2011.

COMMISSION ACTION: Vice Chair Garbe moved to approve the Consent Agenda items. The motion 
was seconded by Commissioner McKisson and upon vote, carried unanimously. 


REGULAR AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS:	

3R	PUBLIC HEARING:  Designation of the Palo Verde Ruin as a Local Historic Landmark     
with Historic Preservation Overlay Zoning. 

PUBLIC HEARING – HP11-0001:  The City of Peoria requested to designate a portion of the 
Palo Verde Ruin, AZT: 8:68 (ASM) as a Local Historic Landmark with Historic Preservation 
Overlay Zoning and list the property on the Peoria Register of Historic Properties. The 
archaeological site is located west of the intersection of 73rd Drive and Briles Road.  

STAFF REPORT: Presented by Melissa Sigmund, Planner. 

COMMISSION COMMENT: Comments included concern over historic items on the site and how they 
would be protected and stored upon removal, locating artifacts that have already been 
removed and obtaining them, and securing a facility to house the artifacts in. 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

COMMISSION ACTION: Vice Chair Garbe moved to recommend approval of a request from The City 
of Peoria to designate a portion of the Palo Verde Ruin as a Local Historic Landmark with 
Historic Preservation Overlay Zoning and list the property on the Peoria Register of 
Historic Properties. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nelson and upon vote, carried 
unanimously 5-0. 

4R	Palo Verde Interpretive Plan Update

Presentation and discussion of the Interpretive Plan project for Palo Verde Open Space Park 
currently being developed by consultant Logan Simpson Design, Inc.

STAFF REPORT: Presented by Melissa Sigmund, Planner. 

COMMISSION COMMENT: Question was raised as to whether the project would include any public 
outreach or education programs. 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

COMMISSION ACTION: No Action Required.


CALL TO THE PUBLIC: (Non-agenda Items):  None

REPORT FROM STAFF: 

First Presbyterian Church National Register Nomination Update
Palo Verde National Register Nomination Update
Introduction of Shawn Kreuzwiesner, Engineering Planning Manager


REPORTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION: 

Opening a Tractor Museum
Possible renovations to the Key Shop
Cleaning the statue in the square 
Report on the Historic Preservation Conference in Tucson
Repainting the train underpass at 75th Ave. & Olive

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Historic Preservation 
Commission, the meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.


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Shelby Duplessis, Chair				            Date Signed